If FFXVII is a new online game... would you move inmediately?

[KizuyaKatogami]

I would happily switch in a heartbeat. That mmo would most likely not be bound by nearly the amount of restrictions that 14 is. Along with less excuses for why we can’t get basic things older mmo’s have. It would be a godsend. I’m looking for a new mmo anyways, just biding time with 14 until something like ashes comes out.

[Lauront]

Something with a more flexible character customisation system, good graphics, distinctive races and racial lore/zones, differentiation between classes/jobs with some customisation potential, an engaging combat system with challenging content, and a story less fixated on the character as the Chosen One (tm) would interest me greatly, particularly since it would be unburdened from the many legacy engine issues plaguing XIV. Particularly in a setting like Ivalice, with some darker/grittier story elements and less fixation on being a goody-two shoes.

[Fyrebrand]

I mean, if the next Final Fantasy MMORPG is already out, I'm guessing by that point FFXIV has been receiving minimal content updates if any. I would hope Yoshi-P and the rest of the team would be the ones working on the new game, since not only are they the MMO dream team but just imagine what they could do when they're not eternally bogged down by a cursed engine left behind by a previous administration. Of course I love FFXIV and would miss it, but you can bet all the gil in the world that I want in on that new hotness from minute one!

[Jkap_Goat]

I would say yes, but If the next FF MMO is exactly like FFXIV, with the homogenized jobs, the linear dungeons, boring combat rotations, that would definitely be a no for me.

I started to play FFXI two years ago for this exact reason, because its notthing like FFXIV and its really fun

I hope the next FF MMO is very different from ffxiv, more strategy combat and less mind numbling button smashing

[Garnix]

I would probably play it but I will certainly not quit 14 for it.
Thing is...it will probably be more "action oriented" instead of using hotbars etc. It is the way the FF franchise is elvolving towards, and the MMO genre as well. And I will need to see if they can make a satisfying action game in an MMO setting.

[ReynTime]

I would probably play it but I will certainly not quit 14 for it.
Thing is...it will probably be more "action oriented" instead of using hotbars etc. It is the way the FF franchise is elvolving towards, and the MMO genre as well. And I will need to see if they can make a satisfying action game in an MMO setting.

This is exactly why, realistically, I don't expect to play another MMORPG once I'm done with XIV.

It's really unfortunate no company of SE's size will bother investing in another such game if its only going to appeal to a niche audience like myself.

[van_arn]

Dunno, I need to know more about it before I'd be able to decide anything.

[Herebedragons]

Something with a more flexible character customisation system, good graphics, distinctive races and racial lore/zones, differentiation between classes/jobs with some customisation potential, an engaging combat system with challenging content, and a story less fixated on the character as the Chosen One (tm) would interest me greatly, particularly since it would unburdened from the many legacy engine issues plaguing XIV. Particularly in a setting like Ivalice, with some darker/grittier story elements and less fixation on being a goody-two shoes.

Where's the fun in walking in the shoes of some inconsequential grunt?

[Lauront]

Where's the fun in walking in the shoes of some inconsequential grunt?

Didn't say an inconsequential grunt. Just not a character with such a defined identity, limiting my own ability to shape the character. I don't find much fun in playing someone else's idea of a character.

Beyond that, some people play MMOs for the fact that they can RP out going on adventures with their friends (in a similar fashion to D&D etc.), without being the centre of attention in every major plot, so I can't really agree with the point underlying your question. There isn't one singular form of fun when it comes to MMOs or RPGs.

[Snorky]

To answer the OPs question if it wasn't too far from how 14 is now beside QoL improvements and they kept the core values of the company yes I would try it.