What's unique about FFXIV:ARR?

[nibelunc]

Nothing, that's why it will be good... SE is NOT trying to reinvent the wheel, they took 100 people told them to play 10 MMO's and took whats good from each one and compiled it... Don't expect SE to reinvent anything, they tried you guys hated it (1.0). Expect to see things you have seen and liked in a wide swath of game's, don't expect "never seen before".
GW2 did that, is was trash... with ARR SE with give you things you like, not new stuff you will hate.

Exactly this is the reason why SE isn't creating unique or innovative games anymore imo.
They should be unique and set a new level. Go a different way.

Quote from Spy:
Gear is more realistic in terms of protection and portraying the FF world that we all know and love. None of this, "Look like a clown until max lvl" *coughwowcough* or "gear so skimpy you wonder how the hell it even stays on" *coughteracough*

Invalid point. We are getting vanity slots.

[Twiddle]

Exactly this is the reason why SE isn't creating unique or innovative games anymore imo.
They should be unique and set a new level. Go a different way.

You don't get it do you? People do not like change, as much as they deny it, we love to find a branch with bananas like a monkey would. And as long as the bananas don't run out, they see no reason to change. This is a mentality, a cultural problem. Were new, unique, innovative, are concepts, but when you get down to it, and start implementing people do a 180 and "why fix what worked 150 years ago?" is on the lips.

It's the same, no matter were you look, any industry. My job for example is a link in the chain from start to finish 15 links exist to get the product out. With the tech we can upgrade to from 15 we can cut the links to 5. Will we? No. Should we? no question about it yes. Same with gaming, can they stand apart from the crowd fighting for pie? Yes. Will they? No, because then you get none of the pie.

[Spy]

Invalid point. We are getting vanity slots.

Vanity slots will be for players who find a particular gear set that they find appealing that don't have the stats of their top tier gear. Like using AF gear in their vanity slots, while wearing something else that offers better stats. It has nothing to do with the overall appearance of most of the gear that is 'realistic' as I put it, when it comes to actual protection. One of the only exceptions to this would probably be the Colosseum gear that they had released. Beside that, every piece of gear I remember coming across offered good coverage that didn't make characters come off as sluts/clowns, while still maintaining an elegance/finesse about them. Most of them anyway. At least a lot more than pretty much every other mmo I've played.

Find me a screenshot of someone who looked like a clown or a slut in 1.0 without using the Colosseum gear.