immersion?

[Physic]

Isn't Final Fantasy supposed to be a Fantasy world? Fantasy as in not real? As in, it doesn't have to be realistic? As in, why the hell do i need to do boring work like in real life to make money or get gear/stuff?

FFVII was the greatest FF game in the series IMO and there's nothing realistic about a spiky haired skinny dude lifting a gigantic sword with only one hand, or a talking red lion....

FFX had you swimming with your armor and weapons and even do battles underwater. So why are all these things impossible/unrealistic/breaking immersion in FFXIV?

Am i playing Final Reality XIV mmo here or what?

i think you are mis interpreting immersion, its not being "Realistic" its when nothing takes you out of the game mentally, for some people this is lack of plot, for others its cheap game mechanics, for others its graphics. Since its so hard to put any consistent value on for many players, its probably better to just try to call it something else, that is more specific and descriptive, like, instead of saying running through people ruins my immersion, people should just say, i find the fact that i can run through everyone and and everymonster to be stupid, and getting lost in overly large monsters insides is really dumb. Then its clear what they mean, instead of this murky word immersion that could mean anything or be caused by anything.