Hardcore is not a dirty word

In a time when many games feel a bit watered down in order to appeal to a wide market, it's refreshing to play an unabashedly hardcore and complex game. Is it so much to ask that SE known for their hardcore content, as shown in early FF11, deliver the same type of game seeing as few companies do.

I am not against casual games i am just against a hardcore series going casual to appeal to a wider market. Hardcore games are becoming more difficult to find in this sea of casual games. Is having an MMO that is hardcore really such a bad thing :(

Edit: to clarify i am not stating that FFXIV is casual trash i never once associated casual games = bad. What i stated was why is the series evolving from hardcore to casual? The obvious answer i know already, more moneys!

And for everyone saying durrrr what hardcore games has SE made, well we can start with FF11 pre WOTG and abysea, which as asserted in my original post why does it have to go from hardcore to casual?

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known for their hardcore content

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I lol'd hard

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Originally Posted by Charismatic

I lol'd hard

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Ever play FF11?

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Originally Posted by Bled

In a time when many games feel a bit watered down in order to appeal to a wide market, it's refreshing to play an unabashedly hardcore and complex game. Is it so much to ask that SE known for their hardcore content deliver the same type of game, seeing as few companies do.

I am not against casual games i am just against a hardcore series going casual to appeal to a wider market. Hardcore games are becoming tougher and tougher to find in this sea of casual games, is having an MMO that is hardcore really such a bad thing :(

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Hardcore didn't work for Vanguard... or any other MMORPG that has come out since 2002?

Why does everyone assume the whole game has to be either casual or hard core?

Why cant it be casual with a bit of harder content?

Am I asking too much here?

FFXIV wasn't meant to be hardcore in the first place... FFXI was there for that.

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Originally Posted by Bled

In a time when many games feel a bit watered down in order to appeal to a wide market, it's refreshing to play an unabashedly hardcore and complex game. Is it so much to ask that SE known for their hardcore content deliver the same type of game, seeing as few companies do.

I am not against casual games i am just against a hardcore series going casual to appeal to a wider market. Hardcore games are becoming tougher and tougher to find in this sea of casual games, is having an MMO that is hardcore really such a bad thing :(

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What game released by SE has been hardcore ?

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Originally Posted by DoctorMog

Why does everyone assume the whole game has to be either casual or hard core?

Why cant it be casual with a bit of harder content?

Am I asking too much here?

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OMG are you some kind of wizard?

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Originally Posted by DoctorMog

Why does everyone assume the whole game has to be either casual or hard core?

Why cant it be casual with a bit of harder content?

Am I asking too much here?

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Because that's "Too easy" and the game shouldn't cater to "casual trash". I was giving the best hardcore response I could.

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Originally Posted by thepinksupervisor

OMG are you some kind of wizard?

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No, I'm a Doctor.