Letter to the Producer, from an average gamer

[Jaimie]

Yes because farming is the same thing as endgame content....got ya.

OMFG STFU and go back to killing ifrit over and over and over again

end game content lol do you wear a reindeer suit when you kill ifrit? hint google ffxiv ifrit reindeer

What exactly do you consider endgame in this game ?

Don't ever use the word "endgame" when talking about FFXIV.

/em summons a Meteor.

Muhahahaha


P.S. I took a year off from this POS game to play other games. So I haven't caught up on all the new stuff. I will tell ya this, the player base has become "less enjoyable". If you don't know what I'm implying, I suggest you go play a different game for a few weeks.

[Mujen]

Summary:
This entire convo & conversation isn't going anywhere, when do these suggestions/debates ever result in anything affecting the game?
Controls:
Just like FFXI, the game is obviously better setup for gamepad use, F8 is the middle of the keyboard, I'm assuming that's the default target key? I never used it. But that's obviously not setup for convenience, place your fingers on the keyboard and see how much of an overreach F8 is. The game's keybinding requires total remapping, it was such a pain in the ass I couldn't bother remapping more than a few keys, total waste of mouse that has more than 4 buttons for the effort/time. THUS! Game was better designed for Gamepad/Console(PS3).
PvP
Mouse/Keyboard vs Controller + keyboard - Those who have pvp'd on PC games can quickly come to conclusion using 2 hands on gamepad to switch to keyboard is going to be an issue. THUS! PvP will NOT be the sort of PVP most of pvp'rs want. In any case, Final Fantasy should fix their boring boss mechanics 1st before. FF is 1stly a PvE game & if that ain't right then nothing aint right.

Flying Mount(s)??

If the ahriman mount is a ground mount w/ flopping wings.. The one so many want.. that, IMO, is gonna look Sofa-King-WE-Todd-id.

Directional combos = Whats the point? It's not like they are god of war combos.. where you jump on the mob's head and rip stuff apart. Bring back spike flail and let's see how directional combos work.. Bosses that actually require positioning/movement.

[Jaimie]

Summary:
This entire convo & conversation isn't going anywhere, when do these suggestions/debates ever result in anything affecting the game?
Controls:
Just like FFXI, the game is obviously better setup for gamepad use, F8 is the middle of the keyboard, I'm assuming that's the default target key? I never used it. But that's obviously not setup for convenience, place your fingers on the keyboard and see how much of an overreach F8 is. The game's keybinding requires total remapping, it was such a pain in the ass I couldn't bother remapping more than a few keys, total waste of mouse that has more than 4 buttons for the effort/time. THUS! Game was better designed for Gamepad/Console(PS3).
PvP
Mouse/Keyboard vs Controller + keyboard - Those who have pvp'd on PC games can quickly come to conclusion using 2 hands on gamepad to switch to keyboard is going to be an issue. THUS! PvP will NOT be the sort of PVP most of pvp'rs want. In any case, Final Fantasy should fix their boring boss mechanics 1st before. FF is 1stly a PvE game & if that ain't right then nothing aint right.

Flying Mount(s)??

If the ahriman mount is a ground mount w/ flopping wings.. The one so many want.. that, IMO, is gonna look Sofa-King-WE-Todd-id.

Directional combos = Whats the point? It's not like they are god of war combos.. where you jump on the mob's head and rip stuff apart. Bring back spike flail and let's see how directional combos work.. Bosses that actually require positioning/movement.

Who was the genius that decided that placing rocks and stumps in the middle of the road was a good idea ?

Some people may find it more "realistic". I find it annoying. My chocobo has ran into more rocks, stumps, trees, cliffs than the number of mobs I have killed.

[Mujen]

Who was the genius that decided that placing rocks and stumps in the middle of the road was a good idea ?

Some people may find it more "realistic". I find it annoying. My chocobo has ran into more rocks, stumps, trees, cliffs than the number of mobs I have killed.

Haha.. I love the ones covered by bushes so u run into them and ur like wtf? Why cant I run thru a bush? hahaha! FAIL

Another thing.. dungeons with timers that include Cutscenes?? "Skip CS! skip it" How can u enjoy the game when you skip every CS that's supposed to make you enjoy the game. Poor design is poor. "Oh you can watch it in ur Inn".. yeah cuz I really feel the climax pre-battle in my Inn room AFTER i've already beaten the boss.. FAIL

Personally I also find the fact that each boss doesn't drop loot in dungeons to be slightly dumb. What if you're unable to beat the final boss? It's probably due to the overall dungeon having a timer. Also did you know if you die during a primal fight at the end there is a 5min countdown... guess what... if the others alive have no raise, it takes 5mins just for raise to be available... Why should there even be a 5min CD AFTER you've beaten the boss?? FAIL

