Can someone explain FF XIV to me?

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Nem said:

• The community is very agressive (though i'm starting to think this is happening across the board on MMO's, but due to the grindy nature of the game people will expect you to know everything the first time you step in a dungeon, so be prepared for alot of out of the game studying).

Just wanted to pick up on this one point here, which I too agree with and have a reason why... Warcraft.

Pre-Warcraft MMO's were a very 'niche' genre, but since its release MMO's have become more mainstream. 

Long time ago I was a sort of 'kid looking through a window' at those playing MMO's, hearing these stories and such. Always wanted to play one and eventually I did and it was Warcraft (like about 10 million others) and we learnt that trade. Now many of those are moving on still thriving for that MMO and try the new ones coming out, and alot of them (us) have an elitist attitude towards others, as we have played that genre alot, know what to do and expect others to do the same and dont have the patience for those who dont.

 

Sme may argue my point, but pre-Warcraft, what was the most paying subscribers an MMO had? (I honestly dont know, before I played Warcraft I heard stories involving SWG and UO). Warcraft made MMO's mainstream.