Shocker

[BlazeChronic]

1.0 wasn't even that bad, I don't understand what all the fuss is about. Yes, at first, there were no chocobos. There was no real story. There were no NMs, and no end-game...

But the game was deep and gratifying, like FFXI. Things took effort, and when you leveled up, people actually congratulated you, because it was an accomplishment. (again, like in XI). The UI was terrible, sure. But I play a game for playing the game, not screwing around in the menus and complaining about it. The fatigue system was 'meh' ... I prefer a rested exp reward system over one that hurts the hardcores, I guess... I stayed up until the first patch that had NMs, and really I'm kicking myself in the arse that I didn't stay for 1.23.

I really like ARR, and I disagree with OP, as I think ARR really looks beautiful, and OP may just have an underperforming PC/GPU. But I do think 1.0 was more aesthetically pleasing. 1.0 and ARR are both leaps and bounds prettier than GW2 and SWToR, those are the only 2 MMOs I've played in the past few years. Better than Aion too, and WoW I've only seen videos but that game looks like a cartoon.

I have the highest possible graphics settings. The settings do NOT GO ANY HIGHER.

Buuut, you said it yourself, you didn't play 1.0. So you have no way of knowing. You just watched videos on the internet. Sorry I bruised your little internet ego.



EDIT @ Kiri: you can meme-laugh all you want. 1.0 took time and dedication, leves were useful, exp party grinding was a thing. This game is a joke for casuals, you can go 1-50 by pressing one button. Not deep. Not gratifying. And I'm not talking about getting pleveled in 1.0.