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[Rhianu]

There very much is a maturity level involved, by the demographic. We don't want Twilight. We make fun of Twilight. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but we're looking for a more mature MMO.

I would like to point out that like Harry Potter, Twilight is also popular among adults. Though unlike Harry Potter, Twilight tends to appeal more exclusively to women, and not so much to men. But regardless, you're wrong to say that Twilight only appeals to children.

WoW, EverQuest, and Aion do NOT qualify as the style of High Fantasy XIV represents.

• WoW is in the style of a comic book. (Brightly colored, heavily action based, two teams of "good" and "bad")

• EverQuest is in the style of a 90's fantasy novel. (Medieval fantasy with the lights turned up and fireworks everywhere, riddled with nostalgic fantasy tropes)

• Aion is in the style of a Manhwa. (Stylized realism, heavily action based, two teams of "good" and "bad)

• FFXIV is in the style of a classical fantasy novel. (classical themes, subtle use of magic in comparison with other series, deep in its own pantheon)

Doesn't make any of them any better or worse in terms of themes, just different tastes for different folks.
And mind you this is only a quick comparison. So it's not too refined.

Uh... WoW, EverQuest, and Aion are most definitely considered to be "high fantasy." To claim that they're not is absolutely asinine. Do you even know what the term "high fantasy" means? Cuz' I don't think you do. You claim WoW is not high fantasy because its art style looks similar to a comic book, but you fail to realize that most comic books also qualify as high fantasy.

And why did you even bring up good vs. evil? Is the fact that WoW has two opposing factions supposed to be some kind of evidence of something? I hate to break it to you, but the presence of opposing factions does NOT disqualify a work from being considered "high fantasy."

Your arguments against EQ and Aion are even more flawed and ridiculous.