New NMs

[Randis]

Nobody, especially me ever said time = skill

This is sad though, the majority of casuals barely play final fantasy, they just look for the newest/easiest game that can be beat in a few months and enjoy doing it in 5yrs. Hardcore gamers specifically those of us on final fantasy have been life-long fans of Square Enix made games and been since FF1.

i have played pretty much all SE games, pretty much all FF titles (all but the one for a mobile phone) some i completed more than 1 time, ( FFVI and FF tactics more than 4 times)

Please tell me what SE game was actually hard? None of the FF titles was hard, The FF series is pretty much mainstream.
I love the games, but they are all easy! FFXI is not hard too, it is just time consuming and here we go back to your first statement:
'Nobody, especially me ever said time = skill'

if not time, then what is essential to complete all those games?

Skill is what you need in games like Musha Aleste, SF III and so on...
Skill is when you beat your game with a single coin in the arcade center.

RPG? easy....

I really wish to get a lot of cool content in FFXIV, lots and lots of rare things, hidden side quests, you name it. It would love the game more challenging but waking up in the middle of the night for a NM? NO thanks!