Thread: A better name for FFXIV 2.0?

Do you guys think SE should come up with a better/more catchy name for 2.0?

I mean WoW has a coolness factor to it....like "wow is such a wow game"

However, ARR sounds like "argh" it doesn't sound like an auspicious start for 2.0

Arrrrrrrrr ye matey!

It's called A Realm Reborn, because our realm of Eorzea has come from the verge of destruction to be reborn by the survivors of Bahamut's rage, when I say FFXIV: ARR, I call it Final Fantasy: A Realm Reborn, not ARR therefore because of what happened it's a perfect name.

We need better names like Final Fantasy XIV: Wrath of the (insert) or Final Fantasy XIV: Cataclysm...nothing with meaning behind it like Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn or Final Fantasy XIV: Wings of the Goddess..you know, to symbolize a realm rebirth or the fact we, the players (adventurers storywise) are the hope of the goddess to protect the world etc.

Originally Posted by Elexia

We need better names like Final Fantasy XIV: Wrath of the (insert) or Final Fantasy XIV: Cataclysm...nothing with meaning behind it like Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn or Final Fantasy XIV: Wings of the Goddess..you know, to symbolize a realm rebirth or the fact we, the players (adventurers storywise) are the hope of the goddess to protect the world etc.

I know, it's not like Wrath of the Lich King involved the...wrath of...the lich king! Or Cataclysm being based around a cataclysmic event! Final Fantasy invented original names!

I still just call it "fourteen". My friends who don't play it know what I mean by that. Not many (any?) other mainstream games have reached that number in their series.

I think when/if they see "Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn" being advertised, they will most likely consider that it's an expansion, unless they care to remember that I've mentioned it's being remade.

Originally Posted by Mjollnir

I still just call it "fourteen". My friends who don't play it know what I mean by that. Not many (any?) other mainstream games have reached that number in their series.

I think when/if they see "Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn" being advertised, they will most likely consider that it's an expansion, unless they care to remember that I've mentioned it's being remade.

I think that's the trickiest part about the subtitle. It does make it seem like just an expansion. For those unaware they might not know that's it's a tremendous overhaul. I could actually see some of the gaming press opening up their stories with, "We'll be testing out the new expansion for Square-Enix's dismally launched Final Fantasy XIV."

While those in the know would understand that it's not an expansion, the uninformed press and gaming public will assume that it is at a glance.

Unfortunately I don't see how you can advertise it without it looking like an expansion pack. I mean, they are adding new areas, jobs, cutscenes, and gear to the backdrop of a game that was released in 2010 so I think technically it could be considered an expansion albeit a massive overhaul of one. It will just be important to get to the gaming press that this expansion completely revamps the entire game to the point that it converts old game disc into an expensive cupholder.

Originally Posted by Rhomagus

I think that's the trickiest part about the subtitle. It does make it seem like just an expansion. For those unaware they might not know that's it's a tremendous overhaul. I could actually see some of the gaming press opening up their stories with, "We'll be testing out the new expansion for Square-Enix's dismally launched Final Fantasy XIV."

While those in the know would understand that it's not an expansion, the uninformed press and gaming public will assume that it is at a glance.

Unfortunately I don't see how you can advertise it without it looking like an expansion pack. I mean, they are adding new areas, jobs, cutscenes, and gear to the backdrop of a game that was released in 2010 so I think technically it could be considered an expansion albeit a massive overhaul of one. It will just be important to get to the gaming press that this expansion completely revamps the entire game to the point that it converts old game disc into an expensive cupholder.

If the gaming press call it an expansion they are just incompetent they should be following the news knowing it's a new game, you don't need a new client download for an expansion (from a point of view).

The press will not want the stigma of incompetence so they will not refer to it as an expansion.