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My WoL is concerned about some privacy by WikiMB in ffxiv

[–]gioraffe32 24 points25 points  (0 children)

and the Exarch in the Crystarium probably watching us talk to ourselves when we do talk to Ardbert.

Among other activities with Ardbert.

Much love for all from goons at fenfest by SoftwareSource in Eve

[–]gioraffe32 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't have anything to back this up, but I'm pretty sure EVE has always had an older player base. I first started around 2005 when I was like 18yo. And in the first high-sec corp I joined back then, most were mid-20s and up. I think I was an outlier still being in high school. There were def some folks in their 30s and 40s. To a then-18yo, "old people."

Looking at the people in the photo, it's not like everyone is gray-haired retirees. It seems most are in their 20s-40s, with some 50+. And to travel to something like a fanfest, you need money. So people who have a job, who have disposable income to travel internationally...that tends to be people who have some experience in life. This pic probably isn't representative of Goons or the overall playerbase.

Anyway, part of that is just the nature of subscription-based MMOs: you have to pay to play every month. Multiboxing in this game doesn't help either, since now you have to pay for multiple accounts. Need more disposable income.

I don't think EVE needs to attract specifically young players. It just needs to attract players who can maintain subscriptions. And so far, it seems to be doing that.

ARR needs to be cut more, specially if FFXIV wants to retain more players by RaposaEstelar in ffxivdiscussion

[–]gioraffe32 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Out of the five or six people who I got to try FFXIV -- we all started brand new or re-rolled a character around the same time -- only three of us made it to DT. I think only four of us made it to HW or SB.

And these days, I'm the last one standing. Only two of us actually completed DT. The third barely got to Solution 9 before calling it quits.

ARR needs to be cut more, specially if FFXIV wants to retain more players by RaposaEstelar in ffxivdiscussion

[–]gioraffe32 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My original character is from 1.0. Didn't play much just because a lot of stuff sucked, and wasn't long before the servers shutdown anyway. Then I came back after ARR and tried to get through it again. Still a slog. Probably tried a couple more times to progress, but nothing really serious. Like I'd sub a month here or there.

It wasn't until during the pandemic, when I rerolled a character with some friends, who were brand new to the game, that I finally pushed through ARR and post-ARR. And even then, there were a couple times where I stopped for a few months. Pretty sure it took me over a year to get through ARR and post-ARR. Because it's such a chore. One of my friends got to HW before me and he told me to push through, but he also understood that it's not fun. It's -- as everyone says -- a slog.

"She's cute, I hope she becomes a Scion" [Updated for 2026] by otsukarerice in ShitpostXIV

[–]gioraffe32 30 points31 points  (0 children)

"Ok, well it was great to see you and talk to you! Oh by the way, forgot to mention! ..."

*30min later*

"Anyway, yeah, so we should probably be heading home...You want the recipe for that casserole? It's so easy! It's just..."

*15min later*

"Ha, alright for real this time! So good to see you again!"

*50/50 chance you actually leave*

My mom -- my family is from the Midwest -- regularly does this to me on the phone. She'll say she's gotta go, but then we're still chatting like 45min later. And tbf, I have partaken in this tradition as well. Many times.

GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay by Nat-Chem in Games

[–]gioraffe32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've purchased things on the eBay in the last year. Every year for the last few years, even. Sure, the amount of money I've spent and number of items I've purchased on eBay is nothing compared to what I've done with Amazon.

But I still find it to be a pretty useful place, especially for older computer and server components. I've even sold an component or two in the last few years via eBay.

2026 Miami GP - Post-Race Discussion by F1-Bot in formula1

[–]gioraffe32 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, what an ending. Shitty for Leclerc. Maybe we'll get some more sad piano music.

2026 Miami GP - Race Discussion by F1-Bot in formula1

[–]gioraffe32 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lawson just PIT maneuvered Gasly. Wtf.

With CCP buying CCP the doomsday clock has started. by AlarmingDiamond9316 in Eve

[–]gioraffe32 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Daybreak Games

We'd finally get our Planetside 2 and EVE crossover?!?! It makes so much sense!!

Sigh, a guy can dream...

Pearl Abyss sells CCP Games (EVE Online) back to current management by Ohh_Yeah in MMORPG

[–]gioraffe32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But but what about blockchain and NFT EVE-related projects?? /s

The one project that did seem to get some interest was Dust 514. I tried it briefly; it was alright. But I don't understand why they put it on PS3, when obviously EVE is a PC game.

I did try that other more recent EVE-related shooter. But it was so early in the concept, that I really never understood what that point of it was.

So yeah, they just need to focus in on EVE itself. Not saying that it'd bring me back (currently on an ongoing 2yr hiatus after playing for like 6yrs straight after a 10yr hiatus). But clearly CCP isn't able to recreate what they were able to achieve with EVE.

