Quote Originally Posted by Atelier-Bagur View Post
Im so glad Im not the only other person that truly sees the game from behind the curtain.

Literally every single player who tries to play the nostalgia factor of previous expansions having better systems and combat fall short because they werent anything substantial. This game has always been this mediocre and the funny thing is, our generation is slowly adapting to liking "mediocre". Everything needs to be streamlined, everything needs to be simple, everything needs to be accessible, if the product wants to succeed in todays age and market.

Of course there are always exceptions but when it comes to MMOs this seems to be the norm

You're kinda right and wrong I think - Back then, we were pretty content with doing even basic grinds like Materia Farm because the classes themselves didn't seem as braindead as they do today. So yeah the shit content was there, but it wasn't so glaringly obvious that it was shit because stats and abilities had some nuance to them. That and open world could actually kill me.