Pai Pai Master
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Final Fantasy XIV Alpha Discussion
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I should be doing hw
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Awesome it's finally starting. My internet picked the wrong time to be capped though 
Freyjadour
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Been trying to log back in for almost 40 minutes now. This is a mess.
I'd just like 30 minutes of rabbit fighting and I'll go away
I'd just like 30 minutes of rabbit fighting and I'll go away
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Teknoman said:
Right now there are no in-game options of any sort, so that kinda stuff will definitely be in at a later time.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Teknoman said:
Yep.
Disconnected again ;_;
notworksafe
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Keep getting crashes. I made it to my guild though! Next time I get in, it's time to take a quest.
Freyjadour
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Made it outside, couldn't find any mobs, disconnected.
Giving this another go and then calling it a night. Hope they hold off a bit for the next test.
Giving this another go and then calling it a night. Hope they hold off a bit for the next test.
Pai Pai Master
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Kandinsky said:
Bah the chocobo mouse was so much cooler than this stupid hand. As soon as it's possible I'm gonna find a way to change it back.
notworksafe
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B-Dex said:
I actually couldn't figure out a way to bring up either equipment or inventory.
BamYouHaveAids
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Watched a stream and someone found a mining site, can you craft from the get go?
Pai Pai Master
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BamYouHaveAids said:
If you choose Miner as your starting job, yes. Probably better off starting with something more tuned for combat though, at least until you can afford to buy a mining axe.
notworksafe
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Kandinsky said:Hmm press - or select
Oh nice! Well I'll try that if I can ever get back in.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Got in a third time and managed to make it to the Bismarck before getting booted again...I just wanna fight!!
notworksafe
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Pai Pai Master said:
Same here! It's getting frustrating. I may give up soon.
Freyjadour
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Got to play around for a bit with some Beetles and Rats. Combat seems pretty good all things considered, although not having auto attack and having very limited skills makes for a not so interesting affair.
Controls are about as bad as I feared. Mouse is useless, keyboard isn't giving me what I want. Done for the night though, game needs some more work before I waste 3 hours for that little bit of combat again. Really want to get more experience in, but this is too frustrating.
Controls are about as bad as I feared. Mouse is useless, keyboard isn't giving me what I want. Done for the night though, game needs some more work before I waste 3 hours for that little bit of combat again. Really want to get more experience in, but this is too frustrating.
notworksafe
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If I could get just one real battle done, I think I'd be much less bummed at getting about 10 minutes of gameplay in 3 hours.
Freyjadour
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Lancer here.
Gotta say that, while the game is definitely faster than XI, I'm not real pleased with how the combat flow seems. Granted, I can see how that can change up and be much more interesting in a party, but having such a long GCD and no auto attack means a lot of waiting around doing nothing.
Just initial impressions, don't take my head off. I definitely need more combat time, and I wouldn't mind trying out a faster class like Pugilist.
Gotta say that, while the game is definitely faster than XI, I'm not real pleased with how the combat flow seems. Granted, I can see how that can change up and be much more interesting in a party, but having such a long GCD and no auto attack means a lot of waiting around doing nothing.
Just initial impressions, don't take my head off. I definitely need more combat time, and I wouldn't mind trying out a faster class like Pugilist.
this is my feedback for the controls I'll be sending to SE.
Controls:
-As suspected mouse controls have not been improved at ALL. This will be a huge problem if SE wants to attract more players from games like World of Warcraft, EQ2 , Age of Conan, and many other mmos. As-is the mouse is absolutely useless.
-I hadn't played XI in a few years, and it took me an hour to figure out the camera controls, I can only imagine how veterans of games like WoW or EQ2 will struggle will a camera system that is completely foreign and unweildly.
-Suggestions for more standard mouse controls: Hold down the left mouse button to look around the world. Hold down the right mouse button to turn your character using the mouse. Zoom the camera in and out using the mouse wheel.
Controls:
-As suspected mouse controls have not been improved at ALL. This will be a huge problem if SE wants to attract more players from games like World of Warcraft, EQ2 , Age of Conan, and many other mmos. As-is the mouse is absolutely useless.
-I hadn't played XI in a few years, and it took me an hour to figure out the camera controls, I can only imagine how veterans of games like WoW or EQ2 will struggle will a camera system that is completely foreign and unweildly.
-Suggestions for more standard mouse controls: Hold down the left mouse button to look around the world. Hold down the right mouse button to turn your character using the mouse. Zoom the camera in and out using the mouse wheel.
Freyjadour
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Valru said:
Played XI recently, so that's not as much a problem, but more or less agree. It is what I was afraid of so far back in the XIV thread. I understand that SE is looking at bringing over XI players, but this kb&m scheme is unacceptable. I plan on hooking up my gamepad next Alpha Test that's decently playable and I'm not pleased about that.
notworksafe
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So I get in, take a quest, go out to fight...and no mobs will spawn. Wonderful. Thanks for the good times, Square.
Freyjadour
Member
notworksafe said:
NPC despawn bug? Had that one quite a few times, usually followed by a 1x4 error.
notworksafe
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Freyjadour said:
I'm staying connected with no issue, but there's nothing to fight. Quite the bummer.
Freyjadour
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notworksafe said:
More luck than me!
Nakazato said:pooky got banned
I'm surprised she stayed up for as long as she did, it was practically a neon sign screaming "ban me".
notworksafe
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Kandinsky said:
Camera-wise, yes please. The mouse camera control in XIV is obtuse and basically unusable.
Freyjadour
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Kandinsky said:
That isn't a bad thing.
HappyBivouac
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I'm reading that s/he was just having issues and decided to call it a night. Where'd you hear s/he was banned?Nakazato said:pooky got banned
notworksafe
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Well, seems the servers are down. Didn't get to fight and spent most of my time looking at error screens...but I'm still excited. I did manage to at least get some footage captured so I'll get them compressed a bit and sent off to be censored, then I'll post them up.
To be honest it played a lot like the first public WoW beta (aka not at all), so I can't say I'm surprised. Hopefully next few tests go better and I can get some fighting done.
To be honest it played a lot like the first public WoW beta (aka not at all), so I can't say I'm surprised. Hopefully next few tests go better and I can get some fighting done.
HappyBivouac
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Nope, looks like he actually was banned. Lame, but I honestly expected it to happen sooner. Thanks Pooky!
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