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7/21/2025, 6:28:11 AM
>>532087173
>but recently some people have been focusing too much on the GAME BAD discourse
Happened in Endwalker too.
>MSQ drops
>flood of positivity, hype, discussion
>patch cycle
>criticism begins, everything is nitpicked to death, content creators pivot
Content creators need something to keep them relevant, and if the game isn't providing them new content to make videos about every week they'll make their own topics. Inevitably they'll come around to critique, garner a lot of views and engagement from people who are disillusioned, then lean into that because the money is in stoking the flames between expacs. Some will have moved on to other games and manage to bring an audience with them, but the hardcore FFXIV audience likes FFXIV and not much else so they're better off catering to the people who've left FFXIV and will remain viewers for other stuff. There aren't many who can make content about FFXIV long term without milking the ragebait and eventually giving up. MrHappy is one such example of a guy who can do it.
>>532087416
I really don't mind the Azem crystal, but I do kinda miss the cheeky journal notes of "You had some buddies in the area fishing who were down the clown and joined you to fight this monster".
>I'd also like for the Key to not get stolen or given away or forcefully used for something
Hehe. Hey remember when we gave the evil space rock to some Sharlayan researchers? Surely nothing will go wrong there in the future.
>>532087651
>We're going to Meracydia next
>The only problem is whose going to be the big bad
You know there was a great guy for this that would've tied into Meracydia's lore and given us some stakes perfectly. Shame we dealt with that in the Endwalker patches eh?
>but recently some people have been focusing too much on the GAME BAD discourse
Happened in Endwalker too.
>MSQ drops
>flood of positivity, hype, discussion
>patch cycle
>criticism begins, everything is nitpicked to death, content creators pivot
Content creators need something to keep them relevant, and if the game isn't providing them new content to make videos about every week they'll make their own topics. Inevitably they'll come around to critique, garner a lot of views and engagement from people who are disillusioned, then lean into that because the money is in stoking the flames between expacs. Some will have moved on to other games and manage to bring an audience with them, but the hardcore FFXIV audience likes FFXIV and not much else so they're better off catering to the people who've left FFXIV and will remain viewers for other stuff. There aren't many who can make content about FFXIV long term without milking the ragebait and eventually giving up. MrHappy is one such example of a guy who can do it.
>>532087416
I really don't mind the Azem crystal, but I do kinda miss the cheeky journal notes of "You had some buddies in the area fishing who were down the clown and joined you to fight this monster".
>I'd also like for the Key to not get stolen or given away or forcefully used for something
Hehe. Hey remember when we gave the evil space rock to some Sharlayan researchers? Surely nothing will go wrong there in the future.
>>532087651
>We're going to Meracydia next
>The only problem is whose going to be the big bad
You know there was a great guy for this that would've tied into Meracydia's lore and given us some stakes perfectly. Shame we dealt with that in the Endwalker patches eh?
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