Thoughts and observations from a 1.0 player about the current state of FFXIV

[MicahZerrshia]

Opening a can of worms here. WoW clone lmao!

Yoshida san has openly stated that his team studied WoW's mechanics as the dominant MMORPG at the time, implementing what they learned to rebuild the game. However, he also emphasized adding unique elements and not simply copying it, as he wanted to create a unique and successful game in its own right

Frankly I don't like WoW, I did play for the free month and quit. Left FF11 and hideous 14 1.0 for Aion, back to ARR. Still loving this game.

To be fair SE has openly admitted that FFXI was an EQ clone too. They just put a lot more care and thought into their decisions when they put it together than the FFXIV crew does. XI is not for everyone, it takes actual patience, skill and the ability to play well with others to do practically anything in XI, where as XIV is more like a loot conveyer for those who prefer small shots of dopamine over an actually rewarding system. So each game caters to different audiences.