Well, at a wild guess, since we're stuck at level 50 (soon to be level 60) and the characters in the other games are all capable of hitting level 99, I'd say that right now FFXIV characters are much, much weaker than their counterparts in previous games. Purely based on numbers, of course.
In terms of in-universe strength, I haven't seen anything in FFXIV that's quite as over-the-top as the stuff in Advent Children - not that that means they'll never go that far, but it certainly seems to be something limited to only the most extraordinary individuals. I suspect that's a conscious decision on the part of the designers - after all, this is an MMORPG, and some level of grounding is required to maintain the illusion that, yes, you DO have to band together to fight these enemies and you are not such a super-powerful badass that you can wipe the floor with everyone as you please.
All that being said... I can easily see a level 99 WoL besting most other characters in Final Fantasy canon. They've already got a LOT going for them, and those advantages will only increase over time. Though... unless they do something like add a Blade & Soul/Mirror's Edge style movement system, they'll probably never reach the heights of the FF7 crew.
In terms of in-universe strength, I haven't seen anything in FFXIV that's quite as over-the-top as the stuff in Advent Children - not that that means they'll never go that far, but it certainly seems to be something limited to only the most extraordinary individuals. I suspect that's a conscious decision on the part of the designers - after all, this is an MMORPG, and some level of grounding is required to maintain the illusion that, yes, you DO have to band together to fight these enemies and you are not such a super-powerful badass that you can wipe the floor with everyone as you please.
All that being said... I can easily see a level 99 WoL besting most other characters in Final Fantasy canon. They've already got a LOT going for them, and those advantages will only increase over time. Though... unless they do something like add a Blade & Soul/Mirror's Edge style movement system, they'll probably never reach the heights of the FF7 crew.
