Current state of ffxiv

[Reinha]

Have you considered that after playing the same game for 10ish years you might just might be...done? Frankly, I'm surprised I've gotten 11 years out of the game. Usually I can only play a game for a month before I have to put it down, no matter how entertaining it might be. Might just be time to pack it up and move on.

If the quality of content and the game had stayed the same as it always was, I would be nowhere near done. There are things I was planning to do in game. But DT introduced changes I can't accept and it took away the enjoyment I felt just one patch ago.

[Kuroka]

Have you considered that after playing the same game for 10ish years you might just might be...done? Frankly, I'm surprised I've gotten 11 years out of the game. Usually I can only play a game for a month before I have to put it down, no matter how entertaining it might be. Might just be time to pack it up and move on.

No. For some sure, but to many its not the Skinner meme, the game just changed, the people in it and how they make duties and everything.

Just compare any ARR/HW trailer to the new ones. We're talking 6-8 min vs 3 lol

Somehow they managed to make the game larger AND smaller at the same time *sigh*

[Arzalis]

Have you considered that after playing the same game for 10ish years you might just might be...done? Frankly, I'm surprised I've gotten 11 years out of the game. Usually I can only play a game for a month before I have to put it down, no matter how entertaining it might be. Might just be time to pack it up and move on.

Potentially, though I'd argue it's mostly SE just phoning it in lately.

For me the issue is the potential for the game is clearly there; they could easily provide good content. The game isn't so far gone it's unredeemable. I still love the game, but SE would rather put all their money into their failing projects instead of bolster this one and it's starting to show. FFXIV feels like it's pretty close to just going on maintenance mode.

They've also got system(s) baked into the game now that basically punish you for leaving long term. Housing is the primary one and not one they seem keen on resolving.

YoshiP telling folks to play other games is just a cop out for their lack of content. He'd change his tune if everyone actually unsubbed to play other games.

[AnimaAnimus]

Have you considered that after playing the same game for 10ish years you might just might be...done? Frankly, I'm surprised I've gotten 11 years out of the game. Usually I can only play a game for a month before I have to put it down, no matter how entertaining it might be. Might just be time to pack it up and move on.

I mean, 20 years later I am still playing FFXI and enjoying it far more than I am FFXIV. And that game is literally on maintenance mode lol

[Sotaris]

Just to put it into perspective...im so bored with the game im letting go of my mist plot 5 mansion just so im no longer held hostage by the sub. It's gotten that bad....

You're not alone. I let go of my Medium some time ago. I only logged in to keep it basically. Now I'm just subbing whenever there is a good patch (just like Yoshida told me). Current sub expire end of this month and debating wherever resub for 7.1 since I've been excited for the alliance raid as an FFXI player.

I used to login every day for 8 years, the game outgrew me or I outgrew it.

Pst... auto demo has been suspended for now due to Hurricanes in NA, so go for it.

Only for NA players I believe.

Have you considered that after playing the same game for 10ish years you might just might be...done? Frankly, I'm surprised I've gotten 11 years out of the game. Usually I can only play a game for a month before I have to put it down, no matter how entertaining it might be. Might just be time to pack it up and move on.

In a live service game, this is a sad fact tbh.
I've played FFXI since 2004, with smaller breaks here and there. That's a 21+ year old game and I got lot still to do.

[Zakuyia]

Thats fair. If the game not delivering, then perhaps its time to leave. Maybe later new content will drop who knows.

[CNitsah]

With all the com about "going to play other games" SE seem to have forgotten than mmo players tend to be people that don't actually want to go play other games. until ShB, they still nailed balance between having farm/long term activities for people that wanted to stay and keeping it optional enough so people could ignore it if they wanted. But that's in the past, and they still haven't given us any hint that would say they understood that.

[Sotaris]

With all the com about "going to play other games" SE seem to have forgotten than mmo players tend to be people that don't actually want to go play other games. until ShB, they still nailed balance between having farm/long term activities for people that wanted to stay and keeping it optional enough so people could ignore it if they wanted. But that's in the past, and they still haven't given us a hint that would say they understood that.

I've been a MMO only (more or less) ever since I started 11, and 14 was no difference. I always felt I got a good value out of my 12,95 a month and didn't have time or desire to play newer games. This isn't as much true anymore, at least not for 14.

[Luluna]

I can understand and you look like a long term player like myself. I have had almost 15 years of FFXIV and I loved 1.0 even the bad as it at least had a world and amazing atmosphere and something to explore.
I know the game was in a bad state I was there but saying that I had hours of fun and watched the game evolve. I moved with the times and felt sad that a lot of the good was lost and that was making it less like FFXI and more duty finder and dodge battle fest.

I find myself logging in less at the moment and finished some of the things I wanted to do. I always can find things to do but become bored now and also they really messed up my character >.< and they never listen to feedback on things like hairstyles (Hilda's) and never seem to want to fix the things that players are asking for where in the past they seemed to listen

[Hyperia]

I am still maintaining my sub to keep my house. I have been here since the start of 2.0 and I love this game. It’s really sad that I no longer login except to maintain my house but there is no content that I am interested in anymore and I can’t raid so that is out.

I used to do all sorts of things but most of that is gone or stale. Too few dungeons, no field content, relics… sigh… and the existing side content feels forced.

If I cancel my subscription, I’ll likely not come back or if I do, it will be a very long time, like many years from now. I am hoping that 7.1 does something but I am not holding my breath.

Once I am done playing another game to my satisfactory /pun, I’ll reflect on where I am in this game.

I don’t want to leave but I left WoW back in 2013 because of the same problems we are seeing now.