Mobile vs Retail

[Miguel85NYC]

What if FFXIV Mobile turns out to be better than Retail? From the sounds of it, everyone is getting a house..... Would you guys switch over?

[Boblawblah]

It's a mobile game, by definition it can't be better.

[Reinha]

I don't think there is any feature that can be implemented that would make me get over the annoyance of having to use my fingers to play instead of a precise mouse and keyboard setup. It's not a choice, I'm just too millenial to deal with that. Like, what even is this?? They make fingersocks now.

[BigCheez]

There's absolutely no chance it will be better. It's quite literally just a cash grab that they've outsourced to the Tencent studio that made the mobile version of PUBG. CBU3 aren't involved at all. They just got Yoshi-P to announce it.

[Fawkes]

I'm expecting something like Ever Crisis.

I don't like Ever Crisis.

[Shougun]

I don't think there is any feature that can be implemented that would make me get over the annoyance of having to use my fingers to play instead of a precise mouse and keyboard setup. It's not a choice, I'm just too millenial to deal with that. Like, what even is this?? They make fingersocks now.

Probably wouldn't be that hard to get it to unofficially play on PC, and if it wasn't for the fact it would be a hilarious conflict.. they could officially do it too (like Genshin).


Shame on everyone and their lucky cricket though if the mobile version does better... just my 2 gil.. lol

[Connor]

It’s likely going to be an absolute mess and will probably die shortly after release as these desperate cash-grab mobile games always do lol

[St0rmy]

I'm under the impression the mobile version will be better when it comes to customization (such as having a hair style linked to a glam plate or something) but be completely outclassed in every regard. There is no reality where it features better gameplay. Either it has to be extremely dumbed down to a point that would make a Healer rotation look hard or

The mobile version clearly isn't meant for anyone who uses these forums or even those who play the game itself. It's a mobile game so it's going to be bad in just about every regard but people will eat it up since the mobile market is just free money. As much as I hate to admit it, people on PC and Console are the absolute minority for gaming.

Could be wrong of me to say but I do hope that the mobile game doesn't succeed, only because of my disdain for mobile games.

[Cabalabob]

Switch over as in stop playing the main game and invest all your time in the mobile one? I wouldn’t trust SE with a mobile title even half that much. Just look at FFXI mobile, FFXI grandmasters, final fantasy record keeper, mobius final fantasy, dissidia opera omnia and final fantasy 7 the first soldier (that one didn’t even last a whole year).

[VeyaAkemi]

I don't think there is any feature that can be implemented that would make me get over the annoyance of having to use my fingers to play instead of a precise mouse and keyboard setup. It's not a choice, I'm just too millenial to deal with that. Like, what even is this?? They make fingersocks now.

...I should call her.