Quote Originally Posted by AreeyaJaidee View Post
Someone call the Waaaaambulance... And the Immersion Police.

First off the comparison between FFXI and FFXIV being used as a validation factor of a game mechanic (gear swapping) contradicts two things:

1) Pretty much the same ppl bitching that XIV shouldn't gear swap because XI did it as a "proven abuse of a game mechanic" are the same people bitching in other threads that the two games shouldn't be used as a comparison of the other because they're entirely different game (XI being a decade old with "horribly antiquated" design"). Hmm hypocritical much?

2) it's being stated that SE has "pretty much guaranteed Gear Swapping will NOT be in FFXIV". Umm nahh, youre "pretty much" all assuming that. We all know the thing about assumptions right? We should because I see plenty of posters on this forum berating other posters for simply assuming things. Funny that its the same names nearly every time too. Hmm hypocritical much... once again.

About FFXI Gear Swapping. Having played XI 7+ years, myself AND my many ls mates watched SE pump out Gear Swap armors, weapons, and accessories continuously. So if Gear Swapping was "the abuse of an unintended game mechanic" and it "ruined game immersion" and was "only supported by cultists epeen players" then why did SE continue to release and still do release pieces specifically implemented for gear swap? Because they were "worried about the playerbase backlash"? Really? The same company that banned millions of accounts over Salvage Dupes, which is also "abuse of a unintended game mechanic"? The same DevTeam that had little to no community presence nor did they care show they cared to have any?

There's a lot of melodramatic BS claims being made in this thread when it all really boils down to:

- Ppl hate Gear Swaps because they were either too lazy to devote the time to farming the pieces or were scared of them because they never really made it deep into End Game status.

I NEVER have EVER heard anyone bitch about Gear Swaps until I read this thread. This was really a surprise to me to see all you self proclaimed FFXI VETS bitching about Gear Swaps. In the ACTUAL FFXI End Game scene we didnt bitch about Gear Swaps. Why? Because we loved the fact that it was just one more visual piece of evidence that WE understood and devoted a great deal of time to fully understanding the game and its finer moments/concepts of play.

Of course those of you that oppose Gear Swaps are going to be butthurt at what I write. You're also going to lash out at me with unneeded animosity. But I could seriously care less. Its no more than what you deserve for camping this thread with absurd claims of the "right and wrong way" to develop games when the majority of you wouldnt be wasting your time in FFXIV if you were a game developer/producer, you would be working on your own projects in hopes of being "the next better than FFXIV/FFXI MMO".

Anyway have fun. Sorry to interrupt your drama llama parade. You may continue now :3
this person made me hate gear swaps more then i did before.