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(05-03-2014, 02:15 PM)Naunet Wrote: To add to your list, Rift provides starter dimensions to everyone who completes the unlocking quest (which you can access at like level 5 or somesuch), which are small but just as functional as any other dimension, and you can earn "better" ones by completing content or earning plat. WildStar provides everyone with their own land plot at level 10, and though it does cost some money to fill up the various plugs, a small house is extremely cheap and more than affordable for a level 10. ArcheAge housing is available as soon as you have enough gold to purchase a deed, which can be quite early in the game as some are fairly cheap. I'm sure there are other examples out there, as well.
@K'ailia: I said nothing about being unwilling to put effort into a feature, but the "journey" does not need to be entirely frontloaded. The journey is best experienced when you are actually experiencing the content - i.e. when you're decorating/upgrading/etc your home. Don't make me jump through hoops just to be able to START the journey. SE has done fluff content horribly, horribly wrong almost without exception.
Not every game is going to do things your way or ways you like. To me, there are multiple journeys. All start like so:
- Oh there's a goal I'd like to meet!
- What are the requirements to get to this goal?
- *begins working to meet requirements*
- Yay met the requirements! Now I am halfway there!
- *Gets land and house*
- Awesome! Almost done!
- *Decorates till satisfied*
- Yay! Goal met! I am a happy camper!
The journey doesn't start at decorating. The journey starts the moment you decide you want a house, and you begin the journey to achieve that goal. I think SE has done fluff content superbly.
There should be no shortcuts in games. These rules aren't harsh either. Anyone can get to level 50 easily. And you can easily rank up in grand companies with some effort. And gil wise, dailies, roulette, and selling on the market board, has netted me 200k in 1 weeks time. We've got 3 months before 2.3, that's more than enough time to get up 850k or more, for a plot of land.
Not to sound rude, or flamey, but every time they announce a fluff content, you always bash the way SE does it, and point to rift as your shining beacon that SE has to ripoff to satisfy you. FFXIV will never be rift. And I prefer it never to be a rift clone. XIV stands out on its own, has its own rules and feel. And if XIV is causing you so much grief, then you should ask yourself, why do you play a game you obviously hate?