Quote Originally Posted by Siatdiat View Post
In the most basic way I agree, but at the same time I don't go to extremes. If I see a popular feature from WoW or another game added to 14, I am not going to grab my pitchfork and start screaming WOW CLONE WAAAHHHHHH!!!!

The bottom line is though I understand why people think some of the features mentioned are lame, there are valid reasons why they were implemented or being considered for implementation. The symbols to notify you of a quest npc seems to do a lot of work for you. However, most of the people whining that its a bad idea are the same people who lived by FFXI sites playing it to find out where they could get quests at, and additionally where to go and what to do for the rest of the quest. In WoW it is truly tedious to basically be led all over to do quests. Each step of the way the game points you to the next area, and on until you complete it. It really isnt so much doing a quest as it is just leading you around like a built in strategy guide.

If this was what was being implemented into 14 I'd be there with you, pissed off and annoyed that I am not getting the option to use or not use the strategy guide. However, that isn't the case. If you go and reread what was suggested, it is pretty clear that this will assist people in getting the inital quests, but not babysit you the rest of the way through it.

Ironically, I believe the majority of you whining about this will still be online searching for what to do and where to go to complete the quest. Looking shit up on wiki is gameplay....
But did they have to go and use an '!' exclamation mark symbol? They could have personalized the symbol and made it more in line with the FF theme/world. Come up with something new. I believe that FF11 used 'floating books' for battle quests and designated 'NPC's' gave you all your story game quests. When you were sent out into the field to look for story NPCs you were given a vague idea about where in the field to find them, but you actually had to explore the map to find them, and it was not difficult IMO. I could be wrong though.

I don't mind a system being implemented to 'hook n00bs by the mouth and be pulled a long' through the game, but I forsee ppl loggin in, going around the map adding '!' Exclamation marks to a quest list, then systematically completing them, and logging out. If ppl get used to doing this for 40+ levels, why would they ever bother partying or collaborating? It's an MMO after all? And the developers would be focusing resources to make this happen. Guildleves are already a form of '!' exclamation mark system, except now there will be more of them.

I don't think this classifies as "whining". If you pay for and play an MMO, you want to play with other people and you expect MMO content. If the developers are trying to keep single players happy as a priority, they shouldn't encourage single player game play in an MMO? Otherwise why would they ever attempt to make the jump into and actually play the game as an MMO, the way it was intended to be played?