Dungeons: Make them less linear! FFXIV:ARR doesn't have to be a themepark!

[Ninix]

To be honest I didn't even read most of the post, I just saw the bitching about themepark MMOs and skipped the rest.

You say the game doesn't *have* to be a themepark, but it *wants* to be a themepark because that's what makes the most money and attracts the most players. I don't understand why people keep throwing around "themepark" like it's a bad thing... they're simply two different styles of game. There's a large population of gamers who want these kinds of MMOs (and clearly, they're larger than the population that wants sandbox MMOs or we'd be seeing more of them), and they are who this game is catering towards. If you want a more sandboxy MMO go play EVE or go wait for Archeage or Black Desert or something. Personally I don't enjoy those kinds of games but I think it's great that they exist for those who do. But frankly this game is not FFXI, it is not trying to be FFXI, it does not want to be FFXI, and it doesn't even really want FFXI's target audience all that much.

It's a casual themepark MMO at its core, and so the dungeons will be designed to fit in with a casual themepark MMO.

[Litre]

It's a casual themepark MMO at its core, and so the dungeons will be designed to fit in with a casual themepark MMO.

If you read my post, I'm fine with the themepark, my suggestion is to improve the linearity of dungeons so that even though it's a themepark, at least all the rides aren't the same thing every time. I'd like some unpredictable things to happen, and such, and it doesn't have to be all dungeons. If they want to have some grind dungeons that's fine.