Why do you guys like this game more than WoW (assuming you do)? Just curious...thanx

[Jaykos]

Better graphics
Casual pve content
Regular patches
Armoury system

What wow does right is pvp, open world pvp, character responsiveness/battle mechanics, massive world, more classes, community (I like the trolling and hating but that's me)

I'm not a wow hater there's many things done extremely well in wow.

[Leowilde]

Why do you guys like this game more than WoW (assuming you do)? Just curious...thanx

I like the look of the characters and the world better here; it's somewhere in between raibow fantasy and gritty realism, leaving just enough to satisfy both the fantasy -and the realism craving. WoW was more on the gigantic male torsos, tacky robes and purple fantasy-side. I also like the lore, the slightly pun-filled and somewhat borderline NPC dialogue and the outfit designs - although I admit, they seem to slowly climb towards more rainbow and glow... :/

[Kazumac]

Playing WoW feels like playing a game created 10 years ago... while its been polished, updated, etc. for me it still feels like something I've already played enough.

FFXIV is new and fresher and feels that way (despite not really breaking the mold).

It's kinda funny but playing FFXIV over the last year has given me a similar feeling to playing wow back in 2004 - 2005. (A new exciting world to explore, etc) That and I like the graphical style and art more.

[MrSigy]

It's kinda funny but playing FFXIV over the last year has given me a similar feeling to playing wow back in 2004 - 2005. (A new exciting world to explore, etc) That and I like the graphical style and art more.

Same thoughts, the only thing that really does frustrate me is that I still cannot bloody swim

[Ramen]

better graphic
better system
better music
super friendly dev team
lots detail everywhere in the game

[The_Last_Dragoon]

I do believe that the moment they allowed players to "purchase" their lv90 characters was the moment that I decided the game wasn't worth coming back to. Mists of Pandaria lured me back with the Monk class which is what me and my guildies predicted back in WotLK, and new things are always enticing, but it's not right to belittle people who put in the hours to level their characters by allowing players to basically "pay to win".

[Seif]

Visual design honestly.

WoW has too much pop culture referencing and the look of the world feels too pieced together for me.
XIV just has better art direction imo. Especially 2.0 when Akihiko Yoshida stepped down from his AD job of 1.0.

[DragonSlayer45]

I never played WoW so there's that. But judging by what I've heard, I'm lucky I was preoccupied with Final Fantasy XI.

[Mindylou]

I enjoy both equally and play both.

Each have their perks and disadvantages over the other. Neither to me is better, glad both exist to enjoy

[Jaykos]

I never played WoW so there's that. But judging by what I've heard, I'm lucky I was preoccupied with Final Fantasy XI.

Its the one of the best games made and by which all MMOs are compared to and to this day still the most subbed to MMO in the market. Its in decline but still brings in Blizzard over a billion dollars revenue. A behemoth of a game that will never be replicated within the industry. It transcended gaming to become a pop culture icon and a household name.