Top 5 things that got you hooked..

Hey all, list the top 5 things about FFXIV that drew you in or got you hooked. Feel free to do what I've done and colour code things that are no longer true as red and things that are true as green. I've listed two items as orange, as they original content is still there, but new content has scrapped it.

maybe there are certain features that FFXIV had over its competitors, or maybe you're just a long time FF Fan

• The class to job system
• Trinity
• All classes/jobs on one character
• No cash shop
• engaging dungeons

Graphics: only thing i knew about ff14 is that it had been running for at least 3-4 years? Anyways, I jumped in blindly and was amazed-and still is- by the gorgeous environments.

Job system: the only mmorpg that I've ever played that had a multiple job system was Eden Eternal and I loved it. So FF14 was a natural fit for me.

Old content replayability: I like that even if I did a dgn once, I can always go back and reap its benefits at a synced lvl.

FATE: Some fates can be pretty epic. The Redbellies, that crab boss and Svara come to mind.

Gold saucer: I don't go into it as much as I did but I still like to chocobo race once in a while

MSQ duty: Raubhan

Chocobo racing
Nice lighting graphics
Limsa Lominsa music
Crafting
Ghost costume

Glamour
Nice community
1 character all job
crafting/gathering
Highlander /pose :rolleyes:

1. Pacing: No I don't mean the story. I mean the actual pace at which the game plays. Coming from FFXI, it was a huge contrast to years of hitting one monster for 5 minutes.
2. Changing jobs on the fly: Again, compared to FFXI, a vast improvement.
3. Crafting/gathering: HUGE improvement from FFXI's "cross your fingers and wish upon a star" style.
4. Story: I liked the way it built up from "nobody to hero."
5. The last is a tie for Duty Finder, and daily (casual) things: Things I can do on my own, without forming a static, joining a massive LS, or waiting for hours on a shout group.

1. The Final Fantasy name. In my youth I was a huge FF fan. To this day Final Fantasy Tactics remains one of my favorite games of all time. I played FFXI a teensy bit when it was still on the Xbox 360 but never enough to really call myself a FFXI player, so when I saw that FFXIV was being remade, I knew I had to jump on and give it a more proper go than I gave FFXI.

2. One character, all Jobs. An intriguing system that I found very satisfying in Tactics, and was happy to see brought to this game. Although they are moving further away from the 2.X system of 30[class]+15[class]=[Job] I still find it satisfying to be able to fill multiple roles for my static or FC groups with the click of a button.

3. Pacing. Of combat, specifically. I always found WoW far too hectic for my tastes. I like the pacing of combat in FFXIV. Encounters feel far more structured and strategic, as opposed to WoW's "everyone run in and spam the heck out of your rotations" flow. Subjective, of course, that's just how I see it.

4. Main Story Quests. Though FFXIV's story has had its weak points, I very much enjoy the fact that it has a comprehensive main plot in the first place. Most MMOs provide a bare-bones story, and I find it difficult to become invested in what I'm doing. All of the MMOs I've played at any length in recent memory were story-driven (FFXIV, SWTOR, and GW2). Not everyone likes FFXIV's story and lore, but I certainly do.

5. Immersive world. As a roleplayer, I appreciate when developers take the time to introduce small quality-of-life improvements to enhance the immersion of their game world. Things like your character actively turning their gaze towards your selected target, multiple surfaces for sitting, different idle poses, and the like help to engage roleplayers like myself in what we do, more so than any other MMO I've played.

Graphics: I had a friend begging me for over a year to play FFXIV with her, but I wasn't really interested in playing a subscription based game while only working part-time and not having enough money left over after paying bills. Until she showed me pictures from her character's wedding. They just looked so amazing and beautiful (it was the dress, I'm certain of it now lol) that I couldn't resist anymore and began playing. Even now, when I'm redoing the story on my alt, I just sit and look at the scenery around me sometimes. And while the graphics could always be better, to say they aren't already amazing would be a lie, I think.

Character creation: While limited, I was able to create a pretty accurate depiction of an OC I've had for about 5+ years now (my current main you see me posting as here). That was just so amazing to me, because I am super attached to this character, and I was excited to experience a game/story through her.

One character, 13 jobs: I really liked that I could have all jobs unlocked on a singular character. I had played a free MMO a while back that didn't allow that, so I had like 500 alts so I could be different things. I like how in FFXIV you can change with a click of your mouse (or controller).

