Returning to the game, quick reviews please?

[Misha]

I would also second, third, fouth, etc. the suggestion to just wait until after the 1.18 update on Thursday. A LOT of things are going to be happening, such as the introduction of Auto-Attack, which will change your experience by a great deal.

This... and the fact the game's free. Everyone's too dependent on other people's opinion though... why not just play the game yourself and see if you like it? It's this exact reason I don't see FF14 recovering too well in NA, even if game does a complete 180, too many people hold grudges with MMO's that have bad launches in NA and even in UK. This includes gaming journalists as well, and most of those are too ignorant, lazy, or not analytical enough to give proper assessments.

Don't take this personally though... all I'm saying is don't be one of these many people, wait a couple days and then head into FF 14 yourself and see how the game suits YOU^^ Reviews and opinions be damned!

[Eekiki]

his includes gaming journalists as well, and most of those are too ignorant, lazy, or not analytical enough to give proper assessments.

You mean they haven't been paid enough by the publisher to write a glowing review. ^_^

[Murugan]

You mean they haven't been paid enough by the publisher to write a glowing review. ^_^

In many cases they haven't been paid enough by anyone. Freelance writing for gaming sites has got to be one of the worst jobs out there... even in this economy. No wonder people put no effort into it.

[chime85]

you know, I think this is the best answer given. Thankyou very much for your thoughtful reply