Can FFXIV compete with Warcraft?

Even back then, I had high hopes of an MMORPG that mixed Final Fantasy XI's story and character attachment with World of Warcraft's highly playable game interface. An unachievable dream? As it turns out, no - but only if Square is willing to give us some much-needed improvements.

[ArtsyGamer]

This game seems like it's going for a totally different demographic than WoW. Everything is much slower paced and more linear.
Pretty sure this is just going to be the next iteration of FFXI. The people that loved that game or at least that type of game will move to this.

[Christopher]

No, it can't compete. Even in Asia where FF is big, WoW is bigger than FFXI.

[WildArmed]

Yup.
Blizzard says "Final Fanta waaat?"

Seriously though,
I dont think anything will 1up WoW in terms of user base. (No i dont play WoW neither do I like it)
But I give credit where it's due.
It has a religious following, just like Starcraft

[ChozenWoan]

From what I've seen, it's a leap above the rest of the MMOs out and upcoming.

[Persistantthug]

But Final Fantasy will probably be successful...especially with the Console market to help boost it.

All FF14 needs is 500,000 consistent subscribers by year 2 or 3 to be successful, just like FF11 had.

I'm hoping GUILD WARS 2 goes to PS3 since NC SOFT said it was interested in the PS3.
I would enjoy that. I'm keepin my fingers crossed :)

[rdgneoz3]

I'd love it if GW2 came to the PS3. I played the first one for the PC and enjoyed it, though the fact that you could jump between like 30 different instances of each city and you zoned into a random one didn't help with the community too much.

[TheGameFoxJTV]

No I think that meant compete as "Compete". Either way FF14 looks like shit. Gameplay wise. That type of MMO is outdated and showing age.

[Myst]

Hmm in my opinion no, most people have already attached themselves to WoW and many will continue to cling to it. The main reason I think it won't is two fold the first being the WoW expansion that is due this year I believe? The second being that people will actually complain about the lack of jumping. Sad but it could quite possibly be truth for many of the WoW Players, or perhaps they just didn't like the design of it all and are simply going to bypass it.

Either way I sadly have to wait for the PS3 version...

[Chris399]

Cataclysm will pull whatever disenfranchised WOW players flocked to FFXIV when they realize how different the games are.

I'll still check out the PS3 version too, as there will be inevitable patching between now and then. Guild Wars 2 is my most desired game of 2011 though, possibly of this entire gen.

[Letros]

GW2 is incredible, I played it at Gamescom, really its feels like the perfect MMO and that's coming from someone who has played WoW, GW1, and WAR for a good deal of time.

[Chris399]

Sorry for the caps, but I am. Props for playing it, I've been left to drool over the game-play walkthroughs and footage. That Shatterer fight is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen.

[Myst]

I agree kind of looking forward to GW2 after looking back at all the time I spent in GW1 fun times.

[Supman]

It will blow it out of the water.
Nuff said.

[moe84]

At first, sure. People will want to try out the new mmo. But give it a few months and they'll be back to WoW. Especially once Cata ships. The way FF14 plays is completely different from how WoW plays. And that will probably turn a lot of people off.

I don't see this game coming anywhere near the numbers WoW has atm. Let alone, what they had at their peak.

[lucifon]

Indeed thats the truth. FF14 really caters to fans of FF11, anyone who didn't like 11 is simply not going to enjoy 14 either. A large amount of the gameplay is almost identical to 11, with a new coat of paint. Come Cataclysm WoW's sub numbers will peak once again and those who went to other MMO's out of bordemn will come flocking back, its just how it is.

[evrfighter]

we shall see. I had some wow faithfuls volunteer to play ff14 with me. I no longer play wow btw. We'll see how long they last.

[DaBadGuy]

Nah. I doubt most people subscribe to multiple MMOs so any WoW fans already invested in the game probably won't switch, at least not for long term. It could bring in new fans but odds are if people are already invested in an MMO like WoW then they won't be playing FFXIV too, especially once Cataclysm comes out. WoW is a juggernaut. I'm looking forward to DC Universe Online, hopefully that one turns out good and doesn't turn into APB. I was gonna get APB, good thing I decided to "wait and see."

