Final Fantasy XIV Online is an Unexpected Paradise for WoW Players
I finally gave this game a try and was rewarded in kind
Seriously, what took me so long to get into this game? Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV), aka the critically acclaimed MMORPG with a completely free trial including the award-winning Heavensward expansion is entering a new and exciting time in 2021. Perhaps spurred on due to a content drought in World of Warcraft (WoW) and more interest in playing video games during Covid-19, FFXIV may have reached a milestone like none it has seen before.
This game has an excellent story combined with satisfying gameplay and a lot of the components of a good MMO. I think the reason I did not try it until this year is that at surface level, it never seemed to appeal to me, but boy was I wrong and I am glad to have finally dived in. Now, the question is, should you do the same?
For me, WoW sets the stage for FFXIV
I have played WoW on and off for the past 14 years. I started playing in 2007, right along with my friends from high school; back in the days of The Burning Crusade. The game was unlike anything I had played before. I could play virtually with friends and strangers who would eventually become friends and there was a true sense of vastness to the world that…
