Yoshi suggests playing WOW for a year

[Nuru]

Just in response to the title alone:

Nope.

lol I've played wow and got to about level 35 with a few irl friends of mine, we'd static at his house every other ngiht and play it. It just got too boring for me and some of my friends, so we stopped. It is fun, and it is fun with friends, but when it comes to feeling a sense of accomplishment, WoW fails to deliver.

I hope in FFXIV, every level makes a difference and bring you a step closer to what your goal is. Knowing your goal is a strong point in any MMORPG, and provides a sense of guidance. For example, in FFXI, there were stepping stones. After you hit level 10-11, it was time to get into your first party at the dunes. At level 18, it was time to hunt for subjob items. etc.

I'm pretty sure it will take a while to figure out the stepping stones in a new game like ARR, but as long as there is a system that allows for it, then it would be great for the game. Questing on every job will become tedious, and I do understand that questing is an option as well as grinding.

[Gramul]

They'll always get the hits whether or not you go. Might as well go and laugh at the terrible articles/community.

Any hit I give them is helping them make money.
I don't want to help them get money. Sensationalist tabloid style diarrhea is not what I want for journalism of any subject.

[Duelle]

WoW has a lot of great aspects, obviously - its done so very well. Even the expansions that get grated on have a lot of awesome ideas in them. (Just because I dont like playing doesnt mean I think it has to be shit)

I think SE would do well to seriously try its competition. Not for the purpose of 'copying' but for better evolution of their own game.

This. You won't learn or improve if you don't pay attention to your competition.

[Genjuro]

Is this thread still going? FINE I'll kill it. The quote is taken out of context. He meant for the developers to experience other MMO's in general to figure out WTF they're going up against. You can't compete in a world without knowing your competition. Ok done end of discussion.

GAH, and yes I clicked the damned link when all I could have done was just ignore it, but it's more of an annoyance factor now.

[Felis]

bag based inventory system instead of menu fantasy online XIV
thank god

You mean item icons in slots instead of item names in a list? Ragnarok online have it too, and it is older than WoW. So no, this would not be a real WoW clone feature.

[debola]

Any hit I give them is helping them make money.
I don't want to help them get money. Sensationalist tabloid style diarrhea is not what I want for journalism of any subject.

........it might be because im already at bit sleepy but.... mind = blown.

[Zenaku]

FFXIV is not only coping wow but also rift the F.A.T.E is a better version of the random Rifts that happen within the game. I think SE is doing a nice job at copying other games and making the system better and making it more a final fantasy version of it. With crystal tower and many other stuff FFXIV would never be a 100% copy of other games but you need to learn from other mmo.

I myself got bored of wow within 2month soon i hit 70 it was just to dam boring. But i wont lie wow had many things i like and ffxiv seem like it going to have it. Just wait and play ffxiv if it too much like wow to you then i don't know what MMO you going to play then seeing how it more or less all the same at least ffxiv have storyline and 1 char can level all class can't say much about other games.

[Spy]

Because WoW NEVER gets ideas from things like Pokemon, older mmo's, modern trends/meme's/movies, etc....

[Seirra_Lanzce]

yea... like Crystal Tower "Endless Dungeon" a.k.a Fractal of the Mist from GW2.. huhuhu lol

[Ricky]

You mean item icons in slots instead of item names in a list? Ragnarok online have it too, and it is older than WoW. So no, this would not be a real WoW clone feature.

I look at it more as taking inspiration from another game, any other game, to improve ours
I'm not obsessed with World of Warcraft like most so I don't think of it first except in this case when I think of easy inventory management, WoW DOES come to mind first