They learned nothing from 1.0, this shit is a laughable mess.
And server issues nonwithstanding, the gameplay sucks. Just looking at the graphics I want this game to be good, but in the 5 days ive played trying to play with friends going through main questline, there hasn't been a single exciting moment. Every fight so far has been dull, repetitive and just plain boring. Hopefully endgame offers some fun because if this is all FFXIV has to offer it is doomed to a miserably short life.
I'm right there with ya. Getting on Hyperion is a royal pain
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