FF14

rq question...

you guys wanna really do all of the missions again?? i mean.. i just finished CoP like 4 month ago (playing since Nov 2007) and i hated it.. it was just annoying ok the storyline was ok.. but the missions. ;; finding ppl who actually wanna do that / need it ;;;;;
when i just think about that im "trying" to get my rdm dynamis hat since over a year.. ahhhh no thank you..not wanna do that over and over again.. like.. 2010 comes ff14 out.. then 5 years later.. ff18?? lol...so how many ppl got a sec token? i ordered it like 3 weeks ago.. still havent got it.. called SE. they said its gonna take like 3-4 weeks to germany (but already paid 10 €).. then.. whats with the new add ons for ffxi?? the moogle thing and wth was the name of the other thing.. but they still havent said anything about it yet or? so we gonna pay 10 $ / € again for that? lol and then comes ff14 out?
hmmm or maybe we can transfer our chara from ff11 to ff14 for 100$/€ idk..

They already said that characters won't be transferable, but that your friend list will be. I'll probably play both till FFXI truely does die. And SE has stated since nearly the beginning that they won't stop support and new content for FFXI as long as there are people playing it, they may merge servers and such as population dwindles but the game will still be there.

With missions and such, it will be an entirely new world just with similar looking races for familiarity purposes nothing more. So the story lines and missions will be different. Playing since 2007 isn't that long I've been playing since NA PC release that's a hell of alot more time spent in the game, for some of us it's more the friends that we've made and the fact that it's just a more advanced chat room then anything that keeps us around.

Yeh, for some people. playing since NA releases, this game has been around for around 7yrs... And as amara said, a lot of us don't necessarily log on for the quests/missions/exp grind, but more for the social aspect. "Glorified Chatroom" pretty much hits the nail on the head. I'll probably keep playing until i decide if 14 is going to be right for me or not. Hell, i was still in High School when this started, i'm now married with 2 kids.

I have seen people come and go, as well as the growth and development in the lives of others. This game is more about items and pixels, it's about the friendships and relationships you make, thus making it more than "Just a game". and as fellow MMO players, a majority would probably agree.

i wanna take bets on how long the new wiki takes to be "semi-reliable" with info ROFL!

For the 1000000th time, FFXI and FFXIV are going to be two completely different games... It's like saying "I want to transfer my WoW character to FFXI."

Why do people think it's a remake of FFXI? Even my RL friendss are like "Damn I'm not doing CoP missions again if I get FFXIV" Wtf? They aren't IN FFXIV!

This is going to be a more player friendly game, for all players, not just ones who are able to play every day, and for hours a day. I will deffinately enjoy this, It would be nice to actually acomplish things and have fun while only getting to play for 40 mins at a time, maybe a few days a week.

Yes, Windower was specifically updated to work with Windows 7, and you can see more details about that on their forums. I'm not sure if FFXI works without windower at this point, though, so that could be a deal breaker for some? Seems unlikely, but who knows.

Sequel to FFXI or Stand Alone Title. Either way I don't like that FFXVI will be online. I've been very stagnant in FFXI lately because of the Bahamut close and move, I fell into a social LS and haven't been doing all the events I was used to and getting bored. I'm on the brink of quitting FFXI and enjoying other titles.

Unfortunetly, I'm one of those FF fans that's going to get sucked into FFXVI which I really shouldn't. That's why I was so hoping that Square would've capitlaized on one of their other series so I'd be less interested.

I was hoping for Star Ocean Online, or Dragon Quest Online, something along those lines. Personally I don't know why they would do 2 MMOs in the same series with options like that because now their fan base is going to be torn between the two.

Because 1) it's their biggest IP. 2) in Japan everything remotely related to FF is rabidly devoured by the fans over there.

It's a process... Wether you like it or not, FFXI IS dying, maybe very slowly, but it is.

Now, SE knows this, and from there standpoint it would make more sense to make a new game now, then one day say "Hey, FFXI is done, but two years from now we will have a new game! Just wait!"

It's a transition, a more subtle way of saying "Hey look, FFXI is dead, go play our new game NOW and make us more moneyz."

