this new game director producer does not know what he is doing.

[Mudd]

First, it most certainly not 100%. You know how many pairs of pants we got from that damn ant? TONS

Also, I would imagine they plan to cut anima down quite a large amount once we finally get Chocobo's (which I'm hoping is sooner than later since I saw that Gysahl Greens were added in the patch) and airships, so that it becomes simply a mode of fast travel not meant to be used extensively as we currently do.

Imagine if we had 10 anima with the current rates, but chocobos and airships were open, and I needed to be in Limsa in 40 minutes, yet I had a leve in Halatali which I needed to do beforehand. I would ride the chocobo to Halatali, and then use 6 of my 10 anima to teleport to Limsa to make it in time, then since there was no longer anything urgent going on, I could just take the airship back to Ul'dah. Sounds reasonable imo =V

Otherwise though, stop complaining, this isn't and never will be Final Fantasy XI-2

[rainfish]

FFXIV has always always been touted as a casual MMO. If you bought into it and totally ignored this thinking it would really be hardcore heaven then isn't that your own fault?

People seem to be playing FFXIV and expecting it to be like FFXI during it's hardcore years, this is not going to be what they do with a new MMO. Hardcore players are far less valuable than casuals, this has been proven time and time again. For people pining for FFXI, maybe you need to go and see what Square have done to FFXI lately.

FFXI now is 100% a purely casual MMO, XP is incredibly easy and fast to get, you don't have to group ever, endgame is among the easiest and most casual of any MMO, the top tier endgame NMs repop in a matter of minutes, can all be duo'd and have upwards to 90% drop rate if you perform the correct WS, players get massive buffs making all the fights easy for any player. If you want to see how casual endgame is going to go in XIV you should probably go check out XI. Casual & hardcore all wear exactly the same easy to get gear.

[Aldaine]

FFXIV has always always been touted as a casual MMO. If you bought into it and totally ignored this thinking it would really be hardcore heaven then isn't that your own fault?

People seem to be playing FFXIV and expecting it to be like FFXI during it's hardcore years, this is not going to be what they do with a new MMO. Hardcore players are far less valuable than casuals, this has been proven time and time again. For people pining for FFXI, maybe you need to go and see what Square have done to FFXI lately.

FFXI now is 100% a purely casual MMO, XP is incredibly easy and fast to get, you don't have to group ever, endgame is among the easiest and most casual of any MMO, the top tier endgame NMs repop in a matter of minutes, can all be duo'd and have upwards to 90% drop rate if you perform the correct WS, players get massive buffs making all the fights easy for any player. If you want to see how casual endgame is going to go in XIV you should probably go check out XI. Casual & hardcore all wear exactly the same easy to get gear.

You just stated the problems though. I am not trying to bash on anyone or trying to insult the developers, because they are definitely heading in the right directions but just need more time. Yet, I think we can all agree on a few things. A casual MMORPG is great and all, it attracts a larger player base, AT FIRST, but you can't make it too casual. If everyone gets to end game in a few weeks or days or whatever and they have literally been everywhere and done everything and there is no challenge then guess what, that huge player base you accumulated from making the game casual is going to disappear because it will eventually get boring. You need to have challenges and incredibly difficult quests and mobs to be in any MMORPG no matter how casual you want it to be. And yea, a lot of people will compare this game to FFXI, but the truth is, there is a lot of stuff this game can gain from past experiences with FFXI, a lot of things that will make the game better. All in all, the game isn't the best but is definitely getting better, with a lot of room for improvement of course.

[Elkwood]

I have always said from the get go April and May would be the deciding of this games future. If the May update is horrid and hardcore content is not properly added then I will probably no longer support this game. As of right now there are 3-4 Major things I expect to see in the May update...

Completion of the new Battle System
Proper Introduction of Companies
Hardcore Endgame Dungeons
Additional Travel Options

If 3 of these 4 things are not in 1.18 then I seriously doubt I will continue playing the game through the summer. The time for Half Measures and talk is past. I consider myself Hardcore, I do not like to get things easily, I was ecstatic seeing 20+ NM added to the game, I was disheartened at the 5 minute respawn times, I was even more disheartened when I found things to be worthless that the Monsters dropped because they are only good for 3-4 levels. I understand this is Midgame content and that is fine, but as of right now 60% of this game is capable of doing content at 50 and we still have no level 50 content.

Now I understand Yoshi has said from the get go 50 content cannot be implemented until the new battle Mechanics and system are in place. That is fine but that is also 30 days away... So as of now the clock is ticking and the Dev team is running out of time.

[Eekiki]

Haven't we already been told that 1.18 will be the high-level dungeon?

Next update will be for high levels, this update was for mid-levels. There is more to life in Eorzea than endgame, you know. It's one friggin' patch. Deal with it.

[Elkwood]

Haven't we already been told that 1.18 will be the high-level dungeon?

Next update will be for high levels, this update was for mid-levels. There is more to life in Eorzea than endgame, you know. It's one friggin' patch. Deal with it.

Yes and we were also told Companies would be in 1.17 which apparently they are not because I have yet to see 1 person say anything about companies. As I said in my earlier post that the midlevel content is fine, and I do not expect the high level content until the battle system is complete which we were told would be in 1.18 which is May.

[Cairdeas]

Yes and we were also told Companies would be in 1.17 which apparently they are not because I have yet to see 1 person say anything about companies.

Companies are in 1.17. But right now all you have access too is the storyline quest that results in the city-States establishing the Companies again.

[Arcell]

company-related content. COMPANY-RELATED CONTENT. There are side-quests related to companies in 1.17.

Yoshida's done more to turn this game around than Tanaka did in his 5 years developing the game. Tanaka had his chance, we all saw how awful launch was. Now it's Yoshida's turn and I think he's doing great.

[Elkwood]

company-related content. COMPANY-RELATED CONTENT. There are side-quests related to companies in 1.17.

Yoshida's done more to turn this game around than Tanaka did in his 5 years developing the game. Tanaka had his chance, we all saw how awful launch was. Now it's Yoshida's turn and I think he's doing great.

And I'm not denying that I think Yosdhida has been great with the fans, right now it is just not my cup of tea, I am entitled to my opinion as you are entitled to yours. I have given my personal deadline which is May for my decision on whether to stick with it or not. But once again my opinion.

[Arcell]

And I'm not denying that I think Yosdhida has been great with the fans, right now it is just not my cup of tea, I am entitled to my opinion as you are entitled to yours. I have given my personal deadline which is May for my decision on whether to stick with it or not. But once again my opinion.

And that's perfectly fine, that would be the smart thing to do. If you're not enjoying a game, cut your losses and find something you do like. Some people are just going to stick around and complain about every last thing though.