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DireTech@sh.itjust.works 1 week agoI’ve spent way more time in MMOs than I’d care to admit, but if you think FF11 didn’t have a grind you can check the millions of old posts about it on Reddit for a reminder.
Look at the RPGs people love, none focus on the grind. It’s because grinding does not benefit gameplay and only drags out playtime.
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Having played other MMOs does not make you qualified to have an opinion on a game you’ve never played. FFXI does have a grind, but it is unlike any other MMO out there. The intensity of trying to time your weapon skills and magic to land at exactly the right time, the dance-like coordination with your teammates, the variety of enemy strengths and weaknesses, learning a basic programming language to write macros and having them work flawlessly in a pinch - everything about it is exciting and you have to be at the top of your game to succeed. Every single mob fight feels like a boss battle and every kill is a win. Top that with some of the best writing of any Final Fantasy game and it’s a winning combination and technical marval that I cannot believe was achieved in 2003.