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Final Fantasy XIV |OT| ARR: Alpha Closed. Beta mid-Feb
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MomoPufflet
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Another fluffed up, threadbare update but all I do is craft anyway so I guess it doesn't matter. The recipe list is nice, but it's stupid that I have to go through 3 more menus after I pick ingredients through the "last used" book. For example, if I select Iron Sallet Visor from the recent recipes it will throw two iron squares into the pool and make me pick Iron Sallet Visor AGAIN when I hit main hand... huh? Why can't it just skip to the synth like any logical interface would? Whatever though, par for the course.
You are going to be disappointed because it is exactly the same game.
Kinitari said:
You are going to be disappointed because it is exactly the same game.
demosthenes
Member
MomoPufflet said:
Yes but a lot of the things that pissed you off are gone.
Menu lag is SO much better. Crafting is much better, all the little menu tweaks equipping gear! AKA they're to a point where they should have released it....now they just need more content :lol
True, a bit of both wouldn't hurt though, the game plays fairly well now, there just isn't anything to do.
Those NM's look ok, but I would have rather seen BCNM's come back.
I would love to see this game have dungeons like WoW, would be the best of both worlds, SE don't have a clue though.
Those NM's look ok, but I would have rather seen BCNM's come back.
I would love to see this game have dungeons like WoW, would be the best of both worlds, SE don't have a clue though.
MomoPufflet
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In other words he is free to enjoy the lack of content with (not even) lag-free UI :lol
I understand that they need to fix the UI before adding real content but that's exactly why I do not recommend that people come back to the game yet. It's setting them up for disappointment.
I understand that they need to fix the UI before adding real content but that's exactly why I do not recommend that people come back to the game yet. It's setting them up for disappointment.
Dreamwriter
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Dunno what you mean by "not even lag free UI", it's lag-free for me. They've fixed the UI for the most part, now it's all about adding content.MomoPufflet said:
MomoPufflet
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There's still lag-- anything that's not instant is still lag, and exchanging items with my retainer definitely ain't instant. Neither are the crafting menus. Lag-free compared to how terrible it was before strictly within the microcosm of FFXIV UI, perhaps.
IonicSnake
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Damn update is taking forever to download.
MomoPufflet
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Indeed it is. And I would just like to reassure everyone that the Lala female version IS sexy and shows leg and chest so there is nothing to worry about.
IonicSnake
Banned
Great, I finish the update and now I can't start the game. It stops working before I can even see the S-E logo.
skitzophrenicdontpanic
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IonicSnake said:
I had the same problem. I would put my login info and hit play, FFXIV would then "Stop Working." A full re-install worked, but there may be another way. If no other answer comes out then you may want to try that.
IonicSnake
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skitzophrenicdontpanic said:
Re-installed it and sitting through the update again.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
The new recipes for underwear shouldn't be that hard to figure out. I needs me some better skivvies!
IonicSnake said:
Some people had that problem, and it seemed like some bug where you have to set sound frequency at default in Windows.
Anyway time to go find some goblins.
EDIT: Apparently optimal rank for armor has been ninja fixed to be about as strict as weapon optimal rank. Havent checked myself, but people are saying that on Blue Gartr. Also I think timers have been added to buffs?
Also NPCs inside the wards make note about items having restrictions such as "requires" for rank and "fits" for specific disiplines. Guess that comes in with the distinction of classes.
Unknown Soldier
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Rentahamster said:
Unfortunately pantsu still don't come in pink. I want pink pantsu!!
Teknoman said:
Yeah. It's really nice to know exactly when it's time to refresh Shell and Protect. I'm sure DrDogg hates it though since it makes an easy game even easier. :lol
Dreamwriter
Member
Man, I logged in last night and took some time to rank up my Weaver from 9 to 11 so I'd be able to make the Christmas gear, and what do I get? One of the giftboxes, which I traded for a Christmas tunic. Didn't even need my weaver!
demosthenes
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PS3 is $299 + $100 Amazon gift card right now if you want to get this game for PS3.
