Realm Reborn = downgrade?

[Zumi]

It seems like people on here go out of their way to try to find something insignificant to complain about. Make a big deal about it post multiple topics. When its really nothing big at all. I can't see the big deal with people complaining about character movement. If you ask me to compare the 2 versions I would say the 2nd one looks better due to better backgrounds and more responsive character movements.

I seen everything complained about on here, jumping, content finder, questing for exp, instanced dungeons, gearscore. Some people in the FFXIV community like to complain about any kind of change if it was up to you guys you keep everything like it is in 1.0, which the majority of the mmo gaming community wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole.

[TAS]

Actually...

I specifically mentioned it in this post last month What Do You Love Most About Final Fantasy XIV (before I saw the Limit Break video and this topic erupted).
"- Realistic movement of characters... This really makes it feel more like a fantasy world than just a video game"

I also mentioned in in August 2011:
"- Animation and Graphics: I'm still amazed by the visuals, even close to 1 year later. I actually like the scenery and don't mind running around Eorzea instead of teleporting."

Animations and graphics still look pretty amazing to me =)

-Fine I guess it was unfair of me to say everyone. 98% sound better lol

[AntonyB]

It seems like people on here go out of their way to try to find something insignificant to complain about. Make a big deal about it post multiple topics. When its really nothing big at all. I can't see the big deal with people complaining about character movement. If you ask me to compare the 2 versions I would say the 2nd one looks better due to better backgrounds and more responsive character movements.

I seen everything complained about on here, jumping, content finder, questing for exp, instanced dungeons, gearscore. Some people in the FFXIV community like to complain about any kind of change if it was up to you guys you keep everything like it is in 1.0, which the majority of the mmo gaming community wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole.

Welcome to this generation of MMO players, they will find and complain about anything these days. The thing is, because devs are currently replying to the player base, then the player base seems to think they hold power over the devs, so they spam complaints after complaints after complaints. You get used to it after awhile but 98% of FFXIV forums are full of trash complaints.

2.0 looks great and they have had to put ALOT of work into it, they spent 2yrs trying to fix the game when they could have just trashed it because it was that bad, but instead they decided to spend a fortune on trying to fix the game so that Final Fantasy players could enjoy a more upto date MMO instead of the now old-ish FFXI.

Hats off to Yoshida and his team, it seems they really have pulled off the impossible.

[Valmonte]

It seems like people on here go out of their way to try to find something insignificant to complain about. Make a big deal about it post multiple topics. When its really nothing big at all. I can't see the big deal with people complaining about character movement. If you ask me to compare the 2 versions I would say the 2nd one looks better due to better backgrounds and more responsive character movements.

I seen everything complained about on here, jumping, content finder, questing for exp, instanced dungeons, gearscore. Some people in the FFXIV community like to complain about any kind of change if it was up to you guys you keep everything like it is in 1.0, which the majority of the mmo gaming community wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole.

Most of us "Showing Concern" About the topic at hand hardly ever do so.

[brittany]

Aesthetics may not be a big part of gameplay but its the small things that bring a world to life. You can create an graphically amazing looking game but without the small attention to detail the world would just feel dead and get old fast. FFXIV is a perfect example. Below is a video of the small Aesthetic extras that XI had and its stuff like this that made Vana'diel come to life. These Aesthetics are completely useless to gameplay but it gave XI the extra something and i hope ARR will also pay attention to small details and have slimier extras in the gameworld

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iesY1...LcD3QokSmlxlTw

Movement animation in FFXIV was amazing, i would of loved to have it in ARR but if it effects fundamental gameplay guess it can't be helped. Its sad to see it go but hopefully ARR will make up for it in other areas.

awww =^,^= I remember the first time I saw the dolphin's .. my first ride to the island to help a blu/nin get a spell there..
I totally freaked out .. we rode the boat like 3 times for no reason just so I could watch em :P ty for posting that.
thank Altana I still have 11 and still play it as well .. I will visit those dolphin again when the need arises :P

on subject > sad sad wish they could have made animations interuptable rather than the other way around...
maybe I was imagining but didnt Yoshi P. say in one of the interveiws that he wanted the game to have a final fantasy feel..
>> ahh yes great story line >> immersive world >> .. I will wait and see for sure .. if its gone I will miss the realism..
if it does not make up for it with story "level of chains of promithia>the summoners journey ff10 and the like"
Then I will still be thankful> maybe I could finally let go of my addiction to Final Fantasy =^,^= .. meh who am I kidding..

[Paix]

Maybe the people who are concern about this topic should participate in "Your questions for the Letter of the Producer - LIVE".

[Shougun]

I love how we have to parallel threads about the same issue both (combined) with an average ~423 posts.

At least from my experience that is a pretty big community response for such a short time of these threads existing..

[Raze]

LOL @ ppl who play RPGs for graphics.

[Lirion]

LOL @ ppl who play RPGs for graphics.

Well when it's the only thing this game have over other MMOs you can understand why people get so defensive. :P And the job system, one thing I love is being able to be everything with one character. So I'll give them that.

But if it wasn't for ARR, the pretty graphics and animations in this version would not have been enough for me to stick around.

[bobbygunz]

The stop/start animations don't affect any gameplay since they are interruptible anyway