No keyboards

[TeresaFortell]

It wouldn't be a screw-off per se, but it forces console players without keyboards to buy them just for this game mode. I see some people say you should have a keyboard when playing this game, but you can play entirely without one unless you type a lot in chat to socialise with others.

[CaptainLagbeard]

Do people really try to play MMOs without a keyboard?

FFXIV is designed to be fully playable with a controller, Keybound Brawler is really the first thing that explicitly needs a keyboard.
But at the same time, I would expect an extremely vast majority of people to have at least some kind of Keyboard in 2026.

[Ilisidi]

I'm surprised they announced an FFXIV sound mixer instead of an FFXIV keyboard.

[CCheshire]

When I played on the PS4, I had a cheap wireless one, and it was approx $13, but you can buy one a lot less if it's just a plain wired one from the shop too.

TBH, it's useful to have a backup KB for emergencies too since hardware can break down, and sometimes I need to test them. Then, I always found it great for communication and listing items for sale like I can use the virtual one, but I don't want to suffer for no reason.

[yesnt]

but you can play entirely without one unless you type a lot in chat to socialise with others.

I am not telling anyone how to play the game, but socializing is sort of the point of an MMO, sooo expecting players to be able to type is not so far fetched.

[EmoprincessChloe]

To be fair, FF14 is a pretty anti-social MMO, so I can understand why some people opt-out when it comes to interacting with other players beyond the bare minimum.

Interaction with others in ffxiv is a risk so ya… you can get reported for anything get banned over just talking when in games like wow the most that happans for talking you get muted for a bit.

I admit in past I go far even showed my sh arm and stuff but with that said the mods really of a stick up theirs same with ppl in game have fun they don’t like are get uncomfortable with u get reported

[CidHeiral]

you can get reported for anything get banned over just talking

The only way you're getting banned over "just talking" is if that talking contains content that violates the ToS. They don't just auto-ban everyone who gets reported.

when in games like wow the most that happans for talking you get muted for a bit

And WoW is a toxic cesspool.

[yesnt]

To be fair, FF14 is a pretty anti-social MMO, so I can understand why some people opt-out when it comes to interacting with other players beyond the bare minimum.

It is not anti-social, being anti-social would violate the TOS.

[Derio]

You can play this game without a keyboard. But this game mode you cannot. Not sure why they went with this game option, they could of added any other mini game. But many people on console including myself play with a keyboard to chat so its not a big issue.

[Moqi]

The decision to make a minigame that excludes console players is puzzling, but then again whoever thought that a limited time, typing minigame to be whored out to IPs was just what Gold Saucer needed has questionable taste/motives to begin with.

The "quick buck, FOMO-filler during content lulls" is too on the nose this time.