Pai Pai Master
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demosthenes said:
There are way better reasons to grab a PS3 at that price. :lol
Classic_Gs
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I think I am going to come back this weekend. I want the Santa hat :lol. I always loved my santa hat in FFXI. Any easier to obtain gear now post 2 miracle patches?
Just bought this game.
So now I am balancing WoW, EVE, and FFXIV
The interface delay is very noticeable. Haven't had the time to really do anything important.
I have two characters slots: one on a server that my brother plays on and the other one I haven't used yet.
What server are you kids on?
So now I am balancing WoW, EVE, and FFXIV
The interface delay is very noticeable. Haven't had the time to really do anything important.
I have two characters slots: one on a server that my brother plays on and the other one I haven't used yet.
What server are you kids on?
Unknown Soldier
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Merry Christmas from Eorzea!
nice shot! ^^^
I'm still on rabanastre. In a fairly active shell. Past update definitely made this game more smooth and playable. There's still a few things they need to tweak regarding the user interface. The recipes list is a good start. Haven't ran into any NMs yet. Market Ward still sucks. There's another update near the end of the month. I have hope!
I'm still on rabanastre. In a fairly active shell. Past update definitely made this game more smooth and playable. There's still a few things they need to tweak regarding the user interface. The recipes list is a good start. Haven't ran into any NMs yet. Market Ward still sucks. There's another update near the end of the month. I have hope!
demosthenes
Member
Pai Pai Master said:
Oh I knew when I posted that, I own like 30+ games :lol
I was off all weekend...I still have time to get my Santa outfit D:?
Pai Pai Master
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hitsugi said:
I think they thought it was too easily exploited by price-controlling gilsellers. SE really has this complex thinking they can fix those kind of issues by screwing over good ideas and proper players.
So I guess it's too much to ask to be able to actually buy straight from the search function? You'll still have to go LOCATE the actual retainer carrying the item you want?
MomoPufflet
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hitsugi said:
RMT and douchebaggery basically. The wards make it much more difficult to get a stranglehold on key items (by RMT or otherwise) which was a significant problem in FFXI. RMT would use bots to constantly buy out certain items and list them for 10 times the price. People would be forced to pay it because there wouldn't be any other way to quickly or reliably get the item (and savvy independent sellers would exploit this as well and just sell their item at 10 times the value because why not?). It works very well and is very easy to do with illicit tools. I suppose you could attempt to do this with the wards with the search but it would require a lot of effort and probably wouldn't work very well. Having to physically run to the retainer to complete the sale is a big roadblock for people looking to game the system in this way.
More from someone on another forum:
Kai via FFXIVcore said:
I didn't expect the search function this soon, so I'm pleasantly surprised.
I think the people suggesting that you need to have the item are delusional - that would entirely defeat the purpose of the system.
My guess is that you'll filter a list of the game's gear by slot and OR, select the item you want, and then bazaar's containing that item will be highlighted.
I think the people suggesting that you need to have the item are delusional - that would entirely defeat the purpose of the system.
My guess is that you'll filter a list of the game's gear by slot and OR, select the item you want, and then bazaar's containing that item will be highlighted.
MomoPufflet
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I didn't get the impression that you'll need to have the item to search for it from the announcement at all, but knowing S-E it's certainly not outside the realm of possibility. You still can't fricking autotranslate items you don't have (it was like this in FFXI for years and probably still is), even stuff like "wind shards" forcing you to jury rig it so it looks like [Gust of wind] [Shard of 1000 Sorrows] or something similarly stupid. rant rant rant
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
If all SE did was make all the wards automatically update to YG, that would be fine by me. Having the exact price that the seller wants to sell for would solve the guesswork mess of FF11's AH, and the retainer system would make it harder for bots.
Seems like it would be a simple enough fix.
Seems like it would be a simple enough fix.
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