most boring MMORPG I've played so far...

[Antyss08]

Im lvl 23, I have no motivation or anything to launch the game other that I paid for the sub.
Its bland and boring in every sense, combat, quest, maps, the way you travel and the story so far...

Playing mostly like a delviery man, bring a bottle of Oringe Juice to Swyrgeim Vesper Bay western coast of Thanalan from Ul'dah.
And there so many of quest like this, nothing but go from point a-b-a
Its just a dead brainer game, I need to switch off my brain for this game to play like a zombie or human bot.
Why this game is so stupidly boring?
Just found a video thats shares exact same feelings that I have
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGy5eVXuLb0

Level 10-20 time 6h
This is the gameplay: travel a-b-a, collect leafs and deliver, kill worthless no brain mobs loop repeat. 6h or doing same thing with different npc and mobs.

• Speak with Keitha at Bentbranch Meadows.
  
• Speak with Roseline.
  
• Slay 4 Qiqirn Scramblers.
  
• Report to Roseline at the Matron's Lethe.
  
• Remove blue trumpets.
  
• Report to Theodore at the Matron's Lethe.
  
• Speak with Roseline.
  
• Search for signs of the shadowy figure.
  
• Deliver the leather bag to Roseline.
  
• Show Roseline's message to Elmar.
  
• Show Roseline's message to Bernard.
  
• Show Roseline's message to Eylgar.
  
• Search for signs of the winged beasts.
  
• Speak with Lothaire.
  
• Speak with Leonnie.
  
• Speak with Armelle at the Mirror Planks.
  
• Salvage the cargo. 0/2
  
• Deliver the cargo to Keitha at Bentbranch Meadows.
  
• Question the people of Bentbranch Meadows. 0/3
  
• Speak with Luquelot.
  
• Subdue the thief, and take back Leia's egg.
  
• Retrieve Leia's egg.
  
• Return Leia's egg to Luquelot.
  
• Speak with Luquelot.
  
• Deliver Luquelot's letter to Miounne.
  
• Deliver Mioune's letter to Bowlord Lewin.
  
• Make haste to the Guardian Tree.
  
• Defeat the Ixal.
  
• Defeat the Gargoyle.
  
• Speak with Lewin.
  
• Consult Miounne.
  
• Collect the artifact from Beatin.
  
• Deliver the wooden lockbox to Miounne.
  
• Put on the Monoa Mask and speak with Estaine.
  
• Speak with Kan-E-Senna at the Lotus Stand.
  
• Speak with Miounne.
  
• Speak with Lionnellais at the airship landing.
  
• Board the airship.
  
• Speak with the storm honor guard.
  
• Present Kan-E-Senna's missive to Zanthael at Bulwark Hall.
  
• Speak with L'nophlo at the airship landing.
  
• Board the airship.
  
• Speak with the flame honor guard.
  
• Present Kan-E-Senna's missive to Bartholomew on the Hustings Strip.
  
• Speak with Baderon at the Drowning Wench in Limsa Lominsa.
  
• Retrieve ripe corpses. 0/3
  
• Deliver the corpses to Isembard at Camp Drybone.
  
• Speak with Marques outside the Church of Saint Adama Landama.
  
• Lay the embalmed corpse at the gravesite.
  
• Bury the embalmed corpse.
  
• Report back to Marques.
  
• Speak with Sister Ourcen.
  
• Speak with Isembard at Camp Drybone.
  
• Speak with the uncombed urchin in the Golden Bazaar.
  
• Save Sister Ourcen.
  
• Report to Isembard at Camp Drybone.
  
• Speak with Thancred.
  
• Search for a clue in the Amalj'aa encampment.
  
• Show the queer leaflet to Thancred.
  
• Show the queer leaflet to Sister Ourcen.
  
• Speak with Thancred.
  
• Speak with Isembard.
  
• Speak with the locals while garbed in a weathered shepherd's tunic and a pair of weathered shepherd's slops.
  
• Speak with Thancred.
  
• Speak with Thancred while garbed in a weathered shepherd's tunic and a pair of weathered shepherd's slops.
  
• Speak with Minfilia at the Waking Sands.
  
  After I will review all the comments, I will select a few and you guys will give a feeback like agree/strongly agree/ neutral/ disagree / strongly disagree of other FFXIV veterans statements.
  For example: FFXIV is mostly solo play focus.
  -disagree
  
  New update
  Asmongold will try FF14 with NO content skip & boost, I believe he can make more than anyone else a fair opinion/criticism and an observation regarding his experience with FFXIV.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlxAseu5Vu0

[Beduin]

The Mayor of Murder Town a écrit :

Beduin a écrit :

Totally agree whith TS. This HOURS waiting as HEALER is insane for MMO. When I need time to get to server couse it full and crosserver. I cant find party to several dungeon HOUSRS waiting as healer. And this dungeon QUEST realted - you can`t progress before you contine.

Which Dungeon? Because I'm a healer main and I've never had to wait more than a few minutes for any MSQ dungeon.

