fluffydelusions
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UGH why can't they put in a proper queue system like EVERY other MMO
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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn |OT| World Full. Try again later. Please Understand
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Spam 0. It makes it easier to log in.
You left out Blue mage.
But yeah those are reasonable assuming they don't reintroduce utsusemi. That was toxic to the previous game...
:40 was the new hotness last night, while I was on I saw a bunch log into GAF FC at :40 twice.
Thank you for that, makes it A LOT easier than clicking lol.
tiggerkiddo
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Oh thank goodness, a queue.
Shouta
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They could do what other MMOs do and just level requirement the Materia to the slot to prevent a Lv.1 from Min/Maxing like that.
And there are no Lv.1 gear that has 5 Materia slots either
It would be better if you could just slot Materia into gear with slots as long as the levels were appropriate between the two. That'd be a nice way to give player convenience and some variety in an accessible way to players.
That's already the case. You can't min/max with high level materia because it requires a base item level for the upper tiers.
Slots are 100% chance of affixing materia but you can meld additional materia to gear beyond the slots available. You just have a chance of it failing in that case. So even if a piece of equipment has 2 slots, it has a possibility of having a total of 5 (I think).
I could go with allowing the slots to be melded freely but I'd still prefer the current system because it does require a bit of dependence on other players unless folks want to spend the time themselves to do it. It is an MMO afterall. It has to have some kind of system to get folks to interact.
Stoneskin has a 3 second cast and if you need an emergency version of it, you can easily use a Swiftcast to bypass the casting time. Skill Speed will reduce the recast timer. Additionally, % based on the target is fine. It makes sense from a Lore perspective and a balancing one, IMO. It's certainly better than the skill-based version they had from FFXI which was fairly meh for most folks.
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Same here. I wish there was a hack where I could kick afk-people off the server. Now it's on Now Loading! And I'm in!!!
Baleoce
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I'm almost convinced there's no packets being sent to or from the server with 1017, and it's some random algorithm. I tend to find after I hammer the login button and keep getting 1017's, if I go out of the game completely, and log back in with the security key it puts me in an actual queue quicker. I can't even remember the last time I got a 1017, kept hammering login, and it actually worked, infact I don't think I've ever successfully logged in like that.
They do have one. It's been there since early access. It's called login issues, meant to fatigue the player base. Later known as 1017.
Unknown Soldier
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I use and swear by a G13. I can't play MMOs with a keyboard anymore.
Baleoce
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Yeah, I love using a gamepad on MMOs now. and I usually have a wireless keyboard on my lap for both chatting, and extended convenience hotkeys
Do you suggest going straight to WHM at 30 or are there any skills worth getting on CNJ first? Still level 22 so I've a bit of a ways to go.
Thief is probably a given, since gladiator already uses daggers. Dancer could easily come from Pugilist. Sage is kinda redundant, since we already have the Scholar.
I'm curious how they would implement Jobs like Samurai or Ninja, given that they use unique weapons.
Personally, I'd like to see something like the Rune Fencer, maybe as a tank who employs self buff/debuffs to keep hate. On other hand, i'm not found of evansion tanks, because they tend to fuck the game balance for the other tanks (I don't want another FFXI situation)
Philthy
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How does this compare to Everquest and WoW?
Are there any static spawns/rares that you can camp or is everything instanced?
Is equipment auction house driven, or do you have to find your good equipment or make it yourself?
I'm a huge fan of the old EQ way. I like competing against people for spawns and items. The whole instanced thing ruined MMORPGs for me because then everyone can be that special snowflake without having to wait in line or hours.
Are boss mobs static or instanced? Again, same thing. I liked being part of a guild that got steam rolled all the time trying to get to respawns before the other guys. It made you work harder as a team where mistakes could blow your shot and let the other guys take a shot. Eventually you were the ones steam rolling, and it felt like an accomplishment.
Are there any static spawns/rares that you can camp or is everything instanced?
Is equipment auction house driven, or do you have to find your good equipment or make it yourself?
I'm a huge fan of the old EQ way. I like competing against people for spawns and items. The whole instanced thing ruined MMORPGs for me because then everyone can be that special snowflake without having to wait in line or hours.
Are boss mobs static or instanced? Again, same thing. I liked being part of a guild that got steam rolled all the time trying to get to respawns before the other guys. It made you work harder as a team where mistakes could blow your shot and let the other guys take a shot. Eventually you were the ones steam rolling, and it felt like an accomplishment.
Sir Griffith
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Definitly puppetmaster, aka best ffxi job ever.
I also hope to see bard get more support oriented with a level max increase / new skills, then archer get Ranger as a second job.
Blue mage also, definitly.
