I played FF14 So You Don't Have To

[Susanna-sargeras]

I feel so bad for the people reading this without realizing what day it is

[Dalrond-moon-guard]

@Filthy-mankrik

This is a setting. You can turn this off.

Well, even after a year I learn something new.
I must find this divine off-turning.

[Filthy-mankrik]

@Dalrond-moon-guard

I must find this divine off-turning

Character settings. Though you won’t be able to cast positional requirements for spells. I had just gotten used to jump casting instant spells to avoid that, then I found the setting and life was good again.

[Akroth-whitemane]

@Jonashai-queldorei

2.5 second global cooldown. Imagine hitting a button, then waiting 2.5 seconds before you can do something else. It’s enough time to make a sandwich, eat it, do the dishes, get a PhD, and find the holy grail in between each sword swing.

The game is purposely designed like this so newer players aren’t overwhelmed. As you level, you get abilities that are off the GCD and make combat feels more intuitive.

@Jonashai-queldorei

You get de-leveled all the time doing dungeons or quests, and this makes you literally lose skills that you had before. So you might be reaching for a heal spell that you suddenly “haven’t learned” and you die.

This isn’t that huge of a deal. Just pay attention to the spells you have when you first start the dungeon.

@Jonashai-queldorei

All enemies telegraph attacks the same way: with a generic circle/cone/line. It takes you out of the game because it’s so generic and not realistic.

Trash mobs, yes. Boss encounters in raids and dungeons are much more complex.

It’s not really all that much different from WoW, where every trash mob encounter is the same.

@Jonashai-queldorei

No damage or healing meters allowed. That’s right, you are not allowed to know if you’re playing well because it might hurt someone else’s feelings.

Damage meters are definitely allowed. Not sure about healing meters. However, if the boss is dying and teammates are alive, you shouldn’t really care about this.

@Jonashai-queldorei

No add-ons allowed. That’s right, you can’t track your 100 different abilities with varying cooldown timers.

Most classes top out at 30-40 abilities (if even), and maybe a fifth of those are CDs.

Maybe you should just pay attention?

@Jonashai-queldorei

So many abilities. By the time you get to a high level, you’ll have 100 abilities that do virtually the same thing but with different cooldowns.

Again, 30-40 abilities. I have no clue where you’re getting the 100 number from.

@Jonashai-queldorei

Counterintuitive classes. You want to heal? Too bad, your job is to do damage. You want to tank? Too bad, your job is to do damage.

Yes, that’s why you’re allowed to play every job on one character, because every job as predefined roles.

Want to tank? Switch to paladin. Want to heal? Switch to white mage.

It sounds like you played this game to level 30, stopped, and are now basing your opinion on the game from what you’ve experienced in those 30 levels.

[Jonashai-queldorei]

Just because you disagree doesn’t mean I’m a troll.

[Qamaits-darrowmere (Qamaits)]

@Jonashai-queldorei

2.5 second global cooldown. Imagine hitting a button, then waiting 2.5 seconds before you can do something else. It’s enough time to make a sandwich, eat it, do the dishes, get a PhD, and find the holy grail in between each sword swing.

It’s glaring at low levels sure but you get a lot of abilities that operate off the GDC so it is hardly noticeable after a point.

[Twilightrose-skullcrusher]

FFXIV is just another MMO but I do agree, there is so much talking and cutscenes but I have a personal reason as to why I don’t really like it. Tho I do love seeing my character make expressions.

Really the only thing I should warn is that player housing is a nightmare. I thought I would be able to get a house but nope. Glad I had fans with a mansion. (also the flashing lighting, wish I could turn that off) and no account wide stuff.

[Dalrond-moon-guard]

@Twilightrose-skullcrusher

Really the only thing I should warn is that player housing is a nightmare. I thought I would be able to get a house but nope. Glad I had fans with a mansion. (also the flashing lighting, wish I could turn that off) and no account wide stuff.

YEah, it is hard to get a house.
Both personal house and a FC house.

As for flashing light, if you mean spell effects, that can be turned off. I also learned that not too long ago.

[Susanna-sargeras]

@Jonashai-queldorei

2.5 second global cooldown.

I knew it was a troll the moment I read this, because even though I make fun of ff14 a lot to my friends, even I know this is totally misleading because the GCD isnt as restrictive as it is in wow; there are still buttons to press during the GCD. Good bait though you caught a lot of fish.

[Twilightrose-skullcrusher]

the weather. like mainly in gridania and during that fight with zenos that has the scripted weather.

[Nibble-turalyon]

Not going to argue, no point really. You’re factually wrong and that is that.

But here we go, 1/10 for the effort in replying. No points for originality.

[Jonashai-queldorei]

Try playing a caster. 2.5s GCD = 2.5s cast time.
Stop using “lol u troll” as an argument because you don’t agree with something.

[Susanna-sargeras]

This SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY

[Dalrond-moon-guard]

@Twilightrose-skullcrusher

the weather. like mainly in gridania and during that fight with zenos that has the scripted weather.

Huh, despite playing the game on extreme graphics, I never noticed that much of a probably with lighting.

So I would not know if you can or can not turn things off.

[Jonashai-queldorei]

Stop using the day of the week as an argument for why something isn’t true… Schools these days don’t teach good.

[Susanna-sargeras]

I went to sunday school. All i learned was trolling

good one me

[Dalrond-moon-guard]

@Jonashai-queldorei

Try playing a caster. 2.5s GCD = 2.5s cast time.
Stop using “lol u troll” as an argument because you don’t agree with something.

There are still buttons to press between those 2.5s GCDs.

You just gotta level beyond level 30.

It does not take long.

[Twilightrose-skullcrusher]

sadly there is none. I asked once. which is a shame.

[Walgo-llane]

The differences are why it succeeds. I think their scaling is much better even if you lose higher abilities.

[Akroth-whitemane]

@Jonashai-queldorei

Try playing a caster. 2.5s GCD = 2.5s cast time.
Stop using “lol u troll” as an argument because you don’t agree with something.

It’s kind of funny that you would rather engage with the people not making an effort to argue with you over the people who are.

I, and other people, have thoroughly responded to your post and have made points about why your perspective on the game might be a little misguided, and you’re still choosing to engage with someone who clearly doesn’t care about what you have to say.

Feels less like you want to generate a discourse over the game, and more like you just want to make people mad.