Is the MMO and single player FF fanbase divided?

[Rufalus]

People seem to get into XIV either because they like the FF series or they like MMO games but are done with World of Warcraft or whatever they came from.

I'm one of the people who didn't really play online games much in the past but I gave XIV a chance because I'm an FF fan. Yes I would have preferred Fira, Firaga kind of spell names.

A big part of what makes XIV work for me is the cross-hotbar interface which is very friendly to people with a more console gaming background. I couldn't easily play MMOs from other companies without a similar level of controller support which they do not provide. Cross-hotbar is one of XIV's greatest features.

[Jim_Berry]

People seem to get into XIV either because they like the FF series or they like MMO games but are done with World of Warcraft or whatever they came from.

I'm one of the people who didn't really play online games much in the past but I gave XIV a chance because I'm an FF fan. Yes I would have preferred Fira, Firaga kind of spell names.

A big part of what makes XIV work for me is the cross-hotbar interface which is very friendly to people with a more console gaming background. I couldn't easily play MMOs from other companies without a similar level of controller support which they do not provide. Cross-hotbar is one of XIV's greatest features.

Final Fantasy XI was my first MMO. I'm a FF fan, although I'll admit that I have very little memory of XII, as I would play that an hour a day, then get right back on XI. As far as the cross-bar, I was able to use it right away because of DC Universe being my first MMO that used it.

Yes, I started with FF on NES, but I skipped II but eventually got back to it. Oddly, Crystal Chronicles on Gamecube was a big deal for me. I even meddled with the Legends games and stuff.