Quote Originally Posted by Reynhart View Post
First, power-levelling is not what makes players bad. You can level up "legally" with guildleves and quests and still be perfectly incompetent when it comes to endgame.
FFXIV is not "FFXI HD" and i really hope it will never be.
^ The truth.

As for the last sentence of that statement- yes, yes, a thousand times yes! I really want them to forge a unique identity for FFXIV and for me, it's not there yet. There is just too much of it that still reminds me of FFXI but that is mostly because they haven't yet introduced the details that will, hopefully, sever FFXIV's ties to FFXI.

The promise of focus on making the races individual is a good start. While it may seem like a step backwards it is in fact a step forward. Establishing a solid story for each race will help players stop equating this game with FFXI, even if the characters look similar.

Another distinction I hope they add to FFXIV at some point is new races- which was addressed in a producer letter. ^^