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FINAL FANTASY XI 2011 |OT| To Abyssea and Beyond!
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New weapon skills look great http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH7PY6YjMSY I want to see the club one so bad.
Chuck (Old)
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Are those magian weaponskills or something? I've never heard of them before.
Chuck (Old)
Banned
Meritable, huh? I assume they're pretty easy to unlock in an Abyssea party. Are they any good though?
Shouta
Member
I think I just saw a Phoenix for H2H. ZOMG!
Someone said the potency upgrades is 17% modifier for each upgrade (or around that) from the test server. And since most of them are multi-hit they could 'potentially' be very powerful on their own or powerful after they are upgraded fully. The upgrade path is pretty intense but manegable through intense merit parties in abyssea. They are updating merits to 30 points you can hold at a time and the final upgrade is going to be 30 merit points. its going to take more then 100 merit points to fully upgrade these bad boys, not to mention you can only fully upgrade 3 weaponskills at a time so people are going to have to choose which ones they want for the sake of it, and which ones they want to excel at.
Unlock is 10 points.
Saw a picture from the test server that had the club ws do 3.4k damage to a campaign orc
(fully merited of course)Chuck (Old)
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Thanks for the explanation, Allard. I'm with Kadinsky, if I still played I'd go for the katana. There was no way I was hardcore enough to get the magian weapon but the WS that accompanies it was damn strong, so hopefully these can hold their own against them.
Shouta
Member
Probably H2H, Gsword, and Sword for me. I can use those across more than one job so I can make the most of it.
Chuck (Old)
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Is the shell still active?
Shouta
Member
Not really. When the updates start hitting, I'll probably be playing a bit again (and when I move back to the US).
shell has been dead for a while last i played.
Chuck (Old)
Banned
I might reactivate to check out the level 100 content. I still have to figure out how the new crystallis payment system works.
Amazon has the Abyssea Ultimate collection for $8USD so I picked it up. I have an account, but I'm going to start fresh I think. Just trying to decide which server to play on. A lot of people say Asura has the highest population, any recommendations?
Chuck (Old)
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Asura may have a large JP population and a smaller English population, y'never know. I'd ask around on some server specific forums, such as on Alla or KI. Most of GAF plays on Sylph, and I enjoyed my brief time on the server. There are lots of friendly and helpful English speaking players, plus you can join the GAF LS if you'd like to.
I picked up the Ultimate Collection today after playing the free trial for a few days. I'm really enjoying it so far, though I'm looking forward to getting to areas where I can actually join a party.
I'd love to join the GAF LS, how would I do that? (I'm on Sylph, username: Inrainbows)
I'd love to join the GAF LS, how would I do that? (I'm on Sylph, username: Inrainbows)
Shouta
Member
Wow. I guess this is just more proof that Yoshida is the only one at SE that understands how to make an mmo work.
I actually sympathize with the answers, but they took the completely wrong angle from why people liked the abyssea content. Balance does need to happen eventually though, especially with a final level cap coming underway, but the 'attitude' around the reason they made void the watch the way they did is really unfortunate.
The one nice piece of info is that they are contemplating a new 'vanafest' to announce something for the 10th anniversary. I know its a broken record but I would like to see one final 'true' expansion to come with the game, a place where ground work can be laid for more structured new content (And not tacked on rehashes into the old world). But since I'm sure the team is probably extremely small these days and with most of the asset artists probably working on the new FFXIV areas, the likely hood of that happening is probably close to nil
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Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
FF11 LS dead too?
FF14 one is pretty lethargic nowadays as well. New patch might change things, we'll see.
What do you guys do about it? Does it even matter?
FF14 one is pretty lethargic nowadays as well. New patch might change things, we'll see.
What do you guys do about it? Does it even matter?
Conrad Link
Member
I've been playing since day 1 American, Abyssea was easily the most fun I've ever had with the game.
Hearing their comments about it just reminds me why I rarely play anymore. It actually made me a little angry reading it lol, everyone likes to laugh at how clueless they are and joke 'do they even play their own game??' etc, but I'm honestly starting to really wonder.
I have no interest in going back to the 'old ways', Abyssea felt like one last hurrah type thing to me, reward for all the BS over the years where suddenly they hit a switch and the game was in fun mode. But woops that was a mistake, lets go backwards! :|
Come the new update, I'll be back playing for a week or so getting all my jobs level and look at the new stuff.... but if its anything like the last few, my interest will just dwindle out again pretty quickly.
