2.0 Leveling

[Jinko]

I can't tell if it is going to hilarious or heart breaking when this game has another failed launch because they are going to copy everyone out there and have nothing but the Final Fantasy title to stand on since they've abandoned every aspect that gave them a semblance of unique flavor.

Perhaps this is just a way of falling on their sword? Go for the "Big boom" make it or break it gamble that dozens of failed MMO's have tried. If it fails at least they put on a show for the Old Men upstairs. That is what this is all about anyways. SE was just to stubborn to let a FF title flop as hard as it did. A big surge of new players willing to try 2.0 out will pan out in the short term. Just long enough to let it die thereafter without feeling like it was a complete failure.

It is a shame they are too proud or arrogant to go back to their existing/previous FFXI subscribers. I guess if FFXIV cannot be a great success then they'll be damned if it will at least be a mediocre one by returning to what they know works and have a stake in already.

It's time like this that I need a dislike button *presses imaginary dislike button*

Nobody cares about FFXI subscribers, not even SE, they want a bigger piece of the pie this time.

Yes this game seems to be melding WoW clone with the Final Fantasy world but thats not a bad thing (unless you hate WoW of course LOL), as long as it retains its identity as a Final Fantasy game with its lore and awesome story telling plus unique monsters and battle systems then whats the big deal.

[Elexia]

Nobody cares about FFXI subscribers, not even SE, they want a bigger piece of the pie this time.

Stop being a moron. If SE didn't care they not only wouldn't be MAKING A NEW EXPANSION but they would have ended service. They want everyone to play to play FFXIV.

So my idiotic little poster, stop confusing:

"Jinko doesn't care about FFXI players"

with

"SE doesn't care about FFXI subs."

Whats your logic to fight against the new expansion they're making if they didn't care about them? It's fine being an idiot but holy shit you can't be that retarded.

P.S your Lalafell is an exact copy of a FFXI taru model. Argue how they didn't make the races similar for the sole purpose of allowing XI players to recreate their avatars?

[Jinko]

Stop being a moron. If SE didn't care they not only wouldn't be MAKING A NEW EXPANSION but they would have ended service. They want everyone to play to play FFXIV.

So my idiotic little poster, stop confusing:

"Jinko doesn't care about FFXI players"

with

"SE doesn't care about FFXI subs."

Whats your logic to fight against the new expansion they're making if they didn't care about them? It's fine being an idiot but holy shit you can't be that retarded.

P.S your Lalafell is an exact copy of a FFXI taru model. Argue how they didn't make the races similar for the sole purpose of allowing XI players to recreate their avatars?

Oh I spoke disrespectfully of FFXI may the heavens rain wrath upon me !

Go away .. !

[Duelle]

your Lalafell is an exact copy of a FFXI taru model. Argue how they didn't make the races similar for the sole purpose of allowing XI players to recreate their avatars?

You mean aside from the fact that it was part of their half-assed diatribe to get people to leave XI for XIV?

I wouldn't go as far as directly cloning WoW, but taking the things that work, twist and turn it until it makes sense in the IP's context and go from there. Class dynamics and the leveling model happen to be two of them. The latter is easier to stomach over spamming leves and standing in one spot kiling the same mob over and over again (which, by the way, is what drove several friends of mine from FFXI AND XIV). The former is my own personal preferrence, because it makes creating parties easier and has a higher chance of supporting my own playstyle choices over being forced to bend to some status quo created by the players.