This quest linees 50 lvl extreeme 8 man dungeons. I 2 weeks can`t end. And I just get 1 time her. hour wipe and all left. Thnx I play dozen MMO - NEVER I have such awefull dungeon expitience.

There 4 quest lines I can`t end. I give this boring game sooo many chances to get interesting.... but more I play - more I disappointed and more boring and empty this game become.

[Om3ga-Z3ro]

No sane person joins EX trials through Duty Finder.

Either create a Party Finder or get friends to join you in EX trials.

[Oberon]

Beduin a écrit :

The Mayor of Murder Town a écrit :

Which Dungeon? Because I'm a healer main and I've never had to wait more than a few minutes for any MSQ dungeon.

This quest linees 50 lvl extreeme 8 man dungeons. I 2 weeks can`t end. And I just get 1 time her. hour wipe and all left. Thnx I play dozen MMO - NEVER I have such awefull dungeon expitience.

There 4 quest lines I can`t end. I give this boring game sooo many chances to get interesting.... but more I play - more I disappointed and more boring and empty this game become.

This game doesn't have any "Extreme" dungeons. There are Extreme Trials but not a single one of them is required to progress in the game.

[Beduin]

The Mayor of Murder Town a écrit :

Beduin a écrit :

This quest linees 50 lvl extreeme 8 man dungeons. I 2 weeks can`t end. And I just get 1 time her. hour wipe and all left. Thnx I play dozen MMO - NEVER I have such awefull dungeon expitience.

There 4 quest lines I can`t end. I give this boring game sooo many chances to get interesting.... but more I play - more I disappointed and more boring and empty this game become.

This game doesn't have any "Extreme" dungeons. There are Extreme Trials but not a single one of them is required to progress in the game.

Trials or 8 man dungeon. I don`t see difference. I don`t fan of this game, so I not need remember al terminology. There several story Ark. 50 lvl trials several examples. As example I need 50 lvl dungeon (2 minimum) to get weapon quest line. But I don`t have it in roster. In main storyline I get to 53 lvl story (I have two 56 lvl healers and one 55 lvl bluemage). So whithout spendind time in game wiki - I think to get this dungeon - I fristly must end some 8 man dungeon to get this new dungeon opened to my roster.... This totall situational - when you need get dungeon to progress - is very ill.... I understznd they made dungeon story part. But this is very bad gamedevelopment idiea. I remeber how I wit 10 hours to first 8 man dungeon when I firstly play dps class. After this 10 hours I start develope healer. To get end STORYLINE!!!!! This is sooo bad.....
And this fishing.... I spend 5 hours try fish 50 lvl quest fish. I do all as needed. But no result. 5 hours. For working man it all holidays in week. Just to get 0 result. Boring, broken and bad game.

[chipofsalt]

Ah, another one of those "x, y, z sucks so the entire game sucks" posts. I really should make a copy/paste for these:

1) Combat feels slow; it does. For now. If only square enix had a job guide detailing all the numerous off-globals most jobs have to use in between the 2.5s GCD!! Try new jobs in the mean time. (https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/jobguide/battle/)

2) reeee ARR sucks!!! We know. tough it out or quit, no one really cares. You people are a dime-a-dozen. Game is healthy enough, plus I suspect endwalker being the end of the ascian saga will change things up afterwards as far as story progression goes.

3) Queuing an expert trial using duty roulette (lol)

The early game sucks, we all know it. You're hardly the first to say so. It definitely does get better, but if you don't have the patience for it, just quit. Don't ♥♥♥♥♥ and moan like a 5 year old.

[Oberon]

Beduin a écrit :

The Mayor of Murder Town a écrit :

This game doesn't have any "Extreme" dungeons. There are Extreme Trials but not a single one of them is required to progress in the game.

Trials or 8 man dungeon. I don`t see difference. I don`t fan of this game, so I not need remember al terminology.

You should learn, otherwise you'll be caught spewing misinformation. There is a massive difference between "I got stuck waiting hours as a healer for a dungeon queue" and "i got stuck waiting hours as a healer for an Extreme Trial queue."

Beduin a écrit :

There several story Ark. 50 lvl trials several examples. As example I need 50 lvl dungeon (2 minimum) to get weapon quest line. But I don`t have it in roster. In main storyline I get to 53 lvl story (I have two 56 lvl healers and one 55 lvl bluemage). So whithout spendind time in game wiki - I think to get this dungeon - I fristly must end some 8 man dungeon to get this new dungeon opened to my roster.... This totall situational - when you need get dungeon to progress - is very ill.... I understznd they made dungeon story part. But this is very bad gamedevelopment idiea. I remeber how I wit 10 hours to first 8 man dungeon when I firstly play dps class. After this 10 hours I start develope healer. To get end STORYLINE!!!!! This is sooo bad.....

Except there's no storyline in the game that requires you to do an Extreme trial.

Beduin a écrit :

And this fishing.... I spend 5 hours try fish 50 lvl quest fish. I do all as needed. But no result. 5 hours. For working man it all holidays in week. Just to get 0 result. Boring, broken and bad game.

