Why ff14 is better than wow XIV, for me, feels like a waste of time. there is a lot to like about WoW still, most importantly the combat, which to me feels more fluid and deep than SWTOR. but as the fight goes on you're actively changing which mechanics are at play/how you "solve" them. If you care about picking the better game, then go with FFXIV. I’m new from ESO and I’ve decided to try out WoW so I can have something to compare ESO to so I don’t potentially miss out on one game being better than the other. I much prefer WoW’s class design and class design philosophy, and it feels like there’s way The reason I dropped all those games and kept going back to wow is that wow is smoother to play than any of them. This SL thing is justwhat is going on? I had that feeling with FF14 to a much greater degree when I booted up the game and even up to lvl 30. See, its not that one does it necessarily better or worse: HUD UI design / Interface (Dragonflight related HUD UI not live) Art / Design (armors and zones) Dungeons and raid design Character models Class design / Talent trees Which one wins in these current categories? Until the expansion releases Music and gameplay (Dragonflight music / other expansion) will be added in these categories. there are certain things i care about in wow in which ff14 does a worse job and then there are things i don't care in wow in which ff14 does a much better job. I like the FF is way more focused on its story and characters than WoW is, and that will definitely not appeal to everybody, and that’s totally fine. Because WoW has a much better server and code structure, so it's way more responsive. I'm probably gonna go back to WoW for 9. In World of Warcraft, if Is FF14 easier than WoW? In fact, FF14 has more skills per class than WoW. Please update your anti-WoW talking points. So, I've been looking into another game to play mainly for a good end game experience. MMORPGs can be a great way to game with friends and find new communities. That’s why it’s story is better. Has anyone that’s played both able to talk to this? What does ESO offer that WoW doesn’t etc, is it enjoyable, etc etc. This is only of the many things Blizzard did and still doing good to make WoW feel better than other games. And anytime you meet an asshole in FF14 there's a pretty big chance they are wow refugee. WoWs LFR though is like VA but even less chance of dying and its what a large majority of WoW "raiders" do, thoese are probably asking for the nerf. FFXIV offers far more animated emotes, including facial expressions and persistent stances than WoW does. Even tho I consider FF14 a better game it feels kinda cringe that todays meta is shit about WOW and praise FF14. Okay. If you care about the people, then go where they're already playing, WoW. FF14 is not harder than WoW in any facet. On top of that, healers are pressured to DPS to the extent you would not be in SWTOR. Albion Online is different from WoW in many aspects and that’s what makes a great alternative. As someone who played through it for hundreds and hundreds of hours and completed Endwalker, WoW even in it’s retail state is so much superior. In this article, we’ll explore why FF14 is better than WoW in several key areas. The cooldown in WoW is arguably faster than FFXIV's 2. FF14 did not kill WoW though, that would imply that FF14 is what is making people quit en masse rather than Blizzard's track record over the past decade and get it do you. - I love that zones don't scale - I totally hate this in WoW and ESO, you just don't know where to go, I like to be led and follow a certain story. If you're so turnt up that WoW is better than FFXIV go play and enjoy WoW. However, many of these quirks are just part of the JRPG package. now, hear me out. XIV was already way better than WoW. It has a better story, is more in depth, has more content, and just a better treatment of its playerbase over all. It doesn't even have to be ESO, it could be GW2, BDO, New World, any non-tab-targeting game get shit because "it's combat is bad". Leveling in retail is just a mindless chore that gets in the way of endgame. After playing WoW for over a decade, I was ready for something new. The gameplay mechanics for both FFXIV and WoW are somewhat identical. Crafting and other activities can all provide gear nearly as good. It just makes the story optional. Its sad because the Ff14 end game class rotations and identity of each class is just so much better than wow. In certain areas, it is a tough contest between these two MMO giants. Wow is to call of duty as battle field is to RuneScape. FFXIV fulfills my needs as a player far better than WoW ever did, but for someone else it could easily be the opposite. Why do I post SWTOR on a wow thread? Because most here have played SWTOR than FFXIV ( Currently my main game) and ESO ( my alt). Leveling in classic actually matters and makes the world feel real and lived in. maybe that will change as i level further and progress in the story, time will tell. then yes. This is, Wait — Is WoW Superior in Any Way? With all the points discussed and arguments made. There is a better gear chase in WoW than FFXIV as the gear you want can drop and you're not grinding for currency. 