Originally Posted by
Chappyzilla
I've tried final fantasy xiv a lot on an off but I always come across the same issues. The story at the start was really interesting but to me quickly went downhill, so many oh shit moments were basically taken back. I found the ending of the first story line with the "assassination" and loss of our comrades really compelling, shit hit the fan and it splattered everywhere, but then so quickly it was basically taken away they didn't die it was almost inconsequential to the point it almost killed the whole story for me. Heavansward was okay but didn't hook me story wise.
Another thing I don't get in that game is the levelling, the first time it sucks all you want to do is the areas where the story takes you like most mmos but you are frequently the wrong level so go grind fates, leves and the slowest dungeons in the world, seriously how can people be okay with how long it takes to kill random mobs. This isn't entertaining it essentially breaks the story up and stops you from being invested or even wanting to play because face it doing higher level fates on your own sucks. I don't understand how potd is the fastes way to level I got sick of being a dragon so I felt like playing a range, tried a machinist because I always loved Balthier, it was really really slow, I put on a movie to get me through the grind, by the time it was finished I had only levelled twice, seriously 2hrs and only 2 levels farming dungeons used to be faster I swear.
I did the classes really clunky as well it just doesn't flow very well. Something I need to know wtf do you do at max level? Hunts are useless dalies don't take long, farming the same lfr 20x a day is monotonous I just don't know what you are meant to do. In wow I hop on, do my cache, invasions and all argus rares then I do my daily dungeon and get ready for a real raid. I raid in wow because I enjoy my guild and even though we are a mythic guild it's not a toxic atmosphere. In ff raids no one ever talked when I was in them it was get in get out and done, not to mention being in Aus makes the latency so bloody bad I can't really do extreme bosses while current.
I tried to like the game I did play it a lot but I get bored every time