Quote Originally Posted by Tonkra View Post
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I am aware of this, and I don't mind a slower pace of combat, so long as things are balanced around that. My point is that trying to compare FFXIV: ARR and FFXII is like comparing apples and oranges: Despite any similarities, they're still two entirely different things, and trying say one is better than the other is, as you pointed out, purely a matter of preference. Honestly, if I'm playing an MMO, I'd prefer the pace of combat to be on the faster side, but that's just because most of the MMOs I've played and enjoyed were ones like WoW or DFO, where actions go off basically as soon as you press the button (or button combo, in DFO's case).