FFXIV vs WoW: A Completely Different Experience

There is a ton of stuff that didn't make it into the video. I like WoWs' approach to gearing, WoWs PVP, I think the work orders system is really cool, timewalking is an interesting concept, and the classes all feel unique. I plan on making a follow-up, so I hope you guys like the video.

In ffxiv, stacks used to be introduced in a certain major msq raid way deep into the story. It was a meme that the stack would hit a sprout and they would run to a corner and die. I’m glad they updated it to show up much earlier 😅😅

To be fair, there's a lot of content that involves world exploring outside the MSQ on FF14. Treasure maps, side quests, gathering, fishing, hunts, fates, blue mage, etx.

I tried playing WOW for the first time last year, as a new player I was struggling a bit but did enjoy the game, until...Until I queued up for a dungeon, said it was my first time got verbally abused, told to go kms and kicked out of the party. Few weeks ago I tried playing FF14, went into my first dungeon, told people I was new to the game(plus have the sprout icon), got encouraged and taught about the dungeon mechanics and later at the end my party members emote hugged me before leaving and left me recommendations. So yeah, FF14 is much better at least from personal experience.

I play both for different reasons. I would absolutely kill for the wow transmog system in FF though. Just imagine the glamour potential if you had unlimited slots.

I just couldn't get into any MMO including WoW and then I heard the hype of FF14 and hopped on it and cannot stop playing it! I'm currently in stormblood obsessed with the story and playing as black mage. Trying to work on playing as tank(dark knight) and healer(AST)

one of my most rewarding and favorite experiences from ffxiv was guiding 3 sprouts through the great gubal library tbh. it was just a normal roulette for me, but i stayed for almost an hour and gently explained all the mechanics and felt great afterwards. i love getting sprouts in roulettes.

Blizzard has, for whatever reason, decided that their game is going to be all about raiding, raiding, and more raiding. Even in Classic they've gone out of their way to facilitate raid logging as much as possible while completely neglecting the experience on the way to the endgame.

The transmog system is a good system for glam and I feel FF didn't expect people to go crazy for glam. I will say one thing about FF is that you can find hints to future game systems when they add something trivial. Most recent example is adventure plates in dungeons. A transmog system is getting closer to possible for FF. I say this because glamour plates can store outfits that you don't even own the physical pieces for, and also they've added a clothing preview system in the Inn rooms. Noticing stuff like this gets me excited because it's FF's way of actively testing systems for something bigger.

As someone who played and raided in WoW for years my biggest upset when playing Final Fantasy 14 was when they practically gave me a mount. And then let me fly the damned thing later, practically free. I am just sitting there like "But wait, you are supposed to take all my money, make me grind some useless faction for weeks, you are doing this all wrong!"

I think FFXIV is probably the better game for new players and especially if you’re bringing in friends, the game is just so much more accessible. The learning curve for a new player starting WoW is absolutely daunting and they provide you no guidance for almost any of it.

Just finding your channel. Great edits. Great video!

I tried Wow, and you are right, New players are not looked upon well. I had 8 people rage quit in a normal dungeon. One thing goes wrong, people have a tanty and leave. In FF14 the party dusts itself off and tries again.

What a bold title. WoW does a lot of things right, but I got burned out by it and don't trust them as a company anymore. I quit before SL for FFXIV and haven't looked back. Honestly I didn't think it would happen, but I really don't miss WoW. I wish all the best for Dragonflight, but Azeroth is just no longer my home nor is Blizz my company.

I just recently returned to wow and have been trying to play chromie through all the expansions or at least the ones with "storylines" and you said it perfectly, "They have some of the best storytelling in all of rpgs and mmos, WHEN YOU CAN FIND IT". omg it's so hard to find the actual storyline quests with cutscenes and voice acting.

coming from a ffxiv player i was keen to try out dragonflight but the needing addons to play part was an annoying barrier to entry so i didnt too lazy to figure that shit out just to play

In reference to your point about traversal: FFXIV also has slower travel methods - the porters of various kinds - that do try to show off the given zone; It has, however, been less prevelant lately, likely due to the dev team's commitment to not wasting the player's time.

I had the same experience with WoW. I was new and never played WoW and I told the party because i felt like it was the right thing to do and everyone just left and that happened twice. Then I didn't told my new party that I was new and wiped and everyone just quit and I quit the game.

I haven't played ffxiv but I'm going to now that it's on my main console, I have played just about every ff game going all the way back to the Super Nintendo and even played most of the spin offs like Tactics/Dissidia/Crisis Core, etc.. the problem is, I just genuinely prefer to game on a console-> controllers make me feel more engaged with my games-> not to mention it's more comfortable, I grew up on Nintendo so I like my controllers, its second nature for me and controllers are native to consoles so wonky controlls are never a problem (curse you steam controller configuration! 🤬), that being said, ffxiv just dropped on Xbox X and I'm pretty stoked to check it out. Thanks for the good video man!

I was never big into WoW but I tried it from time to time because I knew a lot of people who play it. My most recent try was earlier this year. I made a dwarf, I wanted to level from the start, was excited for what the story might bring, read all the quests... Then got to level 20 and the game was like "Hey, go to this ship to start the BfA campaign" And I was like.... so I'm gonna miss out on ALL the content? How am I even supposed to learn the WoW story? Wikipedia? And I just closed the game and gave up. FFXIV Is so much better for me as a player who cares about the story. I'm not here for the epic raids. I just want to be told a good story and feel like the hero.