Direction of FFXIV?

[Quisi]

There is one problem with copying WoW. You can't outwow wow from wow. XP If you want to compete with older games which have 100 times more variety and content you have to show up some new ideas. A lot of games tried and all failed. Even SE won't be able to do that at least not in the west. They probably will get some players in japan.

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

There is one problem with copying WoW. You can't outwow wow from wow. XP If you want to compete with older games which have 100 times more variety and content you have to show up some new ideas. A lot of games tried and all failed. Even SE won't be able to do that at least not in the west. They probably will get some players in japan.

And that's why Rift copied them and people say they're doing successful.

[Quisi]

And that's why Rift copied them and people say they're doing successful.

Check out Rift in 3-4 months and see if they still have as many players as they have. Besides they actually tried to add something new.. you know.. rifts and all this dynamic content?

[Shiyo]

Rift is really failing at balancing stuff and they have no idea what they're doing when it comes to balance either, it's like they're playing a completely different version of the game, and I don't mean a beta/alpha version lol.

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

Check out Rift in 3-4 months and see if they still have as many players as they have. Besides they actually tried to add something new.. you know.. rifts and all this dynamic content?

Well I doubt they will have as many players considering most people quit one MMO and move on to another after a few months. I don't know much about Rift, but the rifts that open up seems very similar to campaign. i.e. having to expel some enemy force.

[Shiyo]

Well I doubt they will have as many players considering most people quit one MMO and move on to another after a few months. I don't know much about Rift, but the rifts that open up seems very similar to campaign. i.e. having to expel some enemy force.

That's because people "beat" these MMOs in a month then move on. MMOs don't have lasting or staying power anymore for anything but a very casual gamer, or if you're lucky and make really good friends before you beat it.

[darkstarpoet1]

i think alot of people got this game because it was not wow nor xi, but the direction of the game is right back there. some will return, but more will leave. if you got it because you wanted it to be either game you did not read how it was originally advertised. i read it quite well before i got it. they specifically stated it would be unlike other mmo's, but yoshi is making it exactly like them now.

[Shiyo]

i think alot of people got this game because it was not wow nor xi, but the direction of the game is right back there. some will return, but more will leave. if you got it because you wanted it to be either game you did not read how it was originally advertised. i read it quite well before i got it. they specifically stated it would be unlike other mmo's, but yoshi is making it exactly like them now.

Exactly! >_< We also have soooo many MMOs that are alike, it's lame, we need different MMOs for once, I mean cmon, please? This was really non-WOW clone gamers last hope, and we're losing our last hope more and more everday.

[Quisi]

I completely agree with darkstarpoet1 and Shiyo. I bought this game recently despite bad reviews b/c I wanted this different feeling. Let's hope devs actually have some vision for this game. I still believe, at least until Tera/Archage/Guild Wars 2 release. =P

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

Well this MMO was pretty different from the rest and most people didn't like it. We have market wards which most people don't like, no sort of class definition which most people don't like, having to get your quests at one area which most people don't like, having a non auto-attack battle system which most people don't like and etc. Now I don't agree with some like market wards and auto-attack, but SE tried and they failed. It could be that they released it too early, but I don't know. Personally I like the direction of this FFXI WoW mix they're doing.