My heart just fell totally...

[Psykotsu]

I dunno, I'm looking forward to reducing the time on LFG for content... Also saying that the WoW player base is anything like the FF player base is just laughable. I'm PRETTY sure that there's more greed in WoW than there is in FFXI/V.

More greed cuz there are more subscribers.

[Elexia]

I dunno, I'm looking forward to reducing the time on LFG for content... Also saying that the WoW player base is anything like the FF player base is just laughable. I'm PRETTY sure that there's more greed in WoW than there is in FFXI/V.

This is simply due to the fact XI (obviously) and XIV weren't built like WoW or it's "successors". XIV however has shown that it will be like every other MMO on the market which means they're trying to attract said "greedy playerbase" or else they won't make money.

The reason it wasn't as bad in XI/XIV is because it didn't attract that playerbase, but XIV is being designed to attract as such so we should expect that type of playerbase once ARR goes live.

[Psykotsu]

This is simply due to the fact XI (obviously) and XIV weren't built like WoW or it's "successors". XIV however has shown that it will be like every other MMO on the market which means they're trying to attract said "greedy playerbase" or else they won't make money.

The reason it wasn't as bad in XI/XIV is because it didn't attract that playerbase, but XIV is being designed to attract as such so we should expect that type of playerbase once ARR goes live.

That's not true. There have been plenty of cases in XIV where people have suffered from these "greedy" people you guys are talking about. The only reason XIV didn't have more cases is because their group finding feature was too "complex" for people to use and no instructions on how to use it.

[Cedri]

This also depends on how "forgiving" YoshiP will be willing to make drop rates as well. I mean in general, people who play FF aren't your normal playerbase (in my experience in XI and XIV). Yeah there are some real characters here and there, but for the most part we are mostly fairplayers.

[Radav]

I don't think you can just outright say the addition of a content finder will equal the demise of the community. One thing I don't understand is this idea that EVERYONE outside your "awesome LS" are a bunch of retards waiting to ruin your game experience. If you don't have the time to devote to a more involved style of play where you have to be present at a certain day and time for your group's events this should be there as an option. Are there going to be people who have bad experiences using the content finder? Of course... but who doesn't have bad experiences in their own LS from time to time. The addition of a content finder did nothing to make WoW's community better or worse in my experience.

[Abriael]

I don't think you can just outright say the addition of a content finder will equal the demise of the community.

No, they can't, and in fact in *every* MMO in which it has been implemented (it's most certanly not limited to WoW most MMOs have it nowadays), it didn't. It's just irrational fear of evolution from people that think being bored in a MMO is somehow a good thing.

[Psykotsu]

No, they can't, and in fact in *every* MMO in which it has been implemented (it's most certanly not limited to WoW most MMOs have it nowadays), it didn't. It's just irrational fear of evolution from people that think being bored in a MMO is somehow a good thing.

I agree with this completely. People just seem to be attached to old ways I guess.

[Akira_Tenshi]

Cross server content is a good thing. I can not think of a single reason why it should be seen otherwise.

[Izariael]

I can see how a system like this could go poorly; it's all about the loot system, imo. I will applaud the fact that we'll all get to see some new faces, and see some interesting party dynamics! It'll keep things fresh, that's for sure

[Alerith]

I'm curious...even if something like this gets implemented, how does that affect linkshells with set regular members and schedules? You aren't going to use content finder when you already have everything set.

This sounds more like for people who don't have a linkshell and still want to do content, in which case "You take what you can get."