Dear Community what even holds you in this game

[Qyoon]

I'm subscribed to keep in contact with friends. FFXIV's direction has been revolutionary, really... An MMO that treats interaction like a bug.

While the friendly is laggy as hell, because the simple fact you wanna see who's online seems to overload the servers.

[TheInsomniac13]

Welp this is it then... I want to thank everyone who gave there honest take on a topic many just would have taken as bait.
The last couple of weeks I have read a lot of threats trying to understand in what state the game is and... I had planned to make on big ass final post listing what everything go´s wrong with this game... how it could be done better within the border of limitation the netcode forces on us.
But finally... I found it... the reason the game is in this sorry state... every complain condensed into one singe reason... the Devs do not care and haven´t cared in a long long time. They admitted design the game in to be cheap and easy on themself.

I keep my Ideas, Motivation, and dedication for my own Future game project instead to scream it to devs that couldn't care less to improve there cashcow. This is officially the last das of my Sub and doubting the devs will ever put any effort into this game this will be a goodbye for good.

The only thing making leaving hard are my friends that are sill in this game.

[Kuroka]

This. The spark sure as hell is still there... but someone they dont manage to keep it alive at all...

[nessamiku]

I started last year. To be honest? All the side content I haven't done yet, finally getting lucky on a house, my FC, glam, leveling all jobs to 100 etc. I don't know what I will do when I'm done with all of that, it scares me tbh.

This is what I think is a big problem for FFXIV. It's amazing for new players, you literally have stuff to do for hundreds and hundreds of hours. But it must SUCK for veterans that have been playing for years. Especially the long gaps without new content. WoW does nowadays a way better job with that.

[Mercury_Grey]

Because this is the onlything that legally lets me murder a human in the game ressed like a clown, or even lets me picks ome dialogue for story when i do NG+ from time to time to enjoy some older content. Plus having a FC who do weekly things is a thing i look forward too doing after a stressful work week

[Kandraxx]

Having and not wanting to lose a house, basically gun to head kind of situatiom

Gotcha moment for Yoshi. Living in a 1 room apartment on the 30th floor but hey, at least I got a virtual house in a virtual upscale neighborhood. The FFXIV players do know their priorities.

[Xelanar]

I used to be here because of:
- the story
- raids
- deep dungeons
- housing
- roleplay
- fun busywork (tomestones, dailies etc.)


Now I'm here because of:
- housing

Besides roleplay, everything else is too repetitive for me to enjoy it anymore, dull, a downgrade of what I used to like, or I'm already finished.

As soon as WoW releases its housing system chances of me switching are pretty high.

At this point my subscription is me paying housing rent, because I'm waiting for the huge housing update we were promised this expansion.

[CuteBucket]

-Raiding
-Friends, socializing
-*******
-Used to also be for the story, but...yeah...

[Doomed_Raven]

The 9 books for this WHM zodiac relic weapon.

It's holding me to this game, just it's by the scruff of my neck.

[LilaIronman]

Gotcha moment for Yoshi. Living in a 1 room apartment on the 30th floor but hey, at least I got a virtual house in a virtual upscale neighborhood. The FFXIV players do know their priorities.

Actually 3 rooms and im well off thanks, what a mindless take almost as if you didnt paly the past year.