What 1.0 and Tanaka did good

[Trotsky]

I agree, Armory is pretty much the sole redeeming feature of 1.0, the only one that nobody got any problems with. And we got it exactly because this is Tanaka's game, not anyone else's. If Yoshida was in charge from the start, we'd probably ended up with something more western, more traditional like WoW's system, where it's one class per character.

Now, I am a big fan of Yoshida, but judging from all the interviews and comments he's made, the man didn't play FFXI much, if at all, and he doesn't seem to hold it in high regard either. Japanese interviewers often attempt to draw parallels between FFXI and FFXIV: ARR, and whenever they do that, Yoshida is noticeably unenthusiatic and vague. It usually goes like "oh, will this thing work like that thing in FFXI?" - "yeah, I guess, maybe... no".

[Dannythm]

I can see between this thread of mine and the other called "SE stop doing the "norm"" that it's not just me who is afraid that ARR will deviate from what the game currently is and what it had, and that Yoshi is just remaking it as a "standard" MMO.

I am afraid that in the long run we will miss Tanaka.

[Kerwin]

I first experienced this game in awe when it was still in beta. Such a beautiful game. I learned to love it, even with its flaws.

[KiriA500]

I am afraid that in the long run we will miss Tanaka.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battered_person_syndrome

I don't doubt it in the slightest.

[Alhanelem]

I, for once, loved the concept of a different physical level from the class/job/weapon or skill you were using. It was a powerful concept

There was nothing "powerful" about this concept. It made job levels less meaningful, and also hte physical level was pointless because you would max it out or nearly max it out with one or two classes and it would then cease to have any meaning. The only real benefit the system had was making your 2nd and subsequent classes a little easier to level.

The only thing I liked from the (very) original version was the very original battle system, with its ATB-like feel. I kinda thought that could have been developed further, but it was ditched pretty quickly (even though it was ditched by Tanaka's team, not Yoshida's).

(context: original battle system meaning the first one, not original meaning new idea)

I don't say this to mean I didn't like the game at all, but rather that I like the improvements that are being made a lot more.

[DubstepNinja]

That awesome scenic shot thread

[Felis]

Slow paced, positioned combat. This comes from FFXI, and it's here as well, but I think it's one of the things I like more, to have to move and dance around the mobs and bosses as a melee DD having to time and position correctly for my attacks to have full effect. I hope they keep this feature and expand on it with the limit system so the whole party is involved, not just skill chaining with ourselves.

If you mean combo, it is not a Tanaka thing.
And if you mean battle regiment, there was no dancing or moving.

[Maxthunder]

Tanaka's xiv was unique with things no other games had.
ARR seems like it will just be a wow clone

too bad :x I really hope they do something to set the game apart

With yoshi in charge that wont happen, all yoshi keeps doing is makeing things easy.

[Felis]

With yoshi in charge that wont happen, all yoshi keeps doing is makeing things easy.

Tanaka: all content was soloable. People joined only party for the better exp, not because they couldn't do it solo.
Yoshi: party content that is not soloable

[vax]

There were some useless abilities but i liked more the ability from class before yoshida changed it. Also i don't like games that use quest to level, so i love the camp system when you need to grind to level, sadly the party seek system was lame.