This isnt FFXI!

[Rannie]

That would be like calling a Ferrari a Ford, simply because Model-T's were the first, and thinking that someone who likes a Ferrari is going to enjoy a Model-T. No, the fan of the Ferrari is going to be quite disappointed when you roll out the old cranker and tell him that your comparison was based on a subjective far-removed principle. Come on. FFXIV:ARR is fun, different, and to be honest, a breath of fresh air from the wow clones. It's got something going for it.

Sorry the first car was a Benz the first affordable car due to the assembly line was the model T hell id love to have a model t or a 67 belair. But whatever the game is enjoyable

[Tsukino]

I just don't get why they keep picking a one-trick comic relief NPC with a generic player model to represent XI when they have nearly 20 other great story NPCs to choose from.

I'm still mad she exists in Dissidia ahead of Zeid, Volker, Lion, Aldo, Trion, Ajido-Marujido, Gilgamesh, Prishe (prior to 012), Selh'teus, Aphmau, Luzaf, Lilisette, the Shadow Lord, Kam'lanaut, Eald'narche, Promathia, Lilith.... There are even a bunch of other NPCs with generic models but far more importance like Naja, Raubahn, or Tenzen. I mean really.

[Redemption]

That would be like calling a Ferrari a Ford, simply because Model-T's were the first, and thinking that someone who likes a Ferrari is going to enjoy a Model-T. No, the fan of the Ferrari is going to be quite disappointed when you roll out the old cranker and tell him that your comparison was based on a subjective far-removed principle. Come on. FFXIV:ARR is fun, different, and to be honest, a breath of fresh air from the wow clones. It's got something going for it.

No it isn't, that suggests that the WoW core gameplay is defining of the genre and it is not. I have played many mmos and a number of which felt distinctly not like WoW but this most certainly does. I don't hate WoW but this is definitely modeled after it (especially apparent when you consider Yoshi P's comments about WoW when developing 2.0).

[Kelg]

I just don't get why they keep picking a one-trick comic relief NPC with a generic player model to represent XI when they have nearly 20 other great story NPCs to choose from.

I'm still mad she exists in Dissidia ahead of Zeid, Volker, Lion, Aldo, Trion, Ajido-Marujido, Gilgamesh, Prishe (prior to 012), Selh'teus, Aphmau, Luzaf, Lilisette, the Shadow Lord, Kam'lanaut, Eald'narche, Promathia, Lilith.... There are even a bunch of other NPCs with generic models but far more importance like Naja, Raubahn, or Tenzen. I mean really.

I agree with you.. I really hate when they try to make an npc with a generic character creation model be important.

[Klefth]

I just don't get why they keep picking a one-trick comic relief NPC with a generic player model to represent XI when they have nearly 20 other great story NPCs to choose from.

I'm still mad she exists in Dissidia ahead of Zeid, Volker, Lion, Aldo, Trion, Ajido-Marujido, Gilgamesh, Prishe (prior to 012), Selh'teus, Aphmau, Luzaf, Lilisette, the Shadow Lord, Kam'lanaut, Eald'narche, Promathia, Lilith.... There are even a bunch of other NPCs with generic models but far more importance like Naja, Raubahn, or Tenzen. I mean really.

And Maat. If anything either Tenzen or Maat should be among those characters representative of XI, not Shantotto. She was just an extremely arrogant, annoying and super rude little shit, and was only involved in but a few sidequests and a couple of storyline quests in ToAU and WotG.

[Xmbei]

And Maat. If anything either Tenzen or Maat should be among those characters representative of XI, not Shantotto. She was just an extremely arrogant, annoying and super rude little shit, and was only involved in but a few sidequests and a couple of storyline quests in ToAU and WotG.

She was chosen because consistently year after year she was voted by FFXI players to be the number 1 fan favorite character so makes sense.

[MeeDeggiThePunisher]

I don't think Shantotto would be very happy if I started calling her MY minion. /panic

[Flionheart]

I'm not going to lie, having to fight Maat would have been damn cool. Especially if he job changed through all the jobs in XI and used the two hours.

[Rannie]

I'm not going to lie, having to fight Maat would have been damn cool. Especially if he job changed through all the jobs in XI and used the two hours.

ehhhhh lets not and say we did huh?

[SuperChris]

The games in the main series are all different worlds, same universe, connected through the void - that's how Gilgamesh has shown up in so many places.

And a Shantoto minion? A thousand times, yes. I've been saying since the Lightning fate was announced, I'm fine with it as long as they keep doing more events like it from throughout the series.