I'm going to throw up if I have to see another "Don't clone FFXI" thread with horrible grammar.
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The hardcore stuff is coming, just gotta be patient. I'm sure it takes them a lot longer to create/revamp hardcore stuffs than it did for the small raids that we have now. You gotta remember that FFXI was mostly hardcore content, and that casual content wasn't even added until like a couple years ago.
the real problem in ffxiv is the ffxi player, SE made ffxiv for the mases not for ffxi fans that are little, they wanna ffxiv for wow killer.
i want diferent game not wow clone and ffxi clone sincerely
Hahah, no.
The real problem with FFXIV is it's underdeveloped, using a serverside interface that requires quite a lot of Engine and Server tweaks to even fix certain issues and implement certain features and it launched with a lack of content. How are FFXI players the ones at fault? We didn't make this game horrible.
Though if you were to pick up FFXI and pick up FFXIV..which game do you think is in a better condition? XIV may be new but so is the game Rusty Hearts and even that is leaps and bounds beyond FFXIV even with set character choices.
I think everyone can rest assure that sometime soon SE will bring out a FFXI clone. It's not going to be this game but THEY KNOW it'll make them money. It might be their new secret MMO i've been hearing about.
You know what's funny about your signature? The director of that show (1996-1998), Craig McCraken, is married to Lauren Faust, who is currently the director of the latest My Little Pony series. And the both worked on cartoons such as The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
On topic...I imagine you'll see more influence from MMOs like WoW than FFXI in the future, but without losing the FFXIV flavor. Basic concepts and ideas are not what makes the game. It's their implementation and execution which defines the game.
<3 Rusty Hearts! My fish in a barrel Angela clone is running around with a cardboard box on her head with a kitty cat face drawn on it!
Kitty Box ^_^
I don't think anyone wants a FFXI clone but they certainly didn't expect FFXIV to be a step back from XI either. Implementing features which go with the final fantasy lore (airships, home points, materia, chocobos) doesn't turn XIV into a clone but more accurately into a final fantasy game.
Also, you need to let go of the WoW killer mentality, it's a totally different fan base.