I Miss 1.0

You're just full of hot takes, aren't you OP?

I think this is a case of stockholm syndrome, maybe?

Isn't this guy a troll.

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Originally Posted by FedoraTheExplorer

Isn't this guy a troll.

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He has made some very troll-y threads in recent memory yes. And him saying 1.0 combat was like Paper Mario is just him cluing us in that this isn't a serious topic I hope.

Never play 1.0.... but I think the style from 1.0 was special.

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

No you don't. You just think you do. Trust me.

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I hate it when people say this, telling other people that they're wrong about how they feel.


If OP feels that way, it's fine. I didn't play enough of 1.0 to really get a grasp of its battling style. I just remember being severely disappointing because I was an MMO newb and expected the next FF solo game. The only thing I remember about 1.0 is that the bodieswere better in that they actually had rumps and curves, etc (i.e. they kind of looked more like normal humans than sticky anime characters). The textures reminded me of older games, but I kind of liked that (I like older game graphics, ahhh). Weird. Wish I remember what the battling was like. I wanna say I thought it was boring but a part of me just thinks I thought that because I wasn't accustomed to it.

I suspect that XIV's battling system was never "great." It was starting to get more challenging by SB and weirdly enough that was a confidence boost for me. xD Like, I never imagined I could pull off Shinryu's mechs and yet I was able to.

The classes then could still be a little more strategic than they were. The classes now could use being a whole lot more strategic. They're too boring. It's probably an issue that always "plagued" XIV in some way, but honestly? I think this is the worst it's ever been from what I remember from 2.0 onwards.

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Originally Posted by Losara

Nowadays players are more fond of fast paced combat. If anything a lot of people have complaints about our 2.5 second GCD and want it reduced to a 1.5 second GCD.

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The day this happens is the day I formally quit XIV.

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Originally Posted by Bigmoose85

I think there needs to be an ultimate list of everything 1.0 did better than 2.0 and beyond that way we can reference it when whining about things they should add.

I'll start... Better texture graphics. They don't have to be 8k but holy crap can they at least be bumped up to HD.

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Cutscenes, because they mocapped absolutely everything. The result is gorgeously smooth, but it was not an intelligent of efficient use of resources.

https://youtu.be/aU5N24_5VIk

NIGHTMARE

-Yoshi P

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Originally Posted by mario710

The combat was slower but more strategic. It felt like a game of chess on a live battle field.

I would really like to see this form of combat return. It reminded me of Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door.

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There's this other FF MMO you should check out called FFXI.