FFXIV 1.0 nostalgia (something that 1.0 did right & 2.0 didn't)

[WeiShan]

The only scary thing I saw in that 1.0 garuda clip was how frighteningly awkward the old combat system looked

2.0 combat system looks fun in the first or two months.
but now,playing with the skill rotations over and over and over again just bored me.

1.23 combat system was more playable over the long-term

[lololink]

1.23 combat system was more playable over the long-term

Because waiting for your PT to fill up was way more entertaining.

[Teeko]

2.0 combat system looks fun in the first or two months.
but now,playing with the skill rotations over and over and over again just bored me.

1.23 combat system was more playable over the long-term

I'm not really speaking for the combat gameplay-wise because well...I didn't play 1.0 or 1.23. All I can base my opinions on are what I see, so :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goKS...utu.be&t=2m35s

He actually faces away from her for a fair bit and casts spells on himself. It drives me nuts with how stupid it looks

"Here you can beat me up from the back while I stand here and cast my spells. Naw I mean it, it's cool."

[WeiShan]

I'm not really speaking for the combat gameplay-wise because well...I didn't play 1.0 or 1.23. All I can base my opinions on are what I see, so :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goKS...utu.be&t=2m35s

He actually faces away from her for a fair bit and casts spells on himself. It drives me nuts with how stupid it looks

"Here you can beat me up from the back while I stand here and cast my spells. Naw I mean it, it's cool."

1.23 was not a perfect game, far from it. (slow ui,copy & pasted maps, unrealistic lighting)
I quote my first post:"The atmosphere,the attractive immersion,the relax & romance feelings. something special that 1.0 had."

1.23 was an unfinished AAA MMO. it had depth, had an attractive atmosphere.
2.0 is a refined....theme park candy land.

[Gilraen]

1.23 was not a perfect game, far from it. (slow ui,copy & pasted maps, unrealistic lighting)
I quote my first post:"The atmosphere,the attractive immersion,the relax & romance feelings. something special that 1.0 had."

1.23 was an unfinished AAA MMO. it had depth, had an attractive atmosphere.
2.0 is a refined....theme park candy land.

Having also played 1.0, I assume you DID play 1.0, I have to disagree with 1.0's 'attractive immersion'. The world zones were certainly larger and the hidden zone breaks made it feel even bigger (in Thanalan every thin, deep canyon was a zone break) but that shear blandness of every zone with only 2-3 unique elements made it feel more a slog to travel through than the zones of XI, which were largely unique and had alot more variety despite being a much older game on a much more inferior console (I speak of the PS2). Wow, that was a long sentence. With 2.0 the zones are certainly smaller but each one is unique, filled with elements rarely repeated. I love just chocobo'ing my way around the world because it's just nice to look at whereas 1.0 I used the airships and warped every time I needed to travel, it was that dreary.