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

[Lauront]

When a decent western MMO comes along, perhaps... or a SE one with a darker direction to it. Whichever comes first. I am keeping an active eye on upcoming MMOs. There are some JRPGs I've appreciated, but I will agree that their themes generally do little for me as a genre. I mainly enjoy their aesthetics a bit better than Western ones, and sometimes the odd one comes along with the right story to match it.

[Theodric]

When a decent western MMO comes along, perhaps... or a SE one with a darker direction to it. Whichever comes first. There are some JRPGs I've appreciated, but I will agree that their themes generally do little for me as a genre.

It doesn't help that FFXIV started out as being very similar in tone and mood to the more serious JRPG's out there such as Final Fantasy XII and Vagrant Story. We got another taste of that with Bozja, at least, which to me is the height of the game's storytelling so far.

Whether the writers can ever surpass that remains to be seen, though I'd like more inspiration to be taken from the likes of Shadow Hearts, Breath of Fire IV and the Legend of Dragoon.

Thankfully there's a number of MMO's set to launch in the coming months/years that may or may not provide some much needed healthy competition in a rather stagnant market. Perhaps that'll encourage bolder decisions where FFXIV's story is concerned, or at least provide a viable alternative to play.