The Great FFXIV Exodus of 2024

[Kohashi]

I'm dancing around the point that there are fewer raiders doing savage over all for a variety of reasons and this was the case even weeks ago, which has caused a problem with forming groups in the PF. There aren't enough people to cohesively form up groups at specific later stages of the fights which ends up forcing those people to join parties that are often either further ahead or further behind, and since joining a group that is further ahead is more beneficial to their personal progress those individuals join those groups. This then causes the relatively easier introductory fights to drag on needlessly.

I remember pandemonium tier and I don't recall it being like this either before the server DC travel was a thing or after. It was sometimes present on Aether but there often were so many people to group with that someone was bound to find a group regardless of role. Basically, this turns what should be a good goal of progress into a hostile action against other players simply because there is no other way to progress without causing trouble for others.

I have to admit that it seemed like fewer people were participating in savage here, especially after the first month.

Nonetheless, I began to genuinely dislike players who were clearly behind the actual progress point but still decided to join a higher-level party. While errors can occur, when I see someone repeatedly messing up the same mechanic and hindering the group, I tend to remove them and block them from rejoining because, while it may help them, it isn’t beneficial for the rest of the team.

Time is a scarce currency for me. Perhaps if I had more of it, I would not care as much about banging my head on the same mechanic endlessly.

[Nadda]

Cool shit.

I take tons of month long breaks since I started playing.

Sometimes I get bored or want to do other things.
If I wasn't raiding currently I'd probably be taking a break because I'm burnt out.

Video games aren't that serious if you need to be so dramatic as to announce your departure nobody cares - not to say there's not credence to why people quit.
But projecting your despair onto other people because the game just ain't hitting it for you is irrelevant and counter productive. It's giving up and demoralizing to other people - when it's not that serious.

People often argue about a million things they dislike about the game. Everyone so desperately wants to be right or have the "correct" opinion as if your enjoyment/disillusionment needs to be shared in order to be validated.

Dislike the game there's plenty of reason to. Don't play it - if you don't want to.
But don't make it a point of trying to validate it for others who still will play.

There's a million more healthy ways to let go of a game than a circle jerk doomer session.

[Reinha]

Video games aren't that serious if you need to be so dramatic as to announce your departure nobody cares - not to say there's not credence to why people quit.
But projecting your despair onto other people because the game just ain't hitting it for you is irrelevant and counter productive. It's giving up and demoralizing to other people - when it's not that serious.

Why is it ok to say things like

Just quit if you dont like the game...

but it's not ok to say

"I quit because I don't like the game"?

I don't get what the difference is. Clearly people do actually care who quits and who doesn't when they urge specific people to quit or say the only feedback that matters is voting with your wallet.

[Kohashi]

Why is it ok to say things like



but it's not ok to say

"I quit because I don't like the game"?

I don't get what the difference is. Clearly people do actually care who quits and who doesn't when they urge specific people to quit or say the only feedback that matters is voting with your wallet.

And now the burning question I have, did you renew your account just to post in the forums?

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

And now the burning question I have, did you renew your account just to post in the forums?

You have about 2-3 weeks or so period where you can still post something on forum since the last time you logged out from the game, doesn't matter if you have paid the sub or not (free login campaign also counts, hencewhy around the same time we tend to see old forummonger arise from their grave before leaving again later).

[Kohashi]

You have about 2-3 weeks or so period where you can still post something on forum since the last time you logged out from the game, doesn't matter if you have paid the sub or not (free login campaign also counts, hencewhy around the same time we tend to see old forummonger arise from their grave before leaving again later).

Hahah okay I will put a mark to remember and check later.

[Reinha]

Hahah okay I will put a mark to remember and check later.

Be my guest. I'm happy that this thread and my posts provide some content for people because god knows the game itself doesn't, hahah.

[EdwinChucklenuts]

Ahhh back from a nice break to check out this patch and I see the doomposters are still at it. I kind of wish there was an exodus just to be rid of all the people who are apparently so miserable with the game.

[Kohashi]

Ahhh back from a nice break to check out this patch and I see the doomposters are still at it. I kind of wish there was an exodus just to be rid of all the people who are apparently so miserable with the game.

IKR. On the upside, I am glad people have no real issues going on in their lives.

Be my guest. I'm happy that this thread and my posts provide some content for people because god knows the game itself doesn't, hahah.

Flattering yourself now, are you... I mean, might as well hehe

[Supersnow845]

Ahhh back from a nice break to check out this patch and I see the doomposters are still at it. I kind of wish there was an exodus just to be rid of all the people who are apparently so miserable with the game.

I mean genuinely when did you go on break

If you went on break between 7.0 and 7.1 after doing all of 7.0’s content I’m not sure why you are excited about a dungeon and 2 hours of story and some combat beat tribes that actively don’t have combat in them and 1 EX

If you took a break from longer ago then you are basically using 7.0’s content itself such as the MSQ to hide the patch’s problems