I like how you make it seem like SE using assets already in their library is some kind of sacrilege. Nothing wrong with reusing models.
And the "WoW-clone" remark has been made so often, against so many games, I start to wonder if its bitterness talking.
Yes XIV and today's STANDARD of MMO are polar opposites of XI, for one very good reason: XI is a 11 year old game, with standards that were very different back then. Why the hell would SE waste their time and money creating another game like XI, that is so unforgiving and time-consuming, to a market that is far more catering to a casual crowd than it was 11 years ago.
XI is a wonderful game, I spent 9 years on it, but after trying XIV's concepts, I realized just how much fun I could have at the fraction of the time it takes to do anything on XI. To say that XIV is "easy mode" is laughable. Each game has their own balance of ease and difficulty, the only difference is that the content doesn't take a million years to reap rewards. Remember, time spent does not equal difficulty. XIV has forced party content as well, just at lower levels, yes, you do solo, so that you can have a smooth transition into the game's mechanics and how things work. By level 15 you need a party to progress..so yeah.
I'm not sure why you're so quick to put it down. Is it because it seems to be garnering more attention than XI? I get it, to a lot of people its been a way of life for 10+ yrs, but to dismiss it like this is just silly. You don't have to play it, but you also don't have to drop negativity bombs in some kind of vain hope people will ignore it.
@Demon6324236 They don't use any of the XI music in XIV. What they do use is the usual FF series stuff, like Chocobo, crystal theme etc