[Troll-without-Bridge]

Wow is not that good, so its not that easy to make a better mmo than WoW.

[Beahmscream]

Then why hasn't it been done yet?

[maawdawg]

Yup, it must be easy. Look at the whole list of MMOs that came out and stood up to WoW since 2004...

...Oh, wait, 6 years in and WoW hasn't even been threatened on its throne. I quit playing nearly 3 years ago and there were 11 million active players (not counting Asia). Today there are still that many.

Love it or hate it WoW still reigns supreme, probably until Blizzard puts out something else and shifts their userbase's attention to that.

[lucifon]

Simple answer - Not even in the slightest...

[NYC_Gamer]

Nope....Wow has that strong fan base

[Neckbear]

No. Shitty MMO.

[TheObserver]

WoW is not that popular in Korea I heard, could be wrong.

I never liked WoW. Played it on private servers with friends before. The art design is whack to me. Purple, green, weird looking.

I do like FFXIV however. FF series PvE is great. WoW is famous for its PvP is it not? I play FPS for that thrill. It is all about skills in FPS and such because they can't grind 10000 hours to get all the best gear to be totally over powered.

[Studio-YaMi]

But I doubt their game will get the same success that WOW had and still is.

[RyuDrinksTheDew]

no, not at all. the only thing that is going to compete with WoW is the next Blizzard MMO.

imo. ;)

[Vegeta9000]

After that it will lose the experience.

[magnifier]

Sadly, nothing can compete with WoW :/

For now...

[vx]

FF14 one of the shittiest MMOs out there, waiting for GW2

[CrzyFooL]

No. WoW is the juggernaut, bitch.

[thesithfreak]

i was once interested in this game. but the XP limiting system...just kinda screwed it for me. can't wait for cataclysm though and really can't wait for The Old Republic, that game, if any, will be a WoW competitor

[Stempel]

FFXIV sucked for me.

[ATi_Elite]

Hell No!!

Eve online is probably the closes competition WoW has.

Maybe Guild Wars 2 or
Star Wars The Old Republic but I think they may mess this game up. Oh and Lord of The Rings is getting better.

World of Warcraft has just the right mix that allows hardcore and casual gamers to just be someone else in a fantasy world while having fun with it and that's why WoW is so successful.

and No I don't play WoW but if they started carrying M4's w/ 203 launchers I might sign up.

[Azurite]

The poor production quality of Final Fantasy XIV won't be a threat to anyone or anything.

Kind of sad Square Enix lets the brand go to waste like this, it's like they don't even care any more.

[Mr_Luke]

I admit the graphic of FF XIV is incredible sometimes but.... All together FF << WoW.
Damn, it's so boring and slow that made me fall asleep... never happened with a game...

[kasasensei]

"Can FFXIV compete with Warcraft?"
No, obviously.

[Toyboy]

I will never play WoW because it's an overly generalized MMO and the graphics are quite ugly and am not a fan of western artwork. Also, it's player base is not the greatest particularly due to it's younger fans tho every MMO has it's share of community troubles. However, FFXIV will never be able to compete with WoW in the terms of sheer fanbase and subscriber numbers. Cataclysm no doubt, will only heighten this. I guess people like me who have this particular taste in eastern MMO's will probably be out of the MMO market altogether. Hopefully SE will get their shit together and do all they can for FFXIV so it can at least enjoy the success that FFXI has had.

[R_aVe_N]

I have never understood the WoW thing it was one of the worst MMO's that I ever played. It is something you would expect to be played for free on Disney's website. In games like WoW there really isn't any effort at all to play it. You can be pretty much max level in a day if you tried. It seems to me people have really bad taste or just lazy.

[Sprudling]

What do you mean? The fun in WoW starts at max level.

[DeeBee]

Really? Seriously? You really think that (on the LEGAL WoW servers) you can hit max level in 1 day? Seriously? I'm not saying it's impossible, but there are very few people in the world who could (or would even want to) do that. For the rest of us it takes a lot of time, took me 3 months and I was rushing like crazy through it.