Many of us here have played various other MMOs before this one. What is your MMO history? And is there something in particular that you like about FFXIV that is not present in other MMOs you have played?


MMOs I used to play but not anymore: Guild Wars, Aion and Maplestory.

MMOs I still play from time to time (apart from FFXIV, which I play regularly): Guild Wars 2 and Star Wars: The Old Republic.

For me, what I like about FFXIV in particular are:
1) the race options
2) the graphics
3) the crafting system (which is more complex than in many other MMOs)
4) the trinity system (GW2's lack of a trinity system just made it feel shallow and unsatisfactory to play)
5) being able to play all jobs on a single character
6) the various emote options (I particularly like the /hug and /pet emotes as well as the numerous facial expressions)
7) being able to choose between various standing and sitting poses