Quote Originally Posted by Ameela View Post
I mean, if it had just been Dalamud crashing into Eorzea then sure, I can see them having plausible deniability and saying it was actually inspired by FFVII, but having Bahamut, a hulking dragon powered by his rage against humanity, popping out to go on a rampage that reshapes the landscape just like Deathwing did three years prior is a little -too- on the nose.
Of course ARR handled the concept far better than Cataclysm, but let's not deny the obvious inspiration here.
But, Bahamut coming along or being summoned to destroy everything is what Bahamut is in many FF games. This stuff is just as relevant to FF. I dont see a borrow from WoW, I see a very clear amalgamation of Final Fantasy concepts.

ARR is very strongly based on FF6 and 7, with a load of other general FF ideas thrown in for good measure.