Some things I think need to be brought to attention

[Sotek]

All this text and you still refuse to acknowledge the biggest point that separates the world of FF14 ARR from every Final Fantasy game (online or offline, including the original FF14) before it.

I'm not acknowledging that because that wasn't what I was arguing against... In fact, I've already stated that there is a problem there and given input on possible improvements. If this is your point, I don't know why you're arguing against me.

At the end of the day, Final Fantasy XIV is no different to the older games, other than the fact that you need a group of other, real, people. In fact, in every way that matters, it is superior. People (yourself included) are pretending that the older games were somehow better in this regard, which is completely false.

I said as much in my original posts, how where the old games better when it comes to exploration or danger? They weren't. XIV clearly wins on exploration (compare Alexandria up to Dali, to the start of XIV to Sastasha. Alexandria to Dali is pretty much linear, XIV the moment you're out of the starting city you could technically travel to Mor Dhona). Danger? All random encounters became a drag, very quickly. They were not dangerous. They added no tension to the games. Just like getting hit by gravity in XIV.

You *can* take level 1 characters anywhere but through some of the strongholds. Even the Sylphlands, as long as you're careful. Why don't you make a new character and get it to Ishgard? You probably won't even need to use Sprint. o.o;

Well, as long as you don't start in Limsa Lominsa. Anyway, my point was it wouldn't be instant, and you would have to avoid monsters which can one shot you at that level (*cough*danger*cough*). People only think the world is small because once you've gotten to the end, you can travel everywhere easily with teleports. The exact same holds true in the old games, traveling Gaia in IX isn't hard once you have an airship, just like traveling Eorzea isn't hard once you can teleport. People complaining that XIV is some how less in this regard are bordering on delusional...