FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Reviews

Making an account is janky af, kept saying my password/name is wrong, changed it more than 5 times and didn't work. Unfortunatly Wont be playing as I cant even get into my account.

Don't get me wrong, I love this game, but the overall quality just feels like it's been diminishing heavily, and the community seems more toxic than it actually seems, would I recommend this to anyone? Yes, most definitely, but be sure to keep your mouth closed if you wanna bypass any content without getting your account banned. This game has very interesting and interactive bosses, but a lot of them start to become very samey very fast once you reach the newer expansions, I know they cannot do much more in that department, but I wish there was something to shake it up every now and again, it's like they just rely on spam now more than actually just paying attention. New pictomancer is just powercrept everything in terms of class.

Locked out haha have been for years now and cant seem to come back to it. everytime i try my password it says its wrong when its not then i have to do a ticket. i change my password to a new one then go to enter it and guess what its wrong again! this is the only game that i cant play due to never being able to get pass the password and ID login due to being locked out or shadowbanned for trying to enter a password i created to then be told its the wrong password. (Note im not hating on the game but the launch process)

this is an awesome game to play solo or with friends. the network of players online is great, the people here are great. they have a great community here and I would recommend new players to this game, I was warmly welcomed and helped within 5 minutes when I asked for assistance.

I quit the game on the second day of the new 7.2 patch. It's too late, man. I’m so disappointed with your development plan. It’s unfair to wait 4 or 5 months for a new patch while I’m paying $15 a month just to do some daily roulettes or AFK in Limsa... I can't imagine who would want to buy your subscription except for mod enthusiasts during the dry patch. You won’t even open the relic weapons earlier to at least give us something to do when we log in. You might say, "YOSHIP always tells us, 'Oh, you can cancel the sub when you feel bored and play other games.'" Haha, save it. That kind of statement is just an excuse to cover up his incompetence because he can't make the game more interesting. Or maybe you'd say, "Go out and touch some grass, there are other more exciting things in the world." I agree! But in the past four months, I barely played the game because what else is there to do other than log in and AFK? I’m leaving, but no one wants to come back a year or two from now and still play the same game that hasn’t changed much in 10 years. So, I’m completely disappointed. Adding on to what I said earlier about the developers' long development plans, I used to get excited about the content they were about to release in the previous patches, but then I took a closer look at the release dates. They really love announcing content a month or even two ahead of time, trying to give off the impression they're working hard on it, giving you some hope, only for you to calm down and realize, "Oh, the Occult Crescent in 7.2 is ACTUALLY releasing on May 27th, not March 25th." That's a two-month gap! I could finish two single-player games in that time. For players who aren't involved in the savage content, you can just go back to sleep until the end of May. Dude, this is 2025, and this game, both in terms of user interface and game mechanics, feels completely outdated. Even the glamour plates are still limited to 20. No matter the big patch updates, it seems like all you add are just bigger numbers for materia, food, and gear. Everyone in Solution Nine has done over 960 main story quests—always looking for NPCs, watching their long and boring cutscenes, and then finding another NPC to turn in the quest. Every expansion follows the same formula: 13 dungeons, 12 normal raids, 3 alliance raids, and 1 or 2 ultimate raids. Oh well, maybe I can find some fun in the dry content. I like making glamour for my character, but look at what you’ve released in the 7.2 patch? All we get are some shabby, dirty, unattractive gear. And those modern-style clothes you released in the DT—there are way too many, and you rely on that too much. If you're a sprout just starting out, you’ll experience a game that’s full of content, but ironically, I feel few people can endure the dreadful cutscenes and bloated main story content. And you have to endure nearly 960 main story quests just to catch up to the latest patch. For veteran players who’ve been around for over two years, I recommend you only come back for the savage patch like 7.2 or 7.4. Even if you’re a casual player, I would give the same advice—you’ll have a great time, feel fulfilled, and save a lot of subscription money. Because this game is simply not worth your sub during the small patches. Before I quit, I had some arguments and misunderstandings with a friend, which deeply affected me. I don’t think that’s the main reason I left the game, but maybe it was the final straw that made me decide to quit. Dude, let me give you another piece of advice: Never join an FC with a small clique, where the leader and certain officers are all friends or family. Once you annoy them, you might get kicked out without any dignity. They won’t care whether or not you actually caused trouble; but if you upset the leader, they have the absolute power to do it, simply because you’re on their turf. The 7.2 patch is actually quite good, and I find the new normal raids pretty interesting, but I just don’t have the motivation to continue anymore. That’s it.

