@LyssaDhrak said in Why I left FFXIV for PSO2:

You can enjoy PSO2 and FFXIV and any other game you like, but I've started seeing more and more people crying about a game being too difficult because they just wanna have a Nintendo family friendly gameplay on everything...

That comment made me laugh, to be honest. I remember a lot of people crying pretty hard to get the Ixion fate boss nerfed so they could get their mount and it was mostly an issue with the number of people flooding the map to get the drops to get the mount at the time that made it difficult.

I stopped playing for two reasons, firstly because they made it easier for new players to catch up which I witnessed beforehand being abused in another MMO that led to people multi-boxing 30+ accounts at the same time to clear content on their own. The second reason was due to the need for having to be part of a static to clear content to get better gear and progress further because the average player struggled to clear raids in public runs unless they were carried. As a casual player who played periodically, this was difficult for me to do, so in the end I stopped playing.

I started playing yesterday so I don't have a much playtime under my belt at the moment, but there are a few questions I'd like to get answered if possible so forgive my nubness for these basic questions.

I chose braver as my main class and I've been looking over the braver guide by Ahri but the acronyms are a bit much so could someone tell me which classes are Ph and Et and are they an upgraded version of another class?

I partied with a group of people yesterday and I'm curious with regards to loot distribution... At the end of the run, are the dropped items that are viewable seen by all players or does each player have their own set of items to pick up?

Is there an item list of which items to keep so I can save them for later and sell the trashy ones?

What should I be looking at as a braver to improve my ability to parry in-game? are there any specific stats on gears I should be focusing on?

are pets in the game only for summoners?

Can anyone tell me the name of the 9 tails outfit and how to obtain it, please?

Lastly, are all maint's 6 hours + long?

Thanks in advance for your help.