Now things that keep me in love with this game:

Playing with my FC: While my FC is small and is essentially 5 active players and their alts (seriously, that's the composition XD), these people have become friends to me IRL, and I enjoy being able to derp around in game with them, and test out new content.

Lore/Story: Some people find the lore/story underwhelming, but I love it. I loved the lore enough to spend $50 USD on the Lorebook, and it was worth every cent (no I didn't buy it for the minion). It is truly a fascinating read, and makes me want to re-experience the MSQ and the world of FFXIV even more, the more I read the book.


I seriously fall in love with this game more and more each day. Whether I'm playing on my main or an alt.

I would say:

The community: FFXIV has a really nice community where everyone is really helpful and generally nice. In dungeons if you need to afk for a second then people willing wait unlike in WoW where you mostly will get kicked. I am someone who believes in doing your best in all content but I'm glad players cannot harrass each other in regards to dps in this game and kick for it.

Lack of Specs: Specs can be really fun but are a pain to balance. In WoW, specs add tons of customization options but often times one is expected from a player because it is OP. I'm glad FFXIV does a good job balancing all the jobs and that there is a lack of specs.

Gearing: Tomes are meh but I'm glad we do not have Rng stats on gear. It makes it a lot less frustrating gearing up jobs and keeping up with everyone. I can't say how much bad RNG I have had in games where certain gear stats are expected but I never see the gear with the correct stats drop.

• Friends (Take orange as a time between old friends leaving and new friends made)
• Final Fantasy
• Arcanist/SMN - I know a lot of people hate that SMN is a DoT job and not a "true summoner", but I'm happy with it either way. Even more so with the 4.0 skills.
• Sub MMO that isn't WoW
• Crafting - Even specs haven't changed my opinion. I'm a nut for crafting in any game.

- Multiple classes per character: Really can't be overstated how great it is to switch between classes, do multiple combat/crafting/gathering roles, and not have to log out to another character for any of it.
- No class-race locks: It kinda killed my interest in some of the other games like Tera and Guild Wars 2, since on top of the "log out to switch" issues, you couldn't even play some classes without being stuck on a race you might not like.
- Story/Lore/References to other FF games: It may get derided as "theme park", but it's pretty great seeing all the references and consistencies between monsters, bosses and plotlines from earlier FF games.
- Music: Most FF music is catchy and memorable, and it really adds to the feel of the game.
- Roegadyn: I like me some beefy mages

1: Miqo'te

2: Monk

3: Art Directive

4: Successful immersive atmosphere

5: Friendly community

1:Instant job changes, Coming from FFXI you have NO idea how much of a pure strain it was having to go to a specific area to change jobs and get all the the gear for it..

2:Well designed characters.

3:Full control over how your character looks.

4:Gill is not a necessity for progression, only serves as a speed up.

5:Great music, a good soundtrack can really pull me in during fights or dungeon crawling.

1. Aesthetics: This one is probably the biggest one for me surprisingly. FFXIV (and FFXI also) have been the only MMOs I could really deal with aesthetically. I'm not saying that the graphics are phenomenal or anything in comparison to another game, the way things are designed and the colors that are used and the way that everything looks is pleasing to me and I can actually semi immerse myself in the world, which for me in an MMO is important. After playing quite a few MMOs I realized this is a make of break for me with MMORPGs in general.

2. Housing: Though there's a million things I wish they would do to housing to make it better and more enjoyable, I still enjoy decorating my in-game house a lot...

3. Extreme Primal and Harder Fights: Basically I have enjoyed most content that has been extreme primal difficulty and harder, I find them really fun to learn as long as the other people you are playing with are also having fun learning them as well~

4. Story?: This is iffy for me. I really don't like how the story is written(localization wise mainly) and I don't like how a lot of it is presented a lot of the time, but overall I like having it regardless of my complaints, and every patch I enjoy going through the 2-3 hours of the main story quests.

5. I like my FC

1. Multiple Jobs one Character
2. The Glam
3. The Primal
4. The Primal Drops (mounts, etc.)
5. Voice Acting - Always skip the MS unless Voice Acting! lol ;;

1) Really had no idea what I was getting into when I bought this game. The game case said "IT'S YOUR FINAL FANTASY", and I was sold lol. It was another online entry in the ff series and since 11 is the only ff game I haven't played, I wanted to check it out. Been hooked since and I pretty much compare any new game I play to this game, and they have all fell short in way or another.

