Final Fantasy XIV - Kiwi Free Company

[Dopey Cunt]

Xeems is a fucking retard.

Haha yeah he is but he's an entertaining retard at least. Also he's bald which is arguably his greatest sin.
Watching idiots make a big deal out of something small will never not be amusing.

 

[BlazikenLover]

I can't even bring myself to do the main scenario quests post 7.0. It feels really draining since it doesn't feel like its going anywhere at any point in time.

I think many people feel the same way as you do

Mind you, this is from a month ago and the percentage seems to be up to 12% now. Still pretty damn bad with some people claiming they won't bother till 7.3.

Lately I have been wondering why squenix waits till x.2/x.3 to launch stuff like field operations and relics, by then most people will have long since stopped giving a fuck. Speaking of field operations: I hope that content they have been teasing IS a field operation and not just firmament 2.0

 

[Soycast Guy]

If I had to guess, there's probably people within SE who are absolutely fucking pissed off right now with Sena Bryer tbh.

Dawntrail flopped hard and there's almost definitely a few employees who saw it coming but knew they couldn't really do anything because leadership can often be very unresponsive and there was potential risks to saying "hey this shit sucks". So they probably just got ready to weather the storm, knowing it'd be rough post-launch but hopefully they could weather the storm and SE hopefully wouldn't downsize.

Only to then look on Twitter and to see that while they're trying to keep their head down and just push through a rough time, the voice actor for the main character is making a fucking retard of herself on Twitter and calling people who didn't like Smile racist.

How many people do you think wish they could just get a hold of Sena and say "shut the fuck up, I've got a family at home and you being a prissy bitch online has the very real risk of putting my job in jeopardy you selfish bitch".

Never employ troons. This type of shit has a bad effect on everyone involved. And because this low-iq fuck couldn’t keep his mouth shut, FFXIV is dropping in player counts. Well, dawntrail was also just a shit expansion but still, trooncat made it worse. Square enix needs to just silently get rid of him after the patches, and never have Trooncat in the story again.

 

[Welsh Catgirl Enjoyer]

AST here. I dont know why people would be unable to heal on AST since we have the tools and it doesnt take away from playing cards. Although ive encounter AST that only play cards and dont heal which is the pinnacle of retardation for the class.

I've been doing my rounds of getting every class to 100 and tbf, AST is the hardest healer imo. As someone who basically never plays AST I wasn't used to stuff like Earthly Star's delay for the full healing effect and such.

That said, I could still keep a full-pull dungeon going just fine. It's more that I had lower DPS than if I was playing a class I had a lot more time on.

 

[Dopey Cunt]

As someone who basically never plays AST I wasn't used to stuff like Earthly Star's delay for the full healing effect and such.

Setting down the ES and then popping it at the right moment feels so satisfying. It has a short cooldown too and the range is amazing. I'd go as far as to say it's AST's best spell. Once you get used to the time delay, it'll be smooth as butter, trust.

I'm still iffy on the current card system though. Not sure how I feel about it. Most of the cards are just thrown on the tank with only balance and spear going to the melee/tank or healer/ranged respectively. Gets even more awkward though if you have 2 melee or 2 ranged.

 

[00R-Gundam]

I've been doing my rounds of getting every class to 100 and tbf, AST is the hardest healer imo. As someone who basically never plays AST I wasn't used to stuff like Earthly Star's delay for the full healing effect and such.

That said, I could still keep a full-pull dungeon going just fine. It's more that I had lower DPS than if I was playing a class I had a lot more time on.

Maybe is because ive played AST since dawntrail released but i dont find him difficult to play? Sure theres micromanaging but i think, as with most things, you get used to the tempo of the class and then things work organically. Earthly Star is probably my favorite ability in AST timing it and popping it off or it just goes off in a time of need feels weirdly good. I think you compensate the lack of damage by buffing the others effectively + party buff. Personally while playing AST i felt that the content goes on slightly faster.

