Quote Originally Posted by Seif View Post
FF XI was not the only FF game with optional and compulsory grinding in it.

Every single FF game has grinding in it as a massive part of the experience. Sometimes people think that all FF-esque game mechanics were invented in XI and that makes it the embodiment of evil.

People have bought over 100 million copies of the FF games all of which have grinding and questing as a very key components of the main experience.


I'm sure when people ask for "XI-like" features they're more FF-like features than anything else. XI is after all heavily based on the design of Komoto's FF III.
Yeah, next people will be saying Disgaea games are horrible because of their grind... its not only intended but traditional to the series. It has just become popular to think grinding is out and instant lvl 100 fully equipped is the next gen.