What are your favorite things about FFXIV?

[Edax]

As the title says.

It can be as little, or as many items/content/whatever you want to mention.

I like diversity in the outfits and jobs and I like how the main character is actually integrated into the main story. Most other MMORPGs I've played apart from SWTOR to a really bad job of integrating the player character into the story. Being able to see my glam in cutscenes is a huge bonus.

I also like the the homes you can own have a lot of potential for player creativity. It really invests my character into the world.

I also like the the art style of this game is realistic as oppose to cartoonish.

[Antonio_Xul]

The fact that I could play any role on the same character is the best thing in my opinion. The zone designs look real nice. I like flying or driving around just looking at anything that catches my interest. Talking to friends while I play. The continuing story that’s actually good. It’s simple things like that, that I find that I like from this game.

[SugarPuff]

It's beautiful. From npc's and player characters to dungeons, overland zones and mobs, it's the most visually appealing game I've played.

I'm not sure if it's a jrpg thing or unique to FFXIV but I enjoy how dark subject matter is normally presented in an optimistic or comical manner. Even as a horror fan who appreciates the exploding zombies in Diablo and the creepy atmosphere Elder Scrolls achieves with it's crypts and caverns, I love that FFXIV simply doesn't go there. It's unapologetically bright and heroic.

Gold Saucer

Glamour (I've heard criticism but compared to the only other games I've played this system is great)

Squadron and trusts

Lalafells

My favorite pastime with friends is farming mounts. Alone, I like working on crafting logs, fishing, and various low stress but time consuming achievements.

[Mikita]

Here's my list:

• the friends I've made and been playing with since v1.0
• the story and characters
• that I can play multiple jobs on one character
• the quality of the visuals and scenery
• that I can play at my own pace and not run out of things to do

[Payotz]

Catgirls and BLM

[Novae]

The music,
The main story,
Being a healer,
Amaurot,
Minfilia as the Word of the Mother,
The Stardiver transition in Nidhogg trial. Love the colors and that sound oof, I regulary queue for it just for that moment.
Skill/Spell effects,
The Namazu, all hail the Big One !

[TeraTyrantShadic]

I like how they made jobs in FFXIV unique to each of its own class (Except for Blue Mage). Normally in most RPG games you would rely on a Technical Points (TP) and it is just generic especially if every class has the same thing. FFXI did it and I like the game but it is used mostly for weapon skill combos and it worked. FFXIV managed to standout with the Job Gauges, a new way to building up resources for a Job and each to their own. I mean most of the time they use the generic build-up gauge system, which can be applied to all of the roles but in the end it still make its unique and it is what makes the MMO standout (Even though it was implemented in 4.0).

I love Blue Mage, but not the state it is in. I like how you can make your own set of builds and rotations. When I saw the generic Moon-flute rotation, I thought I could spice it up and I did for myself and out DPS-ed the other raid members in my group for a short period as it was a burst rotation. I want that as a Normal Job a new kind of variation added to the job to play with, I already can imagining myself adapting to the situation when the time calls for it. Hell it'll even stand out more if it implemented with a Job Gauge to let it have its own stand in the roster.

For clarification: I DESPISE limited job system and it has to be removed.

[JTF-Taru]

I like spriggans.

I'm sure some people may think they are funny looking but I find them oddly endearing.

[KageTokage]

The story, aesthetics, lore, and ability to play everything on one character are the main things that have kept intrigued by the game a lot longer then other MMOs have.

Though I'd be lying if I said it wasn't the Au Ra specifically that drew me in initially since I'm a sucker for reptilian/draconic races.

[Vyrerus]

The women. Yes, even the catgirls to an extent.
The Roegadyn and Highlander women especially.

Direct Crits, as well as the substat phasing from Accuracy > Direct Hit and Parry > Tenacity. My first thought when that happened was the line from near the end of Lufia II from Dekar, "It seems I've forgotten how to miss. I guess I'll have to take care of those that want to die first!"

The music. While at first, and even still in some regards, it felt vastly inferior to FFXI's music, the boss themes have gotten better and better and better. I'm at a point now where I could make a playlist between the two Final Fantasy MMOs and never listen to anything else for like a month solid.

The lore and story. Again, at first it wasn't all that great to me (Especially coming from FFXI). I wasn't invested. Over time though, I fell in love, and started to scrutinize it. It got to the point where I wanted to at least catalogue the MSQ, so I started a Let's Play where I did just that. It's currently just shy of Qitana Ravel, and I look forward to hitting the end of the current story with it.

The armor sets and weapons and glamor system. I do wish they'd add some from FFXI though. Would love to glam an Organics on my PLD.

Chocobo Companion finally being allowed to be used while you're queued for dungeons. I remember the times before that, I completely disregarded my chocobo, because I couldn't queue with it out. Talk about a ball bust heh.

151+ of POTD
41+ of HoH both of these just for the look of the dungeon rooms

Getting to see FF6 monsters and bosses brought into the new age of graphics. The Warring Triad blew me away, but also stuff like the second boss in Ghimlyt Dark / Castrum Abania.