Dear Square Enix! Make the game harder, not easier!

[Xariann]

I kinda like the difficulty the way it is right now, and I don't think I'd want it easier. I am not talking about how easy it is to get gear (I was shocked to learn that AF gear is basically given to you for free, but hey, I get the cool looks), but the difficulty of the encounters is just fine in my opinion. I am talking about everything up to Ifrit HM. I don't know about after, although I know that everything after is harder.

I do like the fact that they are going to add more layers to the content, therefore giving more layers of difficulty throughout the game.

What I don't like is how grindy it is to level the other classes once you are done with the main story, and like someone else said, crafting doesn't seem very useful for end game. It's nice when you are levelling though.

[Astralen]

I agree and also like the way it is right now. For example, Garuda normal is challenging including some of the later dungeons. I've not done HM but I guess it's quite difficult if you are a casual gamer. So far I've not experienced people leaving after the first wipe which is a good sign but people do drop out after 7-8 tries which could be considered better than average (compared to WoW).

Before having done any research I assumed that getting the relic weapon wouldn't be too hard but I see now that it will be. Me and the guys in FC will have to work extra hard!

[Remilia_Nightfall]

People with a full time job, a family, and outdoor activities might only have 2-3 hours during the evening and maybe some weekends, currently used mainly to farm easy dungeons to get armor that improve your performance or fighting HM primals.
I play as much as I can, yet I find myself behind people who just have MORE TIME and already have relic and are in Coil.
Does this mean they are better players than me? Well, I'm sure some of them are, but being ahead in progression does not necessarily mean they are better and more capable. They simply have more time on their hands.
They pay for the game as much as I do (probably less, since more free time usually means no full time job, which in returns means less money to spend). I bought this game 3 times (1.0, 2.0 digital, and 2.0 Collector for the goods). I am willing to throw money to Yoshi-P.
I may be considered a casual, but I'm as much entitled as any hardcore elitist.
I am pretty sure I'm not the only one in this situation.

As a Demon / Dark Souls fan I am fine with difficult games, really - I enjoy wiping a few times on Garuda, I will probably like wiping on Titan (except for lag). What bores me is the grinding required to access end-game which is clearly a time sink that discourages busy people. Getting rid of that grinding time would raise my enjoyment by quite a bit.

[Scardon]

Here's the thing for many of you, either its actually server lag, and its static so you can plan for it, just like very single person in 1.0 did for ifrit extreme, or its you personally lagging, so stop complaining and stop playing on a machine powered by a potato.

lol at server lag being static. Thinking thats true and its still 'okay' makes your viewpoint rather useless since its heavily steeped in being apologetic. The fact you called server lag and 'personal' lag the same just from different sources speaks volumes of your ignorance.

How about minimal lag and the server polls player actions more often than the unusually high .3 seconds? Older generation games poll nearly 3x faster, older than WoW FYI.

I'm all for the game being harder but in the servers current states that would be financial suicide. I'm not going to embrace further difficulty in an interactive medium when my interactions aren't properly recognized in a timely fashion.

[Arjon]

First off I will admit that my highest level character is only a 30 Arcanist. Obviously I have not done any "end game" content. At the same time I have to admit that to me an experienced MMO player the game has been mind numbingly easy.

Face it when I can solo kill a mob 4-5 levels higher than me on just about every class there is something wrong. Even the dungeons so far have been kind on "meh". No great we survived by the skin of our teeth fights to talk about yet. Well maybe tanking Lawrence the first time.

[Cynthis]

And i want an formula one car from 2008. theres new models anyway so why don't they just sell them for the price of a kia?

Because they were never mass produced. Look at the price of a mass produced car from 2008 and you'll find it has dropped a LOT in price and MMOs are designed for mass consumption, not as a shiny thing only very few people have.

You and Yoshi alike just don't get it, and apparently never will. Endgame LS's/guilds will always do what's more efficient, if you replace content every 2 months, why should we do it while its hard? We could quit for 2 months, come back, and steamroll it, which obviously isn't fun, so why play? You've made nothing worth doing, nothing has meaning to do it early. If a LS/guild does anything but what is the most efficient then you are wasting your members time and should not exist as a LS/guild, you are effectively attacking your members.

If I could find an LS/FC like the one you describe I might be more inclined to see your point. Your argument about efficiency is a good one in principle but I am not sure I buy it. Everyone knows the new iPhone/car/PC will go down in price 6 month after its out so it's more efficient to wait and buy it later but millions rush to the store the first day. I don't think people are as logical as you give them credit for.

No. It's not about my pride or anything like that, it's about the fact that the content isn't even hard right now. Everyone has their limit, and it's better for everyone if they figure out where it is instead of having everything nerfed down so they don't have to. Honestly I don't see how anyone could find that anything but insulting. They're being patronized, pitied. It's basically them being told they're too bad to continue, so they're being given a major handicap.

I just can't understand the logic of wanting this. You don't need to see all the content in an MMO. You don't need to be able to do everything. It's good to realize and accept your limits.

I'm glad you find the content easy. I am sure not everyone does although I haven't had many problems either so far up to DD. I do accept my limits, that was the crux of my argument but I foresee new endgame content being added every patch/release and not much else except housing. Look at how they've made crafting useless and because I do realize my limitations I have no interest in PvP. So if they basically focus on adding more endgame content and don't nerf the old then there will quickly be huge chunk of content that a lot of people can't do and very little they can do. I don't think that's good for the survival of the game.

[Baratan]

I for one enjoy the present level of difficulty and would actually prefer that it be turned up one or two notches. Victory is as only as sweet as it is challenging. When WoW nerfed everything to full-blown ez-mode the game lost all amount of accomplishment associated with anything.

Please, do not limit difficult/challenging content to raid/end-game content. I very much enjoy my single-player story being difficult and challenging as well.

[Jinko]

Sounds to they are just nerfing the fights instead of fixing the server, nice one SE ! /sigh

I for one enjoy the present level of difficulty and would actually prefer that it be turned up one or two notches. Victory is as only as sweet as it is challenging. When WoW nerfed everything to full-blown ez-mode the game lost all amount of accomplishment associated with anything.

Please, do not limit difficult/challenging content to raid/end-game content. I very much enjoy my single-player story being difficult and challenging as well.

When did Wow do this ? must have been after I left, last time I checked they offer standard and heroic end game raids (and no I'm not talking about the daily dungeons)

A Lot of the fights in WoW make Titan look like a cake walk.

[Rebellion]

i agree with OP plz dont bottle feed us

[ZohnoReecho]

Yoshida has told us to take our time enjoying the game but at the same time we will play a nerfed version if we take too much time. It's a little contradictory. No wonder then that people rush to reach the endgame.