What do WoW veterans think of XIV and how do you think it could be improved?

[bokchoykn]

By the way, I think the whole "Yeah but WoW was out for longer than FFXIV" is the dumbest argument ever.

Sure, you're comparing a 9 year old game to 9 month old game... but...

You're also comparing a 2004 game to a 2013 game that got the opportunity to learn from WoW and every other MMO that came out during that nine year span. They got to study every single success and failure from every other MMO, including their own MMO's. It's not like FFXIV:ARR started from scratch. And in case you haven't noticed, this entire game is made from the mould of WoW.

[ZReport]

By the way, I think the whole "Yeah but WoW was out for longer than FFXIV" is the dumbest argument ever.

Sure, you're comparing a 9 year old game to 9 month old game... but...

You're also comparing a 2004 game to a 2013 game that got the opportunity to learn from WoW and every other MMO that came out during that nine year span. They got to study every single success and failure from every other MMO, including their own MMO's. It's not like FFXIV:ARR started from scratch. And in case you haven't noticed, this entire game is made from the mould of WoW.

This argument is also pretty stupid. Even if you have the knowledge of another game, it will still take a considerable amount of time to replicate said activities. You still have to research games, create AI algorithms, create PC and NPC models, create the world and subzones, code the gaming environment, then implement testing of your own creations and then compare it with other games, then make changes and code again. I'm honestly glad some of you people will never have anything to do with game creation or development; you'd all be terrible developers with your snap judgement ideas and theories.

And yes, FFXIV:ARR did start from scratch, the engine was built up from the ground, while they continued to update 1.0.