80+% of the cutscenes are filler but you feel obligated to watch them WoW healer specs generally have more involved DPS interactions than FF14 healers in 2021. I'm not huge into leveling, quests, or story line. and while the story of the game is ok (great at times horrible at others) it has the absolute worst presentation of a story I've ever seen. Sure, you can get used to it. WoW doesn't look better than FFXIV. On the other hand, I have yet to encounter blatant rude, sexist, racist people and comments in FF14 while playing and watching for months. Final Fantasy XIV originally launched on PlayStation 3 But im having trouble deciding which one to invest my time on. First of all, it has an isometric perspective compared to WoW’s 3D view. Both games are very similar in structure (quests, dungeons, raids) but FFXIV story is better, So buckle in right now folks, this here is something I've been thinking about for the better part of the year as I've personally gotten more and more into FF14 as the MMO to replace WoW in my life. I will agree mythic+ would be a nice addition to ff14 if it could be implemented at all, raids being just arenas suck and I loved wows exploration of actual raid spots and wow lower end content is more challenging than ff14 lower endgame (because story mode raids, alliance and most extreme fights are jokes to me at least), but you also haven't They’re not even remotely close to how difficult WoW’s stuff can be. Of course, even the deepest sale isn’t going to inspire a record number of people to blindly buy a new game. Like I have been saying for years of playing FF14: This is a single player JRPG that has MMO elements enbedded into it. From what I have seen of ff14 crafting it’s just generic factory produced things that literally every one can make , and it’s all the same. It's been a few years but from what I remember, not really no. That’s how/why MMO’s like RuneScape are successful. Endwalker is good, and Dragonflight is good, and therein lies the problem: I only have the time a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶u̶b̶ ̶m̶o̶n̶e̶y for one. WoW lets you grow with the game, the more you get skilled your game shows for it in the form of UI. Both wow and FF14 have solid endgames that vary in difficulty. But in the back of my mind (after having played both for quite some time), these are some things that stick out to me: Continuous world environment. On top of that it gives the players so much freedom to do what they want. And It will increase your enjoyment of those games infinitely. Both are from bad company but at least FF14 is better quality wise but it depend on your taste if the gamplay is for you. Yes, I Playing Guild Wars 2 and Final Fantasy XIV made me realize just how good World of Warcraft is. "FF14 never felt like it's punishing you for wanting to do something else" i don't feel alone like in WoW. okay then, if thats how you want to play, lets play your game. Yes, there are things WoW does better than FFXIV (mainly PvP and glamour/transmog), but all of the points OP made are deranged at best. That sort of silly crap doesn’t fly with me. A big advantage that Final Fantasy XIV has over World of Warcraft is that it is accessible to more players as it's not just a PC exclusive. DPS and healer aggro are way higher, mobs are faster relative to your movespeed, and mobility options are worse. There are dozens of options, but 2 have always stood above the rest; World of Warcraft: Shadowlands and Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers. So I only put 6 hours into raiding. 5 seconds, so WoW's PvP allows for more reactive play than FFXIV. Some I feel like are slipping a bit and now I’ve added classic to the mix but yeah every time I come back to wow I’m always reminded as to why it still holds up better than most. Can't even talk openly without getting banned. Wow's story has kinda been going downhill, especially Shadowlands, and while there can be good moments here and there, Wow's overall story basically only reaches up to the level of "popcorn flick". Best way to sustain your claim is showing some screenshots comparing the two. Reply reply Flying - FFXIV handles flying mounts in a better way than WoW does but has an easier time doing so due to the fact that each zone is self contained. It gives people what they want. It has a better story, is more in depth, has more content, and just a While there are many titles from this genre to choose from, there is often a question raised over which of these two powerhouse entries are better; FFXIV or WoW? A In conclusion, FF14 is clearly better than WoW in several key areas. Albion Online is a crafter’s dream come true. The dungeons get better as you level so don’t quit based on early dungeon experience. If you want to enjoy an MMO’s story, FF14 is perfect. WoW’s global cooldown is 1. Ultimately I enjoy the gameplay, and the look of the game! Classic Wow doesn't have that problem, but then again, it's still an old-ass game, with old-ass graphics, and even though it's better than Retail, playing Classic WOW in 2023 will never hold the same magic as it used to almost two decades ego. Both games have had their ups and downs since their respective releases As much as my experience with ESO is limited, I think there are very few directly comparable games out there that are better or worse than their competitors. WoW can be real grindy at the high end content, but if you’re new there’s so many other exciting things to do and enjoy and break from it. No Basically, the OP is trying to argue that “WoW lore is better than FFXIV’s story because lore doesn’t matter”. To me it was FF14’s version of Wrath, I don’t get why everyone hated it so much, the story with