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[Unknown Soldier]

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Lotsa people on there with bad ideas on how to fix this game (including me) har har har.

I have stuff to do (see above). :3

I've been alternating playing Castlevania: LoS with some Resonance of Fate. RoF is completely and totally batshit awesome with a combat system which not only feels fluid but also looks ridiculous and flashy and totally enjoyable to watch. You would die of boredom watching someone fighting in FFXIV, whereas in RoF you get distracted with all the people running and jumping around and pumping enemies full of sweet hot lead while the screen yells "SMACKDOWN!" and "BONUS SHOT!" at you in huge letters and then you forget to push the button you planned on pushing. It's amazing that an RPG manages to capture the whole flashy John Woo-style bullet ballet look of combat better than the official John Woo-style bullet ballet game Stranglehold. It's everything Bioware failed to accomplish in Dragon Age II: "Push a button, and something awesome happens." That's RoF's combat in a nutshell hollowpoint.

 

[Dega]

I have stuff to do (see above). :3

I've been alternating playing Castlevania: LoS with some Resonance of Fate. RoF is completely and totally batshit awesome with a combat system which not only feels fluid but also looks ridiculous and flashy and totally enjoyable to watch. You would die of boredom watching someone fighting in FFXIV, whereas in RoF you get distracted with all the people running and jumping around and pumping enemies full of sweet hot lead while the screen yells "SMACKDOWN!" and "BONUS SHOT!" at you in huge letters and then you forget to push the button you planned on pushing. It's amazing that an RPG manages to capture the whole flashy John Woo-style bullet ballet look of combat better than the official John Woo-style bullet ballet game Stranglehold. It's everything Bioware failed to accomplish in Dragon Age II: "Push a button, and something awesome happens." That's RoF's combat in a nutshell hollowpoint.

What the hell, you are playing the exact two games I'm playing.

I just started RoF last night though but been playing Castlevania for a couple weeks now off and on.

 

[LittleTokyo]

For what its worth, I've picked up Radiant Historia in the downtime of FFXIV and I gotta say that so far, it is fantastic.

 

[Coldsnap]

well since everyone is going on about game they are playing; I'm finishing Bullet-Storm, also started Torchlight, and bought Enslaved for $14.99. Got some stuff to play until servers are back up!

 

[Rawk Hawk]

I finished my Soul Level 124 BBS build in Demon's Souls and have been trying out PvP for the first time. I'm currently getting the crap kicked out of me.

 

[TheFatOne]

What the hell, you are playing the exact two games I'm playing.

I just started RoF last night though but been playing Castlevania for a couple weeks now off and on.

Castlevania is a great series. With many great and wonderful games. Well it looks like I'm going to have more time than I thought I would. Went to the new store, and they are combining our store with the store from the next city. So that means I'm not going to get the 30-40 hours a week I used to get. I'm probably going to get 10-20 hours if I'm lucky.

 

[Dega]

Castlevania is a great series. With many great and wonderful games. Well it looks like I'm going to have more time than I thought I would. Went to the new store, and they are combining our store with the store from the next city. So that means I'm not going to get the 30-40 hours a week I used to get. I'm probably going to get 10-20 hours if I'm lucky.

:O

Well at least you can start playing some castlevania games now. I also just started Dragon Quest 9 which is pretty damn cool. Up until I bumped the cart on the side of a door and it froze making me lose about 40mins of gameplay. o.o

 

[Unknown Soldier]

What the hell, you are playing the exact two games I'm playing.

I just started RoF last night though but been playing Castlevania for a couple weeks now off and on.

Stop game-stalking me!

 

[Teknoman]

Resonance of Fate is awesome, and I need to pick it back up before I forget the battle system.

Anyway, Pokemon White, Bulletstorm, and now KZ3.

Side stuff: Brushing up on MvC 3 before I jump back online, waiting on Castlevania DLC, and trying to finish Bayonetta. Ys 2 and Tactics will have to wait a little.

 

[Rentahamster]

I'm not playing anything, lol.

 

[Dega]

I'm not playing anything, lol.

