How will we stand out?

[Lux_Rayna]

Going over what we've seen for ARR. We've taken a lot from other standard MMO's. WoW-esque gameplay and interface are some of the biggest changes we're facing right now, but how will we show off what separates this game from what people already have? How do we keep from being labeled World of Fantasy?

I want this game to succeed, but we can't do that by making the same mistake that nearly every other MMO has made sense WoW's creation. Copying without sufficient innovation to draw an audience.

Main draws so far:

• Job system that lets you change on the fly without having to make a whole new character
• New summoning system, details are a little fuzzy at the moment
• Brand name (references, lore, story, etc)
• Limit Break
• Chocobo raising and fighting
• Combat (Position, Combo system)
• Visuals

I think any concern you might have is pretty unfounded. Just by brand name alone FFXIV is an alien compared to its competition. Factor in the fact that it was converted from an RPG, unlike most modern MMO's these days, and its universe is entirely different than anything else, you never have to worry about it standing out.

The only thing conventional in FFXIV is the new UI. Everything else is basically entirely different. Oh and we get an Auction House..and mail. I hardly consider that reason for concern.

[Estellios]

The only thing conventional in FFXIV is the new UI. Everything else is basically entirely different. Oh and we get an Auction House..and mail. I hardly consider that reason for concern.

Yep.

And thank god we are getting a more standard UI, it has become the standard because the damn thing works.

[Dawiichan]

Hopefully PvP will go on that list. Only time will tell.

[Gramul]

I think any concern you might have is pretty unfounded. Just by brand name alone FFXIV is an alien compared to its competition. Factor in the fact that it was converted from an RPG, unlike most modern MMO's these days, and its universe is entirely different than anything else, you never have to worry about it standing out.

The only thing conventional in FFXIV is the new UI. Everything else is basically entirely different. Oh and we get an Auction House..and mail. I hardly consider that reason for concern.

The brand name wasn't enough to keep people in 1.0 or SWTOR. Original world wasn't enough for AION. Other games have auction houses and Email. I don't think it would hurt to talk about what makes this game worth playing over others.

[Zyph]

We'll stand out by being one of the few games that actually forces other players to play together instead of solo.

Oh wait.

Well, we can stand out by having that true adventuring spirit of exploration and danger...

Oh wait, towns are content lobbies and death has no detriment...

At least there's a large variance in jobs to promote stronger emotional connections from the player to their avatar.

Wait, classes....


Yeah I got nothing.

[ShivenCasull]

Yeah I got nothing.

So why are you here? There had to be a reason why you bothered to level LNC to 50.

[Kallera]

The brand name wasn't enough to keep people in 1.0 or SWTOR. Original world wasn't enough for AION. Other games have auction houses and Email. I don't think it would hurt to talk about what makes this game worth playing over others.

You're absolutely right, now how about a nice game of chess? been around for centuries and the graphic engine's top notch.

[Estellios]

The brand name wasn't enough to keep people in 1.0 or SWTOR. Original world wasn't enough for AION. Other games have auction houses and Email. I don't think it would hurt to talk about what makes this game worth playing over others.

Brand name couldn't keep people playing those games because those games sucked.

They're hitting a lot of nice nostalgia things in 2.0 and if the game turns out to play great and be a lot of fun then people will stay.

[Zyph]

So why are you here? There had to be a reason why you bothered to level LNC to 50.

The promise of a better game my friend. That and the aesthetics.

And this game is still enough like XI and not too much like WoW to keep me interested.

[Felis]

The usability of crafters