What is so bad about FFXI?

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FFXI and FFXIV should have had the same kind of relationship Demon's and Dark souls have. While the second isn't the first's sequel, it builds off what made the first one great and enhances it while trying to avoid the flaws of the first.

That's how a good chunk of the fan base saw it, FFXIV was supposed to take everything good about FFXI (which was/is a good solid MMO) and make it better, and that sounded great and added to the hype for XIV.

But we got what we got and people raged about how the game wasn't only very different from XI, but it was inferior. (Bad game in general)

The "fixing" process started and I honestly assumed SE would starting copying the good things about XI and add them to XIV but then people started complaining and saying that they don't want the game to be anything like FFXI and screaming bloody murder whenever a similar aspect of XI makes it into XIV.

Whats bad about FFXI is that it was an evil time sink with 24~72hr re-spawn NMs with a very low drop %. Heavily based around grouping and as content got harder, pick up groups became less and less reliable and in the end forced people to find statics, which required more flexible play times instead of just logging whenever, playing then logging out, class imbalances, unavoidable cookie cutter builds, etc.

Anyhow, FFX has alot of good things going for it, and we shouldn't dismiss them just because we're scared of a "gasps" FFXI-2.

except that idealogy directly goes against what square has done with the FF franchise, ffxi was only 1 final fantasy, and FFXI isnt the most critically acclaimed, or the best selling one. Why out of all FF should they try to copy only that one?

imo they shouldnt borrow from ffxi, because it still exists, its still available and its still being marketed, MMOs dont need sequels, they can grow on their own, FFXI is its own sequel. There is no logical reason to make this game like that one. I sincerely hope the game continues to grow as its own entry in the FF franchise, and continues to offer a different type of online experience.