Xenoblade X is honestly what I always wished FFXIV’s open world was like—you can grind enemies or do quests, there aren’t invisible walls, and the combat is still fun and interactive, with positionals, combos, and custom builds. I was never into raiding, so for me,FFXIV basically ended after the MSQ - ThreadSky

calebcasual.bsky.social • 4 days ago

Xenoblade X is honestly what I always wished FFXIV’s open world was like—you can grind enemies or do quests, there aren’t invisible walls, and the combat is still fun and interactive, with positionals, combos, and custom builds. I was never into raiding, so for me,FFXIV basically ended after the MSQ

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calebcasual.bsky.social•4 days ago

There are good reasons why FFXIVs works is built the way it is, original PS3 limitations etc, but if Xenoblade X was originally on Wii U, I can see FFXIV adding much more exploration if they truly wanted it. That said I still loved my years playing the game , and even enjoyed the crafting systems.

calebcasual.bsky.social•4 days ago

That said, it also got me to play the earlier MMO FFXI, which had many of those previous things, tho more ages graphics and a very different combat system . Anyways sorry for going on, just some thoughts while I play the game.

roninjrpg.bsky.social•4 days ago

It’s ok Caleb! I’m got into FFXIV because of the story, and it’s really good. and of course I really liked the glamour. It can be annoying waiting for the party to do raids/trials in MSQs. At least, it was worth it in the end. I even take my time to level up every classes and then crafting.

roninjrpg.bsky.social•4 days ago

Even though I’m playing in free trial, and with restrictions
but it’s better with unlimited playtime instead of full version, at least i’m happy that it’s expanding, hopefully we’ll get SHB in 7.5. Even though it had its ups and downs cause of DT. At least, it improve a lot in 7.2.

roninjrpg.bsky.social•4 days ago

I’m happy that i’m trying out new content and events they put like last month. Can’t wait for more this year. and plus i did start playing this game this year, so i’m very interested what the story goes lead next even though i’m still in the trial. At least i got a lot of time to leveling.

roninjrpg.bsky.social•4 days ago

sorry that this is a long reply.

These are my thoughts, after all!

calebcasual.bsky.social•4 days ago

Free trial is great!! I put nearly 1000 hours into Stormblood with an active membership, definitely recommend playing the trial as long as you can. Mmos are pretty big money sinks usually, and over the years ive spent hundreds of dollars on them.

calebcasual.bsky.social•4 days ago

If you do want a good free to play mmo (with frankly cheap buyable expansions that can go on sale) to play eventually I'd recommend GW2 very highly, that said I'm sure you'll be playing FFXIV for quite some time

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