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Final Fantasy XIV |OT| ARR: Alpha Closed. Beta mid-Feb
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Also a reminder for people planning to play tonight, you might want to do all regional leves tonight and completely eviscerate your guardian favor since its being abolished the next day. Going to use all my favor doing gathering leves since I get a lot more use out of those unless I'm doing company leves 
( <3 Bloody Hollow Company leve for leveling.)
( <3 Bloody Hollow Company leve for leveling.)New interview with Yoshida.
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/446/feature/6161/The-Future-of-FFXIV-Interview.html/page/1
Can not wait to see news for the new mouse and keyboard UI.
Also starting in 1.21 Guild Marks can be used to buy Materia I,II,III,IV, shards, crystals and clusters.
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/446/feature/6161/The-Future-of-FFXIV-Interview.html/page/1
Can not wait to see news for the new mouse and keyboard UI.
Also starting in 1.21 Guild Marks can be used to buy Materia I,II,III,IV, shards, crystals and clusters.
staticneuron
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Also a reminder for people planning to play tonight, you might want to do all regional leves tonight and completely eviscerate your guardian favor since its being abolished the next day. Going to use all my favor doing gathering leves since I get a lot more use out of those unless I'm doing company leves
Really? Is better system being put in its place? I need to read the 1.21 notes again. I missed that.
That should make my miner happy, I obtained every single guild item and more from the old system so I have a pretty ample supply of marks to use. I do have to say that I actually miss the actual guild mark system and hope something similar replaces it in the future. The idea you could 'grow' your character using daily stuff and had a very clear end goal is something currently missing from the game. I mainly liked that such a system was introduced early on instead of at end game like its done in every game under the sun these days. Instead of hitting cap and being confronted with a 'dailies' system for your characters growth you could start working on it as you leveled the class in FFXIV making me feel like it was okay to slowly level up, instead of seeing levels as merely barriers to get to the 'real' content of the game. I suppose company currency has replaced the mark system in a way (And maybe with the hamlet defense we will get more daily and spontaneous events to work on to get more currency) so I guess its just a waiting game to see how companies can help grow your character further.
As for the interview it was nice to get some more new information after nearly 6 months since Yoshida's last big interview circuit. Hopefully this is only the first of many.
Guardians favor is being abolished and they are changing the EXP rewards for regionals to make them all similar to a 'favored' leve. They are replacing the daily EXP enhancement with the rested EXP system you get when you log out in an inn this patch.
Yeah I don't think you'll have an issue if you start on Lindblum now.
Great, thanks for the info. Hoping to get all setup tonight. Started on my lunch break but damn, the character creation process is long.
Yoshida: Hamlet Defense contains elements that allow the entire world to engage in. While it’s certainly possible to make the content work for individual linkshells, it may be necessary to work together with the entire world in order to take on stronger enemies and obtain even greater rewards. Hamlet includes content centered around “resupplying” and “defending,” which are both closely intertwined. The act of defense features aspects which require not only battle classes, but also crafting and gathering classes, so it will require cohesion and cooperation amongst players. Unfortunately, as the content is very large in scale, it did not make it in time for patch 1.21.
MMORPG: Final Fantasy XIV has had a somewhat difficult launch, but with the constant stream of updates and refinements, things seem to be turning around for the better, how do you feel as the producer/director of the game's current state?
Yoshida: Thank you! I really appreciate your positivity. I believe that players would have enjoyed the game much more if it were released in the state it was in with patch 1.20 or will be in with 1.21. The bar at launch is set very high for current MMORPGs, due to increased player expectations. With patch 1.21 coming soon, I do feel slightly relieved, but as the producer/director, I still feel like there is much more to be done. Letters, delivery boxes, housing and PvP are all still missing. There is no guild system beyond linkshells either. Once these issues have been addressed, I feel like it will be time for us to go on the offensive. I will continue to set my goals high and do my best to reach them!
MMORPG: Final Fantasy XIV has had a somewhat difficult launch, but with the constant stream of updates and refinements, things seem to be turning around for the better, how do you feel as the producer/director of the game's current state?