Play Homefront and kill more North Koreans. I know how much you like doing that. You could also build an obstacle course for your hamsters and laugh as they try and run through it.

 

[Coldsnap]

watching how this stuff is going down I'm not sure if we will be playing XIV this month at all...

 

[Dega]

watching how this stuff is going down I'm not sure if we will be playing XIV this month at all...

Yeah, if only to conserve energy. They probably are still working on the game though just when time permits. It's fine though I'm not gonna whine about it like somone I know.

*drink chocolate milk*

 

[Rentahamster]

Play Homefront and kill more North Koreans. I know how much you like doing that. You could also build an obstacle course for your hamsters and laugh as they try and run through it.

Ahhh Crysis.

Hmm, I know, I'll go get my N64 from the closet and have a rousing game of Pokemon Snap.

 

[Rawk Hawk]

It's been so long... can't hold back.. must.. keep ..contro.... DERP!

 

[Dega]

It's been so long... can't hold back.. must.. keep ..contro.... DERP!

Herp

Hmm, I know, I'll go get my N64 from the closet and have a rousing game of Pokemon Snap.

Don't forget Pokemon Stadium.

 

[Coldsnap]

i miss this stupid game

 

[Rentahamster]

i miss this stupid game

In the meantime I've been trying to convince this dude on the official forums how wrong he is.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...nt-Calculations.?p=37534&viewfull=1#post37534

He doesn't seem to give up.

 

[Darte]

Letter from the Producer posted on the forums:

Letter from the Producer, VI (03/16/2011)

As you may have heard, northeastern Japan was recently struck by a devastating earthquake and tsunami. I would like to extend my heartfelt condolences to all affected by this great tragedy.

To do our part in the electricity conservation effort, we have temporarily taken our game servers offline. I apologize deeply for the inconvenience this causes all of you, and ask for your patience and understanding.

I would also like to thank all of the players who have offered words of support and sympathy on the FFXIV forums. I made a brief post myself, but would like to take this opportunity to do so formally and report on the current state of the development team.

Tokyo, where our development and operation teams are based, has suffered minimal damage from the earthquake and its after effects. We have confirmed the safety of all our team members, but there are those with family in the affected regions. Due to this, the concerns of the nuclear plants, and the ongoing aftershocks, we are not at our best.

The planned blackouts in the Kanto region have disrupted public transportation, preventing many from even making it to work. In addition, our French and German localization staff have left Tokyo at the urging of their respective embassies. For these reasons, and to allow our staff to focus on their safety and that of their families, I have decided to make adjustments to the development schedule.

We were working to release patches 1.16a and 1.17 by the end of March, but now anticipate a delay of one to two weeks. During this time, we will not only be making minor improvements, but also directing our efforts on laying the groundwork for future content.

I had intended to announce this in a future letter, but we will release information regarding the Grand Companies of Eorzea (what were referred to as “public companies” in previous posts) just before patch 1.17 goes live. We are currently readying a page dedicated to this exciting new feature, and hope to have it up on the Lodestone shortly.

Despite current conditions, we are doing all we can to release the patches and get you adventuring again as quickly as possible.

Talk to you again soon!

FINAL FANTASY XIV Producer/Director Naoki Yoshida

 

[Dega]

In the meantime I've been trying to convince this dude on the official forums how wrong he is.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...nt-Calculations.?p=37534&viewfull=1#post37534

He doesn't seem to give up.

:O How dare he!


I read your post and yeah I would have to agree what he wants seems pretty stupid for the reasons you posted.

 

[staticneuron]

In the meantime I've been trying to convince this dude on the official forums how wrong he is.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...nt-Calculations.?p=37534&viewfull=1#post37534

He doesn't seem to give up.

Wow, that is a very large and detailed post. I wouldn't even think about responding to something like that. Killer.

 

[Rentahamster]

Wow, that is a very large and detailed post. I wouldn't even think about responding to something like that. Killer.

Sometimes, I just can't help myself. I should see a doctor.

 

[kiryogi]

Had to ring in. Figures when I was gonna finally try to catch up servers go down for awhile D: Oh well. Still gaming a lot on other fronts... Lots of Musou...

