Quote Originally Posted by Dyvid View Post
Honest question and hope to get an honest answer. Why are you playing FFXIV (new school mechanics) instead of FFXI (old school tactics).

Several reasons really.

1) I played XI for a good 9 years, and I was satisfied when I hung it up. There's new story content now, but it's just not enough.
2) I really, really hate XI's dated mechanics and horrible crafting & gathering. While I still think it's the best job system of any MMO and the UI isn't all that horrible once you get used to it, I rather like how polished and streamlined ARR is. I just wish we had more freedom within the armory system and combat was a bit more engaging than simply 1>2>3 over and over.
3) I'm fairly certain all my friends who used to play XI have quit, and I don't fancy going back alone (though I did keep all my gil and items just in case I ever decided to).


And lastly, I'm legacy. I stuck out 1.0 to the bitter end in the hopes of YP turning this game into something far grander than XI ever was. So far it's been about 50/50 - the potential is definitely there, but it's largely being squandered in my eyes to cater to the scrubs.