Things you want XIV to have in the future.

[LidenbokValour]

Proper way to progress with your character, instead of doing 8 regional, 8 local and then having nothing to do unless you have the patience to grind, thats okay for them but not everyone has that sort of time and patience.

Anima refilling quicker, 1 every 6 hours is ridiculous... 10 every 6 hours seems feasible, 1 is just taking the piss; 4 anima a day, when its 6 anima to port out of your region or 4 to port within your region. Or just make it less Anima per teleport.

[miokomioko]

Proper way to progress with your character, instead of doing 8 regional, 8 local and then having nothing to do unless you have the patience to grind, thats okay for them but not everyone has that sort of time and patience.

I'm not sure if I'm just being an asshole or not here, but maybe RPGs (MMO or not) might possibly not be the genre for those peoples? Maybe?

[Ezekial]

Your last one kinda defeats the purpose of the point allotment already in place. I mean, why add in predetermined attribute points when you can add your own? Ignoring of course the racial stating stats.

Seems like later on if I wanted to play a mage or something having a ton of STR and DEX won't help me much. That is the only reason I dislike it.

Also the 36 hour cooldown on guildleves is complete fucking bullshit.

[datta]

I'm not sure if I'm just being an asshole or not here, but maybe RPGs (MMO or not) might possibly not be the genre for those peoples? Maybe?

Yes, Yes you are being and I'm not sure - maybe you just are an asshole. But that was clear like 10+ pages ago. Now stfu and stop posting to this thread if you don't have criticism for the game. Clearly you are just going after the people that post here.

[Achitophel]

Proper way to progress with your character, instead of doing 8 regional, 8 local and then having nothing to do unless you have the patience to grind, thats okay for them but not everyone has that sort of time and patience.

Maybe I just don't have as much time for people, but it's pretty comfortable. Between doing regional leves with friends and then running around doing local leves (I actually did two in Ul'Dah and then 8 in LL, not sure if that's because I failed two, but whatever), the timing seems nice. The 36 hours are soon to expire from when I started and my girlfriend is complaining that I've spent too much time in my office playing video games, so this looks to be okay.

Anima refilling quicker, 1 every 6 hours is ridiculous... 10 every 6 hours seems feasible, 1 is just taking the piss; 4 anima a day, when its 6 anima to port out of your region or 4 to port within your region. Or just make it less Anima per teleport.

I don't think it's supposed to be free/easy to teleport around the whole game at will.

[Hyan]

I thought it's 6 anima a day?

[Gokulo]

I thought it's 6 anima a day?

Someone should get to testing since S-E said it will increase with the lowering of Leve timer.

[Corrderio]

Mob houses with a system similar to Animal Crossing's. You can upgrade the space, add a 2nd floor, basement, furnishings, etc.

[Priran]

I don't think it's supposed to be free/easy to teleport around the whole game at will.

Really? Because it is in literally every other MMO I'm aware of including FFXI.

[ascalon]

I'd like it not to take 40 minutes to craft a robe. After finally making one for myself, I'll be damned if I'm spending another 40 synthing the moko grass into yarn, the yarn into undyed cloth, the cloth into inner, outer and hood, and finally all three bits into a finished robe.

Sure I can praise SE for the "realistic depth" of its crafting system. But the lack of "Repeat Recipe" function for just basic stuff makes everything MUCH longer than it really needs to be.

Also, why is spinning hempen yarn and creating undyed hempen cloth WAY harder than actually creating the inner cowl, outer cowl, and hood for the Hempen Cowl.

And do SE not know that a cowl IS a hood?!

So yeah, streamlined crafting please.

[Nestre]

Seems like later on if I wanted to play a mage or something having a ton of STR and DEX won't help me much. That is the only reason I dislike it.

Also the 36 hour cooldown on guildleves is complete fucking bullshit.

You are able to reassign a certain percentage of your attribute points. Once you've done so, there is a cooldown before you can do it again.

So if you're looking to go from a complete physical class to a magical class, it's going to take a few hours to set your stats the way you want them. This is what I've gathered, so if anyone knows otherwise.. correct me.

[Hyan]

Also, why is spinning hempen yarn and creating undyed hempen cloth WAY harder than actually creating the inner cowl, outer cowl, and hood for the Hempen Cowl.

Hmm, I remember hearing making some stuff with the offhand tool makes it much easier than with mainhand. Maybe this is one of those recipes?