Zenos etc was fantastic. But in terms of everything else? Naw, FF14 blows WoW out of the water. As for FF14, while it has a better story than WoW, man does it have issues with pacing: it feels like it takes forever to get to the key points of the story. But I got used to it and I find it rather engaging. Yes, FF14 is amazingly better than wow community. But there are many games that do so much more better than WoW its not even funny. However, we can spot a few differences in the core gameplay of the two games. FF14 goes for a more realistic look but more often than not zones and areas have low poly surroundings and flat textures. Your XP: 0; Rank: Nooblet; Sign in to level up Is FFXIV Better Than WoWThere is a huge movement right now of people joining FFXIV, especially people leaving WoW to play FFXIV. There is more detail and fidelity regardless if its a different art style. FFXIV's raiding is basically a team dance. So why they don't PvP in ff14? Is about balance? Is about combat system? ( It is faster after lvl 50) Or what? I Healing in wow is infinitely better. As a more casual player that prefers the leveling experience to the endgame raiding experience: I prefer the version where leveling and exploring the world is the game. The point is not that one is better than the other; just that they’re different. the "remake" of XIV was made 8 On the other hand with wow i dont necesarry watch for the gameplay its just background noise till something interesting happens(doe i also dont play wow that much) Also i watch the method raids since wow's raids require more time involvement in one sitting which i cant normally do, for ff14 its easier for me to do runs when i want. Those of us who wish to opt out of forced narratives have that opportunity (hint that is the majority of middle class and middle aged people who have full jobs). WoW frequently features atmospheric music that matches the scenery and usually plays on a two-minute loop. Another issue is how FFXIV completely separates PvP from anything else in the game. In most WoW raids, a handful of deaths rarely tank an attempt. With climactic bosses waiting at the end of each one, it can feel much more like a proper adventure than it could before this The only things I look forward to are getting better parses and hoping for a few pieces of loot I still don't have. Subjectively, FFXIV has the more enjoyable storyline of the two games. ff14 takes much longer to level in and has a better/friendlier playerbase and a more broad, casual scope of things to do at max level Things wow does better: End game gearing While high end fights are harder in ff14, the rewards you get from them don’t feel that good since there isn’t much of a gear gap. But I concluded I have a preference for the Elder Scrolls universe and art style, going back to Morrowind, Wow has always in my mind been for the short attention spanned players. Especially with the "token" grind you have to do in order to get gear. Sure wow is not the flashiest, but modern wow has great visuals and its still one of the smoothest and snappiest combat. FF14 is a carebear game. WoW is much easier to level through and you'll hit that end game faster. My computer is good enough, thanks. Open world is a huge plus, and I’m glad WoW is taking it more seriously every xpac. Like I don't know why I'm doing anything I am in the game besides because the game tells me to. - The cosmetics system is the best out there, not complicated to use - ESO: too much work - FF14's story is eventually much better than wow's from everything I've heard. It’s a very subjective metric which is why you’ll find people on both sides of that same hill ready to die on it :D I left WOW and Dota because of so much toxicity both in game and others like twitch and reddit. There is more freedom here than FFXIV. more Content, raiding is better, PvP is better, ganking is better on PvP servers. Earn rewards. The leveling expiriance for me is miles better thanks to the storytelling and how I'm a part of it, it's slower than WoW for sure but that's not the problem when you can immerse yourself into the process. FFXIV focuses We don't need to transform FFXIV in WoW and make fight mechanics considering DBM, but there's nothing wrong about those who gives you quality of life or make your UI better. That’s what the market wants. Community Wows community is not as bad as many people might say, no matter the game there will be people that Why is FFXIV better than WoW reddit? Read More » But whenever I talk to people about -why-, they do stuff like. it feels like you are farming for different reasons which is what wow is lacking imo ff14 pve is far better than wow because there is many different pathways to take, where wow has one pathway get gear increase ilvl. Next. Zone questlines and short localized questlines. 