What XIV can take from XI to make it better

[Enma]

Absolutely nothing, keep both games unique rather than try to make them both into one.

I read this many times, but taking inspiration from a beautiful game like FFXI it's not lack of originality. Yoshi-P said several times how his team is focused on "Modern MMORPG", and this also means that something will be copied from other games. There are points that don't need "originality" (The concept of Dungeon/Raid is quite old, isn't it?! ) and others, for example Battle System and World Immersion that should be renewed in each new game.

High Notorius Monster:
In a "softer" way. Not 72h repop time, or similar absurdities. Maybe with a Summon System, based on droppable seals from other minor NM. (Nothing comparable to actual system, with funny and weak NMs)

Unforgettable Music:
I'm quite sure this is already in their plans.

Dangerous Places:
That feel of terror you have while walking in a cold and dark land... Mor Dhona with its Basilisk LV 90+ it's not what I mean.

[Blue_Elf]

I'd hope it tries to straddle the line between the old and the new without it completely going 'theme park'

[Breladine]

I just saw the words "global community".. that ends the thread for me on the first page. Hell if I'm gonna watch that get hashed out and/or whined about again. Next we'll be talking about grass.. I don't even know how, but someone's gonna talk about grass.

24 hour pop NM's were my favourite part of XI, my LS always got claim because we had dedication.

One man's dedication is another man's 'having no life'. Your quoted reason is exactly why I have no interest in 24-hour spawns, though I do think the current system of "spawns every 5 minutes" is a little much. But 24 hours? That to me that was never a "perk" of FFXI.

[Zezlar]

Oh another thing I would like to see in FFXIV is:

Mandatory Party-Based Roadblocks in story content that are fun, unique, and challenging (i.e. CoP). Not the current crap that is borderline dead as nails easy to appease crybabies.

[VitoScaletta]

Dots, we need more dots.

[Warlock]

Dots, we need more dots.

Bacon works too

[CrystalWeapon]

Bacon works too

If they did that it would be too overpowered.

Bacon would buff up your Att, Matt, Crit Att, Mag Crit Att, Acc, Mag Acc, Str, Vit, Int, Dex, Mnd, Pie + you'd gain a 140% bonus to exp.

[Alhanelem]

If they did that it would be too overpowered.

Bacon would buff up your Att, Matt, Crit Att, Mag Crit Att, Acc, Mag Acc, Str, Vit, Int, Dex, Mnd, Pie + you'd gain a 140% bonus to exp.

That's not good enough for bacon, sorry. Everything is better with bacon!

YES BACON! YAY FOR BACON!

[Davorok]

With the new (smaller) zones I would like to see something like Conquest from XI.

In FFXI, there was Conquest, Besieged and Campaign which determined what rewards/items were offered for sale/trade in the main cities and for what prices. They were dependent on player participation to affect the outcome and the "political layout" of the land.


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[ShinigamiKayla]

With the new (smaller) zones I would like to see something like Conquest from XI.

In FFXI, there was Conquest, Besieged and Campaign which determined what rewards/items were offered for sale/trade in the main cities and for what prices. They were dependent on player participation to affect the outcome and the "political layout" of the land.

I can't really see conquest the history really does not set the story line up for it...unless its just alliance territory v/s beastmen and garleans... besieged i think would only work like if we had an outpost in mhordona / outside of gridiana/alamihgo border where were constantly fighting control for a castle or something against garleans... can work with beastmen...