Something positive

[MugenMugetsu]

I've been a lifelong fan of FF. I remember getting a SNES when I was 13 just because I saw FFIII (FFVI) in an EGM magazine! After reading about the game, and seeing the characters and battle system, I could not wait to play the game. Probably a week after seeing that review in the Electronic Gaming Monthly, or it could have possible been a Die Hard Game Fan, magazine, anyway, about a week after having read about the game I had my grandpa take me to buy a SNES and FFIII. Once I started playing the game I was hooked! After the awesome experience I had with that game, I was forever a FF fan. I've played all the major FF titles, but I spent the most time playing FFXI. FFXI was my first MMORPG, and I played the game for approximately 3 and a half years. When I heard about FFXIV I couldn't wait to get started. Played around with the beta for 1.0 but ultimately didn't get to really to start playing FFXIV until around September, or October, of 2010. From then on I played FFXIV as often as possible, and played up until the end of 1.23. Anxiously waited for 2.0, got in during beta and have been playing ever since. I do enjoy how the game does allow for solo play, but it would be nice if there was more group content that wasn't instanced such as open world content, even if SE started out with having old fashioned mob grind xp parties as a great way to gain xp and expanded out from there with other, exciting, open world content. I feel this would build more community among servers as more people would group together for considerable lengths of time in which friendships could be made, and fun times could be had.

On a side note, I wish the game offered more longevity for equipment, even if that meant that horizontal gear progression was added. I'm positive I'm not the only person who would like for the gear we work hard to obtain to not be obsolete once every 3-6 months. Especially considering that there are now 13 DoW/DoM jobs, and it takes a considerable amount of time to gear up all of the jobs that we might be interested in playing.

[Kiara1]

What made me pick up FFXIV:
I had never heard of it and saw it on steam on my birthday and thought, hey seems like fun!

What makes me stay on FFXIV:
Cute clothes!

[XgungraveX]

what made me pick it up
long time ff fan since the nes days and little brother got me playing

what make me stay
the 3 month updates im never bored

fav job
mch i get to use a firearm ^.^

[Kahnom]

The only reason I've played this game is Nanamo Ul Namo.

[Cyrusskorrey]

What got me into FFXIV
- I was an Alpha and Beta tester for both 1.0 and 2.0
- Ive been playing FF since the very first one on the NES
- What got me back into 14 after 1.0 crashed and burned was the roegadyns... love me some beef.
- The story, the Ending and the credits to 2.0 were amazing.
What makes me stay into FFXIV:
- it's not the grind ill tell you that right now. it's
- Friends
- New content added every few months, 2.1 and 2.2 being my favs, i mean come on Pharos Sirius and Lost City <3
- so many things to do its hard to get burnt out
- finding glitches and bugs. i was a tester after all.

[dekal]

The glamour and the EB ceremony. Never married in game, but if I see a mmo that has an option like that, it means that I'll have a lot of other things I ll enjoy in game lol.

Never played another FF game. This if my first time playing it although I heard about that title a lot. The final fantasy title by itself didnt attract me and make me want yo play the gameto

[Eul]

- Crafting and Gathering (First time saw this job from all MMO)

- Coeurl Beach Brief (And all males bathing suit)

- Hyur Highlander's body

- Glamour!

- Housing (Yet I only decor for my private chamber only)

What makes me stay? My hunky Roe partner and my FC neighbor (And it would be nice to learn about JP's game community)

[Reinha]

What made me pick up FFXIV:
I found reviews and comparisons to WoW on youtube and reddit, and also got recommendations from friends. I wanted to find another MMO after quitting WoW. I was positively surprised by the character creation options and really liked the lore of Roegadyns. The FF series was new to me and I'm still not sure what story bits are references to older FF games.

What made me stay:
I enjoy the abundance of content and the rewards for doing the content, the graphics and art, the main story and being able to do everything on one character. The way you are introduced to new abilities and mechanics feels very fluid and natural, and the dungeons are engaging. This game has a sense of progression from the very start. It's a really good game and I hope it lives long!

[DreadRabbit]

What made me pick up FFXIV:
I love Final Fantasy games. The aesthetics, themes, whole thing. Never got the chance to play XI because I didn't have a credit card at the time.

What made me stay:
The good people, the story, and the fact I can be any class I want at any time without having start over from scratch. It's just...a fun game. Most fun I've had in an MMO after I left my previous one for a couple of years (and no, not WoW, even though it was one of my inbetween games).

[Pervy]

Played FFXIV during the beta and actually despised the game. Felt it was boring running from quest to quest, disliked the static non-action based combat with games like tera/guildwars 2 just released, and world wasn't that impressive to me.

Fast forward 2 years and I've weened off GW2/Tera and haven't really played a mmo in a long while. A friend I knew from a previous mmo wanted to start up in FFXIV since we're both big FF fans, and I thought why not give it another shot since it has been 2 years. Low and behold I'm loving the game this time around even though it feels exactly the same during the beta (both time playing as Glad). Can't say specifically why I love the game now, but I think its a changing in my tastes in games, since FFXIV feels like it fits my mmo craving like a glove.

Haha now I decided to go back to Tera and GW2 just to see how they stand up, and for some reason they seem really lacking to me compared to FFXIV. Strange how things change and things turn out.