Quote Originally Posted by Douten View Post
I think this would be a better topic for FFXI forum, wouldn't you agree? At least over there you will get much more support because there are some of us here who want a new, fresh experience. Plus the development team and Yoshi is gonna be pretty busy for another year on FFXIV.
Probably, but as I refuse to pay regularly for FFXI since the addition of abyssea and level cap increases, I don't think I can even post there right now. I can't remember if I'm paying for it right now or not... I hope not.

Regardless, just because a large portion of us DO want an FFXI-2 does not mean we don't want a fresh, new experience. We just want the old playing style that we can really sink our teeth into and chip away at. It can have less to do with the FFXI storyline than FFXIV does, I don't care. I really want a game that has...

-Steep requirements for access into end-game areas (End of mission lines, etc)
-Time sinks (Yes, I know they aren't fun at the time, but they are hugely effective at keeping you in the game, wether you're doing them at the moment or you've finished... You come back to what you've put so much time into)
-Horizontal character progression so time sink rewards are lasting, and aren't thrown away with a level cap rise
-A much slower leveling process to give value to a broader range of items and the content that rewards those items
-Level capped missions to keep them difficult for everyone and to allow you to progress as your first class progresses

I would really like that game to be an SE game, even better, an FF game. But maybe SE is done with those kinds of games... FFXI isn't even like that anymore. So I'm just looking for some inside information. Maybe the devs have heard something in the hallways. I don't know. Help a taru out.