Predictions for future of FFXIV

[gifthorse]

What are your predictions for the future of FFXIV? How will the battle system work? Will Grand Companies save FFXIV? Will SE keep pandering to certain player-bases? etc., etc.

I reckon it will be rather funny excercise to revisit this thread later and see how wrong we all were about certain features and the direction of FFXIV.

[Bled]

What are your predictions for the future of FFXIV? How will the battle system work? Will Grand Companies save FFXIV? Will SE keep pandering to certain player-bases? etc., etc.

I reckon it will be rather funny excercise to revisit this thread later and see how wrong we all were about certain features and the direction of FFXIV.

Future of FFXIV = moggles riding yellow chickens!!!! and most likely cats with whips!!!

Edit: Yellow Chickens with armor!

[Verecund]

Don't you mean Chocob - @ALL HAIL HYPNOTOAD@.

But seriously, Dream Toads are the new Chocobo. If you haven't seen/fought one yet, I suggest discovering this awesomeness ASAP.

[Alcide]

I wanna ride a Giant Slug :3

[AlexiaKidd]

FFXIV will drop the V and add a -2 ^^

[Verecund]

FFXIV will drop the V and add a -2 ^^

Woah, slow down there... if you drop one more letter who knows what could happen.

[toshimoog]

Woah, slow down there... if you drop one more letter who knows what could happen.

Final Fantasy I-2? :P

[NotApplicable]

Final Fantasy I-2? :P

Now that's a game I would play.

[Kallera]

Now that's a game I would play.

No you wouldn't, and you know it.

otherwise you'd be playing wizardry.

[Shizuo]

As much as I appreciate the work that Yoshi is putting into FFXIV, imo it will not be able to be competitive as a top tier mmo without a significant game design & story overhaul which can only be achieved with the release of a thorough expansion likened to Lord of Destruction for D2 and WOTLK for WOW.

WOW will continue to be the dominant force in the mmorpg market, until D3 is released (likely sometime early next year)

By that time GW2 will have also surpassed FFXIV vanilla in gamer-base. FFXIV will likely be a passable mmorpg with smoothed out game mechanics around winter 2011, but will lack the depth needed to attract loyal players with strong competition from other developers.