Should this game be tailored for Final Fantasy fans or MMO fans?

[trinta]

you should read a post carefully before you attempt a rimshot at someone

I actually followed the quote trail all the way back to the beginning just to be sure that you'd really said that people jumping annoys you, so we shouldn't do too much to please the western crowd. Thanks for playing.

[Yumi_Hibiki]

I actually followed the quote trail all the way back to the beginning just to be sure that you'd really said that people jumping annoys you, so we shouldn't do too much to please the western crowd. Thanks for playing.

way to completely ignore the point but whatever
youre welcome little troll ^~^

[Krausus]

Some of you are aiming at the wrong direction, read the title closely before assuming this game should appeal MMO players first before FF fans. If XIV should appeal to anyone it's XI player base who to this very day are holding on by a thread and I do speak for myself.
There are lots of other MMO, pick one this is Final Fantasy.

we need rep up buttons on this forum lol.

[MagicofGaia]

'MORE towards FF fans'

They tried a very 'general community' approach in the beginning and almost flopped the entire game. Yes, a lot of it were just bugs and broken and missing items. But Too many mmo's are trying to reach out to the WoW playerbase. No game will be a WoW-killer.

Make a game that speaks for itself, has it's own style, and keep it unique. If you want a different style of play, look for a different game. Don't try to get them to completely revamp something that works.

The reason they're approaching things from a ffxi point of view, is because xi 'worked'!! Other than outdated graphics, and some crafting and technical aspects of the game, it just worked. No, there is no silly jump button, but have you played any ff title that had a 'jump button' from the main series? (other than dragoon as a class skill in combat).

Xiv almost died from a poor director's work. A lot of players that have left xi will probably not return. A large percentage of current players have played ffxi for either a short time, or long. I was on Odin for 7 years in ffxi, and a lot of things that Final Fantasy does right that others will not match up to are Class selection, world, lore, pve content, etc...

Other than the recent psp fighting game, FF has never been about PvP, and a lot of the suggestions currently incoming are from a lot of people coming from other mmo-genre's.

Making the game more approachable to newer players is good, but steering away from what FF does best is not the best answer for saving the game.

[trinta]

way to completely ignore the point but whatever
youre welcome little troll ^~^

I'm sorry, reading what you wrote didn't really leave me with the impression you had a point. What was it again?

[Sheepdawg]

The damn cover says FINAL FANTASY XIV. Clearly they need to cater to the FF fans(be in XI, 7, or any other FF). I swear to god if this thing turns into a "better looking" WoW, ill leave.

I could care less if this game was RPG, RTS, FPS(lol FF FPS...would be funnny. Barret and Vincent FTW!). I bought it because the last FF game i was really into was 10. I just recently bought 11 to see how FF plays as an MMO, ad i immediately said "This is amazing, im absolutely getting FFXIV, the graphics are beautiful).

As far as the content goes(or lack thereof), i dont really care. This game is still a baby. I understand the need for more content, i do, but give them a break peoples. They ARE adjusting the game and they are ABSOLUTELY listening to all of us.

Sit back, relax, and just enjoy the game for what it is right now, a relatively new MMO.

But yea, any step in the direction of MMO and not FF will have an adverse effect on the player base. I have to assume that people are here becuase the name is FF, because if all they wanted was just another MMO, they could go get WoW, and the numerous expansion packs, or get RIFT.

As a matter of fact, i bet many of the people here DO have those games, and wanted to go with FF in hopes that it would be something special, not generic.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

we need rep up buttons on this forum lol.

no.... all they do is cause flame wars.

a report button to report rude childish comments is more of a solution.

not allowing terms like trolls, carebears, or anything remotely derogitory, is a welcomed feature.

Sorry But Again I say ff fans, there are enough mmo out there to please any mmo player. And more coming out. Don't like grind? play DCUO. Want pvp? go play Aion WoW DCUO. Want a game that you can solo? DCUO and soon star wars old republic. MMo are starting to stink now. I love ffxi because to me THAT is an mmo. It took time to do stuff, and there is so much to do. End game was optional as was the gear. Players no longer want good communities, they are to focused on themselves and how fast they get to end game. On ffxi its easy to get help. On WoW, Aion , DCUO not so much. You told to look it up on a website or "learn2play". Or even insulted for looking for a guild under a certain lvl. MMo w/o a good community is a bad mmo.

[Krausus]

we need rep up buttons on this forum lol.

no.... all they do is cause flame wars.

a report button to report rude childish comments is more of a solution.

not allowing terms like trolls, carebears, or anything remotely derogitory, is a welcomed feature.

Sorry But Again I say ff fans, there are enough mmo out there to please any mmo player. And more coming out. Don't like grind? play DCUO. Want pvp? go play Aion WoW DCUO. Want a game that you can solo? DCUO and soon star wars old republic. MMo are starting to stink now. I love ffxi because to me THAT is an mmo. It took time to do stuff, and there is so much to do. End game was optional as was the gear. Players no longer want good communities, they are to focused on themselves and how fast they get to end game. On ffxi its easy to get help. On WoW, Aion , DCUO not so much. You told to look it up on a website or "learn2play". Or even insulted for looking for a guild under a certain lvl. MMo w/o a good community is a bad mmo.

I said rep up not rep down and there is a report button.

[Nephera]

Both obviously, otherwise the game is going to hemorrhage money.

[Sheepdawg]

Me likey rep.

And the only time it causes a "flame war" is when John/Jane Doe comes in here all beligerent, and their REP is like -57. Who wants to help someone that is clearly a problem.

As far as the name calling goes, where theres forums, theres always going to be ne'er-do-wells.