FFXIV/WOW cross over event?

[MrKusakabe]

Oh boy you are far too late for that one. WoW was (and probably still is) Mr. Yoshidas role model. You can see that FF-XIV basically plays like a carbon copy. In SE's defense: so do most modern MMOs because it's what the majority seems to expect.

Personally, I don't think a crossover event would make much sense.
Both games essentially play the same, there wouldn't be anything new to bring like in the Rathalos encounter.

I can not remember that I was talking about gameplay.... So all the cars are the same because they have tyres and engines. I wonder why some prefer a Toyota over a Mazda then...? And all video games are the same because they have buttons to be pressed. All video game consoles are Atari clones! No?

I really dislike WoW because of it is a wanna-be of J.R.R Tolkien worlds. I am tired of dwarves with filthy beards swinging axes, ridiculously generic "Lich Kings" with glowing eyes from the box art covers (or Pandas), purple elves with 2 feet long ears and probably the most generic professions ever. "Rogue" anyone?
The gameplay aspect - if they are the same or not - does not matter in my case. It is about style. "Duke Nukem" could be the best shooter ever, but I hate the protagonist, so I do not play it. However, I like Maya from Borderlands 2, and many would go "Ewww, dat comic shooter" on reflex. Fine! But that is how I pick my games. And I do not want to have U.S. game influences here for obvious reasons. I like the aesthethics in here. When Shiva had her debut in the cutscenes, it was this typical JRPG look. WoW always tries to be Lord of The Rings.

You could argue about that, but if doubt you would pick the most hideous car even though it drives the best.

If WoW would be soooo great, how comes I am attraced to this game and spend hundreds of Euros here and exactly 0 Cents on Blizzard games?

I also dislike Yoshida a lot and also think he is not doing a good job since a couple of years, but that is just a side effect and has nothing to do about their relationships to other well-known developers.

When I boot up a game from such a great Franchise - and I talk about the "fantasy" Final Fantasy games, not the pseudo-realistic ones like X, XIII and XV - I expect it to stay true to itself. If you are an U.S. citizen and plant to have vacation in Germany, you would expect and eat at Bratwurst stands, not BurgerKings and KFCs.

Being different is nothing bad. Forcing in random stuff into other intellectual properties is most probably a decision by the suits, not by actual gamers by heart. Because both suit-wearing (usually non-gaming) executives do care about PR, no matter how the actual product is affected.

I'd love to bring back my DooM II event then. Kill the Cyberdemon. id Software has a cross over event with Square Enix because reasons:

Wouldn't that be cool?? It does not matter if it fits, right?! Because we love to butcher Final Fantasy IPs and more options are more fun and what you guys always say. id Software is also very well-known to the market, maybe some players join FFXIV or start to play DooM on the way....

But you don't have to particpate in those events!

Yeah, you are not at the neighbours party because you are not a party-goer, but still the music blasts over to your house and the drunk people make hell of a noise.

Or in other words: If there is a switch to turn that off, I would be fine.

Sincerely,