Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn - Beta Phase 3 Impression: Phase 4 August

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I think the picture for GAF is clear, we are infested with cat people. That was a lot of people voted, thanks.
 
This writing is all over the maps and even on signs and things in the world, and is a lot of fun to try to read! Already I've seen signs saying NO ENTRY and DEPARTURE TIMES and that kind of thing, and of course the maps are filled with it. I hope they make a lot more use of this; it's great!

It used to be written that way on a bunch of stuff, even the locations on the map (with no UI font equivalent next to it). But they changed that because it wasn't very readable. I agree though that it is a nice touch.

EDIT: Added my vote to that, was an Elezen in 1.0 but I'm going Midland Hyur in ARR.
 
It used to be written that way on a bunch of stuff, even the locations on the map (with no UI font equivalent next to it). But they changed that because it wasn't very readable. I agree though that it is a nice touch.

EDIT: Added my vote to that, was an Elezen in 1.0 but I'm going Midland Hyur in ARR.

What's the difference between Midlanders and Highlanders?
 
What's the difference between Midlanders and Highlanders?

They're physically different to the point of being different races, unlike all the other race types which are more or less palette swaps/eye shapes etc. Differences include faces, hair styles, posture, physical sizes, emotes, everything you would expect for another race to be honest.
 
i feel pretty stupid asking but how do you get your character on to lodestone? i tried logging on using the same login i used for the beta but it says that there isn't a character associated with that account...
 
i feel pretty stupid asking but how do you get your character on to lodestone? i tried logging on using the same login i used for the beta but it says that there isn't a character associated with that account...

The current lodestone forum is for 1.0 players only. The current forum for ARR players is the beta forum. I think.
 
Things like the airship and dungeons open naturally if you're doing all the story quests appropriate for your level. I got the airship at level 14 and Sastasha/Tam Tara/Copperbell at 15/16/17.

Perhaps there was a mission I missed? That's strange. I was stuck on a story mission in Horizon and "A Spirit is Willing" at levels 15/16/17, until I made 18 and passed both. But aside from levequests, not many missions came up after that. Maybe I should have searched more? I'm not a fan of hand holding, but I have to admit, it was tedious finding missions after a certain point.

You won't have to wait til August 27th, Phase 4 is basically early access. When is Phase 4? No idea, but it'll at least be earlier then the 27th.

Whew, this is great news. I'm literally shaking over here.

I'm on console and I feel challenged to get into a party/group. I find that there is very little communication between console players because of the tediousness and difficulty of navigating the text communication interface. Is there going to be a quest pairing system or dungeon finding system in the final game?

I have a keyboard for my PS3, and still found it difficult to communicate and interact with others. Pressing R1 and bringing up emotes is cumbersome, and typing something at someone becomes nerve wrecking when they're moving (while you try selecting them). Even walking around with a bright green P for "looking for a party" hardly gets the desired result (then again I was a Lalafell PLG with an eye patch by the name of Billy Quizboy, I think THM, BLM and WHM were more sought after than tanks). The "search for players" screen is a little intimidating as well.

That said, I can't wait for the FFXIV: A Realm Reborn |OT| Everybody wants to be a cat, or at least the community thread so we can build parties.
 
I played Miqo'te in the beta and planned to on live. My second choice was always Roegadyn. I'm pretty much waiting until the character creation benchmark is released until I make my final decision. I'll hopefully have weeks to fine tune a character I'm happy with.
 
Are all the EU players planning to move to Ragnorok, or sticking with Sargantas/Ultros?

Ragnarok was the recommended EU world in the last version, so it already has the largest EU community, lots of UK, French, Germans, Spanish, Italians, Russians, Belgians, etc. There are also Middle-East and Latin American players.

Funny enough the only downside it's that if somehow you stayed up playing late, there weren't many people around in the early-morning hours, at least until some Japanese people logged on.

Still, being in Ragnarok certainly beats adjusting your own schedule to play with NA people when you have work the next day, especially if they happen to be from the west coast, I joined a LS like that for a while in 2011, very bad idea even tho I was friends with some of the members.
 
Damn, I missed the entire beta this weekend because I was off on vacation visiting my brother. :(

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I think the picture for GAF is clear, we are infested with cat people. That was a lot of people voted, thanks.

I'm honestly not sure what I'm gonna do yet. My old Legacy character is a lalafell because I think they are adorable and make the best looking mages, but... I sort of want to change it to another races because while they always look cute, it seems like the detail is a bit less because of how small their armors tend to be. I'm just not sure yet...
 
