WoW Is Better Than FFXIV

[Esteem-malganis]

I’d agree, but competition like this is good for both games in the end.

Otherwise, why would they ever need to try and improve?

[Totesmlotes-thrall]

I think wow’s combat is miles better. I think wow’s world is better. I like how the wow community isn’t such a scared safe space like 14.

I will say 14’s story beats wow ALL day and twice on Sunday.

At the end of the day gameplay wins.

[Simpforjaina-frostmourne]

They both have their merits.

[Sabbia-moonrunner (Sabbia)]

@Imindril-moon-guard

I watched a ton of videos of FF14 raids or dungeons whatever. I can’t even tell what the characters are doing in combat. They’re like spinning around with magical symbols all around them. Is that even an attack?

FF14 - 絶アレキサンダー - BGM only

[Astrien-emerald-dream]

anime art style in games belongs in the garbage, because 2d is the only excuse to keep everyone having the same generic face

[Sabbia-moonrunner (Sabbia)]

That’s like crazy ironic coming from a Blood Elf lol.

[Astrien-emerald-dream]

elves aren’t anime

[Noctii-sargeras (Noctii)]

The fact that some people in this thread are saying that FFXIV’s overall much nicer and less toxic community is a negative is hilarious to me.

[Sabbia-moonrunner (Sabbia)]

Lol wut?

[Astrien-emerald-dream]

…tolkien

[Sabbia-moonrunner (Sabbia)]

Not a goofy Blood Elf. Boy, you are more anime than most anime lol.

[Cortajah-darrowmere]

@Imindril-moon-guard

I’m guessing the community in FF14 is very beta, very passive, not very combative and realistic like what we have here in WoW. WoW’s community is alive, feisty, always fighting, complaining, arguing, debating, heated, raging, and passionate… very competitive, and I love that.

I know exactly what you mean! The few times I tried to get into FFXIV and failed, whenever I can back to WoW I felt relieved and happy to back among all the dry, crass wit and heated debates. It feels more honest and real. At least to me.

And for anyone who might be curious, I can’t seem to get over the hump of tedious story based leveling in that game… and the lalafel and elezen are creepy to me. The map is strange and and hard to read. There are too many OOC immersion breaking cash shop items and the forums are flacid with a dash of whiny.

I did like the music, armor sets and crafting however.

[Astrien-emerald-dream]

i’m feeling a bit of compensation for a game’s artstyle being fundamentally boring

[Sabbia-moonrunner (Sabbia)]

I agree, Blood Elves are boring.

[Astrien-emerald-dream]

it’s okay, you can spend a little more time coming up with something else to say

[Sabbia-moonrunner (Sabbia)]

Why? You’re a Blood Elf, you wouldn’t understand much else.

[Noctii-sargeras (Noctii)]

@Astrien-emerald-dream

…tolkien

Doesn’t mean anything. A LOT of stuff in FFXIV is inspired from western fantasy, does it not make it anime-like?

@Cortajah-darrowmere

I know exactly what you mean! The few times I tried to get into FFXIV and failed, whenever I can back to WoW I felt relieved and happy to back among all the dry, crass wit and heated debates. It feels more honest and real. At least to me.

“People were too nice and I couldn’t insult others freely, bad game! Also no pointless politics braindead debates in trade chat, 0/10”

[Astrien-emerald-dream]

see how this is going nowhere? it’s because although i’m attached to this game and its story, i’m not intertwined with my character, so i don’t get insulted.

@Noctii-sargeras

Doesn’t mean anything. A LOT of stuff in FFXIV is inspired from western fantasy, does it not make it anime-like?

elves aren’t inherently anime was the point

[Esteem-malganis]

nothing really is inherently anime or even cartoon

[Noctii-sargeras (Noctii)]

@Astrien-emerald-dream

elves aren’t inherently anime

Nothing is ‘‘inherently anime’’. Anime is simply a word used for japanese animation.