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How Final Fantasy XIV Can Surpass Final Fantasy XI

June 16, 2009 in Blog comments 22

Koku Gamer looks at the way FF 14 can surpass FF 11. They mention some thing such as character variety, voice acting, combat expending and such. To avoid some things that FF XI had.

One of the bigger announcements at this years E3 was Sony’s reveal that not only was SquareEnix working on Final Fantasy XIII but that they were also hard at work on Final Fantasy XIV . This came as quite a shock to the gaming populace as for quite some time Square was insistent that Project Rapture would not be a game in the Final Fantasy universe. Yet here we are with Final Fantasy XIV Online. Being a veteran of Final Fantasy XI since the US launch of the game this excited me quite a bit and I began to think what I would like to see and more importantly what XIV needs to surpass XI. What follows is just such a list.
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  • 0
    Bale Fire Jun 17, 09
    I am particularly interested in a good story. Just because this is a MMO doesn't it can't have a plot.
    • 1
      mercenary_sora Jun 18, 09
      quote Bale Fire
      I am particularly interested in a good story. Just because this is a MMO doesn't it can't have a plot.
      FFXI has really good storylines for an MMO if you take the time to complete them.
  • 0
    DragonPirateZolo Jun 17, 09
    I didn't even like FF 11 tbh so I think that FF XIV will do it easily. As for how they should? Make it have a good story and make it have at least 100 hours of gameplay.
    • 1
      mercenary_sora Jun 18, 09
      quote DragonPirateZolo
      I didn't even like FF 11 tbh so I think that FF XIV will do it easily. As for how they should? Make it have a good story and make it have at least 100 hours of gameplay.
      Ever do the RoZ, CoP, ToAU or WotG storylines? If not, then shush.
  • 0
    Shuyu Jun 17, 09
    Death to the FFXI grind.

    That is all.
    • 1
      mercenary_sora Jun 18, 09
      quote Shuyu
      Death to the FFXI grind.

      That is all.
      You seem like the kind of person that would enjoy Astral Burning.
  • 2
    Goldva_X Jun 17, 09
    Wanna know how FFXIV can surpass FFXI?


    Have no monthly/yearly/whatever fee.
    • 0
      Dine_Agoti Jun 18, 09
      You wouldn't have an MMO then, really. MMOs can't survive without monthly fees, or some fee of some sort. I'd hate for XIV to be an item mall MMO, too... that'd be horrible.
  • 3
    Drogo Baggins Jun 17, 09
    It's simple...

    Make World of Warcraft, replace everyone with androgynous characters, and you have a great Final Fantasy MMO.
  • 0
    tekmosis Jun 17, 09
    I thought FFXI had poor graphics and an extremely horrible camera. I only played for about a week because of the horrendous camera control.
  • 0
    kik36 Jun 17, 09
    No XP death penalty!!!! That is all.
  • 0
    DragonPirateZolo Jun 17, 09
    Lol'd @ Drogo baggins. But seeing as hardly anyone liked FF XI it's pretty obvious that XIV will be better than it.
    • 3
      Zerpent Jun 17, 09
      Hardly anyone? FFXI had over 2 million players when it was at its top. Still has a few hundred thousand players, too, making it one of the more popular mmorpgs today.
      • 0
        Capn Droid Jun 17, 09
        And RuneScape of all things has 8.5+ million active players. Your point being?
        • 1
          Shuyu Jun 18, 09
          His point being that DragonPirateZolo made a borderline moronic comment made of nothing but his own baseless supposition and probably fueled by his own dislike for the game. Not only is that wrong - both what he said and his reasons for saying it, but it's insulting to the dev team, Square Enix as a whole, and the 500 thousand odd players who still remain - even after 7 years.
        • 1
          Drogo Baggins Jun 18, 09
          Shuyu, I think you're being a bit...harsh.

          His comment wasn't baseless, and it certainly wasn't moronic, IMO.

          Like Zerpent said, at it's height, FFXI had about 2 million subscribers, while World of Warcraft has about 11.5 million still today. Neither of those numbers are bad, but by that comparison alone, FFXI wasn't/isn't very popular.

          I'm not saying it is or isn't a popular or successful game in general, but I'm just saying that it sort of depends on your point of view and what you compare it to. I somehow doubt that DragonPirateZolo know the number of subscribers to most MMO's, which is a good excuse, so it's easy to not know exactly what are great numbers.

          Btw, why do you care if it's an insult to the dev team or the fans? Have you never said something sucked? Surely you've said something insulting about a TV show, or a movie, or a video game.

          I'm not trying to attack you or anything like that, but I just see no reason to insult DragonPirateZolo.
        • 0
          Shuyu Jun 18, 09
          Perhaps I did jump the gun a bit.

          But I can't say I'm all that appreciative of people who run their mouths in that manner. Especially when it's about a game that I've enjoyed and is a part of a series that is dear to me. Not to sound like a shameless fangirl, but it bugs me.

          And my intention wasn't to insult him. Just his statement. Which I maintain was silly and lacked any significant thought to it.
  • 0
    mercenary_sora Jun 18, 09
    @ Drogo

    The 2 million CHARACTERS (not players) was reached a few months ago.
    • 0
      Drogo Baggins Jun 18, 09
      I don't really get what you're trying to say, and I was just going on what Zerpent said.
      • 0
        mercenary_sora Jun 18, 09
        The HEIGHT of its time would be now?
        • 0
          Drogo Baggins Jun 18, 09
          Okay....I still don't see what you're getting at.

          I don't think I said when the game was at it's height...I just said that there were about 2 million players at it's height according to Zerpent.

          And the time of the game's height is irrelevant to the point I was trying to make, as far as I can see.
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    Onvacation Jun 18, 09
    I never played 11 but i might get my hands on this if it turns out to be good, i wasn't all in WoW because over the blocky graphics so maybe this'll be the one

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