I love playing Mages in games, but didn’t want to end up with DPS queues while leveling so was tempted to run with whatever the tank options were. So I created my character: Initially, I wasn’t sure what class I wanted to go with. I didn’t even need to see the other starter cities of Limsa Lominsa or Gridania to know this was going to be a gorgeous game filled with endless wonder. Becoming enthralled in a world not your own – an escape so contrastingly different from the boring reality we live in was just so enticing to me.Ĭoming into this world for the very first time, seeing the enormous city of Ul’dah, seeing hundreds of players running around, Mi’qote dancing in the streets. Story was part of the reason I enjoyed JRPGs as much as I did. While the combat was definitely slower than I would’ve liked, I was completely captivated by the story as soon as I stepped foot in the game. It isn’t until you get access to quite a few of your abilities, some of which are off the GCD, that you begin to realize that early-game was not at all indicative of late or end-game.īy the time you’re at end-game, which is where the vast majority of MMOs take place, the flow of battle feels entirely different.
Like or hate the game, you cannot deny that not only are the animations for characters and abilities top tier, but everything feels so smooth, so fluid, and the global cooldowns on abilities feel like they’re available much more frequently than in Final Fantasy XIV.Īnd early on, you really feel the impact of the longer global cooldowns. WoW’s tab-target combat is one of the best in the genre.
I’ve been playing WoW since 2008 and like Final Fantasy XIV, have had an active sub there for longer than I’d like to admit. I’d come from World of Warcraft – yes, I’m a WoW refugee. Like a lot of players, when I first began playing I was confused by the combat. I’ve had an active subscription for the last 5 years of my life, and have played during the first and last 3 months of every expansion. I’ve been playing since 2.3? 2.4? A patch or two before Heavensward came out. It’s only natural I’d find myself drawn to Final Fantasy XIV. Breath of Fire IV, Dragon Quest 8, Suikoiden I and II, Final Fantasy VIII and IX, Star Ocean Till the End of Time, Tales of Symphonia and Phantasia, Xenosaga, Legend of Dragoon, Golden Sun. Okay, now that we’ve gotten that little meme out of the way, where do I even begin? I’m quite the ardent JRPG fan. Now Final Fantasy XIV is a pay-to-play MMORPG which is something holding a lot of you back from trying it, but, were you aware that they offer an expanded free trial that allows you to play through the entirety of the base game AND the award-winning Heavensward expansion all the way up to level 60 absolutely FREE?
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