Thread: A modest 1.0 proposal...

Originally Posted by DiaDeem

Oh man... I do get that. I don't play Ragnarok Online anymore, but anytime I listen to its sound effects, they're so satisfying and nostalgic.

Hell yes, that Ragnarok Login Screen music lives rent free in my head.
And I'm so glad you brought that into the world, thank you!

Originally Posted by Kes13a

hard pass.

despite the rose coloured tint you are viewing things through,

Not really rose-tinted. I was there. I rmbr the good and the bad.
I had to cut my OP from 5k to 3k words; and part of that was talking about seeing a vid on YT of the "new" DRG abilities added in; and I knew i needed to play it; AND that I consider myself an MMO addict, and have played most of them, and that FFXIV 1.0 was one of the few games I actually ever got to max level in, so it had to have done *something* right. It was UNFINISHED yet had potential; and I miss the work the devs had been able to put into it; laggy as hell that it was. Lag aside, i really liked the slower combat, and playing games like TnL recently made me miss it all the more.

And it wasn't a serious request, I know it's impossible with SE's current corporate alignment; no suit would ever do something for "potential" or "art," I was merely expressing the *interest* w/ a commentary on the lack of slower paced MMOs in the modern arena (And a roundabout way to install my FFXI conspiracy copium somewhere). I wouldn't want development to be "taken away" from FFXIV (but if you want my two cents on that matter; considering the money it (AND FFXI) bring in, the least they could do was put more of that directly into the game, but again corporate suits...). In a perfect dream world, I'd buy out all the stockholders and hire a whole team to bring back 1.0; facelift XI, and everyone else can focus on art rather than profit.

Originally Posted by SeriousPan

I loved 1.0

YES! empty as the world was; there was a certain, almost creepy atmosphere to it, that I miss and 2.0+ lacks. I spent a lot of time in La Noscea, to the point I can sometimes rmbr the general correspdonding location between 1.0 and 2.0 when I'm there. Everytime I run a dungeon in a modern MMO, I find myself thinking of OG Sposhae/Sastasha...weird open world caves with NMs creeping about where I got my first good equipment! (and I always bring up Black Shroud when I have horror stories to share lmao!) OH Mor Dhona was THE ZONE. It SUCKS they never gave us southern Mor Dhona back; and yes I miss original Coerthas as well.