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Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward |OT| Raiders of the Void Ark
- Thread starter Trojita
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i like how they used the old logo for xiv too
Gives people more ways to analyze and bitch about their lack of ass sliders.
Looks like this is the only game I'll focus on from SQEX for a while since no FFXIIHD Lol.
It is both an awesome and vomit inducing announcement, I can't imagine the game will play very well on VR as attempting to play in first person as is is disorienting outside of looking at vistas occasionally but I suppose that is worth the use.
Started playing AST.
Very interesting. Obviously only level 30 right now but... it's different. I think I like it. The card system is odd though. And do they not have any kind of AoE attack? Felt kinda useless trying to put down some dps on mobs. Not sure how MP regen is supposed to work at this point either. Haven't been in a situation where I've ran out, but I can see it being a problem later on. Gonna stick with WHM as my 'main' but maybe if they remove the esoteric cap in the future I'll properly switch over for a while.
Very interesting. Obviously only level 30 right now but... it's different. I think I like it. The card system is odd though. And do they not have any kind of AoE attack? Felt kinda useless trying to put down some dps on mobs. Not sure how MP regen is supposed to work at this point either. Haven't been in a situation where I've ran out, but I can see it being a problem later on. Gonna stick with WHM as my 'main' but maybe if they remove the esoteric cap in the future I'll properly switch over for a while.
cultureculture
Member
Okay, if you see me (Myra) online, just make yourself known.
DarknessTear
Banned
PS4 master race confirmed?
You eventually get Gravity for AoE. At level 52. ARR synced content will forever feel painful on AST for this reason.
SliceSabre
Banned
ASTs have more MP problems than WHMs but Ewer card can help with that. Ewer = MP refresh card
If you look in the launcher there's the old logo in there too, since Heavensward.
Ah cool. Thanks.
Gold_Loot
Member
Becuase Awesome!
Just started in earnest last night! Disappointed that buying on PSN automatically started my 30 days free even though i just started my trial, but oh well it was only $10 on PSN at the time.
2 hours in, so nothing much happening. Met a character I like in Ul'dah so I'm hoping he sticks around in the main story quests. I'm level 6 already (I know, first 10 levels are quick). Still feel a bit lost on some things and need to get used to my black mage.
One question...is there a way to mark things on the map for easier finding? Sometimes when you have to go up or down, figuring out where to go in the city is a massive pain. I need to look up a dualshock guide or something so I can figure out the best shortcuts. Going into the menus can be slow.
2 hours in, so nothing much happening. Met a character I like in Ul'dah so I'm hoping he sticks around in the main story quests. I'm level 6 already (I know, first 10 levels are quick). Still feel a bit lost on some things and need to get used to my black mage.
One question...is there a way to mark things on the map for easier finding? Sometimes when you have to go up or down, figuring out where to go in the city is a massive pain. I need to look up a dualshock guide or something so I can figure out the best shortcuts. Going into the menus can be slow.
Ah... Fresh Meat!
Honestly, take the time to look up starter guides online. They're everywhere. YouTube has dozens of starter guides for every single class. Trust me, you WILL be lost unless someone else is nice enough to explain a few things. In fact, even veterans resort to this, because nothing is worse than going into a dungeon or a boss fight and not knowing how the mechanics of the fight work and you get everyone killed because you didn't do this or activate that. So, yes, do your homework.
Secondly, optimize! A lot of FFXIV is customizable and user-friendly. Don't be afraid to change the size of windows, to hide info you don't need or care about, or to relocate display bars and info or maps into areas of the screen you prefer. Cleaning up menu clutter can make a huge difference in doing things efficiently. Learn macros, learn chat, learn which abilities to keep with you and which to make secondary.
Also, since you are literally at level 6, do know that, around level 15, things start ramping up. Absolutely, without question, prioritize getting a chocobo when the quest opens up. Do your duty trials to learn the mechanics. If you don't have a keyboard, GET ONE.
People have played this game for months and years and are still uncovering new tricks. I've reached maximum level on two classes and beat the main story, and yet the moment I go to a new dungeon or try out a new class, it's like learning to walk again.
Stick with it. The story gets very good, the world opens up sooner than you think, and it'll give you some of the best gaming moments you can find once you put in the time and effort.
They would have rework the camera entirely for it to work properly I'd imagine but would be a cool effect, like a god view mode but the current camera is predicated on circling the player and depending on the control scheme the players movement would then be tied to it, would be hard to facilitate the current 3rd person perspective in VR... 1st person would only have the same novelty it has now in FFXIV, view mode you only use to gaze at the scenery, you sure as hell wouldn't to 'play' that way, especially on a melee job. But I would love if they would create a control/viewing scheme where VR worked properly as means to play the game, some of my favorite VR experiences I have demoed came from a board game like viewing approach where you surveyed events from above like a floating god.
DarknessTear
Banned
It must be weird to have all that variety and still suck.
