JPGames: Interview with Yoshida Naoki

[Klefth]

Companies nowadays need to understand that popular does NOT equal good... I would really hate to see 2.0 turn into yet another WoW clone. :/

Just because WoW is popular doesn't mean it's actually that good. I couldn't stand that game for more than a week, and I believe SE could do a lot, A LOT better than that (Heck, they kept me hooked with XI for almost 7 years as opposed to one week). Maybe it wouldn't be as popular as WoW, but I (and I'm sure not just me) would be much happier with a good game instead of a rip-off of a popular one...

[Jynx]

This threads going to be nuked for forcing a link elsewhere. Why not just post the interview in the OP?

[rockman0]

So the game still looks good with everything on low? That's pretty cool.

[SwordCoheir]

Frankly the way I see it, just getting the basics down is probably their best bet and offers the biggest security net in the long run. After they've established the game they can implement the new elements that brings something greater to the table to make it an actual FF game in itself. Even if it starts off as a WoWish, they can and will most likely evolve it into something newer and better.

[drivendawn]

Riiiight,let me go down the list here:
tp bars
world bosses that you can summon
group limit breaks
armory system
job class system
Yep Wow has all of those right. Just because they stream lined the UI to the industry standard and quest progression another industry standard doesn't mean that they are not innovative.

[Gramul]

Riiiight,let me go down the list here:
tp bars
world bosses that you can summon
group limit breaks
armory system
job class system
Yep Wow has all of those right. Just because they stream lined the UI to the industry standard and quest progression another industry standard doesn't mean that they are not innovative.

Many other games have original features and additions to boast but they don't innovate at the genre's core, and thus don't appeal beyond the regular scope.
We'll see how 2.0 fares. For now, I'm cautiously optimistic.

[drivendawn]

As am I Gramul, though i was mainly directing that at some in this thread that were saying it was a WOW clone with basically
no innovation to speak of.

[Zenaku]

So far it does look like a wow-clone let just hope it does not keep following that road all games that make wow-clone end up failing. You can add wow stuff and make it your own but so far ffxiv 2.0 seem more of a wow-clone then anything most of everything that make it final fantasy wont even be in 2.0.

[Awdogsgo2heaven]

Just give it up guys this game will NEVER be Final Fantasy 11-2. And thank goodness.

[Gramul]

Just give it up guys this game will NEVER be Final Fantasy 11-2. And thank goodness.

Well poo on you.