It's a shame to watch this happen,as it happened in my fav game the elder scrolls...the latest game was dumbed down drastically for the button smashing masses....and that is exactly what is happening to FR..anybody that denies the trend or tries to justify it,..is shortsighted and does not understand the corporate world and its trends. Taking the world and "blowing it up and redesigning it is a far cheaper corporate project than trying to gradually change aspects of the current edition"
I shed a small tear as I think about the success of bringing "gaming" to the masses....I have so much more to say that I have to stop myself..I could literally write a book