Letter From the Producer IX.

[GabbaGabba]

Level30 dungeons are low level, yes. 1-20 takes less than a day, 20-30 might take a few days. Low level. Low level NM's are ok because they aren't COPYING ANOTHER GAME. Seriously, does everyone just want to play and do the same things over and over and over and over and never change? I'd like them to reinvent the wheel personally, I'm not up for another SOLO QUEST 1-LEVEL CAP - > grind dungeons! - > grind heroic dungeons! - > grind raids! - > AFK until next content patch! game. Might just be me though, who knows.

i really think that your overthinking things. yes we dont know much about whats being released but you shouldnt make it what it isn't. ffxiv tried to reinvent the wheel and failed. if SE keeps this a story-based driven game, then i think people will be happy even if the otherside of it is doing dungeons for gear cause guess what, thats exactly what we did in ffxi. dynamis, limbus, assault, sky, sea....grind for gear

but the difference was that ffxi was a story driven game.

[Shiyo]

Story driven and not 100% instanced is why FF11 was good, tons of different end game content was why FF11 was good, merits, difficulty, extremely challenging content is why FF11 was good.

[Elexia]

Quality, huh? Did you just happen to forget their trackrecord for the last 7 months of development? I don't even feel like arguing, this game is eating my soul.

Seen FFXI lately?

Seen The World Ends with You?

Seen Kingdom Hearts games?

They can indeed produce something of quality, which will take time rather than going and throwing everything out the door any second it can, which is why XIV needs a redesign now.

[Totobi]

But why do we need to copy another game with content? Why couldn't they added content to the game that wasn't leeching off another? Why are all MMOs turning into the same thing? Can't we get something different, something unique, AND fun, for once? Please?

You obviously have no idea how important low level content is, low level content is what will capture most new players and get them to stick around. Also, if you read the poll results, most players WANT instanced dungeons.

[Akumu]

Rift thought about doing instanced dungeons before WoW even came out so technically it was Rift's idea, WoW just came out with it first

Ah so the turtle didn't win this race huh?
Nah i'm just messing around it just seems like no matter what SE do it gets related to WoW some how like it's the grandfather of MMOs.

[Danniedeadboy]

I'm both excited and concerned over the update, it's still up to speculation with little details that we are given. Patience is a virtue but I think we've been patient long enough by Mid-June how many of us will have more than 4 R50's, will the R30 Dungeons be capped like FFXI who knows. I've never played WOW but i've seen my cousin play and honestly it doesn't look like it's much fun or challenging. I don't want this game to be easy, I want to immerse myself in the world and it's lore (yes I have a life outside this game) I want to development alongside my character and find challenges that use skill and coordination with group members. None of this Guildleve crap that really doesn't allow you to fully understand your class where you have R50's that don't even know what they're doing. FFXI was challenging and you always went in with a game plan BCNMS COP Promy's all of it was a challenge. As for AF i'd like that to be handed those Quest by our perspective guild Archers Guild, Lancers guild etc.. in which they tell you a story about Rare Items that forge special equipment unique to the specified guild that identify you to the guild and your class. The Playerbase came to play Final Fantasy not WOW-tasy XIV.

[GabbaGabba]

i just want something that was similar to sky...i dont mind if it was instanced, i would prefer it not be instanced because i liked watching other LS's wipe to kirin and suzaku lol

[Xatsh]

Man I wish SE would just tell us exactly what is being added and how they are planning on it working... would stop these debates before they even happen >.>

[Chardrizard]

But why do we need to copy another game with content? Why couldn't they added content to the game that wasn't leeching off another? Why are all MMOs turning into the same thing? Can't we get something different, something unique, AND fun, for once? Please?

FFXIV was released as a very different and unique game and we all know how it turns out.

FFXI was a very good game and i loved it but it was never meant for casuals, which is why it never hit WoW's number of subscription. This game however have always been advertised as casual friendly.. always.....

[Akumu]

I just want some enjoyable and challenging content that isn't made up of timesinks to try and "look" like a challenge.