They should put actual MMO players on the development team.

[Eliseus]

Q: Is it fair to say the PvP in Final Fantasy XIV is somewhat similar to World of Warcraft’s?
A: We will have a PvP arena, which is similar to the one found in World of Warcraft. Our PvP team members played many matches in World of Warcraft. Personally, I am a player of Dark Age of Camelot, a PvP-centric MMO.

This right here would make me assume not all his staff isn't just a bunch of random people who don't play MMOs or something.

[Mijin]

This right here would make me assume not all his staff isn't just a bunch of random people who don't play MMOs or something.

I was aware of that comment before I made this thread. I commented about it on page one, but just because he played that a little bit back in the day doesn't show for much tbh. He has to have worked his self nearly to death to climb the latter like he has at SE. I doubt he ever has any time to play MMOs anymore. In addition to that he made a post a while back about how he's been dying to play diablo III but doesn't even have time to open the box.

There are people who have played MMO's nearly every day for over a decade, and regardless of how much anyone try's to deny it... They know whats going on more than anyone on any video games design team. Let alone the more average hard core players.

[Noir]

I was aware of that comment before I made this thread. I commented about it on page one, but just because he played that a little bit back in the day doesn't show for much tbh. He has to have worked his self nearly to death to climb the latter like he has at SE. I doubt he ever has any time to play MMOs anymore. In addition to that he made a post a while back about how he's been dying to play diablo III but doesn't even have time to open the box.

There are people who have played MMO's nearly every day for over a decade, and regardless of how much anyone try's to deny it... They know whats going on more than anyone on any video games design team. Let alone the more average hard core players.

Wait? Isn't the whole forum doing what you want them to hire? Giving ideas and doing it for free? Actually we pay to give them ideas.

This game failed not because they don't know. They do know. But this engine was made for single players rpg. Not a MMO. Rest assured that ARR will show you that they know how to make a MMO. Look at FF 11
If you hire hardcore ppl, you will have the same old shit every year. Like call of duty.

Let the "noobs from SE" try new stuff. I don't want to play a MMO That is a carbon copy of WOW or Lineage.