Quote Originally Posted by Zantetsuken View Post
Say what you want about Tanaka, he made FFXI one of the best MMOs ever.

I don't even place the failure of 1.0 entirely at his feet. There were other people higher up who wanted FFXIV out the door ASAP. I'm sure they didn't care that it wasn't finished because it could be perpetually updated --and they certainly didn't expect players/media/etc to get up in arms about it.

I think it was a big wakeup at SE. They realized that just because your game is called 'Final Fantasy', it doesn't mean that everyone will give you a free pass if it's a pile.
Totally agree!

Also, ppl is ignoring the fact they will be separating the FFXI client of PC from PS2/360, starting by the exclusive UI...so it's VERY possible that over time the PC version actually getting a graphic boost.

I'm really looking foward to it since the "Claim the Land" mechanics look very cool, the lairs are a nice idea, the new monsters' concept art are really cool and if the job they will show today turns out to be an A+ GS job I'll go crazy! I ALWAYS wanted an A+ GS job since it was my weapon of choice there! ^^