Will FFXIV : AAR reach 1 million subscribers in less than One year?!!!?

[Mujen]

Short Answer: CHINA. Yes.

Longer Answer: Yes. WoW is all well and good, and so are Star Wars and Guild Wars etc etc, but each of them has some big problems and sadly, it won't be hard for ARR to surpass their quality.

Star Wars was crap, GW2 is still very new & alrdy has some not so great qualities. It seems simple but not many games can top WoW in many areas of gameplay. FFXIV was/is a disappointment in that it still handles like FFXI and was made in 2010. WoW is probably the best MMO for "control" & smoothness & doesn't jack up your frame rates.

FFXIV demo from gamescon looked a lot better. But the fact it's such a newer MMO and sucked worse than much older MMOs is just embarrassing, given the fact they have FFXI as a base reference.. total embarrassment.
Shouldnt have to compare a NEW MMO to an older one and saying "it'll be better"....

There are A LOT of gamers out there STARVED for a good game & many end up game hopping or "settling." IMO the ppl who have been playing FFXIV from start settled & luckily game has been getting better.

[Ingolf]

Star Wars was crap, GW2 is still very new & alrdy has some not so great qualities.

Such as? So far it blows most other sub based MMOs out of the water

Star Wars wasn't that bad either, No game has handled questing as well as that game.

[Mujen]

Such as? So far it blows most other sub based MMOs out of the water

Star Wars wasn't that bad either, No game has handled questing as well as that game.

Contemplated buying it (I played GW1 for a long time) & wasn't impressed w/ the pvp aspect, never actually played it but watched beta weekends & footage, still occasionally watch some live streams. I have a RL friend who plays it.. The knockdown stun i thought was a lil dumb 9yes thats 1 small issue - supposedly they're removing it?) But my friend when I asked how the game was said "it's okay." And also if you're here you're obviously not play right now :-P haha

[Ingolf]

Contemplated buying it (I played GW1 for a long time) & wasn't impressed w/ the pvp aspect, never actually played it but watched beta weekends & footage, still occasionally watch some live streams. I have a RL friend who plays it.. The knockdown stun i thought was a lil dumb 9yes thats 1 small issue - supposedly they're removing it?) But my friend when I asked how the game was said "it's okay." And also if you're here you're obviously not play right now :-P haha

I am currently playing it, It's on in the background.

The knockdown is a big part of many professions, it gives them a chance to control opponents and pseudo tank in pvp, so I doubt they'd remove it. Without knockdown hammer would be virtually useless with Warrior and Guardian, and other utility skills would be hampered. There's ways to get around knockdown though, if you're prepared for it.

[Flower]

EDIT: sorry quoted wrong person on accident too lazy to change it :P but hopefully he / she knows im talking to them.

Not to insult your friend but has he even reached lvl 80 yet? As for the knockdown / stun, they are vital in any PVP game. If you dont pvp then I can understand why dont get the concept of it. Like the poster above me said, there are ways to get out of it or prevent it all together (for only a short time obviously) which is the beauty of pvp you never know what you will encounter. As for the WvW (World vs World vs World) its pretty fun actually.

[Mujen]

Not to insult your friend but has he even reached lvl 80 yet? As for the knockdown / stun, they are vital in any PVP game. If you dont pvp then I can understand why dont get the concept of it. Like the poster above me said, there are ways to get out of it or prevent it all together (for only a short time obviously) which is the beauty of pvp you never know what you will encounter. As for the WvW (World vs World vs World) its pretty fun actually.

As for dyes, they wont be removing them idk where you heard that but its absurd lol.

Monster knockdown stun... I've done 2000+ rated arenas in WoW so I think I have a good concept of pvp. I don't have any specifics of points I personally disliked or all the points he disliked, I just recalled not being impressed & not buying it. No he's not 80 yet, but i read the endgame isnt all that great mostly the pvp is good. I've watched pvp tournaments streamed.. seen the capture the node type pvp. Anyway if 2.0 sucks i'll probably join you guys on GW2. The fact they are making the game for PS3 tells me PvP is gonna be crappy or severly watered down. I cant think of a way a control-player can match a mouse + keyboard player. I love PvP personally. I quit pvp in cataclysm (WoW expansion).

[Flower]

Monster knockdown stun... I've done 2000+ rated arenas in WoW so I think I have a good concept of pvp. I don't have any specifics of points I personally disliked or all the points he disliked, I just recalled not being impressed & not buying it. No he's not 80 yet, but i read the endgame isnt all that great mostly the pvp is good. I've watched pvp tournaments streamed.. seen the capture the node type pvp. Anyway if 2.0 sucks i'll probably join you guys on GW2. The fact they are making the game for PS3 tells me PvP is gonna be crappy or severly watered down. I cant think of a way a control-player can match a mouse + keyboard player. I love PvP personally. I quit pvp in cataclysm (WoW expansion).

The game is lacking a bit in endgame but there is still stuff to do. Like at 80 if you completed all your storyline quests you unlock the new area which has nothing but dynamic events that you can use to gain karma and gold, you can then spend that karma on really good gear for pve / wvw. I would suggest getting it if you want to try something new its a really good game. And sorry about the last part I read ur post wrong thought u meant dyes when u typed 9yes. I got confused LOL.

[Mujen]

I am currently playing it, It's on in the background.

The knockdown is a big part of many professions, it gives them a chance to control opponents and pseudo tank in pvp, so I doubt they'd remove it. Without knockdown hammer would be virtually useless with Warrior and Guardian, and other utility skills would be hampered. There's ways to get around knockdown though, if you're prepared for it.

If 2.0 sucks i'll prob go play, my friend is already playing it so it's like "Hey if 2.0 is great play with me" or "hey 2.0 sucks.. im coming to GW2" lol

[Flower]

If 2.0 sucks i'll prob go play, my friend is already playing it so it's like "Hey if 2.0 is great play with me" or "hey 2.0 sucks.. im coming to GW2" lol

I would suggest it its a really great game in all honesty. It has great graphics too.