FFXIV Random Complaint Thread: Look forward to it

[cassiraa]

This is half question - half complaint. In FFXI, Gear can really change the job. Two PLD sets can be almost different classes, depending if you use a DD gear set vs Enmity/PDT set. Individual items skew your options, and there were items that bucked the normal curve, for better [Emp Hairpin, 0 def + eva on head!] or worse [Prot Bangles, 40% more Def at lv56 than PLD's lv75 relic]. But they existed and you could make strange and fun builds because of them.

So far, I haven't found any gear that feels like it makes a difference beyond "+1 to relevant stats!" and "Exactly the same as the gear from 10 levels ago, but with +def and additional +1 to stats" I understand they want to make gear more all-around because equip swaps don't exist, but frankly, it seems dull. I don't feel like my gear is actually making me any different than everybody else on the same job.

Does this change at level cap? I've been focusing on crafting, and so far it's not changed in 44 levels, with no items that are situational, special, or abnormal (stats-wise).

[Churchill]

No, thankfully this does not change.

[The Stig]

This is half question - half complaint. In FFXI, Gear can really change the job. Two PLD sets can be almost different classes, depending if you use a DD gear set vs Enmity/PDT set. Individual items skew your options, and there were items that bucked the normal curve, for better [Emp Hairpin, 0 def + eva on head!] or worse [Prot Bangles, 40% more Def at lv56 than PLD's lv75 relic]. But they existed and you could make strange and fun builds because of them.

So far, I haven't found any gear that feels like it makes a difference beyond "+1 to relevant stats!" and "Exactly the same as the gear from 10 levels ago, but with +def and additional +1 to stats" I understand they want to make gear more all-around because equip swaps don't exist, but frankly, it seems dull. I don't feel like my gear is actually making me any different than everybody else on the same job.

Does this change at level cap? I've been focusing on crafting, and so far it's not changed in 44 levels, with no items that are situational, special, or abnormal (stats-wise).

Careful, you'll evoke the gear swappers club! http://cdn.bluegartr.com/misc/random.png

But generally yes, gear is extremely boring currently. You can read the discussions:

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/116...is-situational

and

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/117332-The-WoW-Factor

[Carth]

This is half question - half complaint. In FFXI, Gear can really change the job. Two PLD sets can be almost different classes, depending if you use a DD gear set vs Enmity/PDT set. Individual items skew your options, and there were items that bucked the normal curve, for better [Emp Hairpin, 0 def + eva on head!] or worse [Prot Bangles, 40% more Def at lv56 than PLD's lv75 relic]. But they existed and you could make strange and fun builds because of them.

So far, I haven't found any gear that feels like it makes a difference beyond "+1 to relevant stats!" and "Exactly the same as the gear from 10 levels ago, but with +def and additional +1 to stats" I understand they want to make gear more all-around because equip swaps don't exist, but frankly, it seems dull. I don't feel like my gear is actually making me any different than everybody else on the same job.

Does this change at level cap? I've been focusing on crafting, and so far it's not changed in 44 levels, with no items that are situational, special, or abnormal (stats-wise).

There's been a giant thread about this in the archives (and one was derailed into this topic), but no, it doesn't change at endgame and all the gear is specialized for your role. The only way to gain "situational" gear is to get gear that is obviously not meant for your class, and materia is still too restricted so you can't do anything special with it. Most I've seen is WAR using DPS gear when they're off-tanking.

While I don't care for the "shit is situational" gear aspect, I dislike the lack of job-specific "epic" gear that gave enhancements to your job abilities. The AF set in this game simply serves as a baseline to get into endgame with.

[Mortilox]

How do u guys deal with AFKers in dungeons?

Do you afk yourself, patiently wait or just fucking leave cause you'll get better XP anywhere else?

[Raldo]

How do u guys deal with AFKers in dungeons?

I've not experienced any more than a few minute wait, which was fine. If they go beyond that, then yeah, fuck 'em.

[Deadgye]

No, thankfully this does not change.

Heaven forbid there be options.

Personally I'm slightly disappointed with the gathering gear. GP+ is sort of only really worth it for levequests. During normal gathering I'd love to have something that increased the amount of GP regeneration per tick instead.