I actually miss bosses that had 2hrs. I also can't even count the amount of times i've seen ppl use their 15min CD.. heck I saw more 2hrs in FFXI than I see of the 15min CD in FFXIV... does that even make sense? OH yes.. cuz the CD overlapped.. Now you switch you lose your 15min ability use. FAIL

Is there even any memorable music in FFXIV? I have no idea... But i shall leave you with this.. song alone has so many memories... Sanctuary of Zitah

[Jaimie]

Haha.. I love the ones covered by bushes so u run into them and ur like wtf? Why cant I run thru a bush? hahaha! FAIL

Another thing.. dungeons with timers that include Cutscenes?? "Skip CS! skip it" How can u enjoy the game when you skip every CS that's supposed to make you enjoy the game. Poor design is poor. "Oh you can watch it in ur Inn".. yeah cuz I really feel the climax pre-battle in my Inn room AFTER i've already beaten the boss.. FAIL

Personally I also find the fact that each boss doesn't drop loot in dungeons to be slightly dumb. What if you're unable to beat the final boss? It's probably due to the overall dungeon having a timer. Also did you know if you die during a primal fight at the end there is a 5min countdown... guess what... if the others alive have no raise, it takes 5mins just for raise to be available... Why should there even be a 5min CD AFTER you've beaten the boss?? FAIL

I actually miss bosses that had 2hrs. I also can't even count the amount of times i've seen ppl use their 15min CD.. heck I saw more 2hrs in FFXI than I see of the 15min CD in FFXIV... does that even make sense? OH yes.. cuz the CD overlapped.. Now you switch you lose your 15min ability use. FAIL

Is there even any memorable music in FFXIV? I have no idea... But i shall leave you with this.. song alone has so many memories... Sanctuary of Zitah

I think the game should have a /JUMP command so I (and maybe other people too) can jump over these annoying obstacles.
I think the game should force all pt members to watch a cut scene if there is a member in party who hasn't seen it yet.
I hate the fact that people wanna xp as a BLM rather than a THM, thus reduccing the number of raises available to the party. I don't understand why raise isn't available to ALL jobs.

Ooo you're on Ridil, my main is there, let's do Imperial Devices some time, I like that music. On second thought, nm, we seem to have different tastes in music.

[Mujen]

I think the game should have a /JUMP command so I (and maybe other people too) can jump over these annoying obstacles.
I think the game should force all pt members to watch a cut scene if there is a member in party who hasn't seen it yet.
I hate the fact that people wanna xp as a BLM rather than a THM, thus reduccing the number of raises available to the party. I don't understand why raise isn't available to ALL jobs.

Ooo you're on Ridil, my main is there, let's do Imperial Devices some time, I like that music. On second thought, nm, we seem to have different tastes in music.

lol I quit I think 2-3wks ago, lost track now :-\ I haven't played with a lot of sound on after a while. Idk just had lot of memories from FFXI, which is why I came back to FFXIV but it's not the same & FFXI is way too different now & after WoW would be too slow, I think? But WoW has dumbed down a bit I think so it's like blah, trying to find a game to put time into is so difficult, I'm actually installing MoP right now :-\ Nothing else rly has my attention. I did enjoy Eden Eternal (F2P) but I quit after GM took some of my gearz away for some "issues" T_T

[Raina]

the game needs testers that are more forward thinking than some of this population can manage.

Agreed. As one who reads the forums often, yet rarely (if ever) posts--thus a representative of the "silent majority,"--I wish to commend you for your thoughtfully written, mature, and grammatically-sound post (especially for that last bit).
I've been a Final Fantasy fan since VII, and like your girlfriend, I was absolutely entranced by XI and horrified by XIV. I continue to play XIV because I believe that greatness can be "reborn," but not without (as you so artfully stated) "forward thinkers" who are willing to call out mediocrity and implement innovative solutions for 21st-century gamers.

[Punainen]

Why can't FFXIV just be FFXIV without everyone insisting it be like some other MMO in every way?

[Manbearcow]

Why can't FFXIV just be FFXIV without everyone insisting it be like some other MMO in every way?

Plain and simple? FFXIV sucks. While you may not think so, the fact that FFXIV has such a tiny player base is a good indication of this. A failed game shouldn't persist with failed concepts.

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

Plain and simple? FFXIV sucks. While you may not think so, the fact that FFXIV has such a tiny player base is a good indication of this. A failed game shouldn't persist with failed concepts.

I have to ask, do you even know what they are changing for 2.0? It seems like a huge waste of breath showing concern for a game version that isn't going to exist in a month. I am seeing a lot of concerns listed that have already been addressed by Yoshida to be fixed in ARR.

Of course, "being fixed", will be be up for debate till more information is released in how the fixes will truly function. We just mostly have concept. Complaints about Version 1.0 should have stopped a long time ago. It's just a ghost now.