Technical issues killing an otherwise AVERAGE game...Amazing? wtf

[Earis_Gainsborough]

Okay. Let me help you out here. You dont' like it. Then simply don't play it. Because hey, you can always go back to that wonderful kiddie game WoW where there is no skill that needs to be involved and they hand out high end gear like pieces of chocolate to everyone. Enjoy. Now gtf off the technical support forums.

One thing I can say WoW has on this easily is the fact that the aoe is responsive compared to this game. It's so slow.. and 1/2 of the time you're hit even when you're so far away it's not even funny.

WoW revolves too much around doing DPS and topping charts(healer or DPS).. but if you look at our forums here.. it's the same thing and there isn't even a meter implemented yet and people are going crazy over highest DPS class.

This game better add in a more responsive system and have a very hard end game raid that gets content added in little by little or it's going to be BORING.

No MMO requires too much advance skills other than heroic/hard modes. If you've raided and completed hardmodes in current content in WoW... log on and let's compare. I'm curious to see these people's that say WoW's so easy character. I doubt half of them even raided heroic mode in current content. Most people can't do it.

[Minione]

1. Agree.

2. Agree.

3. No... Not only fate. To much EXP in general. However without it, it would be even more boring because you would realize 99% of the quests are stupid.

4. Agreed.

5. No... There is some diversity in later levels, although yes... The features in the character selector are very similar.

6. Agreed. Limit breaks, summons, and the whole fight mechanism were what made FF. This game has no battle mechanisms it's pure button tapping.

7. No... Not only no gear in dungeons. Useless items in general. Items can't reasonably be used, sold, or collected. There are many different types of items, 99% of them useless. Fishing is useless. Killing monsters to get items is useless, etc. Items are not useable, eatable, throwable, sellable, etc. etc. There are some exceptions such as using items for crafting, but meh. You could also buy the items from an NPC. In some cases where you need to search for the item it would be very frustrating.

8. No... Not only annoying. Stupid. Pick up things 2 feet away on the ground. Deposit these things 2 feet away. 99% of the quests are NOT quests by the dictionary definition. The quests in FF14 take control of the player, rather than the player embarking on a journey, a QUEST, for a specific purpose such as to discover knowledge or to gather a new weapon, skill, or power. There is no point to the quests in FF14 except to gain EXP and level, which itself has no point either except to discover the main story line (which in addition to some other things is a good thing).

9. Agreed. Way too easy. It needs a variety of gameplay styles from the beginning.

Agreed. It's an average game with SOME above average elements. If they listen to feedback, they CAN improve it. They SHOULD improve it. They COULD improve it.

Also it should NOT cost money. They had FFXI already. Why not just improve on that? Now that they have this, they should improve on this. It is a HUGE undertaking to build a game of this scope and caliber. They are ALMOST there, which is a lot farther than many MMO's have gotten.

[VeriferVenti]

6. Lack of limit breaks ala FF XI. Wooo, one character gets one overdrive once a dungeon. Whatever happened to cross party skillchains? You know, teamwork?

I miss skillchains as well. That was a great mechanic, which, as you mentioned, required teamwork and coordination. The grinding component of FFXI is not something that I miss, but skillchains and Limit Breaks for each character are something that I would like to see reworked into FFXIV.

[Korusi]

I'm more offended by the first two 'points' he had.

Clearly he hasn't played the game long enough because I am smashing my face on the keyboard trying to get every skill I have placed on the enemies and carefully measuring my enmity against the tanks.

MMOs require more than a few hours of game play to understand or appreciate. You have to play 40+ hours and when you do that then we'll talk. Until then I have to agree with some others that he just needs to stop ranting until he has played 40 hours or quit playing altogether because he's just in the minority here.

[Durzo]

Most likely I'm already over 40 hours.

I'm more offended by the first two 'points' he had.

Clearly he hasn't played the game long enough because I am smashing my face on the keyboard trying to get every skill I have placed on the enemies and carefully measuring my enmity against the tanks.

MMOs require more than a few hours of game play to understand or appreciate. You have to play 40+ hours and when you do that then we'll talk. Until then I have to agree with some others that he just needs to stop ranting until he has played 40 hours or quit playing altogether because he's just in the minority here.

[Torque]

I literally typed this whole post while waiting for the GCD.

[Cenewulf]

Level 20 arcanist

Miasma > Bio > Aero > Ruin

Doesn't look like 2 moves to me

lrn2rotation

[Durzo]

Well you found 4! Must be exhilarating

Level 20 arcanist

Miasma > Bio > Aero > Ruin

Doesn't look like 2 moves to me

lrn2rotation

[Razorburn]

Well you found 4! Must be exhilarating

oh snap lol.....

[SakuraInoue]

OP, Sounds like you played too many MMO's and are just MMO-tired.

1.5 global cooldown makes combat "Push all the buttons at the same on turbo mode!"-like. The 2.5 secs is just fine. Played WoW, my fingers always were "hurting" after a full day of playing the game. Haven't had that here...