0 I actually find it fun and better than wow. It's the best story in an MMORPG. Not only do you have to play the same DDR as WoW mythics, but if you miss a single GCD, you throw off the repeating 2-minute burst window for the entire raid and may as well wipe. but its competitive content can get stale. Relic weapon quest for the expansion is a cool alternate way to return to old school MMO design concepts. I just don’t get it? Maybe I’m missing something. so it's a really weird game for me. One of the most significant advantages FF14 has over WoW is its story and setting. But when they are divided down farther from simply being an MMORPG, yes they are a different category. surely ff14 has way more buttons and is way more interesting than pressing 4-5 Since there is less variability in FF14 compared to WoW and the class balance is fairly tight, there are virtually no bugs in the raids and the final fight has very tightly tuned (but attainable) dps checks on week 1. Where the better a team is at dancing together the faster and better they clear a fight. If wow had that. Dont get me wrong they should do a better job with early levels but in end-game raids it is totally different. I still find it to be a pointless minigame, like all MMO Crafting, but it’s undeniable that it’s at least a better system than the barebones mess WoW offers. In World of Warcraft (WoW), the entire game is a race to get to max level so that you can participate in raids or in arenas—the only two viable forms of end-game content on that platform. Then MoM came and they tried to be WoW, the entire progression was tired to dungeons and raids, we also got a nice content patch where we sand to trees for like 18 months. To really start to understand why so many MMO fans and WoW players have suddenly WoW does casual-competitive really well with normal/heroic raids and lower m+ keys. You can realize what they have that WoW doesn't and does better. With zero variability, SE still cannot balance classes decently. FF14 is much more time friendly, though the best gear comes from savage raids you can get similar levels of gear with only a dungeon or two a day if you felt like it. I never played WoW, but I had heard that if you even wanted to raid, you'd be on the leash for months just to gear up, causing people to have FOMO. Much of the main story in FF14 is well written but not particularly difficult. ArcheAge Trailer. However, you are correct that many FF14 players expect you to wear out your keyboard pressing 2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 to meet the game's absurdly high DPS checks in prog raids or to make their casual dungeon runs faster. 5 Reasons Why FFXIV Is AMAZING! Today I go through my personal Top 5 things that brought me into the game, and more importantly KEPT me playing FFXIV. Endgame - FFXIV has raid content but its not the only way to get good gear. Gameplay Mechanics. The games takes you by the hand. It’s not paramount to enjoying the game. Nothing ever wears out, looks like dropped gear is better, there is no challenges to the craft other than a WoW does have quite a few enjoyable and even good micro-stories. there's people everywhere, and raid groups are always talking WoW felt so empty, even in a group, you felt like a single player in a world full of elitism and boring half made systems and ignorant devs that refuse to listen. You can play and level every single job on the same character as opposed to making alt after alt to access different content/glams. Global cooldown. With Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV), the point of the game is to enjoy the story that is told in a coherent narrative that forms the Main Story Qu FF14's story is way way better than WOW's. Since the game is practically 15+ years old now. Mythic took much longer than ultimate to clear too. Though it can be a bit boring throughout much of ARR, since that’s basically worldbuilding for you. Set up your camera/movement/hotkeys to find success in FF14, not WoW. It’s a shame FF14 never implemented anything like world quests or other incentives to keep the zones populated. I was able to follow WoW’s lore until more recently. the other biggest difference is SWTOR is able to Chain pulling in WoW is really awkward by comparison, unless you're doing a mounted pull. Tanking in 14 is WAY better than WoW. ( Yes, I am a new player to swtor). WoW is suffering from a drop in quality for years now and Blizz seem to only focus on milking their fanbase for now but maybe that will change after MS fully acquire AcyiBlizz but I have doubt in this. we just need more people to queue for PvP. And most people don’t PvP at a high level and raid; it tends to be one or the other. It is true that strict rules by SE make the in game experience better, but other games have so many insensitive people even in twitch and subreddits . Your character can do evil things in the game and see then In WoW animation is also faster, so the movement of your legs corresponds to the distance (which is also why if you go bigger, the animation is slower). 5s and is easy for many specs to WoW has been on a downhill bumpy road for years while FF14 has stayed consistently interesting to me across multiple expansions. Often times wow players think FF14 is harder but mostly because they force WoW Settings or philosophy. My current highest is my 75 reaper and 71 summoner in Shadowbringers. ArcheAge is a fantasy and adventure game about conquering lands and building your own castles and fortresses. For me any of those games are much much better than WoW and FFXIV in combat gameplay. A bit like a chore (not as much as WoW, bit still). FF forces you to learn a constant pattern. I just started playing FF14, and wow, it’s a superior modern MMO to WoW in every way, shape, and form. For WOW I play a lot of solo, but also a lot of M+ so would I enjoy FF? Looking for extra specifics for anyone who had a similar experience? But it plays bettter looks better and is overall more enjoyable to me than wow could ever be again. The cooldowns in WoW are faster too. Here are the WoW terms: AddOns must be free of charge. This post will be long and frankly I don't blame anyone for not reading it or giving up, however I believe my thoughts on this have some interesting value. If anything, its what WoW does best. My enjoyment of FF14 was leveling up and playing through the story. They have their own niche, and their own fandom. It's like comparing Game of Thrones to Dr Seuss. ‘TORGHAST? Pff-pff-pf, that was RUBBISH! LOL! By the w A lot of people are talking about ‘how good FFXIV is!’ and ‘everyone should go play FFXIV instead!!’ But whenever I talk to people about -why-, PvP is better than PvE because it's more fun/dynamic (i mean just an opinion, but he made a video phrasing his opinion as objective fact) WoW does a dozen things better than FF14 and FF14 as of today has only been possible because of WoW. lol. FF14 was so bad at release when they assigned Yoshi P to fix it the first thing he had his devs do was to install and play WoW. And what is in the game WoW does a lot of things extremely well. I haven't played wow in a long time so I don't know how it stacks up these days but the pvp is probably better there if I had to guess. You push your ABC, ABC, ABC over and over until it’s muscle memory. In fact the whole battle system in wow is superior w the caveat of all jobs being playable on one character in ff14. ( SWTOR = Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG) Just an off topic regarding SWTOR. It goes from one extreme to another from patch to patch. 7. You can have your own farms, craft your own equipment, join naval combats and experience which is the set of skills you want to perfectionate for your character in this medieval fantasy atmosphere. Seething on the internet trying to convince people that your opinion means anything is a waste of time and effort. Oh yeah, it also has player housing, something that people asked for in this game a Mythic level WoW raids are much harder than FF14 ones. if this game succeeds in PvP will be the best mmorpg ever. Everything from the combat, class specs, aesthetics, graphics and pvp. That's because FF14 is a WoW clone. I think this summed it up better than I could. if by "talk properly" you mean calling everyone a "piece of ♥♥♥♥" and "useless ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ idiots". However, with the release of Final Fantasy 14 (FF14) in 2010, Square Enix has been steadily gaining ground on Blizzard’s behemoth, and for good reason. Skip to main content. But playing FF14 on a console (PS5 personally) is a far better experience than i expected :) I've dabbled off an on with FF for several years. FF14 takes a lot of stuff from "golden" age WoW. Secondly, it’s a sandbox game and not a theme park. Some people might not like this function of FFXIV. while ff14 is more similar to wow i have a different conundrum with it. Sometimes you don’t feel like you’re having an impact. It is a completely subjective matter as to which MMORPG is better. AddOns must not negatively impact World of Warcraft realms or other players. Those are symbols of things that are truly disgusting and game ruining, and they are a subset of lore. This addition was vital to the game as it meant more people than ever could explore the magnificent and gigantic dungeons the game had to offer. But instead of leaving it at that people need to turn it into xbox vs ps 2. WoW relies heavily on randomization of mechanics, whereas FFXIV fights are more scripted. The chief distinguishing factor between FF14 and WoW raiding boils down to individual responsibility. WoW and FFXIV have a lot of Regarding boss fights, from what I've seen so far, completed everything up to 1340 T3 in LA, I think both are fun but honestly I think FFXIV are better designed, at the moment there's nothing in the game that compares to Savage raids and I feel like the Extremes are comparatively harder than what I've seen in LA so far 10 Reasons Why FF14 Is Better Than World of Warcraft. When you are used to wow, all those other MMOs always just felt less fluent in the basics of the game. Is it better than WoW Shadowlands as it is? 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗬 LOTRO vanilla was great, it did it's own thing, it gave content to every type of gameplay that was equivalent. The one thing I'll add is that, all games are a waste of time, right, but most don't feel like a waste of time. As for the Loreit’s no different than reading a book. This is IMO one of the bigger reasons why WoW feels smooth. Hell, FF14 ARR was specifically designed after WoW and it's the second most popular mmo currently, Your statement above comes across as attacking FF and its players rather than supporting why you feel WoW is better! I think FF14 does have some challenging content but IMO WoW has the better raid design and brings a lot of value with M+. I have heard over and over again that FF14 has a nicer community than WoW, and my impression is that WoW is more hardcore. The number indicates, you performed better than x% of all players, playing your specc on this boss. While it is still one of the biggest names in the market, it is no longer the only game in town. Crafting. They cater to different audiences and prioritize different things, and just because XIV is a vastly better game for me doesn't make it objectively better. However, the extensive storyline featured in WoW can keep players entertained for hours and is suitable for those who enjoy indulging in profound storylines. 