FFXIV is too simplistic and bland

[linayar]

For you other 'media illiterates', here is a great run-down on how to build a JRPG:
https://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com...--gamedev-6676

The first two paragraphs (under Genre Talk) will give you all you need to know about the design philosophy that makes an RPG a JRPG. You will note that Final Fantasy XIV has everything there except "combat is often turn-based" ... which must be what the author is referencing when opining "the design philosophy of XIV is vastly inferior to XI".

Well, in a way, combat in FFXIV is still "turn-based."

"Wait, this game has 2.5 GCD?"