In NA, FFXI released one year after it did in JP

[Anima]

Was just about to post what Nilheim just did :P but From what my friends have told me, XI had a worse start than XIV's.

[Charismatic]

Actually, reading this list FFXI's start doesn't sound at all worse than FFXIV's.
If this is true:
King Behemoth was already in at launch
FFXI had the AH up less than a month after the game came online (people are still begging for one here).
Before a year had gone by the game already had skillchain+magic burst, exp chains, Chocobos, expansion missions, artifact armor, multiple level cap raises and et al.

[weeble]

lets hope they are planning to launch ps3 with an expansion again. even tera online i believe is launching north america with an expansion cause it launch without enough content. so it would seem that an expansion for all these mmo's coming out half empty would make sense.

[DNO]

Actually, reading this list FFXI's start doesn't sound at all worse than FFXIV's.
If this is true:
King Behemoth was already in at launch
FFXI had the AH up less than a month after the game came online (people are still begging for one here).
Before a year had gone by the game already had skillchain+magic burst, exp chains, Chocobos, expansion missions, artifact armor, multiple level cap raises and et al.

They also did not release in all 3 regions at the same time and get a staff change and new direction change AFTER release.

Add all that up and ff14 is not that far behind..... and next week with patch 1.19 it may be ahead. (not server issue wise tho)

[syntaxlies]

after 1.19 the combat system will still suck, thats a big part of an mmo. it prob wont be fixed til 1.21.

[DNO]

after 1.19 the combat system will still suck, thats a big part of an mmo. it prob wont be fixed til 1.21.

Combat does not suck thats your opinion.

[Anima]

For now, I am playing with Hope that It will get a lot better and looking from all the Notes, Infos, etc SE gave us, I'm excited to see what XIV holds in the future.

The Info I got about how XI had a worse start than XIV was from a few friends of minewho played since JP release. Still, I myself don't know how It was or is it True, but That's what made me kept on playing all this time lol..

[Kobushi]

Combat does not suck thats your opinion.

if combat didn't suck they wouldn't have plans to fix it and battle regiments would still be around next month

[Fated]

Combat does not suck thats your opinion.

You're stating an opinion too.

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

if combat didn't suck they wouldn't have plans to fix it and battle regiments would still be around next month

Play Rift (a popular MMO) and then play FFXIV. In my opinion, you are insane if you think Rift combat is better. Insert any other popular mmo in Rift's place and its the same result. Furthermore, is there any other game (beside XI) that has skillchain/battle regimens? Also, we will be getting chain bonuses soon. I think FFXIV combat is very good relative to the competition.