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

[LiadansWhisper]

I really don't like where they are going with this... I am not experienced MMO player so I had no idea they do this in most of MMO's. Really? They nerf original content so everyone can do it? I don't see them doing this in singleplayer games. Emerald Weapon never got a nerf in FF7. Penance never got nerf in FFX etc. I just don't understand why we need nerfs. Atleast they should give unique title for those who actually beat the real fight instead of the new baby version that is coming.

I can understand that once new gear start coming in, old content becomes easier because of the new gear you have but making the boss hit less, become slower and having less HP on top of your new gear is just so lame. I though I was casual since I work 8 hours each day but I guess I am not.

What I think (think) they're talking about is nerfing older content once it's no longer relevant so that more casual/inexperienced/unskilled players can see it. Generally speaking, once new content is out (with better loot, and new challenges), no one runs older content.

[Aicasia]

Casuals are a lifeblood to the economy - they feed the needs of hardcore raiders. This disdain for them is really misplaced. You are shooting yourselves in the foot by hating on them. You get your recruits from once-casual raiders that wanted more, and you get most of your materials from them.

I don't have anything against casuals, but if they want the same gear as raiders they need to put in the same time and effort. I have something against laziness and entitlement though.

[Takeshi_Eiketsu]

Greetings,

I’m happy to see that you adventurers are up for a good challenge and ready to get down and dirty with some difficult content!

Of course in addition to supplementing the end-game with extreme battles and other challenging content, we will also reduce the difficulty of the existing high level content at the same time, as Yoshida has mentioned in previously during Letter from the Producer LIVE.

We're always reading and reporting your feedback, but please understand that when we introduce new content and supplement higher-level events, it allows us to ease up on earlier content. (Of course there will be things added in patch 2.1 that isn't focused on end-game.)

We’ll be announcing details about the specific content to be released in the near future, but I wanted to just remind you about the general plan.

You guys are amazing! I love how you make content more accessible for those that can't play it yet! Keep up the good work!!!

[Klutz64]

I don't know, I personally don't like the idea of nerfing older content for more accessibility. Just because I play through the game slower than others doesn't mean I don't want to experience the same level of challenge when I get to that content.

[Sintram]

Well, the game has horrible latency in showing area of effect attacks and other specials.
Sure, they can be memorized and avoided based on prediction. But I have to ask, how fun is that?
It is one thing to think "oh no, I have to move now or should I finish this cast." vs "I have to move now because in approximately half a second red circle will appear, and If I do not move now I will die"
The latter system currently in place actually makes the game more boring and if any fights are introduced that are truly random, some players will never pass them.
On top of that, if you do not give casuals shinies, they will go to one of the many free to play games out there and spend more in the cash shop on shinies than they ever would on subs to this game.

Games in this day and age need to be very casual accessible to be successful. As a person ages their reflexes deteriorate, and mmo players are increasingly older. They also have the most money, and you do not want to drive them away.

[Coldbrand]

So they've already begun the ruthless effort to cover up all contradictory opinions to SE dogma?

[Yrusama]

Of course in addition to supplementing the end-game with extreme battles and other challenging content, we will also reduce the difficulty of the existing high level content at the same time, as Yoshida has mentioned in previously during Letter from the Producer LIVE.

I strongly disagree with the decision to reduce fight difficulty. I want the pride of beating it as it is now, rather than get handed a dumbed-down version of it. Or am I supposed to flaunt that I beat "The Navel: Mystic Quest"?

Rather than reduce fight difficulty, introduce nice gear that makes it easier naturally. In 1.0 Ifrit was introduced before class abilities were altered, and he got easier after that, and easier still after jobs and artifact were introduced. There is no reason to blatantly nerf a fight for the sake of duty finder traffic.

[Shuon]

agreed, but i would really appreciate se fixing the latency issue

[Cynthis]

I don't have anything against casuals, but if they want the same gear as raiders they need to put in the same time and effort. I have something against laziness and entitlement though.

How about the vast majority that don't have the reflexes, hand-eye coordination and ability to process all the information on screen regardless of how much they practice? Isn't it better they get a chance to do the content after it's become irrelevant to hardcore endgamers rather than the content being completely unused? Take pride in being among the first to do the content and don't begrudge the rest of us.

[Squirrels]

How about the vast majority that don't have the reflexes, hand-eye coordination and ability to process all the information on screen regardless of how much they practice? Isn't it better they get a chance to do the content after it's become irrelevant to hardcore endgamers rather than the content being completely unused? Take pride in being among the first to do the content and don't begrudge the rest of us.

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?