Why is FFXIV so unpopular?

[Mardel]

You lost the troll fight, you got irritated and resorted to using a picture, twice in the same page.

:/ better luck next time in a new thread!

[Pooky]

Do you really have to ask? FFXIV is one of the biggest failures in MMO history. To most of the gaming public its a game that has come and gone. Its being relaunched, but understandably most of the gaming world is not going to buy into the hype again and start following the title before launch.

FFXIV has to win back gamers by results pure and simple. The title has lost the right to expect people to get excited over promises and hope. Gamers have been burned by it once before. Sure, there's some of us who have stuck around and have gotten excited again. But its quite rational and expected that most of the gaming audience will not be hyped for it and have extremely low expectations. As well they should. Its up to FFXIV to prove the critics wrong this time.

[Mijin]

Was quite amazed how many people are following FFXIV. Its so low....

http://www.gamespot.com/events/tgs-2012/games.html?

The real question is why is that website so unpopular

[rubina]

Do you really have to ask? FFXIV is one of the biggest failures in MMO history. To most of the gaming public its a game that has come and gone. Its being relaunched, but understandably most of the gaming world is not going to buy into the hype again and start following the title before launch.

FFXIV has to win back gamers by results pure and simple. The title has lost the right to expect people to get excited over promises and hope. Gamers have been burned by it once before. Sure, there's some of us who have stuck around and have gotten excited again. But its quite rational and expected that most of the gaming audience will not be hyped for it and have extremely low expectations. As well they should. Its up to FFXIV to prove the critics wrong this time.

I wonder just what SE is going to do to try to lure back the deluge of players that just quit after the first few months after game release. Or are they just going to sweep that under the rug and hope to get a fresh new crop of players?

[Anakhu]

I wonder just what SE is going to do to try to lure back the deluge of players that just quit after the first few months after game release. Or are they just going to sweep that under the rug and hope to get a fresh new crop of players?

They wouldn't like doing it, but if they really believe they have a successful game this time, they could promote it better by allowing more initial gametime. Most copies come with 1 month right? so make it 2, so it seems a little more worth the shot at buying it and gives them a little more time to decide if they want to stick to it for years to come after.

[Seif]

They wouldn't like doing it, but if they really believe they have a successful game this time, they could promote it better by allowing more initial gametime. Most copies come with 1 month right? so make it 2, so it seems a little more worth the shot at buying it and gives them a little more time to decide if they want to stick to it for years to come after.

That would motivate at least me to try more mmos if they came with a longer try before you pay package.
Also what you're saying makes sense if it really is improved to the point of being as fun as other MMOs then there shouldn't be doubts to that approach.

[Jaimie]

First, as to the OP. There are numerous reasons, but the main one, based on the site you visited, is target audience. most of the gamers who visit that site prefer FPS games.

Now, on to the fight.

this game was released too soon
gameplay was terrible
the game was more frustrating than fun
beta feedback was ignored
current feedback is being ignored
graphics are being downgraded maybe
SE thinks they can reply on their loyal fans and PS3 users to save the game

Like it or not, SE pissed off a lot of potential customers, and, don't forget "word of mouth" does a better job of selling a game than TV ads do.

And, it's not just SE who is at fault for this games poor acceptance. Certain individuals (lets call em vets), are not "new user" friendly. Any potential customer who tries the game now, may not like the attitude of other players they meet, when they try the game. If you "vets", want the game to succeed, do the following:

tell SE to add an AH this one thing alone is gonna win or lose a lot of customers
tell SE to make the first 2 months free, and have a special event during the second month that attracts first time players (none of this kill a BAM crap)
finally, BE NICE AND HELPFULL to new players

[TheRac25]

gameplay was terrible
the game was more frustrating than fun
beta feedback was ignored
current feedback is being ignored
SE thinks they can reply on their loyal fans and PS3 users to save the game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp6-wG5LLqE

meet the new boss, same as the old boss

[Judge_Xero]

Reasons it's so unpopular/unplayable:

1) Requires more than a Pentium 4 + Integrated Graphics to play (Probably 40% of PC gamers can't play it)
2) Not yet on console (Probably another 30% of Console Gamers that like FF series, can't yet play it)
3) Bad initial release (so no matter how good it gets in 1.xx, who's going to drop $$ on upgrades to try it out)

It'll be interesting to see how many new players 2.0 brings in, just with the above couple of changes. Being 100% more accessible to the average consumer, should make a huge difference.

[Starlord]

Well, I have a feeling at first were not going to have a so hot Population due to FFXIV 1.0 hiccup. However, if the game pulls through and is an excellent game for people to play then , Word of Mouth will get around fast that "hey, this is a awesome game" Especially Media Outlets, if places like IGN, Machinima, etc shows support of this game In more positives than negatives, People will come.

Most people are waiting for Media Outlet coverage on this game, waiting to see if this game is good before dive head first. The Word of Mouth of other people that play show gameplay videos etc ( if this game becomes a blockbuster hit at launch for whoever goes to ARR first) will get around fast.

SE should just focus on the game at hand and not try to get peoples attention, this is the only game I say this because it failed once, so what makes you think those same people will give it a second chance? Make the game awesome as can be, and in time if the game is great the population will soon follow that.

You can yell and scream at someone all you want that this game is different ( before anyone plays it that is) but it will amount to nothing if you don't have the proof to show it.