Final Fantasy XIV going back to Final Fantasy Roots

[Tyla_Esmeraude]

OP you should just really ignore the comments some people in this community make. You know how they are, any type of suggestion that involves making the game a better experience is replied with the "You want another FFXI" bandwagon or the rather old excuse of having no time because work and family that has no relation of making the game feel more like a Final Fantasy and not like every other generic MMO out there. I don't know what it is that they have to make their comments be known in every single thread like this. Perhaps they feel threatened that SE might actually listen and make this game a better experience for all players rather than just part of it. People like you and me are the type that really love games for what they are capable of being and not just because they are a source of entertainment. We love the craftsmanship behind and we view games in a deeper way. There is a lot of people in the playerbase who think the same way we do. I loved FFXI even with its faults (and I aknowledge them, I don't defend it blindly), it gave the player a great experience and that's how it kept people for a long 10 years. 14, in comparison, while I think it's beautifully crafted, it's missing a soul. Nowhere in my time of playing 11 I ever felt like quitting the game, but here, only 2 years in and I already considered quitting many times and many other people feel the same way.

There is also misinformation in those comments, like the one stating FFXIV 1.0 failed because it was hardcore. Not the first time it's been clarified in other threads. We all know why it failed and it wasn't because it was super hardcore. Hint: unfinished product. Does it really need to feel like Final Fantasy? Well of course, that's why it's called Final Fantasy XIV and not something else, so yes, it should. Even with all the jobs and monsters in the lore, it still doesn't feel like Final Fantasy, because it feels like just any other generic MMO out there precisely because they copied everything from other games. FF14 is not its own game (more like a blender mix from other games with no identity of its own) and it honestly doesn't give its own feeling. That's one of the reasons people have quit since 2.0.

OP, people like you and me look for the best interest of the franchise as a whole and not just ourselves. We want the game to prosper. I completely understand you. The first Final Fantasy wouldn't have given us a great experience that made the series popular if it hadn't been crafted with so much love that it had an identity and soul of its own. It would've been just another Dragon Quest copy at the time and people wouldn't have taken it seriously. While it took elements from DQ they worked on them as a base and added their own so they came up with something that had its own feeling and identity.

I actually encourage people with the same mindset to keep on posting your thoughts and suggest a change. Better to have tried even if failed than stay silent and regret having done nothing later. I've just learned to ignore same old comments and arguments from the people on the other side on the fence, since when we have tried to reason with them they just completely defend the game blindly with misinformed arguments, always attacking FFXI even if it is not mentioned at all and come up with other arguments with no real substance when one confronts them about the faults and end just attacking you with a "no, you" type of comments. Edit: Ah forgot to add, the "if you don't like it, leave" type of comments, too. Just ignore and keep on sharing your thoughts, you are never going to change their stance, just like they will never change yours, even if they try to shut you up and censor you with what I mentioned earlier in this paragraph.

To finalize, yes Fire should heal Ifrit. :P