Quote Originally Posted by Lauront View Post
Especially since in prior interviews he's gone on record saying the following...





https://ffxiv.jeuxonline.info/actual...ir-mmo#english



https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fant...-proofing-mmos

Whereas their current design ethos does seem to be to reorient FF14 along the lines of catering to such players. But I doubt that doing it this way is going to even appeal to them because gamers who want such games are already spoilt for choice, so this just seems to be designed to appeal to people with the log in and collect reward mentality... and even then, there's better games for that.
I don't know what age honestly has to do with anything, either. Things change, sure, but preferences differ from person to person, there's a reason why game genres live on.

According to him, I'm in the "younger" bracket, and I would adore this becoming more like an mmo again (Stormblood when it was current perfectly fit my vibe). If I wanted to play a single player RPG, I would just go play a single player RPG, which, by the way, would likely have more engaging and interactive combat too. I want to earn things not be spoonfed it because I decided to log on.