FFXIV MMO?

[Carzilla]

SE why dont u just go back to ffxi mechanics all at once your headed in that direction anyways. And when your done, "THEN" focus on single player. MMOs arent meant for single players thats why their called MMOs. Mass "MULTI" player online. single players can play your other FF games, theres 12 of them to choose from. FOCUS on MMO please.

[Zenaku]

I agree with this i don't know why the focus on solo then there noting to do for party. What about doing everything for party then help out the people who want to solo or do both just delay the dam patch 2month to release stuff for both.

[SydeBeheln]

Why does it matter, you ain't paying for nothing.
Some people enjoy the world of a game regardless mmo or not. The most popular MMO in the world can be done completely solo.
TROLL!

[zaviermhigo]

Why does it matter, you ain't paying for nothing.
Some people enjoy the world of a game regardless mmo or not. The most popular MMO in the world can be done completely solo.
TROLL!

And most of us...won't be paying...when they turn on subscriptions. Paying for a solo mmo is like having sex to preserve virginity. I really don't if "solo" players enjoy the world. They shouldn't be catered to in an mmo. If they want to play a casual solo oriented mmo there are plenty of f2p. If they want the graphics to go along with it too, wait for XIII-2. Don't ruin a whole mmo just because you're an antisocial P.O.S. too afraid to talk to people.


From yoshi-p. Casual player plays 2 hours a day and will reach max rank in 3-4 months. If you're paying for the game at that time, thats a total waste of money. Casual/solo players don't play your game for 5 years they say "oh i'm waiting till Terra comes out then i'm hopping over." FFXI players had the mentality this was their mmo they were gonna play for 2-5 years. But they gave XI players nothing to like while also ruining the aspects of XI we did like. Leaving us stranded without a game to play. Why is it too much for this game to be party based, when EVERY OTHER EFFING MMO is based on soloing/casual play.

You solo players are effing retarded anyway. This game in its current state isn't solo friendly. Solo friendly games you can get to max rank in weeks. This game you won't get past level 30 solo unless you want it to take forever. So right now this game is just stuck between soloing/partying, and its awkward for both sides.

[Carzilla]

The majority of people who will play XIV were supposed to be the same people who currently play XI. But since they cant play the way they want to. They stay on XI or just dont play anymore. They/WE want the better graphics AND game play.. But we CANT So players leave.

Edit:WE aint paying at the moment But we will later..

[PrettyPrincess]

This is not XI

[Zenaku]

This is not XI

This may not be XI but guess what it's final fantasy not WoW or Rift or Aion this should not be base of solo and copy WoW. SE said they want final fantasy xiv to make a new game where players who play wow can get something new.

Why so bad about party play? and fighting mobs outside? people go on saying you fight the same mob over and over again who said that? i play from 10-75 in ffxi fighting new type of mobs every few level and people say ya but then you fight them again with diff color i guess people forgot that in real life you may see the same thing but diff color / type of look.

i just don't understand people even wow is not this casual at least in wow i play with 4 other players level up doing dungeon.

[Irana]

This is not XI

sadly obviously

[Verecund]

XI... the Final Fantasy game that came nowhere near to matching the others in terms of gameplay. I can't say that XIV isn't following in its footsteps.

Given the production costs of XIV (and we can only guess, but given the amount of detail required by their graphical standards as well as the ongoing core revisions to be implemented, it must be immense by most comparisons), do you seriously think that the small sliver of the MMO community that XI exclusively catered to can support the full weight of this game in addition to generating quality content that can actually compete in a constantly-innovating market? /rosetintedglasses off

XI was one of the first major MMOs and the last of the nascent EQ-era. It carries the weight of a Final Fantasy title and the weight of poorly-veiled grinding as its system of progression. This is the reason why the only people returning to XI are disgruntled XIV players or people who played through the first 20 levels of WoW and were disappointed that it wasn't "difficult".

Meanwhile, every MMO that has come out after WoW has always found difficult competition in retaining initial populations because they have to compete with WoW in terms of both content and solid gameplay. XIV will have to do the same, and I don't think throwing a blatant grind on leveling will fix any of the game's current problems whatsoever (also, soloing takes an incomparably longer time to level in this game than party leve-linking... but changing any of those won't solve the mess that XIV's end-game content is in).

TL;DR - XIV shouldn't try to "kill WoW", but should instead compete with WoW's upcoming competition through innovations in gameplay and content (not by relapsing into pure grinding).

[PrettyPrincess]

Oh I'm all for party play, I dislike soloing. There are people here though that want EVERYTHING in here to be like XI, and it's just not gong to happen (gear swaps, harsh death penalty, etc)