Make FFXIV more like FFXI and less like WoW!

[Zojha]

1.0 and ARR were completely different.

And SE might consider such a drastic change again - if subs fall below 50k. It was a pretty desperate act after all.

[dinnertime]

And SE might consider such a drastic change again - if subs fall below 50k. It was a pretty desperate act after all.

You're right. I won't really expect any changes or improvements in this game any time soon since it's still making profit but if 4.0 fails to deliver, like 3.0 did, then I expect this game to die again.

[Tracewood]

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Speaking from a dev point of view, as much as I would love just exploring all the areas with updated graphics, and textures they'd still have to build it from the ground up. I am okay with them reusing XI's textures and updating them, as they have with some gear and enemies. Or give a separate fan team blessing and permission to build that world... which probably won't happen. I'd like to see them reuse world assets from X, XI, XII, and XIII and create new areas in XIV that might give you the impression "Oh hey, that reminds me of that one place."

HOWEVER, I just looked back and realized I missed the Shantotto crossover event from way back when (would of loved that minion). Perhaps maybe... we could get her as a character in the future? Updated as a Lalafell. She is capable of inter-dimensional traveling, so it wouldn't be far fetched. The questline she does even say if "Your world is in disarray, she'll be back to save the day" so having someone with chaotic good would be a fun change of pace. I mean we still have that whole what-if speculation that the Warring Triad is going to mess the world up, and Shantotto seems more capable to deal with the likes of the Ascians than anyone so far.

[Morningstar1337]

HOWEVER, I just looked back and realized I missed the Shantotto crossover event from way back when (would of loved that minion). Perhaps maybe... we could get her as a character in the future? Updated as a Lalafell.... I mean we still have that whole what-if speculation that the Warring Triad is going to mess the world up, and Shantotto seems more capable to deal with the likes of the Ascians than anyone so far.

Don't think a Lalafell!Shatotto would be likely, SE's stance on crossovers form "Completed" FF games aside, I don;t think she is the type to use Fantasias or anything of the sort, an the closest equivalent is not only long dead, but was recently debated that she might NOT be a lalafell at all (thanks lazy Hyur sculptors of Mhach)

[Fumijj_Gah]

They should come back to Tanaka, kissing his feet and begging him to come back.
We only needed FFXI HD (a pure sequel) and we have this... ARR...
And it's nothing compared to WoW, we have no real contents, no real raids, we just keep getting glamour and emotes. I'd kill every glamour/emote and casual contents from the game and return to the original FFXI's team + Akihiko Yoshida as visual designer.

Honestly, I am still here only for the FC I am leading now, game status is just garbage and need a massive revamp; raids and hardcore contents or riot.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

They should come back to Tanaka, kissing his feet and begging him to come back.
We only needed FFXI HD (a pure sequel) and we have this... ARR...
And it's nothing compared to WoW, we have no real contents, no real raids, we just keep getting glamour and emotes. I'd kill every glamour/emote and casual contents from the game and return to the original FFXI's team + Akihiko Yoshida as visual designer.

Honestly, I am still here only for the FC I am leading now, game status is just garbage and need a massive revamp; raids or riot.

Honestly, sounds like you are only sticking around in FF14 because you invested time into it. You should quit playing if the game is as bad as you say it is.

[Fumijj_Gah]

Honestly, sounds like you are only sticking around in FF14 because you invested time into it. You should quit playing if the game is as bad as you say it is.

Nah, this game doesn't really require lot of time in order to play it properly (which is another issue); I am just around for my community and 3.4 raids, but I am close to hate ARR's team cause they ruined this game which has the greatest potential in the MMORPG scenario thanks to 1.0's team. I care for FF online and FFXI/FFXIV's team, but I despise this team and the lack of contents this game never gonna get till those ENIX people are in charge.

[drivendawn]

Nah, this game doesn't really require lot of time in order to play it properly (which is another issue); I am just around for my community and 3.4 raids, but I am close to hate ARR's team cause they ruined this game which has the greatest potential in the MMORPG scenario thanks to 1.0's team. I care for FF online and FFXI/FFXIV's team, but I despise this team and the lack of contents this game never gonna get till those ENIX people are in charge.

You do know Yoshida took over the game and got 1.0 to a good place at 1.23 right? The writing was on the wall for what type of game this would be when ARR first launched. That being a modern style theme park because it had to be able to recover from 1.0's flop. If they had made it XI part 2 it would not have made the money they needed and would have been a niche game at best and they needed better than that.

[Alexander_Dragonfang]

If you like GW2 then play it, for what it is. Play FFXIV for what it is. From what I have seen, making FFXIV 'like' GW2 would destroy the game as we know it.

You really need to learn.

I didn`t ask for the game to become GW2, just to be more like it. A game can use advances, techniques and good ideas from others while retaining their own form. Thats why genres exist and not a single game is absolutely independent of the influence of others. FFXIV has taken way too much from the last decade of this industry which standars have been set mostly by WoW. 3 years into the game, its time to look for new influences, specifically, in games that didn`t follow the WoW Formula.

And considering there is not a single MMORPG which takes the whole horizontal progression to an extreme as much as GW2, and that being the biggest need this game has, i see nowhere else where to take a few ideas from.

[Velhart]

Nah, this game doesn't really require lot of time in order to play it properly (which is another issue); I am just around for my community and 3.4 raids, but I am close to hate ARR's team cause they ruined this game which has the greatest potential in the MMORPG scenario thanks to 1.0's team. I care for FF online and FFXI/FFXIV's team, but I despise this team and the lack of contents this game never gonna get till those ENIX people are in charge.

I am not hating on Tanaka necessarily, but his vision of FFXIV was doing 8 guildleves every 48 hours and RNG exp grinding. Don't pretend 1.0's issues were only technical. He brought what was wrong with FFXI over to 1.0 and made it worse with things like the Fatigue system, gear without levels, stats that did not matter at all, lifeless areas, class/physical level, really bad exploits, and so on. There is a lot that happened in 1.0 that led it to the way it was, but a lot of that is pointed at bad direction. If we had 1.0 still and SE did not change anything, it would still be a mess today because they would be under that same philosophy that they know what is better than the players and not communicate at all. Probably be just like FFXI and do a class adjustment once or twice a year and at best be a niche game held on by people who are overly loyal to the Final Fantasy brand.

If we were in that situation where SE reformed their team, I doubt they go back to Tanaka. ARR despite complaints from people in here, is still a very successful game and I don't know where people here get this illusion it is not. Game is in that period where it is not as active like most MMO's when we are near a patch. The game is just fine. Yes there are definitely things this game needs to improve on and they need a better grip on what is fun and not fun, but they have a better handle on their online title than they ever had before.