Certain parts of the game feel like World of Warcraft Classic, but the similarities don’t go super deep. It’s easy to see why, too, because so far, Final Fantasy XIV has been fantastic. I am clearly not the only person who has picked up Final Fantasy XIV recently, as the game is enjoying a surge of interest and popularity.
I still wanted to play an MMO, and with WoW Classic off the table, no chance of returning to retail WoW, and New World‘s release date in a state of constant uncertainty, there was really only one place to turn: Final Fantasy XIV Online. It took another hit when I heard the rumors that Blizzard was planning to bring the WoW Token to TBC Classic, and what was left of my desire to return straight-up vanished when these sexual abuse allegations surfaced. My determination to return to the game diminished a bit when I saw that Blizzard was launching a paid cloning service for The Burning Crusade because, to be honest, that’s one of the stupidest in-game purchases I’ve ever been confronted with. I even told my guild that I’d be back for TBC Classic, because to me, that was peak WoW. When I quit WoW Classic, I had every intention of returning for the launch of The Burning Crusade Classic (which hadn’t been confirmed at that point but was nevertheless a foregone conclusion).