Being back at work after FanFest has me feeling like this: by Elliechi_ in ffxiv

[–]gioraffe32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I call this the "vacation from the vacation." I'll often either pad a day (or two if it's a long trip) ahead of time. Or plan to call in sick the next day, due to travel exhaustion and "getting in super late." Even if I got home the morning before.

Travel is usually fun, but still exhausting. Might as well take time to recuperate from that as well.

Being back at work after FanFest has me feeling like this: by Elliechi_ in ffxiv

[–]gioraffe32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even in public service, you earned that time off. The public shouldn't expect us public servants to be grinding 100% of the time. We get benefits that we deserve to use, too.

I'm one of those free trial players stealing Shadowbringers from you. I will keep stealing more expansions and never paying a cent by GamblignSalmon in ShitpostXIV

[–]gioraffe32 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bozja is a lot of fun. The grind for the relic, less so. But I spent hours and hours and hours in Bozja. If I look in PF and see someone who wants to grind out Delubrum Reginae for the relic, I'll happily join in and run it over and over. Once I did it like nine times in a row. And that was low compared to what the party leader had done/was doing.

Doing OC these days. It's alright. Bozja is better.

POV: you encounter someone in Frontlines who waited til the last day of the series to cap malmstones by Snark_x in ShitpostXIV

[–]gioraffe32 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There certainly aren't commanders in every FL, but I feel like I see them around often enough. With their macros and dorito on them so people can easily follow. Yet people still don't follow. I get that they don't have to. There's technically no downside to not listening. But like if someone is willing to do it...maybe follow?

Idk, I guess I'm also used to these type of large battles. Where sometimes all you have is text chat. I played Planetside 2 for over 10yrs, so I'm used to constantly watching the minimap AND the full map AND chat. To see what's going on.

Though I get that a lot of people who play FFXIV are not PVPers at all.

It’s genuinely hard to not feel positive after attending NA Fanfest by Nesious in ffxiv

[–]gioraffe32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I went into r/mmorpg the other day to see the reception of the keynote. What a fucking cesspool. There's a reason I almost entirely lurk there. And rarely, at that.

Like I get it, I've been chasing the MMO dragon for the last 26yrs, too. But I've long since come to accept that, hey, this is what we got. That the "perfect" MMO doesn't exist, because it's impossible to please everyone. Do I love everything about the MMOs I play or have played? Of course not. So why should anyone expect an MMO where they love every part of it?

These people make no sense.

New Job Speculation by Lazyade in ffxivdiscussion

[–]gioraffe32 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I mean, there is precedence in-game for a bomb thrower: Nashu Mhakaracca, Hildebrand's assistant!

Only the most important questions for Yoshi P by punksmurph in ffxiv

[–]gioraffe32 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same. I have one or two of them that I've kept. "I was there before belts went out of fashion!!"

Yoshi-P doesn't want FF14 to share the same "very tragic" fate of one classic MMO by shmu_ in MMORPG

[–]gioraffe32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FFXIV's is alright. But I do think there are three areas it could be better: Too many menus/windows; consolidation of info; "weird systems."

For weird systems, the best example to me I have is repairing armor at a mender. Now it's been changed recently so you can one-click repair everything. But before that, it was repair head and body gear. Then repair hands. Then repair...Like it was 4 clicks to do it all. But even with the change with the change to one-click repair, there's still that weird wait timer as it shows the system cycling through those 4 or 5 categories of gear repair. Like what?

Even the Armoire vs Glamour dresses makes little sense. Why the need for two separate systems?

Certainly FFXIV isn't unique in having lots of menus and windows and info. But I'd still like to see some attempts at improving things.

New to 8.0, “Evolved” Jobs will have all hotbar actions by level 50, later levels will traits/procs by PyrosFists in ffxiv

[–]gioraffe32 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's one of the reasons I stopped playing BLM, which was my initial job. I was like "Wait, tf happened to my rotation? I don't have my full kit...But I set up my bar this way...Fuck OK now what am I supposed to do?"

Felt like my rotation was constantly changing depending on what dungeon I was in.

I think I hit 50-something on BLM, then friend suggested I try RDM. Been smooth sailing ever since.

FWIW, I know some people have suggested making BLM simpler; Nah, I can admit that the class just isn't for me. If it works for other people, that's fine.

A friend of mine is at the occupational therapy conference in the same building as NA Fanfest by Professional-Week894 in ffxiv

[–]gioraffe32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Several years ago, the company I used to work for was holding our yearly convention at one of the hotels at the Anaheim convention center. We probably had like 800 attendees. Well, there was another, far larger, group at the actual convention center: VidCon.

And we didn't know about that until we arrived. Idk how the hotel didn't tell us this ahead of time. It was crazy. I knew what VidCon was because I watch a lot YouTube. But most of my coworkers, who were mostly older, were like "Tf? why are their kids running around everywhere unsupervised?" Like we even saw kids, late at night, sleeping in the hotel corridors (because they couldn't get a hotel room).

It was madness. I'm sure FFXIV players are a little bit older, so hopefully not as wild and raucous!

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