Thayos wrote:
Another kind of content this game is missing (which FFXI had in abundance) is easy content disguised as hard content.
Some examples: Dynamis and Sky.
This is content that nobody beat within the first week or two, let alone on day 1. Beating this content took some time to figure out. And even when most groups could easily farm this content, it still didn't feel totally easy. You had to pay attention. Things had to be pulled or fought a certain way, and each type of content contained several points where everyone could fail if things weren't done right.
That said, you didn't need fast-twitch reflexes or lag-free connections to overcome this content. It required teamwork. It took awhile. The fact you still needed 20 or 30 players to reliably clear some runs underlined how "difficult" it was... when in reality, it wasn't really that hard.
Right now, FFXIV lacks this type of content. Crystal Tower could have been this, but it was too linear and boss-heavy. This is the kind of content though that keeps people coming back for more. It unites hardcore and casual players. People need to feel like they're being challenged, but in a way that isn't completely frustrating like Titan HM used to be or Titan Ex is now.
I think you're onto something, and it's the kind of stuff I'd like to see included. I remember doing dynamis and a couple folks would die and you'd re-raise or whatever and keep on trucking and pick up the slack while the recovered or whatever...
In Titan EX if someone drops, it's pretty much over. If you're luck enough your party stuck through the 5 wipes to get you the 25% echo, the weakness might not kill you when the tumults hit, but if your healer gets stuck in an animation lock and takes a WotL to the chin at the wrong instant right when the other gets jailed, wipe and try again... Oh and what's that... the BRD who's been landslide'd off the platform EVERY fight is gonna be the first guy to give up, drop party, and make you queue up fresh again? GRRR....
Oh and what's that, the divebomb icon looks just like a snake head? Too bad, wipe and try again... lol...
I don't mind twitch gaming, and I'm generally the last guy standing, or pretty close to it. But, like I said earlier, I'm pretty much done queueing up with people who I don't already know. It's not worth it any more. If we need one to fill in or something, maybe, but I'm not joining any PF groups, and I'm sure as hell not queueing for anything in DF outside of roulettes. And once they give us the option to queue roulette with pre-mades, I'll probably stop doing that as well.
Edited, May 8th 2014 1:45pm by LebargeX Edited, May 8th 2014 1:46pm by LebargeX