I hope this game doesn't become like FFXI

[MagicofGaia]

I hope it doesn't become a successful FF MMO either, nor do I hope SE doesn't realize what XI did right XIV did horribly wrong

While you may hate XI, XIV only exists because of it.

this = truth

The game doesn't need to become more harder. I like it the way it is.

A vast majority of voters were more than willing to let the essential mechanics of the game be scrapped and rebuilt. Your argument is invalid. Xiv has a lot of neat elements, but they are not enough to be a successful MMO. Hence why no one is paying for it.

[Cxplorer]

I really can't understand why you people wants this game to look like FFXI!!! FINAL FANTASY XI IS PURE CRAP!!! aaargh!!

I really hope that Final Fantasy XIV doesn't because like Final Fantasy XI!!!!

[Joeking]

XI is a niche game, which will lead to the ostracizing of other gamers that don't fit that cookie cutter.

[Elexia]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LPN1...eature=related

Now this was a fun fight. XIV needs more like it, against FF staples.

Also, if the game isn't WoW or a clone of WoW, i.e Rift, it's pretty niche because it's being marketed and played by their own specific demographics. Just like Farmville is freaking huge, but not everyone cares for it that actually like online gaming yet you can still consider it a niche game as the type it is, is a pretty niche genre.

[Captaindownsyndrome]

they said in letter there still be solo play so cant understand why for the life of me your getting upset it was plan as day in letter they just adding more challenge for those who want it, its your choice.

[viion]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeIBlye8V10

^ Now this was a challenge if you didn't cheap out.

If you think DM was a challenge you must of been really bad lol.

While I don't want XIV to be much like XI I think they should bring over some stuff, but challenges ? Meh idk, what a person views as challenging is as fluctuating as an opinion. Take the above for example, i did not find DM a challenge (nore did i BLM nuke it since that was patched). The only things I found challenging were the 2 notoriously known bosses (AV/PW) but they were quite stupidly challenging lol. And one I still have not killed. But everything else, not at all. Most of the best stuff was rewarded for time sinkage.

[Yisi]

Well from the notes released today it is obvious that they want to cater to both "hardcore" party content players, and "cake" solo content players. So everyone can calm down. Some days I want to do something epic, others I want to be casual and have just as fun of an expierience. If thats not good enough then don't play.

[Elexia]

If you think DM was a challenge you must of been really bad lol.

I agree, since constantly dying must be the only definition of "challenge" lol.

You do know outside of burn setups and supertanking DM was indeed one of the more challenging BCNMs in that game, right? Though I'm sure you probably also would say Kirin wasn't a challenge when it was in it's prime either. Nothing is a challenge as time goes on. That's logical.

[Joeking]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LPN1...eature=related

Now this was a fun fight. XIV needs more like it, against FF staples.

Also, if the game isn't WoW or a clone of WoW, i.e Rift, it's pretty niche because it's being marketed and played by their own specific demographics. Just like Farmville is freaking huge, but not everyone cares for it that actually like online gaming yet you can still consider it a niche game as the type it is, is a pretty niche genre.

I think the original vision at the beginning wanted something different to XI that would draw more players, in a french interview Tanaka said that. Though transforming this into XI goes against that. Though since Yoshi is now in control perhaps his also changed the direction.

Square-Enix isn't trying to compete with World of Warcraft, but to draw in players who might not have looked at the genre before.

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[Suirieko]

If you think DM was a challenge you must of been really bad lol.

Just so you know, Mana Burn DM is only "easy mode" and not the true way to fight it. I personally refused to do DM like it.

Divine Might has always been one of the most challenging fight in the game, it's challenging that it was actually an OPTIONAL Boss fight for the zilart story, with special reward from it.

Divine Might was like old school challenge fight, and I did it the old school way. It took quite a few attempts to finally win it, but damn, the fight, itself, was so much fun that I'd love to do it again just for the sake of the fight.

Easy Now? Probably. Back in the day before all the new stuff? Oh God, it's definitely not easy, and you needed 18 people that are GOOD to do it right and win it.