Originally Posted by
Luhy
I'd like to use Pokemon: Black as an example to support the original poster.
They used everything from the previous game, plus added new mechanics and other subtle treasures. Some trainers now heal your pokemon in the middle of a dungeon, there are some 3D cutscenes, there is a lot of side-content (think- Golden Saucer from FF7) and so on. They simply built on previous games, and yet, it's a whole new experience because they balanced Pokemon types and attack types while adding new competitive elements (3 v 3 battle and Wonder Room teams). This is all SE needs to do. Build on the basics of what made FFXI succeed and incorporate a few fresh spins on how to improve them. Trying to do everything new and ignoring everything players wanted and approved of did not work. It's time that they at least try and see if we knew what we were talking about.