Final Fantasy XIV going back to Final Fantasy Roots

[Spartacus_Owen]

Thanks for the heads up on getting around 1000 characters. I never claimed that I want a FFXI-2. 1.0 was very different from FFXI but it still had the FF feel to it. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be able to have party only mobs you can call it self-centered elitist all you want. You just go to prove my point that gamers today want every thing handed to them and do not want to work for anything. Your comment about FFXI have similarities with everquest is all fine and well, however FFXIV has its entire game based off of other MMO's nothing is original. You point about FFXI not having a FF feel however, is invalid.

[Torcida]

You point about FFXI not having a FF feel however, is invalid.

Sorry, I am going to agree with Enkidoh, but FFXI did not have a FF feel to it. The Overarching story wasn't very accessible.

The other thing is you are asking for a game that is currently unprofitable.

[Nyghtmarerobu]

I will come out and say I agree with you that it doesn't feel "Final Fantasy", but in the grand scheme of things, does it really need to? It brings its own feeling, and has Final Fantasy themes mixed in everywhere, from the jobs, to names of characters and bosses, and abilities and so on. The questions I pose to you is, what were you expecting? What did you want from the game? I frankly see it as a great addition to what Final Fantasy is.

On a side note, I played FF11 for quite some time (since CoP was released). While I look back the game as a whole, I have a lot of fond memories, but I will tell you right now, I do not miss it, and I do not miss any of those design choices. I am glad that stuff is gone. I used to have the time to sit and party on mobs to level and endgame camp and so on, but I'm older now, I work, I have a family, I don't have the time for that sort of play style anymore, and SE acknowledges that with the choices they have given us in 14. I don't want everything handed to me, I just frankly don't have to the time to enjoy that kind of a game. Let it be what it is.

[Blackbird1]

You point about FFXI not having a FF feel however, is invalid.

I too must agree with Enkidoh the old style was all well and good but not everyone can get into the older style of Final fantasy what your asking for is well self-centered and elitist as Enkidoh said next you'll be asking Square enix to make FFXIV turn based like older Final fantasy games if they did that the likely hood of the 1 to 5 mil players will probably drop to 10k if not less. And i highly doubt you'd find alot of raiders or other guys that wanna go back to standing in the line of Aoe's hoping that they will miss or that the block skills used for they're turn worked