Why do Vanity items / Player housing / Pets exist?

[TaranTatsuuchi]

There are plenty of other games without housing to play. This game is what they call "Sandbox." If you just want to kill things...maybe this isn't the game for you. Kind of an immature attitude to say we are 'girls' just because we enjoy doing things outside of die hard fighting...etc etc etc...

It is not FAR from being sandbox. Wrong. Sandbox games are games that offer more than just beating up monsters. You can have every profession, the crafting is very detailed and fun. There will be housing. There will be vanity. The characters are beautiful. There is a lot of story depth.

Where do you see this game not being sandbox? I don't think you know the definition of sandbox. Sorry try again.

Correct. That is what this game does and will do even more in the future. That's what makes this game awesome. I will play this game for years because it is Sandbox.

FFXIV ARR is unquestionably a themepark MMO.
It defiantly has sandbox elements, but at its core it is a themepark.


You progress from set piece to set piece that the devs have provided, each built to provide a specific experience. A themepark.


A sandbox typically doesn't have that 'leading by the nose' style to it, and the players themselves create most or all of the content.

[Jess_Spark]

FFXIV ARR is unquestionably a themepark MMO.

A sandbox typically doesn't have that 'leading by the nose' style to it, and the players themselves create most or all of the content.

I have been doing some researching on it and really there doesn't seem to be a label on this game aside from Fantasy. I guess my point would be that this game seems to be headed in a sandbox direction. Having housing which is extremely customizable is sandbox. Having the choice to play any class and every class is sandbox. Yes there are movement restrictions and exploration restrictions that I hope they will open up. IE Swimming, less invisible walls etc...

For me, if there are not enough sandbox elements in a game, I get easily bored. This game thus far has not bored me a bit. There is plenty that I can do outside of just hack and slash and that is my type of game.

[ZakarnRosewood]

I have been doing some researching on it and really there doesn't seem to be a label on this game aside from Fantasy. I guess my point would be that this game seems to be headed in a sandbox direction. Having housing which is extremely customizable is sandbox. Having the choice to play any class and every class is sandbox. Yes there are movement restrictions and exploration restrictions that I hope they will open up. IE Swimming, less invisible walls etc...

For me, if there are not enough sandbox elements in a game, I get easily bored. This game thus far has not bored me a bit. There is plenty that I can do outside of just hack and slash and that is my type of game.

Please check this out for your own reference. Read in Yoshi-P's own words what his vision for the game is since you dont believe TaranTatsuuchi.

Letter from the Producer XX

You’ll never hear me say there’s anything wrong with devoting your life to playing games. That’s what I do, after all. But if you keep doing the same thing, it’s easy to burn out, and there are people who can’t keep up. That’s why I think that in the world of the modern MMORPG, which should be everything like a theme park, diverse rides, facilities, and specs are an absolute necessity.