Yoshi-P / Dev Team please considering adding Abyssea to this game

[Laraul]

I wonder how many people would leave FFXIV if they up-graded FFXI's graphics and added an Aesthetician. I know I sure would. I haven't logged into 14 since I finished the Iroha event. I've resubscribed to FFXI and am really enjoying it. I really don't understand the FFXI hate. FFXI at least it works with a variety of content and play styles, while FFXIV has either "Zerg Fest" or "Group Jump Rope".

Really? FFXI? And after saying this...

I have given up on end-game since FCoB. Statics and strict lock-outs are too much trouble to me. I'm sure I'm not the only one, so I'm not surprised NA player base clear rates are not 90%-100%.

I believe you we're being honest when you say lock-outs being too much trouble. But then going back to FFXI? FFXI was nothing but strict lock-outs and statics. In order to participate in an event, you had to have cleared the previous content. In order to find a group for a clear, you had to shout or do a player /search. Thus it war very hard to advance w/o a static.

[MicahZerrshia]

FFXI was nothing but strict lock-outs and statics.

Current XI does not have the lockouts it used too.

I have recently went back to XI and am enjoying it much more than XIV currently. Even with the nerfed content there is still plenty to do, leveling isn't so bad anymore and there are a surprising amount of ppl online. Peak times are seeing 1200+ people on my server and non peak are still hitting 700ish.

If they gave it a graphical upgrade and some of the perks XIV has, like pf, aestician, glamour and such without taking on the XIV trend of quickly out dated content and a insanely fast paced gear treadmill it would probably do better than people realize. A little more job balance would need to happen too but still it could be something. Will it, doubt it. SE has a new trend of hiring dev teams that seem to have never played an mmo in their life.