ARR or Heavensward Classic

[Chelsei]

It's all in the name ! Choose.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

No.

The qol changes from later on are immense. No one would want arr classic or hw classic.

[Nadda]

Probably neither. I started shortly into ARRs launch but didn't get far because I was still in the Navy. I'd end up losing that account - By the time I got out, HW was out and Stormblood would get announced many months later.

While I enjoyed my time it's not as though you can't experience the same content now. The game could use some tweaking numbers-wise to give old content back its oomph.
But on the whole, you don't really need a classic version as it stands now. I believe the game is in a good state in general. (some may disagree about this - but I feel like a lot of the jank is gone that was redundant. Lots of qol also)

It's kinda funny actually, there was a topic of conversation about potentially letting players skip our Hydaelyn Zodiark story because its so long.
I think that this is better actually.
Games are supposed to expand the content. That's sort of why I fell out of love with "World" of Warcraft. Became less of a world and more of a "Continent" of Warcraft per expansion.
It lost that nice sense of progression in completing content because you could just bypass it all and go congregate at the end.

In FF14 you can play through ARR and HW on at least a technical level and I enjoyed that the most because when you do those MSQ quests, when you do that quest chain to unlock bonus dungeons, bonus trials, the raids.
It's like it's happening for you - for the first time. I wouldn't pass on that for anything because it was a fun experience.

If there is a demand for a "classic" version of the game - we'll see. For now I think the game lets you play through the expansions almost evergreen.

[mallleable]

How about a robust 7.x, and 8.x instead-?

[TheMightyMollusk]

How much new content are you willing to give up for nostalgia?

[Vyrerus]

I'll take a Heavensward Classic and a 64oz slushie to go, please.

[Iscah]

The only benefit of a classic version would be getting the missing parts of ARR MSQ back instead of losing them forever.

[Grizzlpaw]

Can't play as Hroth. 0/10. Heard the jobs were fun back then tho. Would gladly play a modern version with those ported up.

[ty_taurus]

Scholar is a job that existed back then, so I'd play it for that reason. I'd rather healers just not being atrociously designed, but if that's the only way for Scholar to be a real job again, then I'll take what I can get.

[Aravell]

I'd honestly gladly take back all the inconveniences like cooldowns not resetting on wipe, running out of TP naturally and having to queue up for the raid at the entrance if it meant I can get HW SCH, MCH and SMN back.