XI-2 was released this past September, or didn't you notice?

[Khal_Drogo]

Sry if that sounded likeI was directing that hostilit towards you Sonic....That was aimed at the ppl who keep trying to use previous FF titles as the rationalization for all the similarities between XI and XIV -saying that both games were drawn from the same source, so of course they'd be similar. That's completely absurd. If that were true, then why is it so much harder to find anything FFXI and FFXIV had in common with other FF titles, than it is to find how much more they have in common with each other. It's b/c FFXIV used XI as a base for a great deal of the content. It's staring everyone straight in the face; they're just too stubborn to see it

-Ask Hitler lol

This video is so perfect...

Hitler Plays FFXIV Pre-Patch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvLppb80xYc

[Mefit]

Let me also say that this game is in fact not a Sequel to FF11 but I think it should have been and no reason why not or no reason why they cannot one day connect the 2 in story somehow. Nothing is impossible , it is FinalFantasy !

I think the OP is just saying what alot of us who played ff11 feel, and I agree. I played ff11 for 7 years and loved it and when I look at this game while there is alot not in ff11 , there is alot that is!

When I look at this game I just see it like it looks, more graphically better looking than FF11 with tons of new things ! Its like looking at what FF11 could have been with a graphical Patch which in my opinion would have been a better road for SE just in content alone !

[Raze]

I think this game should be called FFI-XIV because FFI had HP/MP/Weapons/jobs/class changes, etc...

What a ridiculous thread.

[Khal_Drogo]

What makes more sense? FFXI and FFXIV have more in common than any 5 FF titles have in common with another because they drew from the same source? Or they have so much more in common w/ each other b/c FFXIV was designed using FFXI as a foundation? I don't even know why I keep trying to get through to any of the ppl using that kind of rationale. You ppl remind me of this clip from Family Guy; there's just no getting through to you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvSjiq1pLVY

[Khal_Drogo]

I think this game should be called FFI-XIV because FFI had HP/MP/Weapons/jobs/class changes, etc...

What a ridiculous thread.

I can't believe how many of you are out there. Are you ppl really that dense that the only commonalities you can see between the two games are wpns/hp/jobs/w/e other stupid, insignificant stuff ppl keep comparing? Are you in denial? Have you ever even played XI? If you could find a handful of ppl who had never played any FF titles in their life, sit them down in a room, and have them play FFXI, then FFXIV (with a few adjustments), they would think XIV was just an elaborate expansion pack. What a ridiculous thread, you say?

-What an outrageous response.

[Raze]

I can't believe how many of you are out there. Are you ppl really that dense that the only commonalities you can see between the two games are wpns/hp/jobs/w/e other stupid, insignificant stuff ppl keep comparing? Are you in denial? Have you ever even played XI? If you could find a handful of ppl who had never played any FF titles in their life, sit them down in a room, and have them play FFXI, then FFXIV (with a few adjustments), they would think XIV was just an elaborate expansion pack. What a ridiculous thread, you say?

-What an outrageous response.

Sorry chief but most of the people on here have played a lot if not all of them. If you don't realize that every single FF has its own common theme of items/NPCs/Jobs/Characters, and pretty much every MMO has common themes(most of which are lacking in XIV for that matter) , and that when combined, FF and MMO will always be a similar idea, then I really feel bad for you. Sorry you got "outraged". You're trying to come of as some sort of Final Fantasy/MMO expert but you really have no idea how clueless you sound to someone who has followed the series since the 80's. Maybe you can calm down by educating yourself a little.

[Khal_Drogo]

Sorry chief but most of the people on here have played a lot if not all of them. If you don't realize that every single FF has its own common theme of items/NPCs/Jobs/Characters, and pretty much every MMO has common themes(most of which are lacking in XIV for that matter) , and that when combined, FF and MMO will always be a similar idea, then I really feel bad for you. Sorry you got "outraged". You're trying to come of as some sort of Final Fantasy/MMO expert but you really have no idea how clueless you sound to someone who has followed the series since the 80's. Maybe you can calm down by educating yourself a little.

