The real reasons 1.0 failed

[Virgil]

I think we can all agree: 1.0 sucked because it was unfinished mess released too early. 2.0 sucks after playing it for a week or two when all the glam wears off.

[Ilitsa]

I think we can all agree: 1.0 sucked because it was unfinished mess released too early. 2.0 sucks after playing it for a week or two when all the glam wears off.

Really? Cuz I've been playing it since closed beta phase 2 last year, and have loved it every day, guess the glam just hasn't worn off for me, oh, and the 12 people I've brought from other games I play to play this as well all love it as well. Hmm...

[Virgil]

Really? Cuz I've been playing it since closed beta phase 2 last year, and have loved it every day, guess the glam just hasn't worn off for me, oh, and the 12 people I've brought from other games I play to play this as well all love it as well. Hmm...

Congratulations

[WeiShan]

I think we can all agree: 1.0 sucked because it was unfinished mess released too early. 2.0 sucks after playing it for a week or two when all the glam wears off.

Agree. 1.0 failed because it was an unfinished game.

The more I played 1.23 the more I like it,
I made a lot of friends in 1.x, community was wonderful

Game was hard, but hey that's why both the game & the community were wonderful,
players help each other,adventure together.had good memories.

2.0 was god in the first 2 weeks.
but after that, it's like a single player/ilv/dungeon coop game.

quests are dumbed down, no one wants to talk. no one wants to help each other(because game is so easy)

game is superficial,lonely....
I think 2.0 won't last long if it doesn't change the direction.
because there is no reason to pay a sub for a single player game.

I guess SE had fired some 1.0 developers, hire them back please.
they know how to make a real MMORPG, just need some time.
1.0 failed it's because it was rushed out, not because it's a bad game.

1.0->1.1x->1.23 the game became better & better.
2.0->2.1->2.2->2.25 game is going die,open world sucks big time, WOW formula just won't work

[Darksword]

SE did the right thing, but they overshot the mark just a little bit. Instead of "FFXI - Lite and Fancy!" we got "WoW Babbys First MMORPG."

1.0 was a flaming pile of poo but all indicators. But on a scale of 1 to ten for "hardcore-ness" if FFXI and 1.23 were 10s, and WoW was a 3, we should have gone to maybe a 5. Instead we're at about 2.5 and it does get rather dull with things being so simplistic.

The game itself is a bit like its own dungeon design. No real freedom of movement, just a series of straight paths with hurdles interspersed on it. A good dungeon (world) is a maze, where navigating and defeating the puzzle (exploring) is just as important as killing the mobs along the way.

[Virgil]

SE did the right thing, but they overshot the mark just a little bit. Instead of "FFXI - Lite and Fancy!" we got "WoW Babbys First MMORPG."

I lol'd.

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