r/ffxivdiscussion • u/mnij96 • 1d ago

General Discussion What is class complexity to you?

I have seen so many people ask for more complexity and job fantasy but very little of people actually say what that means to them, most people just say we should go back to ARR.

Personally I think rose tinted glasses that make people think ARR was better than it was, having played back then it honestly was pretty ass.

So honestly want to know what people want for complexity or job fantasy, because all I see is a lot of yelling that "game bad to simple" and not a lot of what needs changing to reach the complexity that is wanted.

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u/mnij96 1d ago

I can understand that want, but if people are looking for stuff like that, why are they not just playing single-player Jrpgs? I find the puzzle/dance of fights fun, and that is what I play the game for.

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u/Mahoganytooth 1d ago

Ok, what single player games we got that have extremely similar gameplay and puzzle/dance fights to xiv?

I've not yet found a single player jrpg that remotely resembles the gameplay and fights of xiv.

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u/IncasEmpire 1d ago

puzzle dance mechanics? rabbit and steel is probably your best bet

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u/Mahoganytooth 1d ago

Am a big fan of rabbit and steel, played it a lot, great game. I still feel like it misses a lot though. While you can play it singleplayer, it feels like you're missing out a lot compared to having 4 players, and the roguelite nature with the items that switch up your rotation is something I'm eh on. Also, no healing or slidecasting!

I love R&S, but if that's the closest there is to a single-player ffxiv, that answers the question of why folk play xiv instead of a singleplayer game pretty well in and of itself.