Yoshida: Thank you! I really appreciate your positivity. I believe that players would have enjoyed the game much more if it were released in the state it was in with patch 1.20 or will be in with 1.21. The bar at launch is set very high for current MMORPGs, due to increased player expectations. With patch 1.21 coming soon, I do feel slightly relieved, but as the producer/director, I still feel like there is much more to be done. Letters, delivery boxes, housing and PvP are all still missing. There is no guild system beyond linkshells either. Once these issues have been addressed, I feel like it will be time for us to go on the offensive. I will continue to set my goals high and do my best to reach them!
djplaeskool
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I know it's water under the bridge/pointless speculation, but after every interview, sometimes I wonder what would have happened if YoshiP was in charge from the get go.
We would probably be on our first expansion by now or at least close to it.
staticneuron
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Doubt it, I believe it wasn't the leadership but the size of team/funds SE kicked towards this project. I think SE shorted the first team and then only realized the mistake after the backlash.
Naw it was definitely the leadership. Tanaka was easily in the position after the success of FFXI to demand more funds or more time, the same with Komoto (although less on his side) but didn't. I simply blame the old guard of Square-Enix and them wanting to keep using the old design philosophies that just don't work in the modern era. Namely it is usually customary to have a small team work on concept and planning, and then barrage the development with a year or less out from release with artists and 3D modelers to finish up the rest of the game. The problem is asset building and testing takes a lot longer to do in the modern era and if changes need to be made, it might cause a huge delay due to this pipeline. So instead of seeing mistakes and changing them, they felt they could launch and change the game as they added new content much like FFXI's launch but they were so blind of the faults of the game and that it took the backlash of the launch to put them straight. The fact is we might call it old vs new, but really only 1 person was really fired from the project; Tanaka. The rest of the old crew is still in the new crew albeit some in different positions. The only real change is Yoshida and maybe the new battle director Matsui.
Still gets me since Wada should have known this was supposed going to be an immense undertaking...and that the amount of change between beta and retail was going to cause a massive backlash from all regions.
EDIT: Honestly thats all we needed was a new producer and battle director. I still feel bad for Uematsu since he really had no clue to how the environments would look. At least he created an amazing dungeon boss theme.
staticneuron
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I would have thought so initially but after the series of interviews that described the BTX of FFXIII and what was going on with the versus team, I really started being suspicious of SE's management of teams.
You are probably right, I just woulda figured the basic stuff shouldn't have been overlooked by people who worked on FFXI unless their hands were forced.
That Dragon could be an interesting boss, Vrtra was one of my favourite bosses in 11, they definitely need something like that in this game.
I don't think that golem in the top left corner is in the game, going by the size difference in the hyur its not the golem we saw in the gridanian grand company quest.
Saying that Buffalo isn't anywhere near that big either.
I don't think that golem in the top left corner is in the game, going by the size difference in the hyur its not the golem we saw in the gridanian grand company quest.
Saying that Buffalo isn't anywhere near that big either.
Got the game up and running but it runs like complete crap for me. I have a pretty decent setup (i7 processor, GTX580) and it is running at 60fps but the game is just stuttering along nonstop. Anyone else had a similar issue?
Runs MUCH better, thank you!
Runs MUCH better, thank you!
Make sure you turn off ambient occlusion it is by far the biggest resource hog and for minimal change in your games look. Also keep drawing quality close to standard and just up the resolution. Drawing quality is simply multi-sampling. If for some reason you think the game still runs like crap, change shadows to the second best setting. The high end shadow settings only applies some special self-shadowing that looks horrible up close anyways. All else fails you can turn off depth of field. Its overdone and in several instances only makes the game look worse.
Riposte
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I don't know if I'd prefer it to be honest. Sometimes I question his desire to make something that isn't more typical of a MMORPG. I have no interest playing something like that. (Though I do wonder what if FFXIV as is now was released at launch.)
Lol there's plenty of malboro to fight, it's just since the battle revamp. . . They will 100% rape you unless you had some epic group lol.
Patch notes are up.. happy reading.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/39024
Other instance was the yellow sulphur place o/
Bad news for some
I like this !