[Mortilox]

I've not experienced any more than a few minute wait, which was fine. If they go beyond that, then yeah, fuck 'em.

Thankfully they aren't too common but I've started running into more of them in the low level dungeons.

Fuckers just think they can AFK and nobody will notice. Even worse is the healers who AFK without telling ME D:

At least thrice now I've run off to pull another pack only to eat dirt cause my healer's taking a piss.

[Damane]

had the most frustrating thing today: a shitty tank. I mean shitty as in I was getting obliterated from fooder mobs and had to tell the tank (at lvl 40) to use flash more often. Not to mention he was sometimes getting hit like a truck, I am confused and frustrated -_- his response: "Flash doesnt help much once you get hate".... yeah no shit when you never use it.

[Jaybar]

Garuda fight. Love the fight, the music, and stuff - but our tank. We wipe about 4x, maybe 5. I lost track. Not a big deal I expected a major loss (kept getting wiped by the Maelstrom or w/e 1hit move that is even with rocks up). So, tank decides he's going to quit. But instead of leaving, he just afks. So now we all get hit with the 15min penalty because we can't just replace our tank. What a pathetic rage quit.

[Kachiko]

I'm seeing botters, on the Eastern Thanalan mining nodes. They disapear/reappear above the normal axis, the jump a couple of times to 'get down' and then mine.

[arus2001]

Not surprised position hacking is possible given how I've been able to move around while a zone was completely chugging due to strain and not get rubber banded once it decided to update my position after I hit an invisible barrier. Which just kind of takes me back to the thought the servers are way too fucking crowded.

[miokomioko]

the servers are way too fucking crowded.

I do my best to completely avoid Coerthas, Mor Dhona, and Northern Thanalan because of this crap. They are the only zones that randomly knock my FPS down to 1 here and there. Those areas are buckling under the weight of a thousand chumps on Coeurls stampeding to the nearest FATE.

[Niiro]

I've never seen spam this bad they don't wait at all just constant rapid fire enter, up arrow, enter over and over. They could just implement a spam timer for shouts like, i think rift or tera had for general chat.

1.0 already had a filter for this.

(repeating myself)

[arus2001]

I do my best to completely avoid Coerthas, Mor Dhona, and Northern Thanalan because of this crap. They are the only zones that randomly knock my FPS down to 1 here and there. Those areas are buckling under the weight of a thousand chumps on Coeurls stampeding to the nearest FATE.

Can't say I've had the FPS issue in part because I lock mine to 30 and am set more to the low-mid range due to my PC's age and mystery complications between my video card and power supply that I've never been able to get anyone to successfully diagnose. But it doesn't surprise me. I know I hate waiting for NPCs to load. Sometimes it takes like 3 minutes. Really wish they'd cut server pops by 1/3 and basically quadruple the servers. Work on better cross-server functionality from there so people can make cross-server friends or be able to guest on another server.

[Shadowhusky]

It fucking amazes me people can't read objectives, or party chat. We said in chat, multiple fucking times, not to kill the targets. The tank ignores everything and keeps killing shit. This is all during the ward up guildhest.

[Krandor]

It fucking amazes me people can't read objectives, or party chat. We said in chat, multiple fucking times, not to kill the targets. The tank ignores everything and keeps killing shit. This is all during the ward up guildhest.

The overall stupidity in the player base so far is mind blowing. Seen people on some of the primals wearing gear from said boss that don't understand the mechanics (LOSing Garuda with the rocks, standing dead center of the arena on Ifrit when the mid is about to explode).

[miokomioko]

I went into that 'Ward Up' Guildhest and after reading the objective, I thought "well, this is going to be a goddamn shit show."

Then the PUG beat it first try, I was flabbergasted.

[Shadowhusky]

The overall stupidity in the player base so far is mind blowing. Seen people on some of the primals wearing gear from said boss that don't understand the mechanics (LOSing Garuda with the rocks, standing dead center of the arena on Ifrit when the mid is about to explode).

It's feels like 12 year olds and everyone from wow is playing the game. I figured people would go back to wow today.

[Misuicide]

Account was banned after being compromised . Been trying for a few days trying to get a hold of SE, email/phone. No luck, this is really annoying.