Quote Originally Posted by Risx View Post
Just to expand upon this, you didn't love FFXI for the job skills and the way partying was (because it was slow and a time-sink in and of itself). You loved it because of the experiences you had in it with friends, and the events you did for the first time. And, unforunately... those things just cannot be remade.
I'm sure thats true for a lot of people, but definitely not me. I loved the leveling mechanics. I saw past the fact that it took forever, and realized what taking forever to level actually did for the game... It kept all ranges of content alive. It made players want to invest in gear for those levels to help them and, therefore, put a demand on that gear. I don't see vertical progression style gaming really giving use a place to call home for years... When things got boring for me in FFXI, I started up a new job, and opened myself up to new BCNM options, new capped mission options, and a new job to get good at.

Blah. I don't want FFXIV to be FFXI-2. Just want to be clear. I just want all those things that sometimes annoyingly, but 100% effectively, kept me immersed for 7 or 8 years.