What does FFXIV lack?

[Voidmage]

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As Wildmagick said, there are definitely people in game who don't just throw a tantrum at someone failing and truth be told it's the majority of people I encounter in-game.

I vehemently disagree that FFxiv is in any form more unforgiving than other MMO's.
You have no rezz limits, don't get blocked for the wrong class in normal content, even have NPC's for most of the mandatory duties, get levels and gear for free in the MSQ basically and outside a few instances like WoL nothing falls apart if you die, with the Phoenix Downs nowadays even if you play healer.

If anything this game is one of the most beginner friendly MMO's for new players to that genre.

I am sorry you had those bad experiences but they are definitely not the norm, especially in things like CT or dungeons and normal trials.
WoL is truly the only trial that has one unforgiving mechanic but even that had been done before a number of times so it isn't a new mechanic. It's also at the level 80 cap so people aren't new at that point anymore.
It's fine to fail it once and no one should give trouble over it but at the same time, no one should fail it repeatedly.

As much as I hate to say it, and I really hope it's not taken out of context here because I genuinely like to help new players, but there is a point were the handholding has to stop and people have to realize that they do play a video game at the end of the day.

It's not just my opinion here that the normal MSW is not hard at all. It's called NORMAL mode and not easy mode after all and other games are way more unforgiving on normal difficulty, not just something like a Soul like but genuinely "easy" games like Zelda.

So as much as I sympathise with people who struggle my stance stays the same even if it sounds stern or unfair.
The MSQ does not wall anyone to the point of not clearing it regarding the difficulty.
It simply asks at certain points of you to have understood the most basic of things and outside that doesn't even care if you die repeatedly.


That's all from me regarding this topic.
We won't agree anyway.

[RajNish]

More options to customize Eorzea's Barbie.

[Mouthbone]

Its easier to list the things XIV has rather than what it lacks
XIV has:
1. Battle content
2. Toxic fanbase
3. Umm...
4. Good music

[Pricia]

More casual content that doesn't have a boring gameplay loop (OC, roulettes) but keeps giving meaningful rewards. It's horrible design that hunts is the only way for casuals to upgrade their tome gear more than once a week, for example.

More rewards to spend nuts/MGP/tomes/gemstones on - that alone would make a huge difference.

More interesting fates or mini zone events or something. Rift did that and it was so much fun.

Better glamour system (having to go to an inn is ridiculous). Better housing (increased item maximum + more wards).

Better character creation tool.

More options in challenge log - no reason not to have variant dungeons, Bozja, OC in there, or the other deep dungeons. Or, heck, ocean fishing. And things like Island Sanctuary and Eureka logs need better rewards.

[Aidorouge]

More options in challenge log - no reason not to have variant dungeons, Bozja, OC in there, or the other deep dungeons. Or, heck, ocean fishing. And things like Island Sanctuary and Eureka logs need better rewards.

I'd be nice if the "3 dungeons with squadrons" log could be updated to include duty support and trusts. There's so very few dungeons you can run with squadrons and they get boring after a while, whereas duty support and trusts can do pretty much every dungeon now, and with trusts needing to be leveled specifically, any weekly incentive to level them up (or to keep using them post-100) isn't a bad thing even if its still company seals.

[Antharaes]

Alt friendly, coming from WoW, I have a hard time having everything on one character. So if I want to try something new, I start with a fresh char. But you can't just send things to your alt. I know the roundabout, but it shouldn't be necessary.
Blacklist and friends list needs a complete overhaul. If I remove someone, I should be removed, from their list as well. That this is still a thing in this day and age is insane.
Account wide items, mounts, minions.

Probably more things, but these were the first ones I could think of.

[Raim]

Open world improvements. Long term combat related goals for casual players. You can easily fix both at the same time.
-Revamp Fates; Update old expansion fates with new mechanics. Let people exchange bicolor gemstones for all the same items as hunt currencies. Make Fates gives more EXP and a chaining bonus.
-If possible create a system like Rift has where you can queue into a group to do Fates
-Every single patch needs to add a bicolor gemstone mount AND a bicolor gemstone glamour set
-Introduce the same system with uncapped tomestones. Every single patch add in a mount and a glamour set that costs like 10-20k tomestones in vouchers. This gives players a reason to keep farming tomestones at all times.
-When capped on weekly tomestones, any excess should be automatically converted into the uncapped tomestone
-Variant dungeon roulette where the NPC picks the path for you
-Once you reach level 100 on a job, you can choose to delevel the job back down to 1. If you level the job a second time (without purchasing a boost for it) it will unlock a special themed glamour or mount for that job.
-No more extreme/savage only content like Chaotic. If you ever do Chaotic again, create a normal version of it too. The only exclusive reward for the harder version should be a title, and more currency to buy its rewards.

[TantalusTroupe]

okay, im going to be that guy. like throwing chum out into shark infested waters

what happened to the cultural advising 7.0 had for a good singular patch from the looks of things

[Zelda206]

Professionalism is a chief thing it's missing now that it had before.
I don't see it when a cheap shot of 'main character syndrome' shows up in a Variant Dungeon dialogue. If anything, it gives the impression the entire staff in charge of writing and signing off on the finished dialogue are all terribly jaded to the point of willfully attacking their subscribers who poke their nose into their newest content due to not liking Dawntrail (as most of this seems to be occurring during the most controversial and irksome expansion of FFXIV to date, with the most irksome faculty being safeguarded and kowtowed to). That's my basic impression; if they wanted to carry an air of professionalism or poise, I would presume attacking the many for the deeds of a few is not something that should come up at all.