I think that's too low, 50% would have been better, unless they plan a hyper/X-potion or something.
Loving the changes to the HQ crafting.
we can now
Looks like the level for AF is :-
Shoes - 45
Legs - 46
Gloves - 47
Head - 49
Body - 50
New weapons class/job - 50
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/39024
Other instance was the yellow sulphur place o/
Bad news for some
I like this !
I think that's too low, 50% would have been better, unless they plan a hyper/X-potion or something.
Loving the changes to the HQ crafting.
we can now
:O
Looks like the level for AF is :-
Shoes - 45
Legs - 46
Gloves - 47
Head - 49
Body - 50
New weapons class/job - 50
djplaeskool
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Whoa. Major Level 50 abilities (like Hundred Fists and Benediction) usable every 15 minutes.
Time to settle in with a cup of coffee and a bagel and take in all these patch notes.
Time to settle in with a cup of coffee and a bagel and take in all these patch notes.
Yeah, 2h are coming back in 15 minutes duration.
Oh after all that pig tanking, now they want to make tempered will cancel knockbacks? lol either way I like the changes.
[dev1315] Player motion for the following weaponskills have been changed:
Goring Blade
Aura Pulse
Doomspike
Gotta check these out, also see the several new enemies. But yeah...hopefully everyone will want to do Into the Dark now, especially after finishing job and AF quests.
Bards have some really nice skills, and it seems they took the time to redo the ancient spells with Black Mage.
[dev1315] Player motion for the following weaponskills have been changed:
Goring Blade
Aura Pulse
Doomspike
Gotta check these out, also see the several new enemies. But yeah...hopefully everyone will want to do Into the Dark now, especially after finishing job and AF quests.
Bards have some really nice skills, and it seems they took the time to redo the ancient spells with Black Mage.
djplaeskool
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/airquotes
Patch of the Forever.
Patch of the Forever.
staticneuron
Member
I got my pug to 15 but looking at the job abilities, I probably didn't need to rush at all.
There seems like alot to do. This will be fun trying this out.
There seems like alot to do. This will be fun trying this out.
XIVpads dat mining thread for those who are interested.
http://www.daevaofwar.net/index.php?/topic/1856-official-121-dat-mining-thread/
http://www.daevaofwar.net/index.php?/topic/1856-official-121-dat-mining-thread/
Lulz how did they make that banner? Is there more pics I'm unaware of or did they just use data swaps on already uploaded Job gear?
Munba
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No new animations for GLA ws (that damn 'circle anim." for 3 ws)
Btw, great patch indeed. They added graphics to every food and drinks °_°
InfiniDragon
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Oh this is going to be glorious, no TP on Second Wind, Doomspike potentially getting its awesome Jump animation back (or a new one entirely), Feint/Full Thrust not being garbage, MRD buffs, on top of the awesome Dragoon skills?
I'm gonna be a happy man come 6:00pm my time.
I'm gonna be a happy man come 6:00pm my time.
Probably dat swapped, AF has been in the dats for a while now.
That is Lalapalooza and for those comments you best be watching your ankles.
New interview on massively for 1.21 from Yoshida.
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/0...naoki-yoshida-talks-patch-1-21-and-the-futur/
Sounds like the Job quests might be done in a similar mold to the old FFXI AF quests. 80% of the stuff is soloed but some elements require light parties and the final part of the last quest requires a full party of high levels.
Edit: Download is up.
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/0...naoki-yoshida-talks-patch-1-21-and-the-futur/
Sounds like the Job quests might be done in a similar mold to the old FFXI AF quests. 80% of the stuff is soloed but some elements require light parties and the final part of the last quest requires a full party of high levels.
Edit: Download is up.
They never said specifically when the weapons were coming but yes they did say they were going to be hard to get. Right now they are just uploading weapons into the games data but they won't be coming this patch. Much like how BLM gear was seen as far back as summer last year
The stats on the Paladin Coronet is amazing. Monk stuff seems to be mostly weaponskill and ability modifer stats (25 INT heh, well they did say main attack attributes were boosted for classes so maybe that will make a huge difference). Drachen Mail is +7 PIE and STR with 7 Attack.
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