Please don't add the autorun

[Daralii]

You can already auto run and follow if you want to zone out in a dungeon or CT.

What Yoshida talked about was making it so that all the movement directly to the next quest step is automated, either pathing out of the way of mobs (which would mean creating clear routes that are completely empty no matter what) or otherwise removing anything that might interrupt it. Zones would need actual guardrails put up to facilitate it.

[Brandr]

Pretty sure everyone supporting auto-run from quest to quest (auto-pathing) is either a bot or someone plotting the game to die.

[MayuAmakura]

How about we add a feature where our char fights in scripted battles itself and we just sit back and relax?

[Immut]

I really hope Yoshida looks at the life span and user retention rates of the MMOs that have that feature. He probably got the idea from Blue Protocol: Star Resonance

[Asari5]

long cutscenes which show a lot of major events instead being able to play them

auto run?


i think they should make a movie instead

[Ankhira]

Needs to be free. You really can not ask a new player to pony up $60 for full game + $50 on top of that just to actually get to actually play the expansion they came for and expect game to gain any popularity whatsoever.

Either MSQ hyperfixation is to be stopped, or this game will just die. Maybe you could ask a player to do whole MSQ in ARR or HW, but we're now looking at 5 expansions worth of "content" (boring mindless back and forth with a lot of filler) before they can actually start playing. Seriously how do you attract new player? "Oh hmm, well, we have this epic battle but like, please spend 500 hours reading pray return to walking sands first"?

We need to begin accepting that players come to game to play. Not read. Not watch cutscenes. Play.

FFXIV is a Final Fantasy title which means it’s built as a JRPG before it’s an MMO. Every FF game has hours of cutscenes and story, even single‑player ones like XII make you go through quests and narrative gates before opening up the bigger world.

When I first started XIV I also thought, “wow, that’s a lot of story.” But I grew invested and loved it. Many people genuinely care about it. Look at how often WoW players complain about weak storytelling... players do want narrative in their MMOs. XIV blew up because of its story, and when the story doesn’t land (like with Dawntrail), even strong gameplay can’t carry the expansion.

I don’t think it makes sense to frame the game as if it should only cater to endgame. If that were true, why is Dawntrail still struggling despite raiders getting plenty of content? Casual players and story‑focused players are the backbone of XIV’s popularity.

Endgame players often rush through new content in a day and then complain there’s nothing to do. The story is what sustains the wider community between those bursts of content. Sacrificing it would undermine the very thing that makes XIV stand out.

And also, the pricing isn’t what you described. XIV doesn’t cost $60 plus $50 per expansion. The base game and expansions are bundled differently, and there are sales really often. The base game right now is $20. If you want the base game + DT that is $60. For all the hours of content you get with that money, I'd say it's well worth it.

[Immut]

i think they should make a movie instead

I've been saying that since final fantasy 10.

[Kelg]

Totally agree. Making the MSQ and quests even more boring in design that you can just press a button and watch the game do it for you is such an awful idea. Yoshi P needs someone to tell him what he needs to hear, because right now it seems like he is completely out of touch with what people actually want.

[Daralii]

long cutscenes which show a lot of major events instead being able to play them

auto run?


i think they should make a movie instead

They've made multiple movies, and they've all sucked.

[Selsix]

i think they should make a movie instead

They've tried that. Spirits Within bombed so hard they buried it and pretend it doesn't exist. Advent Children was -okay- but no where near the success they wanted it to be either and then there's Kingsglaive which while a fairly decent (but still not good) movie itself was ruined by FF15 being one of the biggest disappointments in the franchise. They really can't handle making movies. Even back in the golden days of this company when they had all their best talent it was beyond them. Nowadays? It'd be a disaster.