Just... No

[Eldaru]

I got to the point where you were complaining about having to grind because there aren't enough quests. This came right after you complained about leveling being too easy and that you wish it was more like FFXI....

And OP, you didn't hurt my "more delicate senses" as you put, and you also weren't "speaking truths," you were straight whining because the game isn't exactly how YOU want it. You're free to whine all you want, just don't expect the rest of us to tell you how brilliant your whiny rant is.

[Quesse]

I played FFXI for many years and 1.0 as well. I see where you're coming from. It bothers me too. BUT:

Games evolve.

I loved the days of Wizardry and Might and Magic where I had to draw my own maps on paper and write down quests so I wouldn't forget. I loved Maniac Mansion and Police Quest where you had zero help and figuring even the most basic quests out was a major accomplishment. I loved the early shooters like Delta Patrol and Sanxion which were completely unforgiving from the first level.

However, games progress.

Helps are added, journals, maps and logs. Gameplay is simplified but also kept fun. Focus shifts from making things completely unattainable for all but the few to making more accomplishable goals for everyone.

My point: The old days of (Insert any genre here) gaming were great in so many ways for the time they were in. But as great as those games and game philosophy were, things change and you just have to deal with it and find the fun. The fun hasn't left. Its still there! Final Fantasy XIV is still a fun game! Its a great game, actually. It just doesn't adhere to the old style of gameplay that is now, well, OLD.

I enjoyed all those old games and I miss their style and difficulty but game design shifts with time. FFXI was great but it reflects a completely different style and philosophy of gaming that is now terribly dated. I am sad to leave it behind but happy for FFXIV and the promise it has. You really should be too!

[SkyeWindbinder]

Ironically, the title of this thread is my response to it. Just... No.

[Nero]

http://www.mediafire.com/view/va9jrf.../Just...No.txt

Because SE apparently doesn't like educated, long discussions, where people who can fully, and adequately explain their line of thinking logically, which happens to usually take several more lines than just one, type of discussions and limited it to just 1000 words. I created a doc online for you to read instead.... Sorry for the inconvenience.

I seriously wasted some of my time to actually read, what you wanted to say and after all it comes down to your personal preference and opinion.

And that's all it is; your opinion. No matter how many times you add "spoken truth" to your rant, it just is your opinion and your opinion is neither the "truth" or a "fact".

[MistressAthena]

I seriously wasted some of my time to actually read, what you wanted to say and after all it comes down to your personal preference and opinion.

And that's all it is; your opinion. No matter how many times you add "spoken truth" to your rant, it just is your opinion and your opinion is neither the "truth" or a "fact".

I spoke some truths, such as how the current setup ruins the balance of the economy. That's not an opinion. There is much opinion though yes. I never said there wasn't.

[Kalam]

First time I've seen a rant you had to download lol

[Kallera]

Hey, Mr. Gamer Flagellant, I enjoy FFXIV ARR.

Notice how that isn't a caveat, isn't in quotes, isn't used as a fig leaf of credibility.

That's because I play games that I enjoy.

P.S. SE's posting restrictions are because of people like you, who say they want a discussion yet do proselytizing.

[Upokupo]

Oooooh. Proselytizing. Nice word. Never heard that word before. Yay for expanded vocabulary. (I really am being sincere here.)

[Geldt]

Oh... this "educated, long discussion" we haven't heard before? First educated people usually have something novel to say, not the same old dried up talking points. Second, educated people know when they're urinating into a stiff breeze and wasting their time. Third, ... well, "No."

[xXHalloweenTrixXx]

What a waste of my time to even read the first few sentences.

FYI OP, if you want people to read your opinions and yes I mean "opinions" and not fact, you shouldn't begin by bashing people's intelligence. Just makes you look like a douche, a really ignorant one too.