Hilner

I have been playing FFXIV for a long time now and I am just getting to the point where I am not liking the game and bored out of my mind everytime I play it. A few months ago I got a girlfriend to whom I am still with, and she seemingly plays FFXIV all the time and enjoys the game, plays with others and never gets bored with the game. It honestly baffles me.. a lot of the content is catered to newer people, and very little content actually comes out for people who have been playing for a long time minus the expansions.

I have been in a static raiding savages for quite some time as well, and it just seems to me that all these dungeons and raids are a grindfest. All the mechanics feel the same, new bosses have the mechanics of older bosses. The theme of the bosses can be quite familiar at times, and sometimes the design of the boss is just outright horrible to look at. Regardless, it also sucks that when you play this game it's encouraged you play all the classes and get them all leveled up, as well as gear them. When gearing is a huge pain in the ass. It sucks even more because of the cap which essentially requires you to put invest weeks of your time just to gear one class.

The designs of the dungeons are very similar a lot of the time as well, and the concept really bores the hell outta me because it is always the same shit. Kill trash mobs to get to first boss, kill boss, kill trash mobs to second boss, rinse and repeat. Trials are literally just kill one boss. Which were interesting to see at first from ARR/Heavensward. Then it started to just get boring and annoying when Stormblood/Shadowbringers came out.

The Main Story is utterly ridiculous because a lot of the characters have "plot armor" in which it might seem that they died, which is backed by npcs, later on to them being fully okay and able to fight. Excuse me Square Enix? These characters are not deities, you can't just toss around the idea of death to the viewer and then make them go through a cutscene displaying the person's death only to have that same person who you saw just die come back like nothing happened.

Anyway, my girlfriend talks about FFXIV all the time and it starts to get irritating more and more as time goes on. I don't even like seeing the game and it feels like the very idea is being forced down my throat. The game that I've grown some disinterest in I am forced to see and it just sucks. Like everytime I look at FF in my head, it just keeps reminding me of the gear treadmill, the boredom, the overrated bosses. It's as though while I don't play it very much, it's become forcibly a part of my life. It stresses me out a bit and gives me anxiety everytime she plays, which is why I take medication, and I already told her how I feel and such. Because the only way to play with her really is to play FFXIV, and I get nervous that eventually I might be neglected because she will be always playing that game. Don't get me wrong, I used to love the game a lot. But after years of playing it, it has grown very stale to me. I could go play other games that do what FFXIV does but better.

I have a bad past, and have had bad experiences with past relationships, but this FFXIV thing doesn't help me at all. I just don't know what to do at this point.. the idea of seeing FFXIV everyday for many years to come despite my disinterest just puts a really bad distaste in my mouth. And yet, there's nothing I can do about it because of morals and such. sigh

had to vent.. not even my best friends helped me.. all of them thought I was just being illogical, and they won't take the time to understand me. My girlfriend most of all, doesn't understand me at all because even though i've expressed my concerns, she always brings up FFXIV.. always . Always wants to play, always wants to collect, always wants to complete everything, grind for gear for fucking weeks on end. Even though she tells me we can play other things, I highly doubt she will ever want to get off that dam game of her own volition to hangout with me unless I asked her to, she will never bother to make any initiative unless we're in fucking bed sleeping or something. Why am I feeling this way so intensely.. I am just so bothered by all of it.

I have been playing FFXIV for a long time now and I am just getting to the point where I am not liking the game and bored out of my mind everytime I play it. A few months ago I got a girlfriend to whom I am still with, and she seemingly plays FFXIV all the time and enjoys the game, plays with others and never gets bored with the game. It honestly baffles me.. a lot of the content is catered to newer people, and very little content actually comes out for people who have been playing for a long time minus the expansions.

I have been in a static raiding savages for quite some time as well, and it just seems to me that all these dungeons and raids are a grindfest. All the mechanics feel the same, new bosses have the mechanics of older bosses. The theme of the bosses can be quite familiar at times, and sometimes the design of the boss is just outright horrible to look at. Regardless, it also sucks that when you play this game it's encouraged you play all the classes and get them all leveled up, as well as gear them. When gearing is a huge pain in the ass. It sucks even more because of the cap which essentially requires you to put invest weeks of your time just to gear one class.

The designs of the dungeons are very similar a lot of the time as well, and the concept really bores the hell outta me because it is always the same shit. Kill trash mobs to get to first boss, kill boss, kill trash mobs to second boss, rinse and repeat. Trials are literally just kill boss with mechanics. Which were interesting to see at first from ARR/Heavensward. Then it started to just get boring and annoying when Stormblood/Shadowbringers came out.

The Main Story is utterly ridiculous because a lot of the characters have "plot armor" in which it might seem that they died, which is backed by npcs, later on to them being fully okay and able to fight. It's one thing after another..

Anyway, my girlfriend talks about FFXIV all the time and it starts to get irritating more and more as time goes on. I don't even like seeing the game and it feels like the very idea is being forced down my throat. The game that I've grown some disinterest in I am forced to see and it just sucks. Like everytime I look at FF in my head, it just keeps reminding me of the gear treadmill, the boredom, the overrated bosses. It's as though while I don't play it very much, it's become forcibly a part of my life. It stresses me out a bit and gives me anxiety everytime she plays, which is why I take medication, and I already told her how I feel and such. Because the only way to play with her really is to play FFXIV, and I get nervous that eventually I might be neglected because she will be always playing that game. Don't get me wrong, I used to love the game a lot. But after years of playing it, it has grown very stale to me. I could go play other games that I know who do shake-ups for the formula like FF but they do it better.

I have a bad past, and have had bad experiences with past relationships, but this FFXIV thing doesn't help me at all. I just don't know what to do at this point.. the idea of seeing FFXIV everyday for many years to come despite my disinterest just puts a really bad distaste in my mouth. And yet, there's nothing I can do about it because of morals and such. sigh

had to vent.. not even my best friends helped me.. all of them thought I was just being illogical, and they won't take the time to understand me. My girlfriend most of all, doesn't understand me at all because even though i've expressed my concerns, she always brings up FFXIV.. always . Always wants to play, always wants to collect, always wants to complete everything, grind for gear for fucking weeks on end. Even though she tells me we can play other things, I highly doubt she will ever want to get off that fucking game of her own volition to hangout with me unless I asked her to, she will never bother to make any initiative unless we're in fucking bed sleeping or something. Why am I feeling this way so intensely.. I am just so bothered by all of it.