The game needs to open up

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

It doesn’t matter. You can borrow ideas from many types of games if they are good. For example sanctuary island was a poor implementation of animal crossing.

I think you’d agree that is a very different game don’t you? And they didn’t have to turn XIV into animal crossing or adopt all of its ideas. So I think it’s disingenuous to suggest that.

So a good implementation of ideas of successful games would benefit the game.

That's kind of my point though, many would consider that a "good system" in the context of Elden ring.
But because it works there doesn't mean it would work here. Or would it?

I know half the player base on these forums would act like their dog was killed if they gave us the same number of attack buttons as in Elden ring.