I really hope they will add now classes, not just new jobs. Give the occasion for new leveling, and more weapon diversity.
Well if you look at the Marauders Guild as you walk in, you'll notice the MRD symbol on the left banner, but on the right banner, a pair of crossed pistols. I expect we'll see some sort of class relating to that eventually.
Johnlenham
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Yep, all one account. A family member got a new laptop recently that was not very good GPU wise but still got a pretty nice benchmark score, so you never know.
Seems I can run it on high laptop? but the benchmark is only for character creation so im not really sure
So i'm an idiot and entered my buddy pass code instead of my CE code(didn't read what code it was until afterwards. Is it possible to still enter the CE code without making a new account? (since I was already a part of EA). Will I have to contact S-E, or can I wait until my sub runs out. I feel like such an idiot. since it was pretty obvious what the code was I just didn't read it.
I tried entering the other code and it says the code is invalid, but I just opened it now so it couldn't be. I'd be fine if it overwrote my subscription, but now I don't have my CE items.
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If I add another service account will that work? I don't want to mess up using the code again >.<
I tried entering the other code and it says the code is invalid, but I just opened it now so it couldn't be. I'd be fine if it overwrote my subscription, but now I don't have my CE items
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If I add another service account will that work? I don't want to mess up using the code again >.<
You are awesome.
Oooh okay, that helps a lot. Thanks!
Also, how do you do a macro for Stone II? I tried LL, II, and 2, but it just uses Stone I.
Heh, reminds me of the Ninja's from Disgaea, and their uncanny ability to dodge everything. An enemy would break out some fifty hit combo, and the screen would be spammed by, "Miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss...."
Yeah, I could see that working as a type of Tank. XD
How the ninja in FFXI was... Square was not happy about it. I doubt they'll do it again.
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So good. Such a surprise.
GuitarGuruu
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Where is recommended for fates at level 35?
SoraanTribal
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Damn, my game crashed, and now I can't get back in. D: On a side note, Cutters Cry is a pretty cool dungeon. I especially like the final boss of it. Hectic, but fun.
Baleoce
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Yeah Ninja was never meant to be a tank conceptually. I hope there's no evasion tank specialist in XIV.
fluffydelusions
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Maybe camp dragonhead
Yeah, they ended up having to balance the whole game around 1 skill and then they introduced a 2nd tier version of it.... I dunno, I think whoever called the shots on that one was asleep at the wheel. It seems far more simple to adjust the 1 problemnatic skill and job instead.
user1337
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do it now! que 40
Hero_of_the_Day
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I knew I shouldn't have logged out when I decided to go grab some food. Looks like I'm done for the day.
Shouta
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They balanced it again later on. Evasion tanking became just one method with benefits and weaknesses. I'm fine with it if they can balance it like later XI but definitely not early XI.
tiggerkiddo
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Having finally had access to the other two cities, I can see that Gridania has the least confusing layout and I'm so glad I started there. Glad I can use airships now at least...now I want to be a White Mage but should I continue leveling CNJ to 30 or just start on the other class and level that to 15?
There aren't really any requirements, per se. We just ask that you make a Guildwork account and apply on our site so you can stay abreast of FC events, etc.
http://reddot.guildwork.com/
Do that and bug an officer in the game and you should be all set!
As for the point? Well, there are a number of bonuses from being in an FC, and I believe later there will be FC-only content.
Right now, though, it's mostly just a way to aggregate accomplishments and rank up the FC more bonuses.
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I've been doing work on Durandal (Legacy JP, oy vey) - waiting for server transfer as I'm not keen on making a new main. Kinda hurts, but the way the servers are currently, well, I don't WANT an NA server.
That being said, Durandal has not had a login queue a single time since launch for me. I'll take my blessings.
That being said, Durandal has not had a login queue a single time since launch for me. I'll take my blessings.
BattleMonkey
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Can't really blame people for not logging off. This is such bullshit to launch without a AFK kick or proper queue system. Even with messed up launches in other games, I at least knew I could just get in a queue and eventually play the game.
Goddamnit. Am I gonna have to watch all the 1.0 cutscenes on Youtube? I keep bumping into that pair of NPC's from the first game and I am pretty lost on who they are and they keep making constant references to events from "5 years ago".
Is that rabbit hole worth going down just to get better up to speed?
Is that rabbit hole worth going down just to get better up to speed?
I wrote a script to retry logging in because of how absurd it is otherwise. I don't at all condone bots for playing MMORPGs, but for logging in, it's another matter entirely. When I say I was "trying" to log in, I meant I was chatting on IRC while my script tried to log me in. I don't really have to pay attention because it detects when I'm in a queue and stops.
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