Quote Originally Posted by Hasrat View Post
The difference is, old Final Fantasy was solo. Add other players to the mix, and you can't just throw in any gimmick class just because it sounds fun. Solo, you can play around with your style free as you please, come up with any weird setup you want. You're enjoying the game the way you want to enjoy it. But as soon as your enjoyment can limit others', things get toned down.
If you consider you use more than 1 character then in an MMO that's like multi-boxing in a sense. However, take into account games like Final Fantasy Explorers and you'll see it isn't as different as you think.