New Jobs Gated Behind Completion of 2.0 Story?

[Nestama]

I also dislike the way the new jobs are being handled, however I cannot agree with this. Your talking about FF a series with over twenty years of content. If the gameplay was paramount then the development team would not have bothered ending 1.0 the way they did. FF is and always have been about the story first and foremost in my opinion.

I disagree. Final Fantasy has always balanced plot and gameplay. When you were done with the plot, there was always optional content to do. FFX, there was the Dark Aeons, the Monster Arena, etc. FFVII, the Ruby/Emerald Weapons (amongst others). FFIX, Ozma, Hades, etc.

Final Fantasy (especially the very first one) was about the adventure. To fight monsters. To have fun! If it was just about the story, then SE should just make the franchise a film or a story book... which does not work for a game that requires people to pay to play per month. MMO's need to have gameplay, so that people will always have something to do. No gameplay = no point in continuing to pay a sub.