What is so bad about FFXI?

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The words FFXI aren't taboo.

But using FFXI as a reference point for every idea just makes you look unworldly and set-in-your-ways. If it's convenient to use FFXI as an example of how something "should be done" then go right ahead, but it's better to discuss the concept in isolation without drawing inspiration from other sources. It comes across as lacking imagination/independent thought to go about referencing other games too much.

I would suggest trying to limit discussions to the concept rather than the technical implementation of the thing.

If you want to talk about non-instanced zones or something, then talk about that, but don't go on and on about Sarutabaruta or some *** like you never got over FFXI. (This is just general advice.)

The take home message being: there is a time and place to reference other games, and sometimes it's convenient to do so, but FFXI wasn't a perfect game (basically just an everquest clone with better atmosphere), so you injure your argument/discussion by clinging to FFXI as proof that your idea should have merit.

I liked FFXI but only around 50% of it. The other 50% was seriously flawed.