Gameplay in FF14 (BS is short for “Boredom Scene” and represents the sequence of a lengthy waiting screen, a very lengthy cutscene and another lengthy waiting screen):
- BS, talk to NPC
- BS, port to another zone
- BS, talk
- BS, port
- Repeat BS/talk/BS/port sequence 6 more times
- BS, collect 3 small items from the street
- BS, talk
- BS, port
- BS, launch instance: solo scenario, dungeon or Primal (boss who appears from nowhere, threatens world for ten minutes and disappears)
*** Entering wipe protocol ***
- BS
- Dodge coloured area x 9
- Die (due to server not registering that you had dodged)
- Rez
- Dodge x 10
- Global cooldown expires, at last
- Hit boss once
- Dodge x 14
- Die
- Wipe
- BS
*** Exiting wipe protocol ***
- Wipe protocol x 6
- Win protocol
- BS x 6
- Wake up
- Delete game (me and a couple others) or go to WoW forum and notify us that WoW is dead and FF14 is the best thing ever (everyone else)