Quote Originally Posted by Richard_BG View Post
why should they refrain from making it competitive? this is an mmo. mmos generally SPEW competition from every orifice and its a GREAT thing. It builds character, it's fun and it's engaging. Even in instanced raids/content there is competition to be the fastest and the most efficient and the first to complete it. xiv, like any other mmo, should house competition in instanced content as well as open world - EQUALLY.
You're as stubborn as I am. Instances make the competition fair and civil, thats why they were created!

If they both foster competition, which is a good thing, why don't we just have all open world? or all instances? Don't be ignorant, please. The competition in instances is a completely different ball game to the competition in open world. In instances you work at your own pace and can only fail if YOU aren't good enough. In open world there are many varying outside factors that can screw up your chances. Factors that have nothing to do with an individual or a groups SKILL.