When I first picked up Final Fantasy XIV, I was looking for an escape. I felt alone, like I didn’t fit in anywhere, and I wanted something—anything—to fill that space. What I didn’t expect was that this game would not only give me a world to explore but also completely reshape my life in ways I never imagined. FFXIV has been more than just a game; it’s been a gateway to creativity, connection, and growth. Through it, I’ve explored new creative avenues, from character design to storytelling, and even expanded my skills in ways that have influenced my own projects. It’s also introduced me to people I now consider some of my closest friends—something I didn’t think I would find in an online game. The community is what truly makes FFXIV special. Whether it’s the tight-knit bonds formed through Free Companies, the shared victories in raids, or the late-night conversations in player housing, this game fosters connections that go beyond the screen. It has given me opportunities to network, collaborate, and be part of something bigger. For anyone on the fence about trying FFXIV, I can say without hesitation: this game has changed my life for the better. It’s not just an MMO; it’s a world full of stories, friendships, and endless creative inspiration. And for that, I’ll always be grateful.

Will try and make this as precise as I can Once upon a time I loved this game, look at how many hours I have just to give an idea of how long I have enjoyed it. The story was great, the content was fun and the community was welcoming. However note the was in the previous sentence. Nowadays it's become a chore to be on here, everything is time gated, the story is so mediocre as of the most recent update, the jobs are all horribly balanced now, and the content droughts are becoming ridiculous for a game that is a monthly subscription. As of now it's nothing but doing content you have done one hundred times over just for some currency that you can only get so much of a week. Said process making it feel impossible to even try out endgame content, and that is assuming most of the people who do endgame let you in, because if you are certain classes you will just be kicked out. Really wish I could recommend based on the past, but the current state of the game is just not worth the subscription cost.

TLDR: If you enjoy highschool drama, community circlejerks, boring repetitive content and classes, being a passive-agressive bitch instead of speaking your mind or you really really miss IMVU and Second Life give this game a go, otherwise go play a different MMO and be happy. Game peaked hard two expansions ago and has been getting worse and worse ever since. They keep sticking to the exact same formula of an underwhelming content patch every 8-9 months without ever innovating with encounter design or anything else. Dungeons are boring as shit (literally every single dungeon past level 50 is a 1:1 copy/paste layout with a different skin and the same 3 boss mechanics on rotation) but you will spend a fuckton of time doing them if you want to level different classes. Not that there is a point to this anymore since they keep homogenizing the classes and making them more braindead and samey every single patch. Raids are great at first until you realize that they too will follow the exact same formula every tier with few things to break up the monotony. In the end you will be paying for the 1 or 2 actual good fights they release per expansion or to sit there all day with a bunch of other losers jacking off to your hideously modded catgirls. It's really not worth the box price AND monthly subscription they charge (at least other games who do that have the decency to provide more than one major patch a year). Just save your money or go spend it on any other MMO on the market, they will all provide more for you. As a bonus, the playerbase is insanely cancerous. While they will rarely insult you directly (this is only because they are afraid of getting banned, as the in game moderation in this game actually works quite well, not because of the "great community" these same people keep going on about), they are some of the most insufferable, passive agressive, self-righteous, drama-hungry people I have met in all my time gaming. The best way to describe the community is like a massive highschool class where the only reason the kids aren't at eachothers throats over the tiniest thing is that they are collectively too afraid of the principal watching to actually do anything other than bark. I would unironically rather have some russian WoW player call me the N-word and tell me to kill myself for missing an interrupt than read one word the average FF14 player typed. Regardless of this the same people that sit there jacking off to their hideously modded catgirls all day will also praise this game to the high heavens because all their social (and sexual) interactions take place in the game and they don't care about any of the issues regarding gameplay or content releases.

I have put almost 5000 hours into this game. I figured it was time to recommend it. If you are looking for a game that will give you everything you need to call it home. Then here it is. The sub is annoying, and sometimes the story is mild af, especially in the beginning. That being said, I still haven't even done everything in this game and I'm 5k hours in. With plans to maybe beat it all eventually. Get it and welcome home.