Old FFXI minds vs New Generation ideas

[Mishakai]

1st step to having a successful MMORPG

1. Implement something to do.

You now have a successful mmorpg.

Content for the sake of content is worse than no content. That is one reason why NA Aion fails and WoW succeeds. Most of Aion's content serves no greater purpose in the game other than to keep people busy and help them progress through the levels to the pvp endgame. Quests in WoW almost always lead to something, some of which doesn't unfold until pve endgame. XI had this quest continuity, thus far XIV does not.

I don't think it is old minds vs new ideas. There are plenty of old minds who love some of new concepts in XIV; yet they still complain about a lack of content and general direction for the game. It's one thing to release a new MMO and not be "complete" or to be lacking in certain areas for things to do. It is another thing all together when the people responsible for the game market it as a next generation MMO, intended to compete with WoW, that doesn't even boast some of the gameplay features present in the company's current MMO or other companies MMO's released since then.

The only word I can think of to describe the mindset of the developers responsible for XIV as it was released is hubris. I can only hope the current team doesn't live up to that.