Animation Lock: Why don't you like it?

[Alhanelem]

I don't know. I think it has more to do with the fast that what pleases Final Fantasy fans most are the story and graphics aspects of the game.

So what you're basically saying is final fantasy gamers are the worst kind of gamers- They don't care how the game plays as long as the story is good and the graphics are pretty?

Final Fantasy fans are pleased by games that play awful but look great? Didn't FFXIV fall into this category? Look how well that went...

Even 1.0 was unquestionably good looking for the most part and at least the premise of the story was good. But FF fans didn't go for it. Wonder why... Oh, right, that's because at launch the game played like a$$ and was plagued with poorly designed/implemented mechanics, not the least of which was the animation lock, but many others as well.

Now they're fixing all those problems, and one barely noticeable graphical compromise made for the sake of gameplay has FF fans up in arms about how aesthetics are everything and this ruins the aesthetics.

If graphics and story are the only thing that matters, go play one of the single player FFs. A multiplayer game demands better gameplay.

Am I the only one who played FFXI because it was fun?

[SkyeWindbinder]

So what you're basically saying is final fantasy gamers are the worst kind of gamers- They don't care how the game plays as long as the story is good and the graphics are pretty?

Final Fantasy fans are pleased by games that play awful but look great? Didn't FFXIV fall into this category? Look how well that went...

Even 1.0 was unquestionably good looking and at least the premise of the story was good. But FF fans didn't go for it. Wonder why... Oh, right, that's because at launch the game played like a$$ and was plagued with poorly designed/implemented mechanics, not the least of which was the animation lock, but many others as well.

Now they're fixing all those problems, and one barely noticeable graphical compromise made for the sake of gameplay has FF fans up in arms about how aesthetics are everything and this ruins the aesthetics.

If graphics and story are the only thing that matters, go play one of the single player FFs. A multiplayer game demands better gameplay.

If you think that I'm trying to say that Final Fantasy gamers are "the worst kind of gamers", and that gameplay absolutely does not matter in a Final Fantasy game, then you really need to learn to pay attention. Because in none of my posts did I say that gameplay does not matter. And if you wish to say I did, then I challenge you to find the post in which I did so. Go ahead, take your time. I can wait.

My point is that gameplay, while important, is third on the list after aesthetics and story in Final Fantasy games. Because those are the main things that draw FF gamers back to play the newest FF games. That's why they're built mostly around these two aspects, putting a huge amount of emphasis on them. What draws FF gamers into an FF game is not "Oh! Lookee here! I push X button, and it makes Y do that! Sold!" The way it controls is not the major selling point of FF games. It's the story and lore. And that's how it is for any story-based Final Fantasy game, multiplayer or otherwise. I'm talking about the major releases with the roman numerals after them, not games like Dissidia. LOL Gimme a break.