Finding joy in 14...

[Kirutsuki]

1. + 2, eh I mean, you have alternatives, so I think it's fine

Yes, there's other means, but you have to go out of your way to find them reliably. Not being in discord to find Hunt Trains is a big issue.
And the only other options you have is some gacha nonsense with Wonderous Tails.

3. Well, 2 months unlocked, maybe not, but at least increase the tomes. Make a 4-month tier unlock, perhaps.

Wait, you get tomes from Savage raiding? (joking)

4. UR is much easier than savage, so I dunno about it; it doesn't sound all that fair.

I don't mean you get the chest inside Unreal, but that you can re-roll in the Savage as if you never opened the one of the weekly 2 chests.

5. hmm in some way that would be ok and also not.

Yea, it'd be harder to implement, but as I said all these were just random examples to boost morale on doing them.

[Vespar]

There has been much discussion on this topic in my household. I have come to the conclusion — as I have so many times since 2.0 launched — that weekly lockouts hinder players and squash their freedom and desire to play. I would love to gear up multiple jobs in tome or raid gear or anything other than crafted stuff, and I have that desire to do so CONSTANTLY but it is not feasible to do so with all of the damn lockouts. I would actually play more and probably use a lot more different jobs other than the 2 or 3 I main. This is my major gripe with the game since 2.0 released. Do away with weekly lockouts & tomestone caps, it is only hurting players.

[FudoMyoo]

but the main point I'm trying to convey is that I cannot find joy in the game unless I have variety of ways to improve my characters at all times. Even when I am "current" and I have "BiS" gear, I should have ways to go beyond it if I choose to.

It's kinda sad reading the wall of text. Frankly just quit and find someone, some place or some games that makes you happy.. ya?

[Kirutsuki]

It's kinda sad reading the wall of text. Frankly just quit and find someone, some place or some games that makes you happy.. ya?

When I took that 10month break I played:

Lord Of the Fallen (2.0 update)
Alot of hours into Monster Hunter Wilds
More recently I've played Final Fantasy 1, 2, 3, 4 and now I'm going through 5.
I also played Silksong and Silent Hill F

Other games have been a good distraction from 14.
But I also want to see 14 get out of the gutter.

Also relationships often get in the way of my crippling gaming addiction

[CCheshire]

I find joy in playing FFXIV even tho I never raid or do much beyond rous and the latest DT relic steps because I love my WoL alot.

If I get bored, I'll take a break and come back later for a holiday event or new MSQ patch.

[LinaAkayomi]

Maybe go play some other MMO?
Not like FFXIV couldn't be upgraded upon, far from it, the game has many shortcomings. But you sound too bitter and resentful, I think you'd do great with a prolonged break from it.

[Batbrat]

Yeah OP, I'm with everyone else.
Why would you sit here and try telling the company why you lost interest in their product, instead of just silently quitting like everyone else does?
Yes it's a fact that a huge chunk of the player-base quit, which is bad and none of us know why, but why would you sit here and try to tell us why?
Here at FFXIV, all forms of feedback go AGAINST our way of thinking. Which our way of thinking is; all feedback is actually criticism by default, and we don't tolerate criticism around here. We LOVE the game, just the way it is! That's why everyone's quitting! It's just too good. and because of COVID too.

I'm sorry to hear that you too, just like the many many others before you and after you, are bitter and resentful and also leaving.
No idea why, never makes any sense-but next time, try not writing too much. THAT was a whole WALL.
We only like to read small sentences here, usually started by wuk lamat.
PS - Can we have your things as you go? xD

[Bryson]

q40 is joy.

[0blivion]

Y'know ignoring the topic at hand for a second here... I can tell some people forgot how bad and worthless anti-cheat software is. You think DRM is bad? Anti-cheat used to murder Skype on sight. And basically any program, ever.