Quote Originally Posted by Derio View Post
Ffxiv is not ffxi. However you have to remember that ffxiv is about 3 years in and still has plenty of adjustments to be made. They can borrow some ideas from Xi but that style of MMO play does not work entirely well in this new generation of MMOs.

The key problem is people compare ffxi and ffxiv too much rather than accept them for what they are which are 2 different MMOs entirely.

Can you imagine if they brought the extremely dangerous open world that Xi had to ffxiv. I don't want to see ffxiv go to a F2P game because of bad choices
XI had up to Chains of Promathia on pack in its first three years. Most of the issues pertaining to the game were 'resolved' within the first year. The game added more and lasting content, where as XIV with HW alone, not so much.

I accept the two as completely different games. However, that does not mean I want to accept the sinking ship that is XIV because they wish to 'play it safe'. No one ever achieved greatness by playing it safe.

As for the dangerous open world in XIV...Why not? Least it would make the world "slightly" more alive in my opinion. Wouldn't be able to just ride by with my head in the clouds.