Quote Originally Posted by Starlord View Post
FFXIV ARR is not a WoW clone, only the UI/mounts are everything else is not WOW based. a clone to me is a "exact" replica of something. FFXIV is not that.
WoW clone is a widely used and accepted name for MMOs that take a lot of their cues from WoW just like ARR does. Similar end game token system, similar lockout system, similar emphasis on instances over open world dungeons, similar emphasis on the game "starting" at the level cap, similar emphasis on "raiding", similar tab targeting and GCD combat, similar emphasis on PvP (I know, this one's shaky, but a lot of ARR's skills are balanced towards both PvE and PvP with some effects even being useless or near useless in PvE). TOR, Aion, Rift, ARR, they all belong under the exact same group, another favorite term for them is themepark MMO.