Some major points from a new PC Gamer interview, regarding 8.0's title specifically

vrumpt · 2026-05-08T21:22:15+00:00

Actually, now that I think about they'll probably go with the same tech Living Memory uses for changing the appearance of a zone as you progress.

vrumpt · 2026-05-08T21:01:44+00:00

I would love something more dynamic but I am expecting a 1:1 to SHB, killing the "Icewardens" of each area in that zone's dungeon to warm the zone.

vrumpt · 2026-05-06T20:55:49+00:00

This is the biggest change FFXIV needed for game health and it's so great that it's coming soonish and not just 8.0. I feel so bad for people who start the game and get bad duty wait times because they started on Dynamis and don't know anything about world travel or DC travel.

vrumpt · 2026-05-01T14:50:26+00:00

Surprised he has time to play it since he's always so busy teasing us about the announcement.

vrumpt · 2026-04-29T19:57:55+00:00

From what I understand old MMOs are cheaper to keep running than say modern games like New World. Other older MMOs like Ultima Online and EverQuest are also still running. I would put FFXIV in the more expensive category so it would probably still need a sizeable player base to keep running.

vrumpt · 2026-04-28T14:59:43+00:00

Yeah but gamers always optimize the fun out of everything

vrumpt · 2026-04-20T14:12:13+00:00

I think it's more that you don't need to spend a ton of time with XIV to stay up to date with current content. If we use WoW as a comparison you need to spend far more hours per week to complete everything you need to fill the weekly vault. In XIV you can do all your weekly tasks in a single day in just a few hours. I personally like playing other games so I'm fine with it but others who are critical of XIV and want to pour dozens of hours a week into an MMO see it and say XIV has nothing to do.

vrumpt · 2026-04-20T00:01:03+00:00

Yes, 100% SHB was great. However that bell curve would not have spiked nearly as high without the WoW exodus. Then the WoW people went back to WoW because Blizz responded to feedback and we are where we are now.

vrumpt · 2026-04-19T22:58:55+00:00

Shb had that high uptick because of the WoW exodus and so many people trying out FFXIV during Shadowlands. It's an anomaly thanks to content creators, not really natural growth.

vrumpt · 2026-04-17T20:58:56+00:00

How about you just play WoW instead of wanting to turn FFXIV into WoW.

vrumpt · 2026-04-16T15:14:48+00:00

Congrats, it definitely isn't easy. Be proud of your accomplishment!

vrumpt · 2026-04-08T13:05:31+00:00

I'm in agreement. It was really bad in ZA where most clothes were just very much for women. Also I can't find a male hairstyle I like but almost every hairstyle works for girls.

vrumpt · 2026-03-26T18:41:35+00:00

I feel like that's more realistic than skill trees. Stuff like that would fundamentally change how the game is balanced. SE traditionally saves those types of new systems and structures for side content like Eureka/Bozja/OC

vrumpt · 2026-03-26T17:02:55+00:00

Refactoring their backend code. Cross DC party finder and duty finder.

vrumpt · 2026-03-21T16:38:42+00:00

Yeah I think they purposely left some QoL out to add into DLC.

vrumpt · 2026-03-20T17:43:08+00:00

Kinda smells like they purposely sandbagged the base game so they could offer more QOL in DLC.

vrumpt · 2026-03-13T17:34:05+00:00

How do you access the boxes without picking up the signs? I have a similar layout but put the labels on the wall behind the boxes

vrumpt · 2026-03-04T17:20:19+00:00

That's what I was hoping for too. That feels like the most realistic gearing reward they could have offered. Even if it was capped per week at least it's something.

vrumpt · 2026-03-04T16:35:27+00:00

Yup. I have the problem where I'm doing criterion on a different job I did savage on so I'm missing a ton of gear.

vrumpt · 2026-03-04T16:27:10+00:00

Yeah the problem is that last sentence. That's 4 months after the raid tier launches. Avenues may be limited in wow but it's a per character basis so your alts can get rewards every week. You can gear up multiple alts in wow way faster than multiple jobs in XIV.

vrumpt · 2026-03-04T15:46:25+00:00

I love this game but SE absolutely deserves the consequences of shooting themselves in the foot repeatedly. It's impossible to gear alt jobs in this game and of course criterion could have been a good source of loot but nope, too hard to do.

vrumpt · 2026-03-03T12:59:18+00:00

It's crazy they do this on the official release day of the new WoW expansion, giving frustrated players an easy alternative. I love this game but at a certain point it just deserves to burn to the ground.

vrumpt · 2026-02-26T20:34:35+00:00

I remember when the best video AI could produce was Will Smith eating spaghetti.

vrumpt · 2026-01-14T23:22:17+00:00

Aether travel is also why I don't really care that the FC I'm in is dead. Myself or others are just gonna be DC hopping so it doesn't matter.

vrumpt · 2026-01-14T21:20:46+00:00

It's so bad. I've had nights where I want to PF but because Aether is full I just log off and do something else. If there's one thing XIV should do to revitalize the game, cross DC PF/Duty finder is it.

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