Yoshi suggests playing WOW for a year

[Kraggy]

Well, kinda:

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/11/new-final-fantasy-xiv-director-talks-about-what-went-wrong-with-the-original/

A few interesting comments I've not seen reported elsewhere.

[Elexia]

Yes we know this will essentially be a WoW "clone" in the same sense that FFXI was an EQ "clone", however unlike XI, XIV will be directly taking the base systems that WoW uses that everyone else decides to mimic.

[Kallera]

We've seen this interview,this is old news and not what he meant.

[Velhart]

Yes we know this will essentially be a WoW "clone" in the same sense that FFXI was an EQ "clone", however unlike XI, XIV will be directly taking the base systems that WoW uses that everyone else decides to mimic.

Is there some prize we receive if we keep bringing up this discussion over and over?

[Darkhaund]

I really deeply hope that this games doesnot become a wow clone

[Ricky]

I really deeply hope that this games doesnot become a wow clone

That would be awful if it tried to mimic the success of the greatest MMORPG to date

[Starlord]

How many times must this be repeated? @.@

BRRAAWWWK!! POLLY WANNA CRACKER!

[Reika]

He was merely suggesting FFXIV should have done what FFXI did. They examined Everquest and expanded upon its concepts. Neither of the games systems is EXACTLY alike, but you can say FFXI is more advanced than EQ because it both used and upgraded what good it had going for it.

Had FFXIV done the same thing with the current major success during its development, it too could have used and expanded upon the current major success. And I think that is exactly what they are doing with ARR.

Doing that prevents you from making a MMO that is below the current MMO players standard.

[Dzian]

I really deeply hope that this games doesnot become a wow clone

Played WoW hated wow. so i wholeheartedly agree.
I don't want this to become WoW

[Azurus]

oh no not WoW!111!one!1...Damn them and their success!!! Damn their user friendly and stream lined systems!! ARGH! I hate having a massive population to play with!...really grinds my gears...