Quote Originally Posted by Xatsh View Post
All this is why a mobile version would have the assets from FFXI but it would not be FFXI, it is impossible to make ffxi on mobile due the platform limitations and playerbase expectations on the platform. Mobile games are all about quick burst of play, easy in and out, quick rewards, and simplicity. It is as far away from what ffxi was as you can get.

Gameplay-wise, a mobile FFXI is totally posible since the game is pretty slow and doesn't require constant buton pressing and movement as current games. Saddly, it's true that most people won't like the idea of having to actually read dialogs and pay attention to what the hell you're supposed to do, with no indicators of any kind on your screen (Just your HP, MP, compass, and chatbox), no mini map, no quest tracker telling you the last thing you did of a certain quest and what you need to do next, no icons over the head of NPCs to see which one has a quest. Hell, some people will probably hate the idea of having to open doors manually as well, or the idea of getting killed by the very first enemies you find outside of the cities