So, another interview on IGN:

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/991/991483p1.html

My thoughts on the growth system:

Perhaps the system will be like the 'sphere grid' in FFX. Where you upgraded your character with points like that.

And with the weapons... Perhaps the more you wield one type of weapon, the more proficient you become with that type.
Then, each weapon may require a prerequisite level of proficiency to equip it. It could also be that the more proficient you become with one weapon, the less proficient you become with other types of weapons.

Which would lead to more specialized characters and the need for more than one character, similar to WoW/PWI/etc.

Tbh, I wouldn't mind the system being quest/event based where you get rewards not only in equipment, but in 'points' that could then be spent to improve your character.

Not really 'experience points' and linear growth, but a free-form system that allows more customization to the player.

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned but.... from what I can tell Gria is going to be a new race?




I liked the above pic best, but they actually also have sort-of pointy ears. Go google it! ^^

Looks cool to me. =) I'll probably create a character of each race with various names to start. Ya know... To give me the option to play any w/o having the name already taken. =)

A friend was telling me about the Gria rumor, and it seems pretty interesting. Hopefully there's more races to be discovered. :o

Nice interview link, Tbest, my favorite parts:

What is the combat system like?
The development team won't say, but it did confirm to us that... Additionally, the heavy team-play aspect of FF11 has been deemphasized, and now exploration and battle is said to be more balanced between solo and team play.

Who's Working on the Game?
It is produced by Hiromichi Tanaka (Final Fantasy I, II, III, and IX) and directed by Nobuaki Komoto (Final Fantasy IX, XI), with art direction by Akihiko Yoshida (Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy XII) and a musical score from Nobuo Uematsu (Most Final Fantasies ever). Yoshitaka Amano has designed the logo and is pulling additional art duties as well.

Uematsu only did a few tracks in FFXI, how much is he doing for XIV?
Square Enix revealed to IGN that Uematsu will be doing all the music for Final Fantasy XIV and that it will be composed in a range of different styles and genres.

Are Chocobos back?
Yes, they will return. But Square Enix has told IGN that it is looking at using them in a completely different way than they were used in Final Fantasy XI (where they were used as riding steeds).

:D :D :D

CHOCO BATTLE !!!!

o.o this could be interesting ><

im more interested in Airship fights tho

or

can you purchase or own a airship like other FF games and just fly around !

Can't wait until it's SE playing games with us FFXIV vs. FFXI

SE appeals to FFXIV fans by adding manthra as playable.

o_O

SE then appeals to the FFXI audience by adding new level limit of 80.

O_O

SE then appeals to potential players of FFXIV by releasing bahamut as a summon first.

x_x

Then in FFXI.

t(-_-t)

Mounted battles would be epic! Chocobo Knights FTW ^^

Personal Airships? That'd be kewl, too, Xzibit can show up and put some plasmas on that ***, bowling ball dispensers, and other useless crap!! Woot!!!

zoooooooooooooom /flyby hey doodz! zooooooooom /flyaway,

Really, though, "flying mounts" would be pretty crazy for FF even though it's standard in WoW. Would be hella neat. :3

Don't give them ideas, whure! </3

Put an airship in my airship.

/recalls ffiv hovercraft.

LOL, if any NPC says "Yo dawg" in FF14 it's all over... ^^

and mtv wins by failing

Picture getting aggroz on your airship! xD

Oh noes Enemies are tailing us o.o

"Drop some galkas on them!"

xD

Who is gonna mine some Runes for you then?

Noes galka board the enemy ship =o and break it to pieces

also they never die =o

Lol gdi jaerik I love reading your post

How the **** does those things fly?

{Magic}

That's fantastic ^^

Anyone else find it awkward playing FFXI now that we know how awesome FFXIV is looking?
Like, everything that happens to me in FFXI...I'm so carefree. ><;

By carefree I mean like say in Dyna, my armor doesn't drop, again, but I didn't even get upset or anything, slept that night like a baby, thinking about possibilities in FFXIV.

http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6210518/square-enix-considering-ffxiv-online-for-xbox-360