After years of playing I cancel the subscription today as the game no longer cares of adding things that appeal to a player like me. The gameplay is divided between Lowcore and Highcore. With Middlecore being abandoned.
First the definitions.
Hardcore = Need preparation time. Mostly due to surprise sucker mechanics focused on killing and not maiming. Healers become USELESS due to the focus on killing and not maiming. And body checks.
Midcore = Dificult but mechanics are focused on maiming, not killing. And thus run can be saved without ever needing preparation time. Healers become essentials.
Lowcore = If You have a pulse you can pass. Healers become USELESS
FF14 now just focus on Hardcore and Lowcore. It abandoned its midcore. Which are the majority of players. There is no mastery of rotations as the focus has been in having rotations that a bot can do over and over and over. Homogenization killed that part.
So the content became TOO EASY, no challenge. Except unless you go HARD CORE. Aka you need time to prepare with other players to clear content. And once you did so, its all about learning a pre-scripted fight. With surprise sucker mechanics focused on killing. Not maiming. That makes healers USELESS. They also turned tanks into demigods, except for DRK. Tanks are not meant to be healing. Is not their purpose. They are the shield of the group. Not the medic of the group.
So why I am writing this if I just unsubbed. Becuase I use to love this game and saw how it deteriorated with homogenization. And changing the levels so that bots can run the dungeons. Removing any interesting mechanics in the process. They are levels made FOR BOTS, as well as rotation made for bots. Not people. And the hardcore. All cheat with ACT. And far worse. Is not a game but a get high by openly cheating. Is it everyone? No. But certainly the majority.
Also get rid of the 2 minute window. Kill it. Burn its body and then send the ashes to the sun. It makes fights more boring that it should.
Now you got two choices. Remove the post out of fear. Or change the game so that people that used to love it come back. Targetting the 1% of try hard and cheaters is not for business. Targetting the I always win crew, is also not good for business as once they notice that there is no danger, it becomes BORING. So who should you target. Targed the middle as the majority of players are in that area. Doesn't mean you abandon the hardcore, or the low core. Just start low, and make content harder, but without body checks and without needing to spend hours in discord to find a party to clear.
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First the definitions.
Hardcore = Need preparation time. Mostly due to surprise sucker mechanics focused on killing and not maiming. Healers become USELESS due to the focus on killing and not maiming. And body checks.
Midcore = Dificult but mechanics are focused on maiming, not killing. And thus run can be saved without ever needing preparation time. Healers become essentials.
Lowcore = If You have a pulse you can pass. Healers become USELESS
FF14 now just focus on Hardcore and Lowcore. It abandoned its midcore. Which are the majority of players. There is no mastery of rotations as the focus has been in having rotations that a bot can do over and over and over. Homogenization killed that part.
So the content became TOO EASY, no challenge. Except unless you go HARD CORE. Aka you need time to prepare with other players to clear content. And once you did so, its all about learning a pre-scripted fight. With surprise sucker mechanics focused on killing. Not maiming. That makes healers USELESS. They also turned tanks into demigods, except for DRK. Tanks are not meant to be healing. Is not their purpose. They are the shield of the group. Not the medic of the group.
So why I am writing this if I just unsubbed. Becuase I use to love this game and saw how it deteriorated with homogenization. And changing the levels so that bots can run the dungeons. Removing any interesting mechanics in the process. They are levels made FOR BOTS, as well as rotation made for bots. Not people. And the hardcore. All cheat with ACT. And far worse. Is not a game but a get high by openly cheating. Is it everyone? No. But certainly the majority.
Also get rid of the 2 minute window. Kill it. Burn its body and then send the ashes to the sun. It makes fights more boring that it should.
Now you got two choices. Remove the post out of fear. Or change the game so that people that used to love it come back. Targetting the 1% of try hard and cheaters is not for business. Targetting the I always win crew, is also not good for business as once they notice that there is no danger, it becomes BORING. So who should you target. Targed the middle as the majority of players are in that area. Doesn't mean you abandon the hardcore, or the low core. Just start low, and make content harder, but without body checks and without needing to spend hours in discord to find a party to clear.
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