The real reasons 1.0 failed

[HeroSamson]

My reasons for not playing FFXIV original.

1. Bump table disconnect, get on boat fall into water stuck, log in dx error please re-install nvidia update.
2. Running and when you stop you slide.
3. Not being able to pull my weapon out unless I was right next to the monster.
4. Getting stuck in the center of the monsters and they spin.

Other than those reasons the game was fine for me but those were main reasons I stopped and went back to ffxi

[Cherie]

It's pretty clear the OP actually played 1.0 based on their comments. It's may be opinion, but there is a huge difference between a informed opinion with supporting evidence versus some strawman argument like the people wanting to bash the OP for giggles.

But yea, I know saying "Play nice!" on the internet doesn't go well...
I'll leave this here lol: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawman_argument

"The more you know! (tm)"

[Seif]

I don't understand how ARR players think 1.0 was like XI. To me that sounds like a terrible insult to XI.

To me the OP ha good points though.
Nobody complained about the NMs in 1.0 or about super dangerous mobs making some areas very hard to reach. Those were good things and the fact that they were in a bad game doesn't make THOSE features bad.

There were also tons if great music. Nail of the heavens, field leve track, on windy meadows the list goes on.
ARR has a terrible battle track and the game makes you listen to it in every single zone.

[Drivont]

It was developed on a sketchy engine not fit for MMOs or even consoles, it was outsourced to give more budget to other games like the fabulous Lightning saga, it was announced too early and then rushed to compete with Cataclysm when it should have been a good year or two away from having a proper release to iron out all the issues.

its a conspiracy! I'm telling you it was all planned this way!!! It was called "project rapture" in development! Then what did The Circle of Knowing do?? KNEW IT WAS COMING!!! They sent Louisoix to rapture us!

2.0 was always supposed to be 1.0!!!!!!!!!! YOU HEARD IT HERE!!!!


lol I'm just kidding... it's probably just me being crazy... :3

[Drivont]

My reasons for not playing FFXIV original.

1. Bump table disconnect, get on boat fall into water stuck, log in dx error please re-install nvidia update.
2. Running and when you stop you slide.
3. Not being able to pull my weapon out unless I was right next to the monster.
4. Getting stuck in the center of the monsters and they spin.

Other than those reasons the game was fine for me but those were main reasons I stopped and went back to ffxi

This was actually my favorite part of the "realism" to 1.0 sad to see it's not coming back

that's really a reason for you and not playing though? ....odd...

[Seif]

This was actually my favorite part of the "realism" to 1.0 sad to see it's not coming back

that's really a reason for you and not playing though? ....odd...

Arr still actually has momentum to running they just don't have animations for it like most games do.
The bird boss in pharos sirius and titan plumes in EX are a good example of this. If you aren't already moving when the aoe starts you won't make it to safety even though the distance required to move is the same.