Hi all,
Over on alla some posters with a more astute eye than myself noticed that in the XIV logo the I is pretty diminished... making it almost like XV. It led me to think that perhaps the devs are planning to/toying with the idea of calling 2.0 FFXV.
I'd like to have a discussion as to whether or not such a renaming would be appropriate. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of arguments for and against, but I'll kick things off by throwing a few broad ones out there for people to consider.
For:
- The initial vision of XIV has been drastically altered. The realm is still Eorzea, but very little else remains the same. Take, for example, the armoury system. We moved away from an "everyone can lots of things" model to a more rigid, role defined one (restructuring of class abilities/jobs).
- Dalmud/2.0 will result in an entirely new physical landscape. As the Eorzea initially created for XIV is no more, it is only appropriate that this newly made "world" be given it's own title.
- The story guiding the XIV experience will be completely new come 2.0.
- The game has a lot of stigma to shed off. Giving it a new FF number will draw a lot of media attention and spark renewed interest in the game. Similarly, if will lead those with negative impressions of the launch version to believe that there has been substantial change, and the game is worth checking out again. Moreover, by giving XIV an entirely new FF number SE is very clearly sending out the message that they screwed up XIV, and are committed to making a title worthy of the series name.
To summarize: XIV 2.0 is Yoshi's vision for the game, with enough differences from the previous vision for XIV that it deserves it's own FF name.
Against:
- The vision for XIV, though different, still remains largely the same. All of the foundations of the current version are based in the launch version and this cannot be forgotten.
- The fact that Eorzea will appear differently in 2.0 doesn't mean the game deserves its own FF number. Ultimately, the universe is still the same. All numbered FF titles are set in their own universe; XIV, despite all the changes, should be no exception.
- The 2.0 story will be based on/share a lot of similarities with the current plot; there will not be enough differences to justify such a radical change.
- Giving XIV a new FF number is misleading. Come 2.0 the game will still be at its core XIV, with many improvements.
- A new FF number will not help to shed off the stigma surrounding the title.
- The game does not deserve one FF title, let alone a second one even with all the promised changes delivered.
To summarize: There is not enough difference between the launch version of XIV and 2.0 to justify the XV title.
To put this all more simply: would you be for, or against, renaming 2.0 XV? Why?