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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

a bit sad that I will never finish this game but after shadowbringers and over 800 hours ingame I couldn’t force myself trough this game and the lack of real gameplay anymore.

to rest of you playing, have fun with the new patch and the upcoming addon 🙃

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s crazy that you haven’t gotten tired of the gameplay before reaching 800 hours, if I don’t like how a game plays I usually drop it after not even 10 hours. Or at worst after reaching max level.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

don't get me wrong the gameplay of ff14 is great, especially the slower, more focuesd combat system. I was getting tired of those stretched out story sequences and text passages where you really listened to npc after npc without any real gameplay in between besides some traveling from a to b and then rinse and repeat.

If I compare this now to my other favourite mmo Guild Wars 2, its night and day. In Guild Wars 2 you play the actual game, sure there are story beats here and there where you watch and listen, but the rest is pure gameplay, interaction with other players and exploring a well crafted world that does not feel artificial like it did in ff14.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m on the free trial still, maybe 50 hours in and having fun :)

At 800+ hours I think i would also be tired of a game!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

you have to see it different. This is a mmo, so 800 hours are not that much regarding the genre...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

True, especially if you grind for gear/glamour (or just go fishing) hours fly by pretty fast.

I play mostly for the main story right now, feel like I need to get into whatever is going on and unlock areas etc.