If I could interview Yoshida.

[Jennestia]

A lot of XI's story was coherent -- XIV's is not because it was originally designed to allow any disciple to do it, basically which is what destroyed any possibility of doing it in a group or difficulty. This is why there's an obvious difference in the direction of the game (and more towards how XI used to be) once Yoshida took over because now you can do story quests in even a small group and hell you even get group cutscenes which would have made quite a few of XI's cutscenes that much more epic, for example:

Promathia form 2 cutscene, Odin versus Alexander, Battle of Jeuno etc.

Later XIV cutscenes and story quality has gotten better, but the main reason CoP is held in high esteem is because whether someone wants to admit it or not, it had a mix of everything you could want -- difficulty, doable at the lowest possible level (30 - 40 for most of them), great storyline, requires teamwork (which isn't a bad thing, despite popular belief) and a great reward after all of your hardwork pays off, and the reward was threefold -- access to a beautiful location (Al`Taieu), access to end game content (Sea Gods, Limbus, Omega and Ultima rematch for gear) and a Ring based on profession path (Melee, Mage or Tank.)

This is why CoP was great and what they really should have done for XIV originally while having access to greater set of technology to do even more, not less.

[Elexia]

You can't go a day without someone saying in almost exactly those words they want XI regurgitated into XIV.

This is what your insecure mind sees. No one says they want XI "regurgitated into XIV", you see more " FFXIV should be like WoW/Rift/Aion/SWTOR/TERA" which is somehow ok, but not SE using ideas from an MMORPG they created.

Time sinks =/= difficulty, I wish you people would stop confusing the two.

Only you are confusing difficulty with time sinks. CoP BCNMs weren't time sinks lol. When people talk about difficulty they're 9/10 talking about the battles.

Use your brain.

[Isaveron]

Nah, it's more like people jaded from FFXI thinks everything about it was crap, especially those that got hit with Salvage Bans.

No, Cichy was right. You people do nothing but overrate XI, while dismissing its many flaws.

[Isaveron]

This is what your insecure mind sees.

The only insecure person here is you, because you attempt to deny reality that there is a vocal minority here that just wants XI-2.

[Elexia]

No, Cichy was right. You people do nothing but overrate XI, while dismissing its many flaws.

It's more like you people are dismissing it's strengths while only focusing on it's flaws.

Holy shit doesn't that sound familiar?

[Elexia]

The only insecure person here is you, because you attempt to deny reality that there is a vocal minority here that just wants XI-2.

PEOPLE WANT FFXI REGURGITATED INTO FFXIV!

That makes you sound idiotic and insecure.

[Isaveron]

It's more like you people are dismissing it's strengths while only focusing on it's flaws.

Holy shit doesn't that sound familiar?

The game had very few strengths, story being one of them.

[Isaveron]

PEOPLE WANT FFXI REGURGITATED INTO FFXIV!

That makes you sound idiotic and insecure.

So telling the truth makes me idiotic? Whatever makes you feel better.

[Elexia]

So telling the truth makes me idiotic? Whatever makes you feel better.

If you want to believe it's the truth to help you sleep at night, since you're the only one who seem to lose sleep whenever someone mentions FFXI on these forums.

[Isaveron]

If you want to believe it's the truth to help you sleep at night, since you're the only one who seem to lose sleep whenever someone mentions FFXI on these forums.

I believe it because I see it said constantly here. And sorry to break it to you, but I don't lose sleep at night over a video game. You can stop projecting.