I just can't understand the mentality. + My thoughts.

[Masekase_Hurricane]

Synced isn't the same as originally doing the content. When the content was relevant people were only just hitting the entry ilvl/mid ilvl, so lag spikes on titan savage etc wasn't the only problem. Although lag problems do pop up majority of them are excuses. Amazing how many people don't have lag on titan etc years later when it's easy.

Yes that's why I stopped playing 11, but that's not the point. I was making an example using 11 of why I didn't like some of the mechanics in 14. I wasn't saying that's how 14 should be. It was an example and comparison to explain my opinion.

What is the point in the comparison then? At the end of the day apart from characters, npcs and various niche things from the Final Fantasy series they are both totally different games.

Also why can't people just say I don't like this cause it's crap,boring,stale or any other descriptive word instead of it's not like 11. Shock horror it's not like 11 that's because it's FOURTEEN

Oh and BTW 11 killed relics, mythic and Empyreans multiple times for months on end before updating them to the latest versions. Also all that 75 gear was wiped out in one update and following that all 99 gear was wiped out in another. Then they decided to do exactly what is happening here with ilvls only difference is you need 6 items for each equip slot.

[MistressAthena]

Synced isn't the same as originally doing the content. When the content was relevant people were only just hitting the entry ilvl/mid ilvl, so lag spikes on titan savage etc wasn't the only problem. Although lag problems do pop up majority of them are excuses. Amazing how many people don't have lag on titan etc years later when it's easy.



What is the point in the comparison then? At the end of the day apart from characters, npcs and various niche things from the Final Fantasy series they are both totally different games.

Also why can't people just say I don't like this cause it's crap,boring,stale or any other descriptive word instead of it's not like 11. Shock horror it's not like 11 that's because it's FOURTEEN

The point of the comparison is that I liked it more in that direction, than this one. THere are millions of ways to reach a certain style, setup, mechanic, etc. without copying it 100%. Just because I said for instance, I didn't like FFXIV due to the elevator style progression, but liked 11's more spread out content and leveling, doesn't mean I will ONLY like or be ok with an exactly carbon copy of 11's style. As there are again countless ways to achieve a similar direction without copying it 100%.

Make sense?

Also, people can go into a game, and not like it. Those reasons for not liking it, will generally always have a comparative similarity to other games or products you're using. It doesn't mean that person wants it to be a complete carbon copy of the game they preferred all the time.

Again, you could make a game with spread out progression, and more meaningful crafting at all levels, and not even need to use a single mechanic from 11, and people who didn't like FFXIV for those reasons, may like this new game because of it. They may still compare it too 11 however, because it leans more towards a specific style, even though none of the mechanics, etc. are used or the same.