FFXI's story is better than a few offline FFs. Really, were games like the first FF and FFIV really that deep or complex for some of you? I understand that most people who "try" FFXI don't think it has a story because it doesn't start until you get to a decent level.

The "FF feel" is just something people use to complain why they think an FF sucks because it isn't exactly like their personal favorite FF. I think most FFs have gone through the "not an FF" slandering.

Everyone talks about how the new oldschool or whatever is like FF9, but I found it a complete mockery. It was like they through a bunch of garbage from older games in hoping some people would buy it just for the nostalgia. Many did, and that's all they get from it.

i reckon that if it stays the same then it will be stuck in a rut people always want new things so thats square is giving them like when X had a more japanese feel to it than the previous ones which had up to six had with a sort of european feel to it while VII had an anime feel to it VIII was the same then it went to the eurpean fantasy feel again then japanese haven't played XI so i don't know what the feels like. i really do think that XII will be good on no basis at all except that its an rpg series that has survived this long so thats worth my time
WTF?

EDIT: I'd also like to add that just like some supporters of the ATB system find the fighting in FF1-3, and 10 to be slow and unrealistic, some people find the ATB to be just the same. Also, what's wrong with FFX-2's battle system? It seems like Active Time Battle at it's climax.

That's just my 2 Gil and 50 GP...