Kinda weird this time last year when I was sooooooo engrossed (like, seriously playing constantly) in the game, I never would have dreamed finally getting to 99 would be such a non-event to me.
Hearing their comments about it just reminds me why I rarely play anymore.
It actually made me a little angry reading it lol, everyone likes to laugh at how clueless they are and joke 'do they even play their own game??' etc, but I'm honestly starting to really wonder.I have no interest in going back to the 'old ways', Abyssea felt like one last hurrah type thing to me, reward for all the BS over the years where suddenly they hit a switch and the game was in fun mode. But woops that was a mistake, lets go backwards! :|
Come the new update, I'll be back playing for a week or so getting all my jobs level and look at the new stuff.... but if its anything like the last few, my interest will just dwindle out again pretty quickly.
Kinda weird this time last year when I was sooooooo engrossed (like, seriously playing constantly) in the game, I never would have dreamed finally getting to 99 would be such a non-event to me.
Shouta
Member
LS is kind of dead at the moment but it's a fairly common occurrence. The LS dies out for periods of time then magically starts up again later. Though, with Ito and Tanaka power tripping again and trying to ruin FFXI like they did FFXIV at the start, the LS may die out for good this time.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Play 14 instead!
Oh, you're gonna move outta Japan? I should probably go to Tokyo again sometime.
Shouta
Member
Not paying for 14 even in its current state. 2.0 has to come around and then I'd have to experience for free first before I'd consider giving up money again for it. Launch killed off all the goodwill I had, damn Tanaka.
And yeah, I'm heading back to the US in 2 weeks. Getting all the prep work done now.
And yeah, I'm heading back to the US in 2 weeks. Getting all the prep work done now.
I feel exactly the same.I've been playing since day 1 American, Abyssea was easily the most fun I've ever had with the game.
Hearing their comments about it just reminds me why I rarely play anymore.
I have no interest in going back to the 'old ways', Abyssea felt like one last hurrah type thing to me, reward for all the BS over the years where suddenly they hit a switch and the game was in fun mode. But woops that was a mistake, lets go backwards! :|
Come the new update, I'll be back playing for a week or so getting all my jobs level and look at the new stuff.... but if its anything like the last few, my interest will just dwindle out again pretty quickly.
Kinda weird this time last year when I was sooooooo engrossed (like, seriously playing constantly) in the game, I never would have dreamed finally getting to 99 would be such a non-event to me.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Riposte
Member
I was a long time player of FFXI and Abyssea combined with Magian trials and level cap increase(which isn't really bad I guess) were the catalysts which made me retire from the game. So I could understand the point of view of someone who doesn't think it is the best thing ever. For one I would have preferred they took the good ideas/innovations of Abyssea and spread them throughout the game.
pancakesandsex
Member
People thought it was the new endgame without considering that the cap increases and additional content were going to drive it towards the new midgame. Some of the concepts have spilled over into other things, for better and worse, and it did establish a new baseline of easily accessible, and rather useful equipment.
But who ever goes to those areas?
pancakesandsex
Member
Have a good move!
Poor people D:
Some-what unrelated bump,
NeoGAF's Essential RPGs (2012 edition)
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=455870
Someone else must think this game belongs on the list, lets at the very least get the game on the top100!
NeoGAF's Essential RPGs (2012 edition)
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=455870
Someone else must think this game belongs on the list, lets at the very least get the game on the top100!
Shouta
Member
With all the shitty stuff they're doing recently, not really. =/
Freyjadour
Member
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUWw0qpwmqE
Every few months I break out the XI music and I find myself checking threads and sites. I've never had a more stark love/hate relationship with a game. If it were F2P my life would be in shambles, that's the only barrier that keeps me from re-installing at times like these.
Every few months I break out the XI music and I find myself checking threads and sites. I've never had a more stark love/hate relationship with a game. If it were F2P my life would be in shambles, that's the only barrier that keeps me from re-installing at times like these.
The first time I arrived to this place I was in awe, to this day is my favorite zone/music in the game, or maybe the most meaningful (dunno if thats even a word )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJaFB4fk3dQ
<3
)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJaFB4fk3dQ
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