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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 9137126" data-attributes="member: 6779310">As was I. Yeld is a VERY clear lift from FF as a line. As I said, if all I needed was the classes and races, Yeld's got that covered.But again, as someone who ...<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">disliked 3/5 of the MMOs they've played (liking only Star Trek Online and Puzzle Pirates, and disliking the multi-player aspects of STO), and not counting the dozen-plus Door Games from the 90's that were interactive multiplayer...</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">whose favorite game in the FF lineage is Crystal Chronicles (currently on year 6 again. Third</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">who only completed FF X</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Whose favorite expression of a FF setting is Chocobo's dungeon (FF:CC is more fun to play, FF:CD being just a wonderful small scale setting game, even if it's not the best playing.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Who is particularly picky about mechanics</li>
</ul>I've no reason to believe FF XIV is going to provide the material for the settings that I already am invested it. I'll also note that the relative strengths differ across the games; as does the intelligence of Chocobos. And I won't be all that interested if it's using D&amp;D 5E as its base mechanics, as I find them mediocre.You're shilling for it also is making me far more reticent to even look into it; I get that FF XIV is the financially appropriate. It's also making me think XIV is definitely also &quot;better left unplayed&quot;...&nbsp; I don't even care for the remake of VII.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 9137126, member: 6779310"] As was I. Yeld is a VERY clear lift from FF as a line. As I said, if all I needed was the classes and races, Yeld's got that covered. But again, as someone who ... [LIST] [*]disliked 3/5 of the MMOs they've played (liking only Star Trek Online and Puzzle Pirates, and disliking the multi-player aspects of STO), and not counting the dozen-plus Door Games from the 90's that were interactive multiplayer... [*]whose favorite game in the FF lineage is Crystal Chronicles (currently on year 6 again. Third [*]who only completed FF X [*]Whose favorite expression of a FF setting is Chocobo's dungeon (FF:CC is more fun to play, FF:CD being just a wonderful small scale setting game, even if it's not the best playing. [*]Who is particularly picky about mechanics [/LIST] I've no reason to believe FF XIV is going to provide the material for the settings that I already am invested it. I'll also note that the relative strengths differ across the games; as does the intelligence of Chocobos. And I won't be all that interested if it's using D&D 5E as its base mechanics, as I find them mediocre. You're shilling for it also is making me far more reticent to even look into it; I get that FF XIV is the financially appropriate. It's also making me think XIV is definitely also "better left unplayed"... I don't even care for the remake of VII. [/QUOTE]

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