How you enjoying 14 right now?
Thanks! All good info. I definitely need to make sure I'm playing right as the plan is to solo as much as possible, and I'm guessing that might not be the easiest thing as a future Black Mage.
EndcatOmega
Unconfirmed Member
I enjoy fultoning animals in FFXIV: The Phantom Pain.
It's the view are demoing it, so it could be the default view. I can't view the website to see if they have any other screens.
http://www.famitsu.com/news/201509/15088620.html
HylianScribe
Member
In other VR news...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj9CMbyJ6q0
FF XIV killer has arrived when they add the Au Ra model.
Oh wait...
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/001184.html
Eorzean Lesson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj9CMbyJ6q0
FF XIV killer has arrived when they add the Au Ra model.
Oh wait...
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/001184.html
And stare at really cute characters!
Eorzean Lesson.
THIS IS PEQUOD. WADI BASHING AT THE LZ.
End-game content also needs to assign you ranks and scores based on your performance like in The Phantom Pain. Bonus points for no alerts and no kills for those S ranks.
I was looking forward to playing this game on PS4 during the sale.
But nope, Square Enix disconnected on me via the live help chat because they couldn't figure out how to recover my account or unlink my PSN so I could make another account.
What happened was I installed the trial on PS3, and since I forgot one security question and answer, I was fucked and couldn't enjoy the game on PS4 *or* make a new account since they couldn't unlink the account because I couldn't provide the security answer. I told them I could provide the receipt, I could describe that I only played that account for a total of maybe 1 hour, etc., but they refused and disconnected the chat.
I told them I would never buy a Square Enix product again. Kudos to Sony for refunding me the game and understanding that Square Enix's support was terrible. It was a stark contrast, actually, I got help from Sony in 1 minute and they did a refund without question.
But nope, Square Enix disconnected on me via the live help chat because they couldn't figure out how to recover my account or unlink my PSN so I could make another account.
What happened was I installed the trial on PS3, and since I forgot one security question and answer, I was fucked and couldn't enjoy the game on PS4 *or* make a new account since they couldn't unlink the account because I couldn't provide the security answer. I told them I could provide the receipt, I could describe that I only played that account for a total of maybe 1 hour, etc., but they refused and disconnected the chat.
I told them I would never buy a Square Enix product again. Kudos to Sony for refunding me the game and understanding that Square Enix's support was terrible. It was a stark contrast, actually, I got help from Sony in 1 minute and they did a refund without question.
pay for my VR headset
Get in line behind my PS4 and my laptop
drama how about that summer lesson get HYPE!
I hate to say this as I do like FFXI still but if those are your complaints then you should take that variety and go play FFXI as a costly extension of FFXIV. FFXI is a completely different game with completely different gameplay and completely different design philosophy. It was made for years to be a horizontal progression game where content was generated as side upgrades and the game would have been dead if it attempted to do the same content over and over again for minimal updates as it were. Furthermore you listed all that variety and failed to place it in the scope of the game. We are only now on the first expansion of the game. Do you want to know what FFXI had in this point in its life cycle?
Dynamis and End Game Main missions and the 6 avatar battles... The Sky area and all its content wasn't even opened up yet, but we didn't see that because when it got released in the NA finally more then half that expansions content was released already. But lets talk that expansion as if it finished, before CoP came out. You had the 3 kings, lvling, Dynamis, and Sky pops, avatar fights.... that was it, oh I suppose BCNM's too. Furthermore there is lots of content in FFXIV but most of it is not tied to your item lvl, its the side things like Gold Saucer and the side quests you can do on daily basis, the problem is you can't keep using that as content because a lot of it isn't relevant anymore thanks to the games vertical progression.
SliceSabre
Banned
In VR I look forward to staring at Titan's rocky balls throughout the whole fight and abusing every catgirl I see.
......I need an adult.
What is this? Doc promising to buy everyone stuff?
tiggerkiddo
Member
You wouldn't take a PS4 if someone gave it to you for free.
They reset on Thursday.
wat
Seriously?
Why would they make this reset at a different time than everything else?
To keep people busy throughout the week by staggering the grind I'm guessing.
irfaanator
Banned
so ppl arent scrambling to do like 10 different things on monday.
dark_chris
Member
Im actually enjoying doing the crafting portion of this game. Holy shit, I shoulda done this long time ago when i started the game.
Im leveling up a Blacksmith and at 25. Any recommendations for crafting? Any essential cross class abilities I should have for it?
Im leveling up a Blacksmith and at 25. Any recommendations for crafting? Any essential cross class abilities I should have for it?
You're going to need abilities from every crafting class, so eventually you'll have to take them all to 50.
I took Weaver to 50 first. Careful Synthesis II is nice to have.
Not sure why that's a problem, because there already are.
Also, scrips are a little different because, unlike with tomes, you can prepare for the rollover by banking collectibles.