1 to A “new wow” will only be permanently relevant if it’s better than wow. Yet the community seemed to despise the expansion and liked Shadowbringers much better, why was th I’m not going to jump in the “leaving WoW for FF,” bandwagon but I may play it as a second game and see what happens. Which is why I started with it's not relevant to a comparison between FF14 vs WoW. You’d think blizzard would have tried to make an actual second wow. I thought that FF14 doesnt have that "alt-character menace" Would be better if it had. I do however think Riot’s new MMO will be the first relevant competition against wow. Lets toss the ‘Performance’ feature in here too. I have yet to find a MMO that “feels” better than wow. That would have more merit. I mean, raiding is usually two to three times a week unless you run Mythic. I have absolutely no idea what in the world is going on, but at least I got my dragoon crystal 🤷‍♂️ WoW will give you a better loot-dopamine cycle, which is why I'm with it currently having bis'd out in ffxiv FFxiv will be more narrative centric, it's a final fantasy game first, mmo second. The story in FF14 is much more rich than WoW IMO. Wow is an action mmorpg where you engage in thrilling combat and roleplaying. The wow software engineers that built the core mechanics of the game are geniuses. XIV's pvp is better than it was but it's is more of a sideshow and will probably always be one unless they improve the netcode. ESO and GW2 both have loading screens between zones as well. WOW's story feels disconnected and despite being the 'champion', cinematics go out of their I just started playing FF14, and wow, it’s a superior modern MMO to WoW in every way, shape, and form. I think what you are trying to argue is that you enjoy not being “forced” to play a given story. + The story gameplay (not the writing, which continues to be abysmal) is overall more engaging on a moment to moment basis than Dragonflight's, which was an overall snore outside of a few moments like the Raszageth cutscene fight at the end of The WoW patience has a reputation for being less than friendly, but I’ve noticed that if you mention that you’re new, people are usually as friendly as they are in FFXIV. Consider combat in FFXIV: moves have a higher cooldown as compared to WoW. A few reasons why WoW is better than FFXIV A major argument FFXIV players present is that "you get used to" the things that bother you about FFXIV when comparing it to WoW. Thirdly, it has a classless character system based on equipment. EDIT: They only got to level 33 in FFXIV so they have zero weight to their opinion, has been complaining about FFXIV existing for a week. Nice story, flows much better than ESO, nice how dungeons are built into the story progression, great community, etc. WoW raider here who has dabbled in SWTOR over the years, recently came back to it as we await the end of this shitty expansion. But it's time to put it to rest. ppl who say ff14 combat is slow prob didn't get past maybe lv50. AddOn code must be completely visible. In FFXIV the mechanics might rotate for a small period. Quazii tries Final Fantasy XIV for the first time in 2021. In WoW the same dance won't work more than once. Seriously. Despite Guild Wars 2 having decent combat, it’s quite laggy. The music is amazing and very diverse. The combat itself is just fluent and enjoyable. There are weak tracks in FF14, the mixing is quite meh for a lot of them, and it definitely takes the direct, melodramatic approach compared to something more atmospheric. I have dipped between multiple mmos throughout the year, for 2 decades, and each of them standing out on their own merits for sure. Compared to WoW, where they retroactively go back and delete dialogue, because some dev’s kid might be offended by calling a girl the b word. Long-Story short, Wow was a giant for a long time. FF14 isn't trying to be like WoW. Early pvp wise WoW was better but ffxiv has improved leaps and bounds It’s a lot more balances Jobs have their I picked it up when everyone jumped onto it and in many ways it is better than the retail version of WoW but in many ways it is worse. WoW is better. The hardest part about it is that there are sections or chapters within the story that are just tedious and in that way they're difficult to endure. The combat feels dynamic and I shunned it in the past for feeling too floaty. And mmos, including WoW, have copied each other plenty in the past, and that was never an issue on it's own. WOW - by a mile. I know both FF14 and Retail WoW have some of the best PvE end game content. (Not that you can't DPS, Yah, before you downvote me into oblivion, this is just a personal question and anecdote, not meant to really say one is better than the other. I’m not attacking anything. So a 25% means, you performed better than a quarter of the other players and worse then 75%. And again, this is just for combat. With its rich and engaging story, extremely detailed and flexible character customization system, fast It's easy to see why Final Fantasy 14 is climbing the ranks of player popularity, and even reportedly stealing players away from World of Warcraft. EVE is more like Runescape than WoW and is imo a lot more fun, with better graphics. Responsiveness is VERY important for PVP. So thank you for saving me my own long rant. I've got a couple hundred hours in the game (chump change for most, i know lol) and never hit max level. I assume you have done most everything in WoW so the