So i decided to try FFXIV: A Realm Reborn

Published by Rarit E in the blog The Fancy & Fabulous Rarit E Blog!. Views: 434

So yeah, that not-so-old-yet MMO that seems to be getting alot of good reviews compared to it's failure counterpart simply known as FFXIV. I decided to buy it yesterday, seeing as i get a free month of gametime with it anyway.

One thing you should know about me is that i'm a major WoW player, so what happens when i start playing a completely different MMO?

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I find a game that is too darn complex for "noob" players to comprehend... You get thrown into a major city with a giant map and a bunch of map icons of which you don't know the meaning, and aside from the not-really-that-helpful tutorial quests that only help you get to know the things that a toddler with half a brain could figure out on his own, you get thrown into the world with no sense of direction. And then there are the hundreds of tooltips that pop up every half second that you're expected to just memorize i guess? They only use those for the major gameplay elements anyway, it's not like you really need to know that stuff, right? :v

Aside from the absolutely stunning graphics, what do people like so much about this game that helps them get through the (i'm not kidding here) ONE HOUR of character creation (which makes Skyrim look like it doesn't have enough options) and introductions and tutorials and boring plot exposition before you actually get to pull your sword on some squirrels who somehow have money and sometimes swords and shields?
Jul 12, 2014
  • 51m0nn
    51m0nn Jul 12, 2014
    Lol I love game logic. In Terraria you get dropped in with one lonely guide called Bradley to help you. He gives the most helpful tips ever such as "You take damage when you fall" Or "Don't go out at night, it's dangerous" Which by then you have learnt when you have tried to fend off zombies, flying fish and face monsters, all who seem to carry coins xD
  • Rarit E
    Rarit E Jul 12, 2014
    Yeah, but on Terarria it's probably meant as a joke, since the game itself is meant to be silly. But MMORPG's are super cereal!
  • 51m0nn
    51m0nn Jul 12, 2014
    C'mon guyth! I'm thuper theareal!
  • Eluuna
    Eluuna Jul 12, 2014
    This made me laugh so hard.
  • mike406
    mike406 Jul 13, 2014
    This is mostly the reason why I could never get into most MMO's and don't play them anymore (aside from the whole suck your life away do nothing else aspect). I consider myself to be a rather patient individual, but I don't really like to be expected to treat games like I need to learn a new language immediately stepping into it. And it's not even the whole learning of new mechanics and all that. I like to learn quirkiness of game mechanics and whatnot. But convoluted GUIs and cryptic hints that require immense Googling kill me. Some of my friends tell me WoW is good with avoiding the whole convolution bs for the most part, but I still don't think I'll ever play it.
  • Rarit E
    Rarit E Jul 13, 2014
    Of all the MMO's i've tried so far, WoW is actually the least complex MMO i've seen.
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