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Final Fantasy 14 Director on WoW Players Switching Over

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There has been a lot of talk about players swapping over from WoW to other games recently, a lot of it fairly unpleasant, as some players accuse others of "abandoning" the game while others criticize those that still play. Many of the players either leaving or taking a break have been playing Final Fantasy 14, (including some high-profile streamers) and we now have some comments from the game's director, Naoki Yoshida, regarding this tribalism and players being antagonistic towards swapping games.

In an excerpt from an interview with PCGamer, Yoshida talks about the perception of players leaving WoW being a major factor in Final Fantasy 14's recent major growth, saying that nobody is making people quit one game in order to play the other. 

 [And they're not saying that] because you started Final Fantasy 14, you can never go back to WoW, you know? I'm afraid I'm not really fond of that trend of people saying, 'Oh this person has moved over to such and such game.
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But I also worry about some of these people getting a little too enthusiastic to the point where they are sort of binding people down, chaining people down and going into the community and almost attacking those people who want to take a break sometimes and maybe enjoy a different game and chain them down in that way.

- Naoki Yoshida, Final Fantasy 14 Director

He also talked about how leaving and coming back to a game is actually a good thing, as it makes players appreciate the things is does differently more, saying "That's wonderful. I think it is important that we come in contact with new games. It's a new kind of stimulation, so it keeps us fresh." You can read more on this story over at PCGamer.


This isn't the first time Yoshida has spoken of WoW recently, as he praised the game as having inspired the "A Realm Reborn" revamp of FF14 and how he is generally fond of it, which you can read about here

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I'm actively playing both WoW and XIV. It's nice to have options for that distinct MMO feeling and being the new kid on the block instead of an old hat is rather freeing.

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11 hours ago, Aspyn said:

I'm actively playing both WoW and XIV. It's nice to have options for that distinct MMO feeling and being the new kid on the block instead of an old hat is rather freeing.

Yep, it's always good to switch over. Personally playing both NW and WOW as I wait for Lost Ark to finally get here 😄

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30 minutes ago, Starym said:

Yep, it's always good to switch over. Personally playing both NW and WOW as I wait for Lost Ark to finally get here 😄

NW is pretty but its a game built around grinding resources. PvP comes in second and PvE a distant 3rd. Its a very niche game with zero replayability. FFXIV on the other hand is a solid back up or even slightly better than WoW. 

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5 hours ago, Krimzin said:

NW is pretty but its a game built around grinding resources. PvP comes in second and PvE a distant 3rd. Its a very niche game with zero replayability. FFXIV on the other hand is a solid back up or even slightly better than WoW. 

It's different, that's exactly why I'm playing it (and why I'm having a hard time getting into FF14, since it's sooo similar to WoW). If you go at New World the same way as you would WoW or FF14, you're not gonna have  a good time IMO.

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6 hours ago, Starym said:

If you go at New World the same way as you would WoW or FF14, you're not gonna have  a good time IMO.

This is exactly the vibe I'm getting from everyone I know who is playing it. 

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On 10/14/2021 at 6:55 AM, Babel said:

Personally I moved to SWTOR, that made me realise how long it was that i was NOT enjoying WoW.

I didn't know that game was still live. That's neat. 

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I have played WOW for 15 years and I have played Final Fantasy for 3 years. 2 incredibly different communities.

1 is toxic. 1 is encouraging & helpful.

There's a reason many of us are playing Final Fantasy and a lot of it has to do with our mental health and because we don't get BORED OUTTA OUR MINDS doing the same thing for 8 months.

Content is key. Toxicity is a game killer. Think about that before you start pointing fingers.

Nothing but RESPECT for Yoshida. No toxicity in his game or life.

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There's always going to be some toxicity in any online games, FFXIV is not exception. Believe it or not, Blizzard had largely kept it under control back when they cared about the game and WoW's playerbase was very similar to what FFXIV is now. It all comes down to SquEnix continuing to keep the toxicity under control.

Plus, there's always going to be that fanboy/girl competition going on with everything in life; consoles, games, movies, football team, you name it. Enjoy what you want to enjoy, ignore the vitriol, report if it's in-game and ruining your experience and let SquEnix deal with it.

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On 10/14/2021 at 6:34 PM, Starym said:

Yep, it's always good to switch over. Personally playing both NW and WOW as I wait for Lost Ark to finally get here 😄

Lost Arc?  Please do tell!!!  (yes, I lead a very shelter life)

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1 hour ago, roo said:

Lost Arc?  Please do tell!!!  (yes, I lead a very shelter life)

Oh man, to me it's the next big thing. It's a Diablo/MMO crossover and it's been out in Korea for like 5 years, Russia for a couple (you can play it now with a VPN) and it's coming Q1 2022 (it was supposed to come this year but Amazon bumped it for New World).

Here's the page: https://www.playlostark.com/en-us

And trailer (there's a loot more footage if you just search in YT):

I alrdy played like a few hundred hours so can't wait to actually be able to dive in properly (the Korean and Russian versions have fan-made translations etc).

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On 10/16/2021 at 12:00 PM, Starym said:

Oh man, to me it's the next big thing. It's a Diablo/MMO crossover and it's been out in Korea for like 5 years, Russia for a couple (you can play it now with a VPN) and it's coming Q1 2022 (it was supposed to come this year but Amazon bumped it for New World

Starym, I will look for it and visit this link.    감사 해요  (thank you)

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