2) FF lore and the iconic music

3) Being able to play all the classic jobs on one character, and finally being able to play FF in a multiplayer format with IRL friends

4) one thing that has kept me hooked is the gameplay/combat mechanics. It feels like an action-adventure type game, for melee classes at least, the combat reminds me a lot of games like God of War which I really like compared to the traditional turn-based combat. Which I'll be honest, when I play the old ff games now I get sleepy spamming X (or A/B depending on console lol)

5) and also the feeling of accomplishment when you clear the raids and extreme primals for the first time, keeps me coming back for more

-Job system+crossing skills

-PvP (Although that PvP system is... so many bugs before and silly matching system

1. The story. I love the story so much. I know it's not perfect but I love it.

2. There's always something to do. Mainly, I like that I don't have to rush to 60 in order to raid if I don't want to. I can take my time leveling and pursue things other than raiding if I choose to do so.

3. The community. I've only played for a short time, but most of the groups I've come across have been super nice. If I'm new and don't know something, I don't get abuse hurled at me. It's nice.

4. I can do everything on one character. I don't need an army of alts.

5. The music and the scenery. Sometimes I just have to stop and immerse myself in it because it's so lovely.

In no particular order.

I like to heal here
graphics
my character is pleasant to look at.
story quests
the fights keep getting better

The tome grinding, allll the tome grinding. Btw did i mention i loooooved the tome grinding?

This is my first ever MMO, I never thought I would play a SUB based game but I got sucked in.

1: SCHOLAR!!!!!, I started as a CNJ/WHM but when I started to level other jobs I fell in love with Scholar. I enjoyed it in other games, but this version is like the epitome. I hope to see it in future Final Fantasy games.
2: Battle System, it may start slow but its flows nicely and works well, it feels both forgiving and dynamic.
3: Active Classes/Jobs, this game allows you to be every class/job on one character, and each character can be more than just that particular role. I love that I can DPS as a Healer, though some people don't like that.
4: Environment, the world is gorgeous, granted it could feel a little more alive, but it works really well
5: Lalafells, well need I say more, lol

1. It's FINAL FANTASY - specifically a FF game where I can create my own FF character and play through a FF game as that character.
2. Story - I love the story despite some slight early filler and plotholes. And the many twists and turns are keeping me guessing and theorizing. :)
3. It fixed everything that was wrong with FFXIV 1.0, and actually improves considerably on both 1.0 and FFXI - in particular most of the game is soloable, especially levelling.
4. My friends and family joining me - it really is better to play with loved ones. :)
5. Pretty dresses! It's true - glamour is the true endgame! :D

1. Raiding, seriously without the raids to look forward to I'd probably have quit long ago
2. Fc, static and friends I made in the game, despite what people say the community is great
3. Story, just love it
4. All jobs on one character
5. Replayability of old content ( even though SE keeping to force us into it is starting to get annoying)

1. Decent Story-line
2. Lots of content
3. Amazing aesthetic
4. Decent community
5. Most importantly, not a F2P Garbage.

1. The story
2. Being able to have multiple Jobs on one character
3. Crafting being worthwhile
4. Being able to be a self-sufficient crafter without alts - no longer the case with specialists
5. Interesting gameplay mechanics - until recently where it's become DPS as quick as possible and dodge a million orange circles

1) Animations 5/5. It's something that GW2 drew me in because of how the characters moved. FFXIV is probably the best on that regard.

2) Glamour 4/5. This didn't came until 2.1 but it's probably one of the best (and ironically also one of the worst) customization system I've seen in a while. With some tuning it could beat every other game.

3) Cross-class system 1/5. It's pretty much NOT what I was hoping for but I'll see in SB.

4) More dungeons 3/5. Most mmorpgs tend to stick with few (but usually well done) but I do like having a lot of choice in the dungeon department (just wished they were as polished)

5) The name 5/5. Or more specifically, the fact that they bothered to rebuild the game entirely. I never played 1.0 but I knew how wretched it was, so seeing this version made me think "Hm interesting, they actually cared for once... alright I'll bite it and see where it leads me".

1. Story. Made my eyes water.
2. Graphics. They speak for themselves.
3. Community. I believe we have a healthy one.
4. All jobs on one character.

I like how the developers are listening to the players requests and suggestions.