Then buy it off the market board.

[Deejudanne]

well sure game is a bit weak in the start but after that it turns out really great

[Lord Doober De La Goober MXI]

Anakha a écrit :

Lord Doober De La Goober MXI a écrit :

and....that.... makes it okay?

and no, not all JRPGs have parts in their storyline that have you warp, talk to someone for less than 3 minutes just to warp back most usually get chastised for it

Yes? It's called having a story where you do more than fight every three seconds.

So only way to tell an story is by adding based artificial game lengthiers? Make players go through extra steps just to add a little extra "meat" to a story? Step that, half the time are meaningless and easily forgettable no fights no "click on X's c times" just run over and talk to B for 3 mins and warp back is story?

Lol very well then.

[Rai]

it's boring because you're level 23?

[Om3ga-Z3ro]

Lord Doober De La Goober MXI a écrit :

Anakha a écrit :

Yes? It's called having a story where you do more than fight every three seconds.

So only way to tell an story is by adding based artificial game lengthiers? Make players go through extra steps just to add a little extra "meat" to a story? Step that, half the time are meaningless and easily forgettable?

Lol very well then.

Persona 4 comes into mind that has the most lengthiest start and there are many huge inbetweens in it as well but the game is extremely good.

All the Tales series has long dialogues in it and even quests where you need to go to point A to point B to talk to someone.

Witcher games has a lot of segments where you need to talk to person from person to complete quests that can lead to a fight depending on what route you go to. (This is a Polish game)

The list can go on but these are fine examples.

[Lord Doober De La Goober MXI]

Om3ga-Z3ro a écrit :

Lord Doober De La Goober MXI a écrit :

So only way to tell an story is by adding based artificial game lengthiers? Make players go through extra steps just to add a little extra "meat" to a story? Step that, half the time are meaningless and easily forgettable?

Lol very well then.

Persona 4 comes into mind that has the most lengthiest start and there are many huge inbetweens in it as well but the game is extremely good.

All the Tales series has long dialogues in it and even quests where you need to go to point A to point B to talk to someone.

Witcher games has a lot of segments where you need to talk to person from person to complete quests that can lead to a fight depending on what route you go to. (This is a Polish game)

The list can go on but these are fine examples.

Talking about main story, not in terms of side quests and I don't mind if it leads to *something* introduces an new characters or hell leads me to an diffrent place anything really but if the game is just telling me to warp back to the very same place that sent me there after literally 3 mins (that's being gracious) with nothing being changed no fights not even an "pick up x" what so ever, only gave formation that has very little impact to the main story or at the very least could have been easily given in the previous zone, what was the point of it being in the MSQ at all?


like I said Parts of the MSQ could have been better streamlined than what it is now without losing anything really

I dont know if anyone believes the msq is perfect without any flaws but if so then keep doing that I suppose

[Dirty_Bertie]

I personally find it a bit boring too but there is a certain charm which is making me enjoy this game, I would have said if i had known you that maaybe just playing for free to start with as you can get to level 60 and play the first expansion if i`m not wrong.

I get told by my friends that shadowbringer is badass and worth the time, I agree that they could refresh or remake the 1 - 50 experience, it is a grind and abit boring but! apart from that its a pretty good game, I wish they had talent trees too or something to make you stand out a bit from another player but i dont think the game was built that way, but overall a good game so far and im 24.

I think the idea is to not expect to much and when it hits you its the best feeling [/quote]

[Om3ga-Z3ro]

Talent trees in this type of game is pointless and is prone to make things unbalanced and difficult to rebalance it, people will then start making meta tree builds so that other talents are left in the dirt to be forgotten and would be a waste of effort and resources, kinda defeats the point of being unique and standout. It's better to be able to play as anything you want than to be forced to play a meta.

[Aidenel]

Om3ga-Z3ro a écrit :

Talent trees in this type of game is pointless and is prone to make things unbalanced and difficult to rebalance it, people will then start making meta tree builds so that other talents are left in the dirt to be forgotten and would be a waste of effort and resources, kinda defeats the point of being unique and standout. It's better to be able to play as anything you want than to be forced to play a meta.

not only left in the dirt, remember the good old days of WoW "Oh you dont use the meta skills for a DPS? get kicked scrub, my normal dungeon has to go fast".
The skills are fine, its the players who get left behind by the meta fanatics.

[galacticcorgi]

Lord Doober De La Goober MXI a écrit :

Anakha a écrit :

Yes? It's called having a story where you do more than fight every three seconds.

So only way to tell an story is by adding based artificial game lengthiers? Make players go through extra steps just to add a little extra "meat" to a story? Step that, half the time are meaningless and easily forgettable no fights no "click on X's c times" just run over and talk to B for 3 mins and warp back is story?

Lol very well then.

Not the only way, but it's a way that you don't enjoy. That's fine. Go back to CoD or whatever that has 0 backtracking. If all you want is fighting, play a fighting game.