Why is the Maturity Lvl of People Playing this game so much higher than that of WoW?

[Ralph2449]

It's amazing what focusing on one game that doesn't punish me just for playing can do for my mood. I've been a happier guy. lol FF XIV isn't perfect, but it's better than...whatever WoW has become. WoW's current state made me appreciate just how good I have it here, even though I always have at least one bone to pick.

Yeah the difference is quite visible, the game doesnt rush you, doesnt punish you for not doing X thing per week, it doesnt force you into content/toxic community you dont like because it is the only way to progress gear and isnt a mindless grind for the sake of it, grinding definitely belong in the mmorpg genre but WoW is just adding grind on grind for the sake of it to keep people busy rather than give them decent rewards. (Cuz if we give decent rewards our high end players will feel FORCED to do dirty casual grinds for power, we cant have that, lets invent some boring irrelevant anima grind with no power attached, i bet casuals will love it)

I only decided to try ff14 in the last couple of months after I was completely done with WoW and i honestly doubt I ll ever touch WoW again, FF14 is simply a fun video game with a ton of content as well as pretty great challenging group fights that simply look marvelous and some big grinds that have some really cool rewards at the end, unlike other mmorpgs I enjoyed like swtor that were fun but just didnt have enough to keep me playing, FF14 is great and has all the things I want from a good mmorpg which explains why it is one of the biggest mmorpgs out there even though it might not be as profitable compared to WoW's predatory systems that pretty much push people to buy tokens to get boosted since it is the least painful way to get gear.

More importantly FF14 has great levels of immersion with their choice of great graphics and animation over performance, plus great story plus such great aesthetics to the point you feel like you are inside that encounter