Pai Pai Master
Banned
Ulairi said:
The code is in the box. You'd have to wait until the 30th, buy the game, use the code, then make your character.
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Final Fantasy XIV |OT| ARR: Alpha Closed. Beta mid-Feb
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The code is in the box. You'd have to wait until the 30th, buy the game, use the code, then make your character.
demosthenes
Member
Salaadin said:
Thanks! Why didn't you make the OP?! You know everything!
So they only charge you that one time for the 1 character right?
Payment Method Crysta
Period Length 90 days
Service Period Sep. 22, 2010 - Oct. 21, 2010
Options Continued Automatically Amount Service Fee
Character
1 300 Crysta
Basic Service 999 Crysta
Trial Period Discount -1,299 Crysta
Total 0 Crysta
I chose 90 days hoping that would just kick in after the trial period. I'm guessing 3k Crysta would be enough for 1 character and 3 months, especially since they should only charge for that 1 character 1 time.
Payment Method Crysta
Period Length 90 days
Service Period Sep. 22, 2010 - Oct. 21, 2010
Options Continued Automatically Amount Service Fee
Character
1 300 Crysta
Basic Service 999 Crysta
Trial Period Discount -1,299 Crysta
Total 0 Crysta
I chose 90 days hoping that would just kick in after the trial period. I'm guessing 3k Crysta would be enough for 1 character and 3 months, especially since they should only charge for that 1 character 1 time.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Teknoman said:
It's like that for everyone.
Is there a discount for setting up an account for 6 months?
demosthenes
Member
Gromph said:
Huge update on the 30th incoming?
Absoludacrous
Member
So everything is exactly like the beta but with less gold for quests?
IonicSnake
Banned
Been to all citys now with my character and got the crystals there.
There is one zone between Gridania area and Ul'dah.
There is one zone between Gridania area and Ul'dah.
demosthenes
Member
IonicSnake said:
What crystals exactly?
I didn't visit any other cities during the beta and are there maps online?
The_Inquisitor
Member
So how is it so far? I would be purchasing as a casual for now.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Fuck it tears badly on fullscreen.
Whatever, I highly doubt they'll outright ban people for using windower. If anything there'll be a warning/temp ban. Though I can't see why they'd care after not caring with XI. Stupid of them not to add a no-border windowed option.
Whatever, I highly doubt they'll outright ban people for using windower. If anything there'll be a warning/temp ban. Though I can't see why they'd care after not caring with XI. Stupid of them not to add a no-border windowed option.
HappyBivouac
Member
It's $9.99 for 30 days now? And less than $50 for 6 months? Are we talking USD here? If so, that kicks ass.
demosthenes
Member
HappyBivouac said:
That doesn't include the $3 per char fee.
Kandinsky said:
I felt like it couldve used a transition zone. It was weird that it went from vast jungle to barren desert just like that. To say the world seems small is silly though. Its huge.
Jinko said:
Thats upsetting. Hopefully these arent version update plans and fall more into the "fix in the next few days" section.
Broadbandito
Member
game optimized moreso than beta?
IonicSnake
Banned
demosthenes said:
Those you teleport to.
Pai Pai Master said:
d3doverrider is your best bet to get rid of tearing. Follow brain_stews advice in this thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=16452139
HappyBivouac
Member
demosthenes said:
Darn. I thought the first character was included.
notworksafe
Member
nvm too late.
demosthenes
Member
IonicSnake said:
Where would those be the cities?
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Salaadin said:
Thanks, but I'm just gonna stick with using Windower...until SE adds a no-border windowed mode (yeah right!).
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Hmm, fieldcraft leves don't give as much SP under guardian aspect as they used to. Booo
I wonder if SE is considering the official launch of the game to be 9/30 and us early CE buyers will have a weeks worth of updates to open a lot of this stuff. It just boggles my mind that we have areas in the main cities still locked out. And that interview the other day seemed to strongly imply that there would be a ton of quests to do.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Me too :lolJinko said:
I was looking at that birth certificate code thing, and thinking, "What the hell this only has 4 sets of numbers/letters and the service account registration has 5?!?!"
Stuff has been added from Beta to Retail, its just they didn't add anything new for lower level people. Supposedly there are class quests that are supposed to appear once you get to a certain class level and its 'supposedly' similar to FFXI artifact quest (A long quest line with a story which inevitably ends in rewards designed for the class, probably just Guild Marks though). I'm guessing those will appear around lvl 18-20 because the first Guild Mark ability is gained as 'optimal' at that point. There are at least 69ish new quests in game outside of the standard tutorial quests (they have all been datamined, at least their names) and the two quest lines from each nation, and each nation supposedly got more stories added on as well but no one is high enough to see what they are yet.
Outside of that yeah not much has changed. The game 'feels' more stable to me, the UI lag is all but gone with exception to when you are trying to start a conversation with an NPC (slight 1-2 second lag to get the menu up, but once the item menus are up their is little to no lag), the Guild Leve timer went from 48 hours to 36, you still get the same 8 + 8 local and regional guild leve limit, the NPC's seemed to have had their items changed along with their items (most seem to cost more). Rewards from nation quests are toned down and they removed all but the most expensive shield from the NPC's so unless you want to farm 400k gil, you probably want to find a crafter to make you a shield (good luck!). Basically if you had a problem with the core gameplay during beta, you will have a problem in early retail. Thankfully I enjoyed myself in Beta and actually just played sporadically. We might also have a patch on the real launch day, this is pre-release after all but even if we don't the game, in my opinion, is more then playable. Just get some friends and work on crafting with each other so you can all get properly geared since the market ward is sure to be a wreck for a long while till they get some form of item search in.
One thing to note that does make a huge difference between beta and retail... the UI lag nearly gone and the sense of permenance makes all the difference in enjoyability. The game is a grind, just as much as FFXI and perhaps even more obviously since almost everyone is soloing in the early levels. Grinds suck, but they suck even more in beta when you know the grind is pointless. Getting levels actually feels like you are getting somewhere now just purely because of that psychological reason and it changes the enjoyment factor a ton.
Outside of that yeah not much has changed. The game 'feels' more stable to me, the UI lag is all but gone with exception to when you are trying to start a conversation with an NPC (slight 1-2 second lag to get the menu up, but once the item menus are up their is little to no lag), the Guild Leve timer went from 48 hours to 36, you still get the same 8 + 8 local and regional guild leve limit, the NPC's seemed to have had their items changed along with their items (most seem to cost more). Rewards from nation quests are toned down and they removed all but the most expensive shield from the NPC's so unless you want to farm 400k gil, you probably want to find a crafter to make you a shield (good luck!). Basically if you had a problem with the core gameplay during beta, you will have a problem in early retail. Thankfully I enjoyed myself in Beta and actually just played sporadically. We might also have a patch on the real launch day, this is pre-release after all but even if we don't the game, in my opinion, is more then playable. Just get some friends and work on crafting with each other so you can all get properly geared since the market ward is sure to be a wreck for a long while till they get some form of item search in.
One thing to note that does make a huge difference between beta and retail... the UI lag nearly gone and the sense of permenance makes all the difference in enjoyability. The game is a grind, just as much as FFXI and perhaps even more obviously since almost everyone is soloing in the early levels. Grinds suck, but they suck even more in beta when you know the grind is pointless. Getting levels actually feels like you are getting somewhere now just purely because of that psychological reason and it changes the enjoyment factor a ton.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Alright I'm all set up now, time to start actually playing. :lol
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