[TransparentMind]

I'd like it not to take 40 minutes to craft a robe. After finally making one for myself, I'll be damned if I'm spending another 40 synthing the moko grass into yarn, the yarn into undyed cloth, the cloth into inner, outer and hood, and finally all three bits into a finished robe.

Sure I can praise SE for the "realistic depth" of its crafting system. But the lack of "Repeat Recipe" function for just basic stuff makes everything MUCH longer than it really needs to be.

Also, why is spinning hempen yarn and creating undyed hempen cloth WAY harder than actually creating the inner cowl, outer cowl, and hood for the Hempen Cowl.

And do SE not know that a cowl IS a hood?!

So yeah, streamlined crafting please.

yeah, this is a big one for me too.

I can't remember the name of the game right now, but it had a similar bullshit crafting system where you couldn't just buy arrows you would have to make them. To make them you had to get the wood, wittle it down to shafts, get iron and make arrows heads, feathers, fletclings etc. And the whole process took so fucking long you just didn't bother ever being Archer unless you had a real hard on for that kind of shit.


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- LinkPEARLS (crests gtfo)
- Auction House, or a far more effective market ward system... no, nvm just give me the fucking AH.
- More guildleves per day, this shit is thoroughly boring for 45 minutes of enjoyment after a 36 hour wait.
- Skillchains
- I wanna do what the opening movie did. I want a big sword to carry on my back too, where do I get one of those again?

[ascalon]

Hmm, I remember hearing making some stuff with the offhand tool makes it much easier than with mainhand. Maybe this is one of those recipes?

Ah, now that is something I haven't tried. Yet it makes a lot of sense. Will give it a shot once I've restocked on lightning shards. 8 per yarn is ludicrous.

[Priran]

Hmm, I remember hearing making some stuff with the offhand tool makes it much easier than with mainhand. Maybe this is one of those recipes?

I think the way that it works is that the secondary tool is better for a recipe if it makes sense that it would be better at that recipe. i.e. the spinning wheel will make spinning yarn easier, but making a piece of equipment would be easier with the needle.

[Hyan]

Also I think the traits you can buy with guild marks will make the synthesis even easier (if I remember right there's stuff like spinning and weaving training in there?)

[miokomioko]

Yes, Yes you are being and I'm not sure - maybe you just are an asshole. But that was clear like 10+ pages ago. Now stfu and stop posting to this thread if you don't have criticism for the game. Clearly you are just going after the people that post here.

Thank God you created an account to defend someone who doesn't know what the hell they are talking about.

Grindan... in MY Final Fantasy? What other way would you progress your character in an RPG, let-alone MMORPG? The leve system is a bonus, and also used for rewards as well as working towards Faction Leves. I can't comprehend what kind of person plays an MMORPG for the casual content, then complains there's nothing else to waste excessive time on because they apparently don't have the patience to play an RPG.

[Achitophel]

Really? Because it is in literally every other MMO I'm aware of including FFXI.

Congratulations!!!

No, I don't think that is the intent. Sorry to burst your bubble, where should I send flowers to?

[Lazytowner]

Thread summary so far:

Mostly logical complaints about an MMO that's making the same mistakes made in its predecessor, with little more than cosmetic improvements.

Then users dive in for some flaman' to hopelessly defend their hilarious use of their time.


Things I want XIV to have in the future...less MMO players. You know what I mean, MMO players.



Get mad, Hardcore-Master-Race. I'm fine with grinding as long as I'm having fun. Wait, what? No skillchains? Not even some lame server-based event chains like Guild Wars 2? Well fuck, I just don't know what I want in the future then. How about, everything every MMO is going do or at least has been doing since 2002?

Just sayin' brah, just sayin'.

EDIT: And this being different excuse isn't going to cut it. The reason alternatives are made to the norm is because the alternatives might actually be interesting compared to everything else. This is not the case. It's like selling a cake without frosting and calling it a superior alternative to what it usually is. Wat. Wat. Wat.

[Priran]

Congratulations!!!

No, I don't think that is the intent. Sorry to burst your bubble, where should I send flowers to?

You're right, what was I thinking, a mechanic that worked well in other MMOs making its way into FFXIV?

"It should be hard to get around the world!!1" is the kind of idea that would come up if kids with Down syndrome made an MMO, so obviously it must be working as intended.