My own thoughts on 7.3 patch (Spoiler)

[Asari5]

i also liked it quite a lot.

wasnt a fan of several wuk lamat as well as gulool ja scenes. but thats just traumatic nitpicking. they handled them mostly pretty good in this patch overall. i even like gulool ja's conclusion to learn the sword.

and i dont like
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that calyx still exists. i enjoyed him these patches but thats it.

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also can we keep shale and sphene pls?

[SkankyRoe]

i dont like that

calyx still exists

I actually had sorta expected it. What I was NOT expecting tho, was the massive implications that it brought.

If you pick up on the irl mythological connections, this whole thing with Calyx, Ascians, "winterers" is all very big especially with what we know about the Ancients

I expect it's the groundwork for that "season 2" overarching storyline that DT was suppose to be the start of.

[SamuraiMiqo]

All in all I'd rate this patch strong 7.5 it gave Resident Evil style vibes throughout the start of it all the way to the pre dungeon scene which I enjoyed. The scene after the trial using job specific animation was nice (Ninja run go!). All in all, I'm happy to say goodbye to Dawntrail which I gave a 7/10 after first playing it. Looking forward to where we head from here.

[Anvaire]

Are you serious?

The story is predictable and boring and the new dungeon will drive the remaining non-raiders from the game.

I agree that the story was pedictable, but i think thats ok. I think they handled its elements really well and the build up was good. It made me want more story after completing it.

I really like Calyx's villain arc and character. He has a lot of depth and potential.

For the dungeon and trial.

I liked both. Didnt find the dungeon too hard but i did as trusts. I still died a few times figuring stuff out. I think the difficulty is good. Not too hard, not too easy. I do raid savage though, so that has likely changed my perpsective.

The trial I liked, even though i have a preference for less fan service reference. That said i think it was done really, really well.

Its nice that the WOL is more in focus and giving the villains the Thorden trauma again.

Personally if they keep this level of quality, the game will start heading back to how it was.

[Darty123]

I loved the story, really enjoyed the Dawntrail ending !

[Darty123]

Are you serious?

The story is predictable and boring and the new dungeon will drive the remaining non-raiders from the game.

How is the dungeon going to push away non raiders ? Tell me what other final fantasy game has 0 challenges or obstacles to overcome ? Every final fantasy game 7,13,15 ect has a challenge at some point. You are not playing animal crossing.

[Carin-Eri]

How is the dungeon going to push away non raiders ? Tell me what other final fantasy game has 0 challenges or obstacles to overcome ? Every final fantasy game 7,13,15 ect has a challenge at some point. You are not playing animal crossing.

I have to say, reading your reply and the post you quoted, I'm not sure how you came to conclusion that Mawlzy was suggesting that the game needs "0 challenges or obstacles to overcome". Because that isn't what was said at all.

[Darty123]

I have to say, reading your reply and the post you quoted, I'm not sure how you came to conclusion that Mawlzy was suggesting that the game needs "0 challenges or obstacles to overcome". Because that isn't what was said at all.

Well I do agree difficulty of content is subjective to the player how easy are we wanting these dungeons to be? This is no where near the hard mode dungeon of ARR back on content. We can also use phoenix down in content now so what the hell is the issue with the difficulty. It is okay to wipe and try again, kids fall of on their bikes when learning to ride them the first time.

There shouldn't be non-raiders leaving the game over a dungeon design like this. Once again this is a final fantasy game not animal crossing

[Zackneifein]

I have to say, reading your reply and the post you quoted, I'm not sure how you came to conclusion that Mawlzy was suggesting that the game needs "0 challenges or obstacles to overcome". Because that isn't what was said at all.

In another topic, she talks about how the second boss of the dungeon is what "marks her endpoint with FFXIV" (one more on the list) because the mechanics are too quick.

It's literally complaining about challenges and obstacles.

[Carin-Eri]

Well I do agree difficulty of content is subjective to the player how easy are we wanting these dungeons to be? This is no where near the hard mode dungeon of ARR back on content. We can also use phoenix down in content now so it makes the content easier as well. There shouldn't be non-raiders leaving the game over a dungeon design like this.

Not necessarily "easy". More that there is no option eitherway which leaves the situation we have here; some players find it too easy and some find it overly challenging. There isn't a middle-ground.

In another topic, she talks about how the second boss of the dungeon is what "marks her endpoint with FFXIV" (one more on the list) because the mechanics are too quick.

It's literally complaining about challenges and obstacles.

But they didn't say "the game needs to be made easier to accommodate me".