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Would you say Final Fantasy XIV is the Game of Thrones of MMOS?
burdock2
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Game of Thrones is the most popular TV show on the planet. I would say Final Fantasy XIV will end up being just as epic and the closest thing in MMOS to come to the tv show.
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No. FFXIV is high fantasy while GoT is low fantasy.
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/facpalm is the only thing that comes to my mind right now...
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O.o No way Final Fantasy even compares to game of thrones. I love both final fantasy and game of thrones, but Final Fantasy Arr can not compare to game of throne's epicness. The story I played in the beta(i know its just beta) was forgettable, and barely passed as a story(TO ME =D). The game play is not the most epic I have ever played either. Game of thrones on the other hand I would go so far as to say is now one of my favorite books of all time. I have read all the books out, and watched every episode available. Unless ARR can somehow make me cry like game of thrones has, or give me the same elation as Daenerys, or make me laugh as much as Tyrion there is no way it can even compare.
Don't get me wrong Arr is pretty nice looking and I will for sure play, but you cant compare the two.
No, FFXIV probably would be robb during the red wedding. The Frey would be us , massacreing it once it is released.
With all due respect, even the biggest ARR fans wouldn't dare make this comparison.
Pretty much. I don't even see how you can even logically link the two, it boggles my mind.
FFRR is not going to be popular amongst the general MMO populace after a month or so. Just core ff fans will keep at it.
GoT is popular because it's days of our lives with different set costumes. I'm still baffled as to why fantasy nerds like it, it's terrible, poorly written (save for a few lines) and the characters are surprisingly flat with little reason to connect with any of them. I read the books long before there was talk about a TV series, but it's just not good fantasy; it is great melodrama though and people will eat it up. For political gamesmanship I'll take house of cards over GoT any day.
I disagree. I don't think it will have WoW numbers or anything, but it will keep a good number of people occupied for some time. It will be especially popular with the former WoW players that are currently looking for something new. It has a decent amount of endgame and a slower leveling curve so it should keep them entertained for awhile. It won't be like SWTOR, TSW, and GW2 where half the population is gone a month or two later.
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I don't really get the comparision Game of Throne was never canceled, or suffered from a horrible first season. So I don't see how the two relate.
That's all you base the comparison on?
No way the two can compare, Game of thrones is on a differnt scale of epic than Final Fantasy 14 arr.
Even compared to other new mmo's I don't think final fantasy will be the most popular or even runner up.
Not saying anything bad about the game, I just think there is a smaller audience for a game like this.
I disagree with you about the game yet I agree with Rusque about the quality of GoT lol. I too found the books and then the show while mildly entertaining, just not very good in the way I like my stories and fantasy. All GoT does is make me hate characters with a passion and never get any satisfaction from justice being served or a nice love story etc. It is just pure melodrama and very depressing at that. Life can suck, but not as much as that series makes it suck lol.
That is because GOT story isn't finished yet. Still 2 more books to go to tie up all the loose ends.
"The problem is that the hardcore folks always want the same thing: 'We want exactly what you gave us before, but it has to be completely different.'
-Jesse Schell
"Online gamers are the most ludicrously entitled beings since Caligula made his horse a senator, and at least the horse never said anything stupid."
-Luke McKinney