And not tutorial? :wtf: Geez.... and I thought FFXIII was bad, there its forcefed you the mechanics till you could do them in ur sleep.
So what does the manual have in it?
There is a pathetic (almost hidden) tutorial ingame, but it is so lacking in many regards.
Let's see... the manual, where did I leave it...? Ah! Okay. It has story, some background for characters and the cities. Then creating an account, key-layout, game settings and then finally some info on creating a character. That's pretty much it. Nothing about crafting, gathering, questing, selling items, stats, resistances, pretty much anything to do with gameplay mechanics. And like I said, there is a weak and lacking tutorial, but as a player you are not directed to them / it, and they don't help all that much.
Really, there is so much wrong with this game, that every time I think, I find something else. Odd thing is I want to like it, and I do on some levels (that is why I am playing it still), but really, this game has progressed little from FFXI and old'd MMO's and not in a good way. Look, I do not expect a WoW clone nor an easy game, in fact I
want something challenging, but FFXIV is hard in the WRONG ways. And lacking to boot.
You didn't mention the repair mechanic.....particularly related to undergarments. You have to remove the piece of gear you need to repair. But, oh, wait, you cant remove the undergarments, cus then you would be nekkid!
There was more wrong with the game than I had space to include to be honest. I just went with what got to me the most.