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Had to ring in. Figures when I was gonna finally try to catch up servers go down for awhile D: Oh well. Still gaming a lot on other fronts... Lots of Musou...

I'm currently on Chapter 3 of RoF. The game's difficulty level is pretty brutal in the beginning chapters since you have only noob weapons, you only get 3 bezels, your HP is still low, and then the game throws bosses at you which can tear you apart. Because you have so few bezels you can't spam Hero Actions on the bosses the way you do on the trash mobs and the game turns into a cat-and-mouse affair where you try to plink the boss down while avoiding it's big attacks. I can see why a lot of reviews got mad playing this game, because the difficulty spikes are pretty hardcore.

 

[staticneuron]

I'm currently on Chapter 3 of RoF. The game's difficulty level is pretty brutal in the beginning chapters since you have only noob weapons, you only get 3 bezels, your HP is still low, and then the game throws bosses at you which can tear you apart. Because you have so few bezels you can't spam Hero Actions on the bosses the way you do on the trash mobs and the game turns into a cat-and-mouse affair where you try to plink the boss down while avoiding it's big attacks. I can see why a lot of reviews got mad playing this game, because the difficulty spikes are pretty hardcore.

Yea, I didn't have the patience for that either. I felt the same thing and thought it wasn't my cup of tea. But yet I can play Demon Souls. Weird.

 

[Coldsnap]

can we play yet?

 

[staticneuron]

When they said a week I am going to play it safe and think that the servers will be back sometime after the 20th.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

can we play yet?

If you're in that big a hurry buy a plane ticket to Japan, fly over there, and assist personally in the recovery efforts.

 

[Rentahamster]

If you're in that big a hurry buy a plane ticket to Japan, fly over there, and assist personally in the recovery efforts.

He can cook them boiled eggs.

Mmmm Rat's eggs...

 

[Forbiden]

If you're in that big a hurry buy a plane ticket to Japan, fly over there, and assist personally in the recovery efforts.

Im not even sure THAT would allow people to play sooner...that is, unless he has some magical solution for the energy crisis(which I would say, is only going to get worse before it gets better, so I wouldn't bet on that "one week" frame they gave us being accurate at all).

I don't really mind the wait, even though I DO want to get back to playing. In the past week, all the time I would have dedicated to FFXIV has instead gone to replaying some of the Ys games and Sora no Kiseki FC and SC.

 

[Rentahamster]

They should just move the servers to my house. Err...I mean, San Francisco.

In other news, I can't stop feeding the trolls on the official forums. I keep responding to them no matter how hard they try to ignore how much I destroy their stupid ideas.

I need help.

 

[Coldsnap]

yip, sunday they will tell us the servers will be down for longer

 

[Gromph]

yip, sunday they will tell us the servers will be down for longer

Not sunday..


Below is an update regarding the temporary suspension of the FINAL FANTASY XIV, FINAL FANTASY XI, and PlayOnline services.

Originally, we announced that the services will be temporarily suspended for about a week starting on Mar. 13, 2011 10:00 (GMT). However, due to ongoing issues with the lack of energy, we have decided to extend the suspension until Mar. 22, 2011 (JST). We will re-evaluate the situation on Mar. 22, 2011 (JST) and provide everyone with another update regarding this matter.

 

[staticneuron]

Called it!

 

[Forbiden]

Called it!

I called it pretty much as soon as they said they were taking the servers down to help energy conservation(although I think it was in the thread over in the Gaming section).

Still...I am sure on March 22 they're just going to extend the suspension of the servers, because I somehow doubt their energy problems will get considerably better in the next 4 days...but here's to hoping D:

 

[Dega]

Hello!

My modem died yesterday and I just got myself a new one. Ah, the internet, when you don't have it you want it and when you have it you don't know what to look up.

Anyways, it's gonna be down a it longer huh? oh wells. I should post on the official forums more often but I find myself not caring about a lot of the topics. o.o The egg thread is magnificent though.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

They should just move the servers to my house. Err...I mean, San Francisco.

In other news, I can't stop feeding the trolls on the official forums. I keep responding to them no matter how hard they try to ignore how much I destroy their stupid ideas.