 

[Tari]

Mind you, this is from a month ago and the percentage seems to be up to 12% now. Still pretty damn bad with some people claiming they won't bother till 7.3.

Here's extra context on player falloff as you go through the MSQ.
2.0: 95%
3.0: 92%
4.0: 88%
5.0: 85%
ShB Role Quests: 63%/60%/71%/59% (This isn't relevant since it drops from 86% to 85% before the role quests are necessary, just thought I'd mention it.)
5.55: 81%
6.0: 75%
6.1: 68%
6.2: 64%
6.3: 60%
6.4: 56%
6.5: 50%
6.55: 41% (heh)
7.0 Level 91: 33%
7.0 Level 93: 32%
7.0 Level 97: 31%
7.0 Level 100: 30%
7.0 Optional Dungeons: 28%
Yuweyawata Field Station: 15% (What the fuck? There are like 4 quests after this it's not that hard to just quickly go through them.)
7.1: 12%

And for other content released in DT:
FATEs: 20% and 16% for the Special FATEs, 11% for Rank 4 Shared FATE in all zones
M4: 26%
M4S: 8.1%
Jeuno: 15%
Vali EX: 17% (This is actually more people than Zeromus EX, which currently sits at 16%)
Cenote Ja Ja Gural (1 entrance): 17% (8.8% for 20 entrances)
Sphene EX: 6.3%
COD: 1.4%
FRU: 0.3%

 

[Inconspicuous Poster]

Maybe is because ive played AST since dawntrail released but i dont find him difficult to play? Sure theres micromanaging but i think, as with most things, you get used to the tempo of the class and then things work organically. Earthly Star is probably my favorite ability in AST timing it and popping it off or it just goes off in a time of need feels weirdly good. I think you compensate the lack of damage by buffing the others effectively + party buff. Personally while playing AST i felt that the content goes on slightly faster.

You are right that it's easy, but saying there's stuff to micromanage is a bit generous.
Realistically, you only need to use Draw on CD (use the shit "cards" if you want I guess. They're completely worthless anyways and there's no point in using them besides wanting something to press inbetween the braindead 1-1-1-... spam. The DPS card is part of your opener and does therefore not need managing) Use earthy star on CD and refresh dot every 30 seconds. All in total 3 things. If you can press oGCD's on cooldown you're already top 75%.
Seeing DT AST makes me so sad. It's over...

 

[Sheep King]

Setting down the ES and then popping it at the right moment feels so satisfying. It has a short cooldown too and the range is amazing. I'd go as far as to say it's AST's best spell. Once you get used to the time delay, it'll be smooth as butter, trust.

I'm still iffy on the current card system though. Not sure how I feel about it. Most of the cards are just thrown on the tank with only balance and spear going to the melee/tank or healer/ranged respectively. Gets even more awkward though if you have 2 melee or 2 ranged.

Funnily enough I've also been levelling AST and I personally prefer the DT card system over EW by quite a bit. Instead of throwing a single card picked at random and the only challenge being memorising which card goes on what player, you get tools you can plan for and space out. Most of it goes on the tank but regen can be good for taking care of a DPS who ate an attack they weren't supposed to. The only tricky part is lining up both Balance and Spear so you can apply them both within the full Astronomy window.

I do really like having two charges of Lightspeed. it makes it feel more like a core ability of the job and actually makes it feel like you can take risks during pulls even in earlier dungeons.
Edit: I meant Divination window, I need to stop giving abilities made-up names from my head.

 

[Tari]

Materia is a dead DC, i love it here.

This took me 2 hours from 3/2000.

 

[00R-Gundam]

Now that i noticed, havent seen many BK crowns in DT. Did they go extinct?

 

[Tari]

Now that i noticed, havent seen many BK crowns in DT. Did they go extinct?

They just haven't reapplied for mentor yet. I know, it's so much work to level one crafter and one gatherer to the new level cap and then talk to the Smith again.

