Quote Originally Posted by Dhex View Post
And how would you like to see that done? People have made a suggestion - you haven't. Please provide something constructive.

How do you want to see characters growing and players progressing their characters two patches from now? In a year? In three?
OK, I'll be specific.

FFXI was all about sidegrading. The armoury system supported this, allowing gear changes mid fight. Merits was the same. Most of them were of very little value but provided for sideways diversification and a valuable "grind" mechanic for SE to hold subscribers.

FFXIV is different. Progression here is vertical, driven through each expansion by gear progression and between by level progression. Having played both styles now, I prefer the FFXIV design and would like future expansions to continue to follow that track.