So... why aren't you playing Final Fantasy XIV?

[wish12oz]

My main problem has always been with communication inside it's interface. They've managed to fix most of my complaints, but the font size is still just to small for me to notice when people are talking to me, and it really seems like most of the servers players also have this problem. That or they just don't like to interact with other people. I also cant figure out the seek/search for party functions of the game if there even are any, and for me, playing an MMO by myself is just not fun at all.

Lack of auto attack and needing to spam buttons to fight stuff is also not funw ith a controller, and I refuse to use the keyboard, so that also hurts it a lot IMO, and honestly, those are the only 2 things I like to do in MMOs, fight stuff and talk to people.

[Sagian]

Because it still needs a lot of work. I will play FFIV once they get it to a thoroughly enjoyable state. I have faith that they will.

[svengalis]

The game sucks and I have waaaaaay mor fun in ffxi. No ah was the major reason I quit along with there not being a lot of worthwhile content. Armor almost seems pointless. In that game.

[Kagato]

Final Fantasy XIV needs to do 2 things in order for me to begin playing it again.

1) Become a true successor to Final Fantasy XI so that old FFXI players will feel right at home. This is already on it's way with things like an auction house, auto-attack, and other FFXI features returning with upgrades, but it's not quite completed yet.As silly as it sounds, I was actually wanting FFXIV to be FFXI HD. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Granted FFXI has it's share of problems, but it's still the best MMO I ever played.

2) A seriously epic story that will keep me glued to the game. FFXI started this with Shadow Lord and I'm still playing it. FFXIV needs to grip me.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

So... why aren't you playing Final Fantasy XIV?

I pleyed the beta and it was a horrible attempt at a WoW clone. SE needs to not follow what is the current "in" and think ontheir own two feet. Yes I know this got them into trouble in the past, but that's the risk of the market(No I'm not talking about ecconomy.).

[chubrocka]

I pleyed the beta and it was a horrible attempt at a WoW clone. SE needs to not follow what is the current "in" and think ontheir own two feet. Yes I know this got them into trouble in the past, but that's the risk of the market(No I'm not talking about ecconomy.).

How the heck can you have over 1600 post already................ Do you have anything going on in real life?

[Hoshi]

I found it harder to make friends in XIV than in XI. Perhaps this is because I started XI a year after NA launch and so people were more friendly, I'm not sure. I joined the server a few members from my ls chose and none of them logged on often and so I was mostly by myself in XIV. I loved the graphics and the sounds but the game was often crashing, especially in the middle of levequests and since that seemed to be the best way to get xp I often ended up frustrated. I also felt like XIV was almost entirely a copy of World of Warcraft and I didn't really care for WoW so playing a FF game based on it was pretty unsettling.

[Soundwave]

It was alllllll Crafting lol?

Would of been nice to just remodel XI Then again the graphics for XI is not bad.

[Crawlerbasher]

I got bored of it after 3 months of playing it.

It just seems to be guild leaves guild leaves guild leaves and nothing much part from that.
Also FFXI is way too addictive.
And it feels like all other state side mmorpg.

FFXI is the only mmorpg that I've played that's much different from the rest.

[Zaknafein]

While I love the Final Fantasy franchise (bar FF13 never played it) I had no intention of transferring to 14. I've played XI since NA release. Invested considerable time, effort, and $$$ in purchase prices, and monthly fees. Starting over again from scratch even if it had been a superior game (which of course it wasn't that) never interested me. I will enjoy XI for as long as it is viable, and when that time ends so will my mmo playing. XI will be the first, and last MMO for myself.