Quote Originally Posted by SamRF View Post
Well you misunderstood what I meant with "true WoW competitor" and I also didn't clarify enough what I meant with it so my bad on that one. Elder Scrolls Online is also considered top 3 but it's not really a WoW competitor how I see it because it attracts a different playerbase than WoW. Players who like WoW won't be attracted to ESO combat and class system I think.

FFXIV seems to me almost a "true WoW competitor" because it's pretty similar in terms of combat. Still quite different but I'm sure players from each game will recognize enough and enjoy combat in both games. The only big difference that doesn't allow FFXIV being an easy and welcome alternative for WoW players is the fact that content is locked behind MSQ barrier.

For that reason I doubt FFXIV will ever surpass WoW in amount of players. Having such dedication towards MSQ however does probably provide much more stable community for FFXIV because of the Final Fantasy fans, so it's for sure a good thing for the game, but I wondered if there could be a compromise that would please both the Final Fantasy fans as well as players like WoW refugees.

Edit: also you should allow me to acknowledge your point and clarify myself before calling me a troll, a matter of respect.
There really isn’t a good compromise. Because it’s a matter of tearing the heart and soul out of this game to give us another bland, empty, MMO experience or stay true to what the devs created.

Sure this game is not for everyone. Every last one of us I’m sure has friends they wish they could play this game with but their friends just aren’t into it, and you know what. That’s okay.

Giving the option to skip the story any more than what is already available. Is a disservice to the community and the following this game has already created, and is a good way to alienate those who stuck with this game even after the 1.x disaster. It’s a sell out corporate move that would doom this game.

Much like Activision is killing Blizzard, or EA killed Bioware.