Skill based fights..

[Zumi]

I have a theory people who owned a original NES and played like Mario, Mega Man, Ninja Gaiden, the first Ninja Turtles or any of other classic NES games are much better at FFXIV then people who have never played a NES. Why because old school NES games required a lot of memorization and quick reaction to stuff to beat the game.

They wanted to put in more things in FFXIV that require quick reflexes and pattern memorization to make the game harder. If you only played turn based rpgs and never played a platformer or action game then you won't do as well. Even playing a competitive FPS that requires twitch actions to win those people will do better as well.

[TrystWildkey]

I have a theory people who owned a original NES and played like Mario, Mega Man, Ninja Gaiden, the first Ninja Turtles or any of other classic NES games are much better at FFXIV then people who have never played a NES. Why because old school NES games required a lot of memorization and quick reaction to stuff to beat the game.

They wanted to put in more things in FFXIV that require quick reflexes and pattern memorization to make the game harder. If you only played turn based rpgs and never played a platformer or action game then you won't do as well. Even playing a competitive FPS that requires twitch actions to win those people will do better as well.

That's not a theory, that's proven fact!

I just wonder why they went that direction instead of continuing with the 1.23 system.

EDIT: I wouldn't be so close to quitting the game if they hadn't also made crafting completely useless. If I could still craft solid, usable gear for my husband and friends, I'd be happy to stay with ARR.

[Doo]

They wanted to put in more things in FFXIV that require quick reflexes and pattern memorization to make the game harder. If you only played turn based rpgs and never played a platformer or action game then you won't do as well. Even playing a competitive FPS that requires twitch actions to win those people will do better as well.

I just look at FFXIV more as checkers while FFXI is more like chess.