Would you support a Final Fantasy XIV "Classic" option like WoW with 1.0?

[Stepjam]

I don't know if there's any real way to do that. 1.0 was an entirely different beast, it had a completely different world map (that was muuuuch larger but also largely copy and pasted, and Coerthas wasn't in constant winter).

Also if I recall correctly, 1.0 was actually kinda plot lite. I don't know if very much actually happened.

[ReynTime]

I'd definitely be down for that. However, on one hand I agree with the first reply to the topic, because 1.2~1.23 while not perfect was decent and still felt very distinct versus being a WoW clone DDR edition with fireworks show.
On the other hand, I never experienced the pre 1.2+ combat system, including the stamina that people seem to really hate. Maybe I'd hate it too, but IDC, I wish I could try it. I actually LIKE slower paced combat with longer wait and more focus on reaction and choosing what to do instead of a choreography. It's why I like the first Xenoblade so much.

I think they literally can't do it though. The closest thing would be just offering an alternative in the current engine, which would mean same world/story but the combat and jobs and systems etc would not at all be like the real thing.

Which is a shame. Modern FF hates jRPG gameplay conventions, while pre ARR the game actually pushed use of your ability to swap between several jobs and I'm pretty sure you could even swap mid-dungeon (but not mid-battle). Experimenting with compositions and character setup to me is integral to an engaging jRPG experience. And present FF doesn't have that.

I don't know if there's any real way to do that. 1.0 was an entirely different beast, it had a completely different world map (that was muuuuch larger but also largely copy and pasted, and Coerthas wasn't in constant winter).

Also if I recall correctly, 1.0 was actually kinda plot lite. I don't know if very much actually happened.

Plot lite compared to ARR yes. But already pretty lore rich.

[Genz]

Also if I recall correctly, 1.0 was actually kinda plot lite. I don't know if very much actually happened.

Quite a lot of things happened in 1.0 plot, and introduced most of the base elements of the lore. It just didn't have 36 tons of filler quests.