Is FFXIV Really that Disappointing?

[deadplayer]

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Final Fantasy XIV just released about 10 days ago, on September 30th, but it has received lots of bad comments and ratings. In the latest review by Gamespot, FFXIV was given a 4.0 score and poor rating. If you look around you can find the criticism has begun since the Beta phase. The interface, tutorial, shopping, combat, and quests, etc, it seems that every aspect of the game is a failure.

Is FFXIV really that disappointing? Can someone has played the game honestly tell me why? I'm just about to try the game.

[Loony BoB]

Disappointment is relative to how high your expectations are, really. My advice would be to ignore the extremely good reviews, ignore the extremely bad reviews, and just know that some people will like the game and some people will not. Some people can look past a bit of lag or a bit of a grind in the knowledge that more content will come and less lag will occur in the long run, while others want everything from Auction House to endgame within the first week. It all depends on what you're after.

If you're gonna get the game, maybe see if you can get a buddy pass off someone and then use that to have a 30 day free trial. That way you can decide for yourself - you can be one of the people who likes it, or one of the people who doesn't. Hopefully the former, as it's a good life when you're happy with things.

Personally, I love the game.

Anyway, I'm going to close this thread for now as I think this thread covers the same topic of discussion. Feel free to join in.