Fuck it I'm going Roegadyn. FOUR!? REALLY GAF!?

Will probably play two characters anyways. Taru >>>>>> Lala but I want my damn midget tank.

I played Galka for years in FFXI and Roegadyn in 1.0, its always felt like an exclusive club. I think I'm ready for a change though. I'm leaning cat man or cro-magnon looking hyur.
 
Ragnarok was the recommended EU world in the last version, so it already has the largest EU community, lots of UK, French, Germans, Spanish, Italians, Russians, Belgians, etc. There are also Middle-East and Latin American players.

Funny enough the only downside it's that if somehow you stayed up playing late, there weren't many people around in the early-morning hours, at least until some Japanese people logged on.

Still, being in Ragnarok certainly beats adjusting your own schedule to play with NA people when you have work the next day, especially if they happen to be from the west coast, I joined a LS like that for a while in 2011, very bad idea even tho I was friends with some of the members.
The majority, if not all, of EU-GAF is playing on Ultros/Sargantas, though.
 
The majority, if not all, of EU-GAF is playing on Ultros/Sargantas, though.

That's cool, I'm just giving my opinion about Ragnarok because I've been playing there since the world was created last year.

Played Elezen in 1.0 and playing Elezen in 2.0

Same here, my 1.0 character looks just like my old FFXI char, plus a goatee. During the beta I thought about changing to Hyur since they now have some of the hairstyles that were only for Elezens before. But after playing again with my 1.0 character, I don't want to change it, maybe modify a scar or something, but that's about it.
 
I played Hyur in 1.0 and I'll play Miqo'te male in 2.0. I'm part of the problem. :(

I just love their fangs when they laugh.
 
How are you folks taking HUDless screens btw?

Seems alright from what I played. Not crazy on the mashy cooldown atypical MMO combat, but the lighting is definitely gorgeous. Wish I could get more AA on the go, but the game hates my 5770 taking over and glitches all graphics at that point.
 
Missed the whole weekends playtime because of midsummer. Played FFXI on 360 and loved it (Only FF game besides tactics I've enjoyed so far), so it would be nice to see how it performs and plays on PS3.

I still yearn for a Galka/Roegadyn Corsair. :(
 
Would there be enough EU players from GAF to warrant not rolling on a EU tagged server?

It's not a latency issue at the end of the day since we're all connecting to Montreal no matter where we play, just a timezone one and whether there's enough people on at the same hours. If there's one thing I've always hated it's being in the last European timezone for MMOs, things die off earliest for you even when you can put in a few more hours.
 
I played Galka for years in FFXI and Roegadyn in 1.0, its always felt like an exclusive club. I think I'm ready for a change though. I'm leaning cat man or cro-magnon looking hyur.

Hehe I played Taru in XI and was always jealous of the big tall Galkas. I really miss their tails and I really want a lala pld, but will definitely do a roegadyn MNK or Mage for my secondary char.
 
Hmm, can't remember which server I picked. Must go back and check on that.

Playing a lvl 17 Catguy GLA for the beta. I may or may not stick with that general configuration when I get to the release version. Haven't partied for any dungeons yet, its my first time playing a Tank, so I want to make certain I'm well equiped and such before anybody is actually counting on me.
 
Wow, playing as a Thraumaturge is so much more fun than playing as an archer. Thats coming from someone who almost always plays as an Archer in MMOs.
 
So is Ultros a US or EU server? I was playing my old character on Aegis and the whole world was just so empty.

Hopefully there is enough of gaf to have fun on a fresh start :)
 
I never played archer in XIV before this beta and I really like it, should I try THM :O?!

Maybe? I went all out with my guy, he has green hair and all. Pretty bossy. :P No, but really, I just liked how flashy the skills look like. It makes the archer looks boring. Kind of.

Dont get me wrong though, I will still support my Miqote archer, I am sure. :P
 
Logged in against my better judgment last night, and had a great time.

Got through Satasha and Tam-Tara Deepcroft with some lovely folks, and had a great time. Both dungeons were really easy, but had a good time. And definitely a good ramp-up for getting used to party play, too, since I'm still getting used to the new gamepad controls.
 
Maybe? I went all out with my guy, he has green hair and all. Pretty bossy. :P No, but really, I just liked how flashy the skills look like. It makes the archer looks boring. Kind of.

Dont get me wrong though, I will still support my Miqote archer, I am sure. :P

That flashiness you're talking about is going to be toned down for phase 4, but that includes all classes, although Archer and Marauder were the less flashier ones.
 
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