Back in the good ole days

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Originally Posted by Ravenmore

Really have you even played anyother MMOs.

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I'm assuming that's a question despite the lack of a question mark, so here's the deal.

Of course I have.

And for why that question is irrelevent:

The "Final Fantasy" name implies a deep and meaningful storyline. I did NOT say that RotZ or CoP had that. Rather, I said that in comparison to MODERN expansions, those were the closest to what FF is really about.

But the truth is, content and story have continually declined in an effort to keep players playing, and now we have people who don't even REMEMBER the "old school" element, or they were the players who got so butthurt about not getting invites as lolDRG and lolDRK. Because of the long-demanded changes to improve jobs (read as: DRG and DRK are better than "party slot -1"), story got pushed aside.

If you're happy having your jobs at Lv.99 with Empy+14 gear, cheers to you!
Personally, I'd rather acquire that gear so I can make storyline battles easier; gear should help to obtain a greater goal, not be the greater goal.

The story line is there in the game, in the form of missions and quests. Once you complete the story + quests they are done for good. Some people play for that and quit soon after. Others play more for the dynamic of battle, hence gear collecting and weapon trials, pretty much the meat of the game, grinding time for items. For those who wants to adventure and exploring, there is no stopping you doing just that. The game is full of neglected areas that no one bothers to explore since it does not pertain to gear collection. Or if you incline, play as blue mage, which dictate that you must do the exploring to gather the spells. Again - I think the game now is good - it gives people options to do many things. But the current crop of new activities need adjustment badly and they need to adopt the fun, enjoyable and accessible play style.