I've always loved this game, from the realism of the character movements to how bloody realistic the clothing looks, to the point where I could probably actually make the clothing. I love how big the areas seem, and I still remember my first time fishing off the cliffs of La Noscea, watching Limsa in the background with On Windy Meadows playing in the back. I really love the way our characters will look in the direction of things targeted. Just that little thing makes it feel like you're really the character.

GW2 has taught me that no matter how big the maps are, no matter how lively the game areas are or how much content there is or how well scripted the NPCs are, there's a complete disconnect from playing a character to BEING your character, and somehow I feel FFXIV does that better. I can only hope 2.0 continues this.