first time through FF14 should be more fun than repeating WoW content. In the end your whole argument is dumb in general, as FF14, the story plays a major factor in the game. A work colleague of mine has suggested I try ESO, particularly because I’m starting to find WoW a bit stagnant. It led to players who actually wanted to play better, rather than feeling forced in order to avoid insults. There are games that look better than FFXIV, but WoW ain't one of them. It doesn’t make the story better, though. In my honest opinion, tho wow does have a farther reaching popularity compared to RuneScape(after they removed free trade and the I also think wow combat is THE way to do mmo combat honestly, although i would put lost ark above ff14, since i think ff14 is slightly too slow for my liking but i didnt get to endgame so take that with a grain of salt. In the world of MMORPGs, there are two big games that have the attention of most players—World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV. Once you clear the fights they drop gear that is 20 ilvl better than crafted gear. Just look at PLD who just cant die or at new SCH. I like the graphic, the crafting and the system with the factions. - FF14 has a tab-targetting WoW-like combat system. WoW is also FAR better than FF14 on mechanical questing. Let’s start with the thing that everyone notices. I have not heard anyone who played recent WoW raids and FF14 raids say FF14 wins out at all. 10 Better Than WoW: FFXIV Uses Its Soundtrack More Effectively It's not that World of Warcraft 's music is bad, it's just that it's not used in a way that anchors players to the game. Wowsers! Or if wow had ff14 detail to story wow! Again I don’t care how many books, knobs, stories about old stuff that is irrelevant a game has, or even if I could pick up candles and random items that are meaningless. It's just learning from it's elements that made WoW a success/inspiration but not bringing in the elements that people hate about WoW atm. The broad general statement of "FF14's combat is slow" however, does not typically specify "for a I respect FF14 too, but to me, mostly like wow also, Stuff like character movement, response time, animations etc. That’s it. For example, snap shotting is a very important concept in FF14 and it’s not normal to a wow player to walk into an animation of exploding fire after a cast bar is finished. If you agree ple Im reading more and more threads on here where people recommend the PvE of FF 14 over the current PvE in Wow and i tried FF 14 for some hours too but im somehow as a beginners experience would rather say the opposite. I can't speak for Dragonflight, but ironically WoW became a clone of its former self. This is why FF14 is thriving and will continue to, because it is so friendly to the casual players. The combat mechanics, the content like dungeons and raids, the characters and its interactions, the voice acting basically everything. Everything from ancient temples to natural caves could now be explored. On the other hand FF14 roles seems to be better stablished but it feels slow to get into the game. WoW can be played in the background, sometimes I watch streamers while I’m playing, but if you want a game that you can make a lot of progress on while sitting back, check out EVE: Online. Emotes. I also won't say the music is necessarily better than music in other games, or the singleplayer FF titles. I will say that what brought me there over WoW initially was the multiple-job-per-character system. In WoW, you have several different kinds of consumables to start, including a channeled potion that restores more than a standard Spiritual MP potion. In terms of difficulty, the FF14 raids on Savage difficulty are probably somewhere between heroic and Mythic, but the mechanics are less forgiving so its easier to get one shot in FF14. Ff14 is There is a lot to do. With FF14, you are made to play through the story, which it is a good story, and they are not afraid to use bad words. In WoW you really only focus on your own cool downs. FFXIV combat, while boring as hell, is better than ESOs with its horrible spell effects, general floatiness/lack of impact, and poor animations. Pretty sure most of the "WoW killer" era games were that way too, but cba googling all of them WoW has better graphics overall - especially the newer expansions WoD to Current. (after 13 years theres no fun left in wow) I like New World. Ff14 allows you to play all classes on one character, but honesty they are all so boring and the In WoW, there's usually 3-4 mechanics that rotate throughout the entire fight. Given that ESO is newer than WoW, I find many videos and reddit posts in favor of ESO over WoW, but not so much the inverse. Basically, the OP is trying to argue that “WoW lore is better than FFXIV’s story because lore doesn’t matter”. This is not meant to be flame war thread. The raid encounters in WoW honestly keep getting better, it is easily the only thing keeping the game going at this point. F2P models rely on heavy grind and almost P2W cash shop to keep players, mostly the whale types. It's not "DDR" any more than WoW is, it's just the ordering of the mechanics. DPS on the other hand, I Good abilities relative to WoW (other contemporaries like GW2 have garbage animations), I put FF14 and WoW pretty high Prettier waifus, and better looking men too (pretty boy faces and no dorito chests) Better looking armor (but WoW does a better job of player expression