The length of battles, the pace of combat... and the overall feel of combat.

[OranGemeo]

I think combat is pretty fun now, when you can actually get people to do an exp party... And with the server pop the way it is and most people having had almost all of their jobs PL'd to 50 in that STUPID period they had going (now people are so bored cause nothing to do) I think its a great thing you don't have to seek out one particular job. (Aside from a CON)

I have had two parties in the past two days, and we really just did awesome^^ I was engaged the whole time, and nobody wanted to leave cause the time put in was worth the reward in EXP we were receiving. Choosing longer fights is ok with me, but... I dare some of you to go watch a battle in FFXI on youtube now. I swear that game seems so slow paced to me now, comparing it to XIV... and I'm not sure that's the direction we want to go in. (I loved XI btw)

**Oh, and please tell me what strategy was needed when leveling up in XI. As long as you weren't stupid and could play your job, party setups could be quite diverse. Same as here, if you have someone who constantly pulls to much / afk / doesn't heal / etc you can get yourself in a bind pretty quick too.