What are some things that original FMA offers while FMA: B doesn't?

Just_pablo_999 said:
Not only is the character development better, it ends on a massive deviation of a different storyline, in FMAB you never discover what’s behind the Doors but in FMA they start to take a look into that towards the ends of the anime, personally I think the anime has a lot of potential and could of turned out way cooler if they kept that story line going but oh well, it is what it is

_syedmuhammad__ said:
-The bond between brothers is better
-Lust is a much better character with proper backstory and ending
-Concept of homunculus is much better explained
-Bond between Izumi and the brother is better
-Izumi's story has really good original content
-Ending is gut wrenching
-Roy mustang has lots of funny moments
-Roy mustang caring about his lonely coworker and actually dedicating time to find him a girl
-The over the top taunts that were annoying don't appear here
-The main antagonist isn't someone generic like Father
-Gluttony is scarier but also we sympathize with him
-Early arcs have better pacing
-Barry the chopper is set up earlier
-Scar isn't some over the top heartless character, he is a sane human in this.
-Edward vs Roy mustang fight
-Opening, ED and bgm are just as good, if not better than brotherhood
-There's an additional movie if the anime ending doesn't work for you
-Edward's feelings towards his father is better shown here
-There is no use of cgi
-It is a much darker show in tone

ShamankinguYoh said:

Tell me you didn’t understand FMA without telling me you didn’t understand FMA.

AkiraMiyazaki17 said:
A better soundtrack, broader thematic material, better character work for at least a third of the cast, more mature tone and pacing, and a vastly better adaptation of the material it covers from the manga (seriously Hughes’ death hits so much harder in the original).

I personally like it more, but I can completely understand preferring Brotherhood (as most people do it seems), and the original does get pretty messy at times. That being said, I think it’s a stone cold classic and absolutely deserves a watch.

Lilyari said:
I believe that the reason Brotherhood had such great impact on me and a good amount of people was because of the original, without the original, I probably would have dropped FMAB before it started to get amazing,

if you like FMAB you will most likely enjoy watching the original and vice versa, you get more FMA by watching both, and even though it's the same story animated differently, the original has a more "darker" tone, for the lack of a better word, and the ending is good but in a completely different direction from Brotherhood, I believe both series are great because of the other, and I do think that people who have not seen both are missing out on the complete FMA experience.

_syedmuhammad__ said:

TF you here for ? The guy asked about the differences with better things and that's what I told him. Keep your "idea of understanding" to yourself.

ShamankinguYoh said:

Messy at times? The whole thing is a mess. The only people who prefer the 03 anime over the manga and brotherhood are nostalgia heads for their first FMA related material in the original anime. So much of it is just bad or makes no sense at all. How is that a classic? You have to jump through hoops and overlook/ ignore a considerable amount of material to even consider it good.

AkiraMiyazaki17 said:

God every time I talk about this opinion I get quoted by some butthurt brotherhood fan without an ounce of emotional maturity. I didn’t even watch the original series until around 2 years ago, and I was instantly struck by how much more adult it is. It really isn’t that confusing and—outside of the wrath subplot (which is stupid I will admit) and the last episode, it is a hell of a lot more compelling than some of the source material. I can’t be bothered to hear you recycle the same 3 points; I’m glad you have your own opinion that you can’t shut up about until the entire world has heard it, but I am not interested.