1.0 was better graphically than ARR? Just curious.. I've seen some Xfire streams of it back in the day but still couldn't tell because the quality for streams back then sucked..
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1.0 was better graphically than ARR? Just curious.. I've seen some Xfire streams of it back in the day but still couldn't tell because the quality for streams back then sucked..
djcatskratch
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Does the Beta let you progress far enough to join a Grand Company?
IAmRandom31
Banned
The first thing I have noticed that I would change. Auto-healing between battles. I think it would add a lot if you had to worry about your own healing. Use your own potions to heal, your own antidotes, etc.
Just so easy to run away from a battle, heal up, and then run back in.
Just so easy to run away from a battle, heal up, and then run back in.
QuantumZebra
Member
If you have any CE, PC/PS3/PS4 it carries over. All FFXIV accounts are cross-server.
Yup
better IQ and lighting too
No thank you! It's already a grind haha. I would not play it at all if there was added healing time in between battles.
I'm quite happy with the healing system.
Quite a bit better I would say. Models were more detailed and high poly. Better lighting and IQ as jiggle noticed as well. Each race had its own animations per weapon as well I believe but I could be remembering wrong (every one is the exact same in ARR).
I'm of the belief that since ARR was intended for consoles from the get (while XIV 1.x was not, though it was rumored) they had to cut back.
Pretty much- you'll do things to help each city but after you take the airship, story quests are the same no matter where you started.
Later on you'll join a grand company tied to one of the cities but even those are pretty much palette swapped versions of each other. Everything is the same.
It's because the difficulty and challenge of FFXIV is not about this issue. It's about the mechanics, people knowing their rotations, healing during battles. Once you've gotten a few levels, auto-healing is insignificant.
Lonestar the Tank will return in XIV (and be incredibly average again!)
Damn, I misremembered. My Galka did have Black hair. Oh well, I like his reddish hair in XIV's version =D
RedAssedApe
Banned
the voice acting for
was pretty cringe worthy. why does he sound like an old geezer 
Papalymo
the voice acting forwas pretty cringe worthy. why does he sound like an old geezerPapalymo
The English VA is awful. Switch it to Japanese!
How many characters can you have at once? I remember in FFXI you could have a couple, but at some point you had to pay for the character spots.
I'd like to have the giant elf warrior tank, but I kind of became fond of the human female archer I made in the beta.
I'd like to have the giant elf warrior tank, but I kind of became fond of the human female archer I made in the beta.
but i don't understand Japanese...
yeah 30 days I think.
There's subtitles! I always prefer dubs but the VA in this game is really that bad.
All cut scenes are subtitled and in-game scenes have dialogue boxes so no need to miss out on anything.
Best way to go if you don't like the English VO.
Matchew
Member
I'm new MMO player, what does DPS mean?
It's shorthand for damage per second, but has come to mean a damage dealing role as well.
Damage Per Second.
AgentOtaku
Member
Thanks, might give it a look and see how it goes then.
Valonquar
Member
Either way your stop getting ANY voices at all after you clear the main scenario, and the majority of that didn't have voices either. I wish the devs had done more voice, or none at all. It just feels really out of place when voices start after hundreds of hours with no voices.
Nyteshade517
Member
On the main menu (when you first load up the game to click "Start") choose "Configuaration" > Then select "Other Settings" > Change "Cutscene Audio" to either Japanese, English, German, or French > Click Apply
Matchew
Member
I started off a lancer so can you guys/girls help explain the job system to me. Let me see If I got this right at level 30 I can become a Dragoon right? And I should do that right away? I saw somebody earlier suggest that I also should become a pugilist. But for how many levels and what weapons do they use?
From what I've heard, you can easily beat the main story in those 30 days, which is nice.
empressdonna
Member
After you get lancer to 30, there's no real reason not to level marauder to 15 and get your job. As for puglist, you need to get it to level 12 for Second Wind and Internal Release.
Puglist uses hand-to-hand weapons
SirMossyBloke
Member
Cheers, that helps a lot.
Matchew
Member
After you get lancer to 30, there's no real reason not to level marauder to 15 and get your job. As for puglist, you need to get it to level 12 for Second Wind and Internal Release.
Puglist uses hand-to-hand weapons
Gotcha, thanks.
ok, so I probably won't play much more under this beta cycle, and I'm a total FFXIV noob here... but my question is..
I made a CNJ. Overall having fun with them. I realized I'm a healer. For some odd reason I am drawn to healing classes even before realizing the actual class role...... :\
So as a CNJ, am I destined to be a healer forever? Or is this like a decent modern MMORPG where every class that has a support role likewise can also act as a decent DPS role?
edit - not to say I won't play. I'm just not investing anymore time into characters that are going to be wiped. I have a PS3 CE that I'm waiting to activate until I can do a PS4 transfer.. so at minimum I will be back in full on the next beta cycle (where characters will be on live servers, right?)
I made a CNJ. Overall having fun with them. I realized I'm a healer. For some odd reason I am drawn to healing classes even before realizing the actual class role...... :\
So as a CNJ, am I destined to be a healer forever? Or is this like a decent modern MMORPG where every class that has a support role likewise can also act as a decent DPS role?
edit - not to say I won't play. I'm just not investing anymore time into characters that are going to be wiped. I have a PS3 CE that I'm waiting to activate until I can do a PS4 transfer.. so at minimum I will be back in full on the next beta cycle (where characters will be on live servers, right?)
Mashin Haters
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the beta's really fun, but i dont want to play more because of that character wipe
ill start back up in phase 2.
ill start back up in phase 2.
the beta's really fun, but i dont want to play more because of that character wipe
ill start back up in phase 2.
yeah exactly. I put about 4 hours into this yesterday and realized "damn.... I really need to stop. no way I am investing serious time into this to-be-wiped beta"
As CNJ and White Mage you're pretty much gonna be stuck healing yes. Although I'm sure the resident WHMs would say "Cleric Stance WHM dps!!!" you are primarily going to be healing in most later story dungeons and really focused on healing in endgame. If you want to dps, you should also level a dps class. You can freely switch between classes at any time.
TriniTrin
war of titties grampa
anyone know of a cheap place to get it online for PC? can you use a controller on the PC version too?
empressdonna
Member
CNJ at the moment only goes to WHM which means you're going to be healing a lot more than using stone/stone II/aero/aero II/holy.
You can always choose to switch to another class at level 10 though if you want to play as a DPS role.
Cnj/whm can do decent damage in certain situations, but the role system is pretty rigid in this game, so you will always be the healer first and foremost.
Seriously considering this....
It's really cheap on Steam right now, and yes the controller works on PC as well.
Yeah, steam sale is on for one more day, $14.99 for standard, $24.99 for Digital CE.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Since they're wiping characters after this phase ends, what is everybody spending their time doing? I'm genuinely curious, since i might hear some good ways to spend the time. I've played before, I guess most new people are just happy with running around and feeling it out though.
Mashin Haters
Member
yea i haven't really gotten far into the game, i was mostly doing quests and fighting monsters. i still don't know anything about skills or leveling up lol. i just dont want to waste my time with the wipe happening and all.
Half price on Steam (£9.99) with the 30-day free trial. It's the last day of the sale though!
*Edit* Beaten...
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