I need help.

My God man, just go play another game.

 

[Dega]

They should just move the servers to my house. Err...I mean, San Francisco.

In other news, I can't stop feeding the trolls on the official forums. I keep responding to them no matter how hard they try to ignore how much I destroy their stupid ideas.

I need help.

Come see me in my office... I'll get you fixed up.

lol

 

[Coldsnap]

Yea, the official forums started and ended with the egg thread.

seriously though, I want to play this damn game! At least we wont be burnt out anymore...

 

[Darte]

Below is an update regarding the temporary suspension of the FINAL FANTASY XIV, FINAL FANTASY XI, and PlayOnline services.

Originally, we announced that the services will be temporarily suspended for about a week starting on Mar. 13, 2011 3:00 (PDT). However, due to ongoing issues with the lack of energy, we have decided to extend the suspension until Mar. 22, 2011 (JST). We will re-evaluate the situation on Mar. 22, 2011 (JST) and provide everyone with another update regarding this matter.

We deeply apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and thank you for your continued understanding of this unusual situation.

[Date & Time]
From Mar. 13, 2011 3:00 (PDT)

[Affected Service]
- FINAL FANTASY XIV
- FINAL FANTASY XI
- PlayOnline

* The following services, normally accessible from the official PlayOnline homepage (http://www.playonline.com/), will be unavailable during this time.

- Friend List Plus
- FINAL FANTASY XI Linkshell Community Beta Version
- PlayOnline Friend List Application
- Community Site Link Registration: Owner Menu

* Additionally, the following types of support will also be temporarily unavailable:
- PlayOnline Password Recovery
- PlayOnline Account Cancellation
- All activities requiring the confirmation of personal information

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/news/detail?newsId=b2d94ce85b5b5569be0dedee33feb43eae851f58

 

[Coldsnap]

this game needs to come back on, I just bought Tron the video game... halp

 

[Dega]

this game needs to come back on, I just bought Tron the video game... halp

Go to sleep

 

[Unknown Soldier]

this game needs to come back on, I just bought Tron the video game... halp

Nope. I hope it doesn't come back until after I get through RoF. And then I need to get through Castlevania: LoS. Squenix should just take the game down for a month so I can even get through my Crysis playthrough and tackle the games on my deep backlog like Uncharted 2 and Demon's Souls. With the new ME2 DLC "The Arrival" arriving (HA!) on March 29th, I think it would be nice to have a clear field until after then.

My current recommendation to Squenix is to bring FFXIV back sometime in early May. I have backlog to get through, dammit!

 

[Rentahamster]

My God man, just go play another game.

lol, did you read that thread too? I'm kinda sad because the two people whose arguments I've been destroying haven't posted since yesterday. I hope they haven't given up...

Come see me in my office... I'll get you fixed up.

lol

The last time I entered your office I left with a headache, a missing kidney, an extra penis, and a throbbing pain in my nostril.

 

[Dega]

lol, did you read that thread too? I'm kinda sad because the two people whose arguments I've been destroying haven't posted since yesterday. I hope they haven't given up...


The last time I entered your office I left with a headache, a missing kidney, an extra penis, and a throbbing pain in my nostril.

Oh sorry, before I attached that extra penis I thought it would be funny to stick it up your nose a few times. That's probably why you had a headache too..



But the kidney.. I had nothing to do with that.

Once I was done I told my assistant Ratso to wake you up while I went to lunch.

 

[Rentahamster]

I don't remember that at all. I just recall you feeding me pizza.

 

[Dega]

I don't remember that at all. I just recall you feeding me pizza.

OH, that's right.

Who the hell did I do all that other stuff to then?! O_O

Well, you can come by my office anyway so I can remove that extra penis and feed you some more pizza.


Edit: lol..

 

[Rentahamster]

Whoa whoa whoa I never said I wanted it removed....

 

[Riposte]

If we are lucky they game will come back with an update or two ready to go.

 

[Dega]

Whoa whoa whoa I never said I wanted it removed....

Just pizza and alfalfa then.

(and a mystery gift ;D)