Is now a good time to come back?

#27 Jun 12 2015 at 11:07 AM Rating: Excellent

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FilthMcNasty wrote:

I'm not saying that you're not 'cut out' for XIV, but it simply sounds like you want something you can do at your own pace. At it's core, XIV is an MMO. Generally speaking, many of the things you would do in the game are going to require several other people to do. Just based on this comment...

Ankorhil wrote:

First off I don't have a lot of free time, maybe 2-3 hrs tops a day 3 days a week. When I found out what needed to be done to get my relic weapon it was very disheartening.

It sounds like you already know XIV isn't really your speed.

I guess it all depends on your mindset coming back in. If you realize that you're going to face these situations again, but you think you can stick it out then you could try it. Personally I'd probably look for either a single player game or a multiplayer game in another genre that doesn't require any commitments you're not able to make.

I will chime in on this. The OP's description above is exactly my playstyle (2-3 hours about 3 (maybe 4) times per week). The only grind I am doing right now is main story, cause i got waaaay behind. Otherwise, I do what I want and can gear up while doing it. If I'm in the area for an Atma, I swap in the weapon, do some fates, and if it drops great, if not then I will move on. I'm probably not going to max it out anyway cause I don't feel like it and don't have to (I have my updgraded soldiery weapon on WHM and SCH already) but I can still pick up Atmas along the way.

I really feel that you can make this game into exactly what you need it to be. You just have to be comfortable with that assessment.

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#28 Jun 14 2015 at 1:30 AM Rating: Good

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DrymChaser wrote:

I really feel that you can make this game into exactly what you need it to be. You just have to be comfortable with that assessment.

It used to take several years to complete relic in FFXI. I finished mine in less time than I'd estimated it would take, but I also spent a lot of time farming, fishing and hustling to earn the gil so I could purchase some of the currency I needed.

The unfortunate reality is that if your time is limited, you have to adjust your own personal mindset and goals. I'm not saying it's not possible to get what you want from it, but it's not possible to do that without sacrifice. If you want to get relic in a certain amount of time, you sacrifice a lot of the time you could be spending on other activities. If you don't really care when it gets completed and you work toward it when you're not doing anything else, you might find that you're not where you'd hope to be in terms of progress.

It's really on the player to determine what their 'needs' are and try to strike a balance between what their own time dictates and what they feel are realistic goals or achievements. That's not something you can force out of the game so you have to be aware of that, accept it and try to compromise.

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cocodojo wrote:

Its personal preference and all, but yes we need to educate WoW players that this is OUR game, these are Characters and not Toons. Time to beat that into them one at a time.

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