Is Final Fantasy XIV the champion of immersion? Or is it easily usurped?

[Finuve]

For me, and as many have already complained about my views but either way, immersion is important but doesnt come from any sense of realism like instant teleportation, it comes from having a large scale world with interesting landmarks and areas that as you walk through have a true sense of scale, something on FFXI and FFXIV have captured of all the MMOs I have played, however 14 is marred by unfortunate copypasta

Immersion also is dependent on what I'm seeing at all times, UI thats minimalistic but effective (MMOs have a habit of vomiting UI at you) and doesnt have things popping up in the game world at all times, damage counters, xp counters, ! for quest markers floating over heads, these things are killer for my immersion, I just wish they were toggleable (though leave quest markers on the map)

[Pyrix]

For me, and as many have already complained about my views but either way, immersion is important but doesnt come from any sense of realism like instant teleportation, it comes from having a large scale world with interesting landmarks and areas that as you walk through have a true sense of scale, something on FFXI and FFXIV have captured of all the MMOs I have played, however 14 is marred by unfortunate copypasta

Immersion also is dependent on what I'm seeing at all times, UI thats minimalistic but effective (MMOs have a habit of vomiting UI at you) and doesnt have things popping up in the game world at all times, damage counters, xp counters, ! for quest markers floating over heads, these things are killer for my immersion, I just wish they were toggleable (though leave quest markers on the map)

I wouldn't call a copy pasted world immersive.

[Eekiki]

I wouldn't call a copy pasted world immersive.

Ooh, a mention of "copy-pasting" AND "immersion". Two broken-record whines in one sentence!

See if you can reword it using the terms "FFXI-2", "WoW clone", and "casuals" and you'll have yourself quite the humdinger.

Other than hastily written reviews written at the game's release by people who hadn't played the game, where do you get your idea that the game's world is "copy pasted"?

I ask you to keep in mind that there is a certain amount of "copypasta" in just about everything, and it can even occur naturally in the real world.

[Jynx]

it can even occur naturally in the real world.

Look at all this Copy pasted work in this painting!

Whoever coined the term "Copy-pasta" needs to be drown and thrown in the nearest ditch for coming up with one of the most rediculous terms ever.

[User201109011315]

Look at all this Copy pasted work in this painting!

Whoever coined the term "Copy-pasta" needs to be drown and thrown in the nearest ditch for coming up with one of the most rediculous terms ever.

I agree.

"Omg there are two similar looking trees outside my window! GOD COPY PASTA-ED!"

ffxiv needs more diversity, but some people take it way too far.

[Konachibi]

Ooh, a mention of "copy-pasting" AND "immersion". Two broken-record whines in one sentence!

See if you can reword it using the terms "FFXI-2", "WoW clone", and "casuals" and you'll have yourself quite the humdinger.

Other than hastily written reviews written at the game's release by people who hadn't played the game, where do you get your idea that the game's world is "copy pasted"?

I ask you to keep in mind that there is a certain amount of "copypasta" in just about everything, and it can even occur naturally in the real world.

I've gone through a lot of roads that all looked the same.

I shall now go and complain to mother nature that she was copy&pasting.