Final Fantasy XI and XIV are just stories???

I like Final Fantasy because it hit spot on all the stuff I would like to do in a game. Sure there is a long story but I even enjoy that cause they are great in my opinion. Game play is simple and if you choice once you've unlocked everything up to the final boss, there is a lot of side quests and stuff you can do in the game. These side quests arn't big story quests and sometimes they provide no story at all. Gold Saucer and Triple Triad are two things in games that keep me entertained for hours. What keeps me buying the games is my need to see. I like to know what all they added or took away from my original final fantasy. Sometimes I like it sometimes I don't, but I keep playing them cause I'm familiar with them and have an easier time playing then a WRPG. Some of the greatest games that came out wern't difficult to play at all. It was the choices you made and the out come those choices made on the game. You maybe blinded by the storyline and story scenes but when your in battle you can win or lose. Its up to you and you DO have control over it. Unlike other games FF can prove that making stories can make a game. Some people play for story while some play for battles.