Quote Originally Posted by Hulan View Post
As a general rule, I do not create threads often (I believe this will only be my fourth) and when I do, I try to make sure they are well crafted and have a fundamental point that I am trying to make. I'm going to break that rule this once, however.

Extra Credits, a video periodical broadcast out of Penny Arcade, most recently posted a discussion about the relationship between depth and complexity in video games. As I was watching, I could not help but think about its applications in almost every debate we as a community have been having for virtually the last two years; from stat calculations to gear drop rates, from leveling rates to pacing.

Rather than rehashing everything that they said, I'll just leave this here. I am curious as to everyone's thoughts about the points they bring up as they pertain to FFXIV. In particular, the ever heated debate over stat complexity as a motivator of diversity.
I find poker games quite deep and they are very simple. That said, the variety of factors that go into MMOs requires complexity or else people will cheat.