An Artificial World

[kurokawa]

Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains: groundbreaking artists that the 90s should be proud of.

Those bands took music a step forward, they gave the world something new to experience, something we'd never seen or heard before.

FFXI, like WoW, GTA, Mario, Zelda and Metal gear; they all did the same. Groundbreaking stuff.

They created a truly new gaming experience in a newly emerging industry.

It's hard to do that again; to create something wondrous. Unless of course you rewrite the rules of how things are done.

1.0 didn't do that. It just didn't make everyone go, "wow, what the hell is this, I have to tell my friends...now".

Let's hope 2.0 does that, if that's what you mean?

Let's be wide eyed again.

[Klefth]

Good read. I really get what you mean. Hopefully, 2.0 will be better than what we've been getting nowadays. IDK if it will ever be possible to recapture that feeling XI brought at first, but... I can at least hope, right?

Should read the OP while listening to this.

Damn you. ; ;

Edit: Dammit, now I can't get this out of my head... :/

[Atoli]

They created a truly new gaming experience.
It's hard to do that again; unless of course you rewrite the rules of how things are done.
1.0 didn't do that. It just didn't make everyone go, "wow, what the hell is this".

To tell the truth, FFXIV did exactly that in 1.0.
It made everyone go "what the hell is this" and it broke quite a few 'rules' to bring us a completely new experience.
Problem is..people didn't like Tanaka's extremly realistic approach (me neither) because it was too complicated and rather work than fun to most players.

[kurokawa]

To tell the truth, FFXIV did exactly that in 1.0.
It made everyone go "what the hell is this" and it broke quite a few 'rules' to bring us a completely new experience.
Problem is..people didn't like Tanaka's extremly realistic approach (me neither) because it was too complicated and rather work than fun to most players.

Yes mate you're right.

They tried to break the 'rules' and change the playing field, but they broke many of the ff conventions that the fanbase liked, also adding some rubbish ones into the mix too under the guise of a 'fresh new approach'.

A new approach, that sucked camel nuts.

Still, 2.0 will be an eye opener, I'm sure!

Fingers, toes and other things crossed.

[Anapingofness]

As I was reading your post Rudy, I couldn't help but feel nostalgic.

I can see where your coming from. It's a bit difficult to put those feelings into words, isn't it?

Ah well, good read Rudy. Good read. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us!

[Krausus]

you're to young to be reminiscing and comparing games to Nirvana era you where freaking 4 when Kurt Cobain died.

[Kazai]

Wait so you were a Elvaan black mage then a Tarutaru white mage? O_o?

I think this game is heading towards the greatness of XI in its own way. I am the same age as you and I love XI and it holds a special place in my heart. XI was great for my teenage years but now I have a lot less time and have matured and I believe that in this current state and the things to come from 2.0 it will sit right next to XI in my heart. I am having a blast with my limited time and have made great new friends. Do yourself a favor and find a linkshell it makes a world of difference in this game.

[kurokawa]

you're to young to be reminiscing and comparing games to Nirvana era you where freaking 4 when Kurt Cobain died.

Lol, I was going to say that too. It did seem a bit strange to be rocking out at 4 years old. Maybe OP was the baby on the cover of Nevermind?

[Krausus]

Lol, I was going to say that too. It did seem a bit strange to be rocking out at 4 years old. Maybe OP was the baby on the cover of Nevermind?

haha maybe so ><

[Zell]

TLDR:

I'm trying to be an mmo virgin again. Why can't new mmo's capture that feeling of "the first time."

My 2 Cents - you can't go "home" again" First experiences, by definition can only be experienced the first time. You cannot capture that feeling because it's not that the genre has fundamentally changed but rather, YOU have changed by going through the experience of FFXI.