 

[00R-Gundam]

They just haven't reapplied for mentor yet. I know, it's so much work to level one crafter and one gatherer to the new level cap and then talk to the Smith again.

I thought it was a permanent title, so you have to reapply every fucking expansion? Bro dont tell me there are people that do this, pls say sike.

 

[Tari]

I thought it was a permanent title, so you have to reapply every fucking expansion? Bro dont tell me there are people that do this, pls say sike.

you have until x.1 to reclaim your title or it gets removed until you do

you don't get your mentor roulette progress reset or your astrope taken away from you though

 

[One Winged Pear Farmer]

Is there a trick to getting into FF14? No judgement, I’d like to enjoy 14 as I like some other final fantasies but only ever gotten into WoW as an mmo and everytime I try 14 something about it just feels so dry and unengaging to me. Might just not be for me but curious if any fans of the game had a similar experience and how they got past it

 

[Gravemind]

Is there a trick to getting into FF14? No judgement, I’d like to enjoy 14 as I like some other final fantasies but only ever gotten into WoW as an mmo and everytime I try 14 something about it just feels so dry and unengaging to me. Might just not be for me but curious if any fans of the game had a similar experience and how they got past it

For me it was always the story and worldbuilding, the harder content also made it enjoyable, but both the devs and the community have seen fit to fuck up both of these aspects over time.

 

[One Winged Pear Farmer]

For me it was always the story and worldbuilding, the harder content also made it enjoyable, but both the devs and the community have seen fit to fuck up both of these aspects over time.

I hear lots of people praise the story but anytime I tried to give the MSQ a chance it bored me to tears. People said it gets better with heavensward but I think that’s when I got more bored and gave up last time. Seems like too many partial ideas from previous final fantasy games patchworked together

 

[00R-Gundam]

Is there a trick to getting into FF14? No judgement, I’d like to enjoy 14 as I like some other final fantasies but only ever gotten into WoW as an mmo and everytime I try 14 something about it just feels so dry and unengaging to me. Might just not be for me but curious if any fans of the game had a similar experience and how they got past it

Depends on a person by person basis. Personally i enjoy FF in general so the idea of playing jobs that some of my favorite characters in the franchise did was a cool motivation. Story imo is a slog to get through in vanilla ff14 so i got bored until i reach the final part of the story in base game. I tend to play the game in short bursts and then come back to it, keeps me from burning out. I would recommend getting a friend to play with you.

 

[Weapons Grade Autism]

Is there a trick to getting into FF14? No judgement, I’d like to enjoy 14 as I like some other final fantasies but only ever gotten into WoW as an mmo and everytime I try 14 something about it just feels so dry and unengaging to me. Might just not be for me but curious if any fans of the game had a similar experience and how they got past it

I just skipped all the start and started paying attention at the end of ARR and towards HW.
It was a bit of a slog, but the story was good and engaging in my book. Having someone that already plays and literally get you through the beginning of the game fast is preferrable, IE, Flying with mounts and synching to unattuned Aetherytes with you as the Sprout that has not yet gotten the flying unlocked so that you can at least get to markers at a fast speed.

 

[Shieldman]

I hear lots of people praise the story but anytime I tried to give the MSQ a chance it bored me to tears. People said it gets better with heavensward but I think that’s when I got more bored and gave up last time. Seems like too many partial ideas from previous final fantasy games patchworked together

You either push through the parts you don't like or you don't. I don't think anyone can convince you of anything.

Personally for me was the possibility for leveling up every single class. Seeing "number go up" pleases my monkey brain. The boring parts of the MSQ feel less painful if you treat them like xp piñatas.

Sadly its a little bit too easy now, there's no such things as farming leves or 46-50 fate parties anymore.

The game would improve a great deal with less gating. The fact that you reach level 50 or 60 but can't get tomestone gear until you cross an arbitrary quest barrier is really stupid. Games like SWTOR let you jump over story quests and skip ahead when you pass certain level thresholds.