[dev1002] The entire world lacking as a battle environment.

[SogiYa]

to expand on my previous comment:

it's great that your a big time fan of FFXI and all, but not everyone else is too. FFXIV IS NOT FFXI-2, it never was and it never will be: no amount of mutilation can change that. bad marketing played it out like it was going to be a direct sequel/disconnected expansion pack, but management and the developers never intended it to be that. in developing FFXIV SE altered every single fundamental aspect of FFXI that people (that is, THE people who didn't enjoy XI) complained about.

FFXIV is not FFXI-2, it is "Final Fantasy: Online (for the people who didn't like Final Fantasy XI)."

SE was trying to EXPAND it's mmo library with a title catering to a different audience. (see how that works? you make a game that isn't identical to the old one, that way you get new customers added into the old ones you already had.)

I know this because I'm one of them (a new one), and I'm enjoying the s*** out of FFXIV. I loved everything that is shared between the two titles, but absolutely hated EVERYTHING in FFXI that was altered for FFXIV. Sure, lots of what those elements were altered into aren't exactly perfect ... but I am quite happy that they AREN'T the same as what they were in FFXI.

look, SE has heard all you guy with your requests for a direct sequel to FFXI, that much is quite clear. SE likes money and you have said "I will pay for FFXI-2" so your going to get your god damned FFXI-2 ... eventually! but first they need to sort out this mess of what happens when you rush the development of a MMO and then release it 1/2 assed. I'm real sorry that we (the non-fans of FFXI) got a HD-era game before you guys did, but thats how it happened, and unfortunately SE needs to clean up this mess before it can get started on something else.

so please: shut the F*** up and go back to the game you enjoy, all your doing right now is potentially F***ing up OUR game. your never going to like FFXIV, but this constant whining about "make it FFXI-2" is just going to screw it up worse, so that WE dont like it either.

it was a false alarm people, false alarm ... this is not YOUR next game. SE is going through some growing pains of learning how to expand it's mmo catalog: poor planing, hurried releases, mismanaged comunication ... these are all things that every company birthing it's second mmo goes through. yeah, it's kinda painful to watch and you'd like to scream "no, god damn it! do it like this" but doing it wrong is actually a prerequisite for getting it right.

So go back to you much beloved FFXI, you've got 25 more levels and a S*** pot of other content coming out over the next year ... and be thankful that this happened in our Final Fantasy game because it's going to make the next one (yours) all the better for it.

[Shikyo]

to expand on my previous comment:

it's great that your a big time fan of FFXI and all, but not everyone else is too. FFXIV IS NOT FFXI-2, it never was and it never will be: no amount of mutilation can change that. bad marketing played it out like it was going to be a direct sequel/disconnected expansion pack, but management and the developers never intended it to be that. in developing FFXIV SE altered every single fundamental aspect of FFXI that people (that is, THE people who didn't enjoy XI) complained about.

FFXIV is not FFXI-2, it is "Final Fantasy: Online (for the people who didn't like Final Fantasy XI)."

SE was trying to EXPAND it's mmo library with a title catering to a different audience. (see how that works? you make a game that isn't identical to the old one, that way you get new customers added into the old ones you already had.)

I know this because I'm one of them (a new one), and I'm enjoying the s*** out of FFXIV. I loved everything that is shared between the two titles, but absolutely hated EVERYTHING in FFXI that was altered for FFXIV. Sure, lots of what those elements were altered into aren't exactly perfect ... but I am quite happy that they AREN'T the same as what they were in FFXI.

look, SE has heard all you guy with your requests for a direct sequel to FFXI, that much is quite clear. SE likes money and you have said "I will pay for FFXI-2" so your going to get your god damned FFXI-2 ... eventually! but first they need to sort out this mess of what happens when you rush the development of a MMO and then release it 1/2 assed. I'm real sorry that we (the non-fans of FFXI) got a HD-era game before you guys did, but thats how it happened, and unfortunately SE needs to clean up this mess before it can get started on something else.

so please: shut the F*** up and go back to the game you enjoy, all your doing right now is potentially F***ing up OUR game. your never going to like FFXIV, but this constant whining about "make it FFXI-2" is just going to screw it up worse, so that WE dont like it either.

it was a false alarm people, false alarm ... this is not YOUR next game. SE is going through some growing pains of learning how to expand it's mmo catalog: poor planing, hurried releases, mismanaged comunication ... these are all things that every company birthing it's second mmo goes through. yeah, it's kinda painful to watch and you'd like to scream "no, god damn it! do it like this" but doing it wrong is actually a prerequisite for getting it right.

So go back to you much beloved FFXI, you've got 25 more levels and a S*** pot of other content coming out over the next year ... and be thankful that this happened in our Final Fantasy game because it's going to make the next one (yours) all the better for it.

I read all the post and i knew i would get to this one lol... XIV fanboy attack! they will defend and attack this game blindly ignoring the fact that the game is obviously failing.
These are the ppl you ignor, because these are the ones that would see the game bleed to death.
Remeber that SE is a buisness and making money is greatly determined by the fans that are willing to pay and atm we are not, they know this.
So again ignor this idiot, his post shouldnt be there long with all the negitive comments "gtfo's,stfu's" ect ect ect i liked your post and if its read by thoes in charge i think if they're smart, they will realize thats the fans they wanna capture, not this idiot.
I like your post rather a XI fan or not FF fans in general probably would agree ^^

Edit! sogiya wow the moderator has let you get away with a ton i see after reading your post, seems you have a bad attitude and asshole disorder get over yourself and stop attacking ppl it wont make you feel better when you look around your room or in the mirror guy.

[akisato]

I read all the post and i knew i would get to this one lol... XIV fanboy attack! they will defend and attack this game blindly ignoring the fact that the game is obviously failing.
These are the ppl you ignor, because these are the ones that would see the game bleed to death.
Remeber that SE is a buisness and making money is greatly determined by the fans that are willing to pay and atm we are not, they know this.
So again ignor this idiot, his post shouldnt be there long with all the negitive comments "gtfo's,stfu's" ect ect ect i liked your post and if its read by thoes in charge i think if they're smart, they will realize thats the fans they wanna capture, not this idiot.
I like your post rather a XI fan or not FF fans in general probably would agree ^^

Edit! sogiya wow the moderator has let you get away with a ton i see after reading your post, seems you have a bad attitude and asshole disorder get over yourself and stop attacking ppl it wont make you feel better when you look around your room or in the mirror guy.

as i been reading what been posted here i feel he right. see i loved FF11 when i played it but i just dont want the same game over again. yea some of the the thing in this game were change from FF11 just to be diffrent but to just change them to what was in FF11 may not be the best answer.