No, it wouldn't be more fun, not for me anyway. I like the fact that there is no connection between Vana'diel and Eorzea. Yeah, the playable characters are similar, but that is it. I hope that they don't change it so that these games are connected. Not trying to be rude, just don't see how it is a good idea to do something like that.

I personally would like some pvp, something that is easier to access than I remember FFXI's pvp being. I don't see them doing pvp to the point that you're having to constantly worry about getting shanked. I really don't want to see two gladiators jumping, spinning around, and dancing in the air like I have seen people do in WoW. Just want nice balanced pvp, not too strict, but not the silly stuff I see on WoW either.

I would really love to see npc's out and about in Eorzea, and I'm not talking about at the Aetheryte camps or at the settlements. I want them traveling to different areas. I want to see traveling traders and see cottages in the middle of nowhere. I want to see npc's walking around in the cities and interacting with other npc's. I'm basically saying that Eorzea needs to have life. I know this game is new, but I do expect this game to feel like it is alive and that I'm not just playing a game.

I want Eorzea to feel like it is real, a place for my character to grow and evolve. This is one of the most important parts of the game for me. It is harder for me to immerse myself into the game when this element isn't really present. It is in FFXI and that is why the memories of playing it stick out more than other mmos that I have played. I don't care if it is talking to random npc's to do quests that are rather silly. That adds life to the game imo. It feels so inorganic just doing leves all the time. Don't get me wrong, I actually enjoy doing leves, even though it seems like I have to run for ages to fight a few monsters and then run for miles to fight the one that ran away.

Just doesn't feel realistic not having random npc's that you can help out. Yeah, it is filler and pointless to some, but it isn't for me. Now I'm not saying that these random npc quests should be a thing that other players have to do to progress, just make it for the people that enjoy that type of thing. You can make the levequest system more robust for the people that just enjoy doing that as their form of questing and leveling, besides the main scenario quests.

They need to think about the monster placement as well. Like the atlings that are right there at the main traveling route in Thanalan. That doesn't make much sense to me at all. You have antlings that are very tough, and then you have the little marmots that you can sneeze on and kill. The difficulty of monsters in some areas doesn't make sense. I get, from a realism standpoint that you will have lower creatures living in the same area other tougher creatures inhabit. That makes sense, but having antlings on the main travel route seems a bit much. Especially in that part in Thanalan, doesn't make sense to me. Now crazy creatures in the main traveling path in Mor Dhona makes total sense. I don't expect to have an easy time there, no matter what route I'm taking. Just those beginner areas should be a bit more lax.

I love to explore, it is on of the things that draws me to mmos. SE should make it more enjoyable for the people that love to explore. Give us some incentives or something. Like, if we don't buy a map of a new area, we can explore it and end up making our own map as we go. We could gain experience from it or some type of explorer points. I mean crafters are treated as jobs, as they should be. I would really like to see explorers getting something as well.

We do need housing, yes we NEED housing, at least people that have had it in the past do lol. I played FFXI and I absolutely loved having a moghouse. I liked knowing that my character didn't always have to sleep out in the wilderness or in the streets in one of the cities. Let's face it, the inns are never vacant nowadays, so there is nowhere else to sleep. I really liked that I could make my own furniture and decorate it just the way I wanted it. I know where are going to get a company hall, guild hall, company house, or whatever it is called. But if it is not an individual room for each player, then it isn't the same.


All in all, I just need to really to be able to immerse myself into this game. Have and environment my character can thrive and grow in. In many aspects this game goes far above what FFXI did for me. But, like I said, there are a few areas that are lacking imo. I want to be able to be excitedly thinking "Hmmm...wonder what Lahru is up to right now? Let me go check". I'm not getting that as often as I would like at this moment. I'm going to be patient with SE, because I feel that they are really working towards a goal. A goal where I can see myself really enjoying this game.