Make FFXIV more like FFXI and less like WoW

[DeceptionsWrath]

I don't even.... what??? FFXI was amazing. At least the 75 cap days were.
Level 99 FFXI is terribad.

I totally agree! FFXI was my first MMO and i have a lot of great memories from the 6 and a half years i played. And that's my issue with FFXIV. I don't see anything in this game that will make me talk or think about it years after i stop playing, like i still do about FFXI. I quit soon after the first Abyssea expansion, didn't like the direction they were taking @ all.

[vasdeferens]

I totally agree! FFXI was my first MMO and i have a lot of great memories from the 6 and a half years i played. And that's my issue with FFXIV. I don't see anything in this game that will make me talk or think about it years after i stop playing, like i still do about FFXI. I quit soon after the first Abyssea expansion, didn't like the direction they were taking @ all.

I have a youtube playlist of ffxi music I still listen to sometimes to fall asleep

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL61CF362A69CCA226

[Kafziel]

I totally agree! FFXI was my first MMO and i have a lot of great memories from the 6 and a half years i played. And that's my issue with FFXIV. I don't see anything in this game that will make me talk or think about it years after i stop playing, like i still do about FFXI. I quit soon after the first Abyssea expansion, didn't like the direction they were taking @ all.

Part of it really is the nostalgic effect. Yes I enjoyed FFXI, but it also did have alot of things that I would no longer put up with (3 hour waits for parties). It is the Final Fantasy setting and classes and lore that I love but many of the game mechanics left me wanting. In gaming as a whole we often look back and say how it was better in the old days. In reality it usually wasn't. We complain about how new games are stale yet games of all kinds/styles are being created on level never seen before.

I especially think if it is the first or second MMO you really get into it will have a more lasting effect on you. In the following MMO's one plays the experiences aren't as new and exciting. It kind of feels like been there done that. Many are getting burned out on MMO's in general. They played x game for years yet now find themselves jumping from MMO to MMO looking to recapture those old glorious moments. Most of my best MMO memories didn't come until after at least the first couple expansions or content updates (I took breaks from the game) . Most of these also centered around having a great group of friends to play with.

*The above comes from my own experiences with MMO's.

[Roaminggnome]

Question as I never played FFxi but how great was it two months in to the game. Or how much will be in this game six and a half years in?

I totally agree! FFXI was my first MMO and i have a lot of great memories from the 6 and a half years i played. And that's my issue with FFXIV. I don't see anything in this game that will make me talk or think about it years after i stop playing, like i still do about FFXI. I quit soon after the first Abyssea expansion, didn't like the direction they were taking @ all.

[misterrpg]

This again? FFXI sucked, let's move past it.

Go back to WoW, please. You're a plague.

[ufufu]

Go back to WoW, please. You're a plague.

What's ironic is that you seem to have no sense of self reflection. I honestly feel bad for you guys that suffered through XI for so many years and still try to claim that it was good in any way.

[ruzoko]

What's ironic is that you seem to have no sense of self reflection. I honestly feel bad for you guys that suffered through XI for so many years and still try to claim that it was good in any way.

lol I find this funny the only one I seem to see here who suffered on ffxi is YOU, those who post these threads obviously enjoyed it if they want it back

[ufufu]

lol I find this funny the only one I seem to see here who suffered on ffxi is YOU, those who post these threads obviously enjoyed it if they want it back

Then go play it. Don't mess up my game.

I tried playing XI, and hated every second of it. It just wasn't what I wanted out of an MMO experience. I sure as hell didn't go on the XI forums and complain and insist they change the game to be more like Guild Wars (a game from around the same time period that I would consider incredibly fun) or World of Warcraft, I cancelled my subscription and never went back. So... if you don't like XIV... and you like XI... why are you here? Go play your game. I'll play mine. We'll both be happy.

[AzumaKun]

This again? FFXI sucked, let's move past it.

Clearly you never played, you've only heard about the horror stories from people who have.