WoW this, WoW that: Why are FFXIV forum users so obsessed with WoW refugees?

[Vahlnir]

The refugees will go back when Thrall goes back.

Not I. WoW is in a terrible state right now. The latest expansion finally broke my addiction to it. As a result I have learned to appreciate the work the FF XIV devs do more, even if I may not always agree with the decisions being made.

[TMW001]

Not I. WoW is in a terrible state right now. The latest expansion finally broke my addiction to it. As a result I have learned to appreciate the work the FF XIV devs do more, even if I may not always agree with the decisions being made.

I'm in the same boat I just don't see myself going back to WOW unless things turn around at least FFXIV has a better story to keep my attention and feels a lot less of a grind too and yes I know MMo's are suppose to be a grind but WOW just seems to double down on it now since Legion.

[Vahlnir]

I'm in the same boat I just don't see myself going back to WOW unless things turn around at least FFXIV has a better story to keep my attention and feels a lot less of a grind too and yes I know MMo's are suppose to be a grind but WOW just seems to double down on it now since Legion.

They only care about how much time people spend in game is why. Fun? Nah, who cares about that. Just keep people grinding away. The joke is on Acti-Blizz though. People are leaving in droves and have been for awhile now. A lot of people are excited for WoW Classic, the very first iteration of the game, and not the current version that has 15 years on Classic. I think that is both fascinating and alarming.

[Alestorm]

A lot of people are excited for WoW Classic, the very first iteration of the game, and not the current version that has 15 years on Classic. I think that is both fascinating and alarming.

It should be anyways, but I get the feeling classic wont last all that long. Between how grind-y it was, the whole attitude of the Blizzard crowd has changed for the worse, and once it's only streamers getting first clears on anything.... it'll begin the decline. No company should run to the past like this to hope and improve it's future viability.

All of Blizzard's games are dying now and they aren't interested in saving them. Milk them for the cash now and pull the plug when it dries up.

[Sasarayu]

Not I. WoW is in a terrible state right now. The latest expansion finally broke my addiction to it. As a result I have learned to appreciate the work the FF XIV devs do more, even if I may not always agree with the decisions being made.

I can tell just from your reasonable tone that you're a former WoW player and although I don't agree with you on everything I respect your opinion. You rarely see FFXIV players actually presenting arguments that aren't incredibly biased bordering on delusional when it comes to WoW VS FFXIV or things like skill cap, floor/ceiling or community/raids.

As a matter of fact the same thing happened with me in BfA. I used to thrash FFXIV so bad because I felt it backwards and discriminating but after the train wreck that is BfA I really do appreciate how unchanging and reliable FFXIV is. I still have big problems with a lot of the community but the game in itself has a slower pace and predictability I learned to appreciate more.

As an FFXIV player I am in a minority as someone who's both "fluent" in FFXIV while having done my share of WoW without favoring either game completely. I see the illiteracy of the WoW refugees but it doesn't annoy me one bit since I know part of the WoW spirit is also "git gud" and anyone who wants to actually take FFXIV seriously will study up eventually. Others just play it for lulz and that's okay too. It isn't like WoW refugees are destroying the game by presenting independent opinions and not abiding by unwritten Confucian FFXIV etiquette.