I come from playing Final Fantasy 11 for 7 years and playing UO/Aion/StarTrekOnline , I really enjoyed ff11 and played it the longest out of all my MMO years of almost 14 years of playing MMOs.
I miss FF11 but after my last time playing I am not going back but there is accouple things that might kill me wanting to play this game as long as FF11.
1)) The current Market system in my Opinion is alright but it is not in no shape a Auction House that made things easier for players to sell and buy items. Players could find items 100% easier though this system and spend less time doing it than the current in place system. While I wouldn't want to see the current system deleted , I would like to see the return ! AH makes it easier for newer players to find affordable gear for their level at a faster better rate , while bazaaring allows players who are in linkshell that deals with Large Group NM hunting to sell gear at a price that is worth the run . Should also say that Bazaaring allows players to set up shop in places that does not have a AH to allow them to bring goods that can be useful in the area !
2)) I wanted to buy a new token today for this account and as a MMO player and not just a FF14 Player , I do not want to be held to a long term contract or extra fees by a 3rd party payment group ! I think SE needs and can come up with a better program that does not envolve a out of company group that makes longterm contracts , if they can't it might keep Newer players from coming to this game or older ones who been playing on the Free trial run from staying ! I am not claiming to be smarter than Square Enix but I am telling you from my point of view of a middle class american in the current economy that is not doing so well , that I do not like making contracts with more than one group to play a MMO that most MMO companies do in house (""NcSoft/Blizzard/Bioware/EA/Nexon/Sony......................list goes on"").!
3)) I personally would like to see a World Chat system in place that can be enabled and disabled in chat options! World communication makes for a less boring game but while it has many downsides, it still makes greater outreaches for group play and activity and not to mention chatting.
4)) Mailing system PLEASE!!!!
5)) A Mass Placement System to hold gear and items ("Mog House or a Warehouse") ! I am OCD about too much being in my Invi and would like a place to store stuff I do not need without having to buy NPC or making a Mule account ! Thankyou ^^
6)) Damage Gear system is more anoying than fun !!!! It feels like I get more Damage on my gear leveling Gathering Jobs than Battling jobs that would get Combat Damage.! While it isn't hard to restore them , its is annoying to look at and feels like another time sink that just shouldn't be ! EverQuest has it and it was stupid there and its stupid here ! Its not fun , just something that waste time in a time where Real Life is moving much faster !
I think ff14 is better in many ways over ff11 but in many ways ff11 is still better than ff14 . When ff14 was announced they said it would not be a sequel to FF11 but FF14 looks alot of the same of FF11 (Races being mostly and alot of Gear and armor)! I personally think they should have just made a Graphic Patch for FF11 instead of this game but I am happy with the current and future work that is being done to make this game better ! I only hope they fix the payment system before it is too late and all this work is done for nothing![]()