Thread: 7.1 DRG Changes - SE learned nothing from EW

I actually applaud SE for the recent changes. Its getting people off the copium that the 8.0 job rework is gonna save this game. With SE about to touch every job, I'm starting to think 8.0 is gonna be the final nail in the coffin.

Originally Posted by Reinha

So I wonder what makes people willing to risk around $300 in subscription money for the next two years on the gamble that it will get better? The odds are not good.

With the world being so bleak I have to get my fun from somewhere.Thus, I've made my choice.

They are serving us the most vile garbage this expansion so in 8.0 they can give us just garbage and say "look at this great stuff we made. We are listening!"

Originally Posted by TomsYoungerBro

I actually applaud SE for the recent changes. Its getting people off the copium that the 8.0 job rework is gonna save this game. With SE about to touch every job, I'm starting to think 8.0 is gonna be the final nail in the coffin.

Hey now, they said it would be "modern job gameplay". Don't you feel filled with joy at the mention of modern gameplay? Don't you want your XIV to play like the critically acclaimed XVI of the same development team?

Originally Posted by TomsYoungerBro

I actually applaud SE for the recent changes. Its getting people off the copium that the 8.0 job rework is gonna save this game. With SE about to touch every job, I'm starting to think 8.0 is gonna be the final nail in the coffin.

All I know is that this expension is my last for me I should have left at the end of EW but the only reason I still play this is because my GF play it too and we are both tired of it we were two DRG mains at first but now honestly what give? the job dosent have anything to offer anymore even their dash is lame where other jobs can also dash to party members (Same issue for DRK and GNB) Cant believe I will say this but I almost hope they stop it here and dont make an new mmo like they did for ff11 . Keep up the good ideas and wash away the default you know to start a fresh new adventure even if it take time people will wait with solid foundation and a path open to creativity. I feel like FF14 is becoming what made WoW players flee WoW

Originally Posted by Cyrtip

Yeah, they're saying the same thing about 8.0 that they were about 7.X, and we already know how well one of those has gone.

I've posted a thread about this very interview when 7.1 dropped. To me, seeing CS3 do the exact opposite of what the producer has announced implies one of two things to me.
Either, Yoshi-P is so stretched thin that he is not supervising CS3 properly anymore (he did spent a lot of time supervising the mobile port, it seems), so CS3 keeps their Post-EW mantra up because they can/want to/have no idea what else to do...
Or Yoshi-PR is lying to our faces to keep us subbed for a bit longer so the "new style" (supposedly) 7.2 battle content can win us over. Which you kinda mentioned:

It feels like there's nothing to aspire to learn on any job anymore. Just load boss encounter and get excited to load next boss encounter, since that's seemingly the only half of the combat system the developers care about.

I hate how FF14 has become almost nothing but bosses when its about instanced content.

Originally Posted by ovIm

I've posted a thread about this very interview when 7.1 dropped. To me, seeing CS3 do the exact opposite of what the producer has announced implies one of two things to me.
Either, Yoshi-P is so stretched thin that he is not supervising CS3 properly anymore (he did spent a lot of time supervising the mobile port, it seems), so CS3 keeps their Post-EW mantra up because they can/want to/have no idea what else to do...
Or Yoshi-PR is lying to our faces to keep us subbed for a bit longer so the "new style" (supposedly) 7.2 battle content can win us over.

It's also very reminiscent of Blizzard's "We know better than you" attitude that saw ever more ability pruning from Warlords of Draenor onward and we all know how that ended, so it's not exactly inspiring confidence.

I decided to try the 7.1 DRG because I love torturing myself and as a game tester I was like sure okay I hate on it but i will at least try it-

I cant believe THATS our lv 100 BURST its so f*cking bad I ain't touching the spear again. I feel bad for new players now a days that will pick up the Lancer when creating a new character and will lvup to lv 100 a job that plays like it was locked at lv70