Since the introduction of Data Center Travel, the Party Finder's raiding scene on Elemental has been steadily declining, and it has now reached a very concerning state.
After DC Travel was implemented, the majority of JP players from Elemental moved to Mana. At first, Elemental PF became smaller, but it was still manageable. However, over time, many English-speaking players also started traveling to Mana because the Party Finder there is consistently very active (often over 100 listings).
As a result, the number of players pugging on Elemental has dropped drastically.
Currently, for high-end content:
- Each raid floor often has fewer than 10 PF listings
- Party Finders can take over 2 hours just to fill
- Filling a party now takes longer than actually progressing the fight
This severely damages motivation for raiders who rely on party finder. Many players want to raid but simply give up after waiting too long for parties to fill.
While it is possible to raid on Mana, nearly 100% of PF listings there are in Japanese. This creates another major issue:
- EN players cannot clearly communicate their progress
- It’s difficult to understand PF descriptions, expectations, or mistakes
- Progression becomes much harder without shared language
This situation makes the current tier especially frustrating. On Elemental, PF takes too long to fill. On Mana, language barriers make raiding difficult unless you understand Japanese.
Because of this, many of my friends who regularly raid have already lost motivation and are considering quitting the game entirely. I hope the FFXIV team can see and acknowledge this issue, because if left unaddressed, it risks severely harming the raiding community and long-term player retention on Elemental.
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After DC Travel was implemented, the majority of JP players from Elemental moved to Mana. At first, Elemental PF became smaller, but it was still manageable. However, over time, many English-speaking players also started traveling to Mana because the Party Finder there is consistently very active (often over 100 listings).
As a result, the number of players pugging on Elemental has dropped drastically.
Currently, for high-end content:
- Each raid floor often has fewer than 10 PF listings
- Party Finders can take over 2 hours just to fill
- Filling a party now takes longer than actually progressing the fight
This severely damages motivation for raiders who rely on party finder. Many players want to raid but simply give up after waiting too long for parties to fill.
While it is possible to raid on Mana, nearly 100% of PF listings there are in Japanese. This creates another major issue:
- EN players cannot clearly communicate their progress
- It’s difficult to understand PF descriptions, expectations, or mistakes
- Progression becomes much harder without shared language
This situation makes the current tier especially frustrating. On Elemental, PF takes too long to fill. On Mana, language barriers make raiding difficult unless you understand Japanese.
Because of this, many of my friends who regularly raid have already lost motivation and are considering quitting the game entirely. I hope the FFXIV team can see and acknowledge this issue, because if left unaddressed, it risks severely harming the raiding community and long-term player retention on Elemental.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Continue reading...