Anyone else feeling...uninspired?

[Gilthas]

It's true that FFXI's overworld is a lot more dangerous than FFXIV's, and yet I vastly prefer FFXIV's.

The reason? Killing stuff that agros me is a hell of a lot more fun than having to sneak past mobs because they can kill me just by looking at me. That stuff gets real old real fast.

[Tupsi]

I disagree, the current mechanics are much an improvement over XI, in every way.

That's nice. Sad though that even in XI there's monsters with noticeable changes and nuances during battles that make them seem like they're actually alive rather than a script. For example many of the enemies ripped out of XI don't even behave like they used to - The Black Dragons for example, if you attack them from the back, they'll attack you with their tail (visually) and back legs, while someone in the front will get hit with their front legs/mouth, in XIV? Nope.

Then again, I think this post was sarcasm, since the only true improvement this game has over XI is accessibility in certain areas (since graphics only matter to a point.)

It's true that FFXI's overworld is a lot more dangerous than FFXIV's, and yet I vastly prefer FFXIV's.

The reason? Killing stuff that agros me is a hell of a lot more fun than having to sneak past mobs because they can kill me just by looking at me. That stuff gets real old real fast.

So does everything casting heavy to simulate "danger", and the overworld largely being meaningless.

[Fauxglove]

I don't mind them trying to make the world accessible. I certainly can't complain about no longer having to spend ten minutes just planning how I was going to travel from town to town.

But if I want to throw myself face-first into danger that's a honest-to-god personal challenge, I'd like that option to be available.

When I was playing WoW, that took the form of grabbing a friend and duoing old raid content that nobody thought could be done with only two people.

There's no equivalent of that here.

I love the FF MMOs, and I really want to like this game. I'd just like to see some content I can't sleep through, that doesn't take 24 players to do.

[Triston]

If you want to play XI, go play XI? It's still alive, and SE continues to support and update it.
XI and XIV are totally different; XI is extremely inaccessible and XIV is very accessible. If you want to have your cake and eat it too, play both games? There's good features of each, and trying to turn XIV into an XI clone will just dismantle it like 1.0

[Gramul]

Dying is not fun.

Maybe, but successfully not dying in deadly situations is one of the most thrilling things you can experience in a game.
Personally speaking of course.

[Ferrasper]

Maybe, but successfully not dying in deadly situations is one of the most thrilling things you can experience in a game.
Personally speaking of course.

I actually try that in real life. I purposely try to put myself in situations while hiking that might seriously jeopardize me. As for video games, I prefer the trend they are taking now. I am kind of glad that old school way is dying out.

[jazo]

First trip to Jeuno. One on my most great memories in gaming

[Niota]

Maybe, but successfully not dying in deadly situations is one of the most thrilling things you can experience in a game.
Personally speaking of course.

This. The first time you stomped on Titan HM in your Darklight gear with some pugs or Titan EX with your FC/LS was amazing.

In 1.x of ffxiv there were a few level70/90 or whatever mobs that would brutally stomp you. It was fun for certain areas but I wouldn't desire that kind of feeling everywhere I go.

[Majidah]

Play dark souls.

[Gramul]

Play dark souls.

You should be doing this regardless of how you feel about ARR.