You don't have to educate yourself on what went on before you were born to understand how similar two things in the "present" are, to one another. I'm not trying to come off as an expert at all, actually. I'm just stating the obvious. Play FFXI for 6 years or so, come play XIV, and then tell me the similarities are "coincidental" because both games share the same source.

-I don't even know what you're talking about. Everyone keeps talking about the generic aspects of the game that would, obviously, be a common aspect of every FF game. That's not my "beef" with XIV. The fact that they copied so much from XI, SPECIFICALLY (except for what was great about it), is what I (and so many others) am pissed about.

[NaBluiri]

DIFFERENT WORLD?! -Different names, you mean?

Thanalan: a.k.a. Meriphataud Mountains

La Noscea: a.k.a. Rolanberry Fields next to the ocean

The Black Shroud: a.k.a. A greener, crappier version of Sanctuary of Zi'Tah

Coerthas: a.k.a. Lufaise Meadows, Konschtat Highlands, Misareaux Coast -take your pick

Mor Dhona: Looks a hell of a lot like many of the Aht Urghan expansion areas (Mount Zhayolm, and some of the Assault areas, etc.).



The races are IDENTICAL -minus a tale on the Roegadyn (Galka). I don't even know why I would acknowledge such an ignorant claim, anyway. I've indulged you long enough. FFXIV has more in common with FFXI than any 5 FF titles have in common with another. Don't kid yourself.

Yeah, different world. While they may share similarities (depending on how hard you squint your eyes to see them), they are NOT the same thing. They have their own lore and own designs.

As for the races they did that to lure in FFXI players, but these races have entirely different back stories to the old ones. Including clans. Different gods, etc.
I mean by that logic FFXIV is just FF8-2 because it has humans in it! And Marlboro!
And Summons! And black magic! And white magic! And a "worlds gonna end" storyline! And gunblades!

Or it's like FFVI because it has magitek!
Or like FFVII because it has materia and meteor!
Or like FFXII because it has guys who look like judges!
Or like FF tactics because of how the job system works!

FFXIV borrows from ALL the games pretty much, just like EVERY OTHER final fantasy game.

Like I said before: ALL FF games share similarities. That doesn't make them the same damn thing.

Honestly I would say if anything, the game world reminds me more of Final Fantasy 12 than 11.

P.S. I played FFXI from 2005-2011.

I had friends who tried FFXIV and LEFT because they felt it was TOO different from XI.

[Sephr]

I've just read through your 37 posts briefly Khal to try and find these 'brilliant ideas' people are shutting down of yours.

So far, all you've done is call this game XI-2 (despite the fact that mechanically it really is very different, and it's taking a much more casual direction) and cry when people say they want it to go another way. I played XI for a long time, but I don't understand why you want a HD version here? So much of that game was inconvenient and time-wasting, and built around the fact that it was made for the PS2. It's not up to todays standards by any stretch of the imagination.

Also, calling this XI-2 based on it having a FIELD ZONE, a DESERT ZONE, and a FOREST ZONE is beyond stupid, I'm not even going to comment on the fact you suggest an auction house system (I hope to god it doesnt turn out like XI's, that thing was stupid) and chocobos make it XI-2.

Spiritual successor? In theory. Actual successor? Not really.

Honestly, your posts really don't add value. And yes, I will deny this game being XI-2 because you only have to *look at it* to see it isn't, really.

[notebene]

I've never played XI, so I have no point of comparison. All I can do is watch the changes and make my own decisions based on my own perceptions (which is all reality is) of the changes, and go from there. So far, so good. While I'm a 'little' concerned about losing some things down the road, it won't do me any good to speculate, so I guess I ought to stick to lighter threads like 'post your wallpaper' and asking my dumb questions