and playstyle through their class system. They're both fantastic games worthy of playing, but in my opinion, FFXIV just barely edges It sometimes reaches a kind of weird karmic balance, I think - I can't even remember any seriously bad runs in my 7 mostly constant years of play, whereas an acquaintance of mine has a new "terrible dungeon" story for every time he subs for a month just to complain about the new stuff afterwards - even if he himself isn't being toxic, he'll get matched with people who will shit over This is not how to interpret a percentile. The game would still be great and a "complete product" if they removed all MMO aspects. Why comparing each other New World is a total diffrent game with a lot diffrent aspects for me everything is better than wow xD but that's only my own opinion. Level up. The War Within Positives + + A return to the visually imaginative high fantasy environments of WoD and Shadowlands. What kept me there was the story. . I agree that the MSQ is slow at some points, but thats because you have to play through 4 full games of Story and WoW Players like us always focus on the endgame and how to reach the end of Story as fast as possible and thats the totally wrong mindset when it comes to FF14, specially when you realise most of the content on the way you can do I’m voting for FFXIV. I am a newcomer to WoW from FF14. I would say a seamless big open world is objectively better than chopping the map into separate zones, but it also takes way more effort, in terms of both visual design and programming. 10 Reasons Why FF14 Is Better Than World of Warcraft In recent years, the once-dominant MMORPG, World of Warcraft, has taken a beating. Please note that I’ll only be talking about ‘retail’ World of Warcraft, and not World of Warcraft: Classic. WoW forces you to understand ramp up in tight situations which leads to some extremely fast decisions. I really like GW2 combat so far, but im into the traditional roles trinity and this game seems to be different in that aspect. I think ff14 story sucks in comparison to wow. I mean, people have described that they come up with extreme difficulty raid bosses in FF14 1 at a time. I find swtor better than wow. Story and Setting. That’s what Skyrim is. There are many other reasons why FFXIV is better than WoW—from the punishing daily chores that a person must do in WoW if they want to raid that week (chores that are absent entirely in FFXIV) to FFXIV’s And also NA and JP have double the playerbase EU has in ff14 Instanced end game content to me is too different to say one is objectively better than the other. GW2 has better long term play rewards with legos, masteries, visuals, etc. Resource Management Managing mana in WoW is a lot more complex than it is in Final Fantasy, but it’s important not to confuse “complex” with “difficult”. I thought that FF14 has a good balance between classes. "FF14 was designed with RPG before MMO, while WoW was made with MMO before RPG" Amazingly put by this guy, job well done. Overall though, if you really don't like the story of FF14, you will not enjoy the game. Currently. 1. Reasons FF14 Is Better Than WoW. But it does not idicate, how much better or worse you performed. or their desire to roleplay. They’re not directly competing with Wow’s niche. I still think that compared to WOW or New World, it still is a bit floaty. I’m after serious comments only. It’s shit and WoW does it so much better. When WoW is more focused at being multiplayer game with main points of pvp, gear farm (what makes it MMORPG) FFXIV is more focused on story and story telling. I just downloaded and started playing FFXIV. While both games have their strengths, not everything can be perfect in the realms of World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy 14. But the combat experience is truly is dog shit in ff so imo wows raiding is a lot smoother and less frustrating. It doesnt. 10 Reasons Why FF14 Is Better Than World of Warcraft. We are seeing more and more . WoW was used as a blueprint to fix FF14 probably because of time limitations. The little children and naked bunny girls ruin any good writing for me and many others. These two seem to be the biggest MMOs on the market right now. Idk what current WoW PVP is like since I stopped in BFA, but don’t come to FF14 for PVP. ff14 is 60% off on steam right now good time to try it if there is any thought in your head saying you should. Now that we‘ve set expectations around the steep challenge curve, let‘s examine why FF14‘s Savage & Ultimate raids rightly deserve reputations bordering on mythic. Mainly because most people are attached to tab targeting and can't do shit without it. And it’s simple, see, what final fantasy does better than wow is– Door gets kicked down Oh god–They found me! Look, all you need to know is that Final Fantasy does better than wow is Head gets pushed against keyboard! ADFSJNODF!!! “We here at Blizzard, would like to apologize for this post, we know you players would rather not see a “Wow VS FF” on the Hi people. And there's no way around this, mate. Seemed to me that in FF 14 you have much fewer skills and CDs and a lack of a talent tree so in Wow it seemed to me that you just have 6. Only in this situation, you have to buy half a dozen books to make any sense of the abysmal lore in the game. As soon as you as a player stop comparing games to what they don't do as well as WoW. uri azqo ortwjo gchexg rdmgf zuyh xbzcp iepkg xeh nslrse