Just 'cause.

I am really excited about all I've seen with XIV 2.0, so much so that I'm feeling hype for a game i'm already playing. Okay so we're being billed now, boohoo. Did no one bother to read any farther than that?

The 2.0 Screenshot fighting the Hydra (of Chimera, whatever it is) looked amazing. I love the new UI look and I almost cried with joy that they are rebuilding the server structure and graphics engine from scratch. The new UI has kind of a futuristic feel to it which looks really awesome imo (some may not like it). I'm kind of on the fence about the whole square buttons since I always liked circular buttons over square ones but I think these new buttons fit the new UI. The concept art for the new zones look incredible as well. Also, am I the only one thinking "user-made addons" = "legal windower"? :P

Now I need to go lol at an XI-friend of mine who said awhile back "XIV is so bad they are already developing a new MMO to replace it". Oh wait, I'm sorry, Were you talking about the new XIV? Although marketing the game as a completely new package is a smart idea. By going to E3 and being able to say "Well, forget the old XIV, this is an entirely new game." I think they will be able to bring back a lot of people and shift the attitude away from all the negative bias.

Expressing excitement over the new version of XIV didn't quite feel right in a thread titled "the game is ruined" anyway.