I'm fine with mini-games, just not like parley. Now to get a better bargain from an npc by playing a card game, or having to stealth around in an enemy hideout? Those are fine.
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Final Fantasy XIV |OT| ARR: Alpha Closed. Beta mid-Feb
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I'm fine with mini-games, just not like parley. Now to get a better bargain from an npc by playing a card game, or having to stealth around in an enemy hideout? Those are fine.
EndcatOmega
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Amen to that. I was just slightly overreacting in fear that all the quests in 2.0 will be 'kill ten moosesquirrels' or the equivalent- hell, just bring back a simplified Triple Triad or some similar minigame to replace it is all I'm asking.
I like Parley
(as long as I actually participate in parley content near the correct level...). There is a lot things wrong with Parley, but the biggest flaw is the slowness of the game (UI issue), and stupidity of the level fluctuation system where if you try doing a lvl 20 parley as a lvl 50... the NPC tries to lose, but you do it while you are 10-15 levels below recommended level, the NPC cheats lol. Think it could have been salvaged but yes it didn't belong in mission content.
Riposte
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I'm all geared up. Outside acquiring a lot of gil and purchasing a Darksteel Haubergeon+1 with a lot of Piety from melds, I'm pretty much set until 2.0. I think I'm reasonably well-geared, though budgeted as I don't play this game to an obsessive degree. So now I want to clear the dungeons (ideally doing the extra challenges from the achievements) and beat Garuda. The hard Nael fight would be a bonus. How we gonna do this?
Anyway, I really do like the original flavor of the game. I see this every time I do the original class quests. They've certainly made a shift as of late with the Grand Company (which alone seems to have consumed the setting as the sole purpose of anything) and Job quests, but I hope it doesn't change much more with 2.0 and this is just an in-between state. I like the idea of over-the-top fantasy peaking in (or pulled up from below) and disrupting this world, but not so much a complete transformation with all verisimilitude thrown out.
Anyway, I really do like the original flavor of the game. I see this every time I do the original class quests. They've certainly made a shift as of late with the Grand Company (which alone seems to have consumed the setting as the sole purpose of anything) and Job quests, but I hope it doesn't change much more with 2.0 and this is just an in-between state. I like the idea of over-the-top fantasy peaking in (or pulled up from below) and disrupting this world, but not so much a complete transformation with all verisimilitude thrown out.
Jailer of Hope
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Didn't they fix that in XI by making all the scenes watchable before the battle? Can't remember any battles post WoTG where the scenes happen after the battle timer starts.
Yes, that is a big part of the new engine - the game will run better than 1.x on the same systems, and scale better to better systems.
EndcatOmega
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Hopefully it'll mean lower draw distances have things far away vanish instead of being a horrible, pixellated eyesore.
Theyre supposed to fix alt-tab crashing too.
I like the draw distances
EndcatOmega
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I like the draw distances
Man, don't mind me, I'm just bitter about this shitty laptop meaning if I look up in-game it looks like Eorza's under attack by 3 atari sprites flying in formation.
And that Limnsa from afar looks like porn someone heavily censored.
EndcatOmega
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I'll get my revenge! When this new laptop stops being in pre-production!
So about two years after 2.0, prob.
So about two years after 2.0, prob.
I believe so, but not in XIV. Ifrit timer starts as soon as one person hits go. At least...I remember that being the case.
Have you turned off DoF? For me having it on looks just like you've described...
So are people melding materia to all equipment that they're sporting? I haven't been able to meld my own stuff yet and started thinking I should ask people to meld my materia to my stuff.
Also, when does re-selling your equipment become more important than converting it to materia? I have a ton of level 1 materia.
Also, when does re-selling your equipment become more important than converting it to materia? I have a ton of level 1 materia.
EndcatOmega
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It's off, according to the config.
Yeah, you can just copy the folder.
Right on.
Oh, remember to copy the one in My Documets as well, although I don't know if it's required for the game to run properly.
Ok, thanks!
Wrapped up the rest of the GC quests tonight. We tried UWS last week and it didnt go to well and we wiped at 50%. This time, it went much better, everyone was on the same page, and we didnt have any real hitches at all.
We knocked off Raven on our first attempt.
Battles like those last two and exactly what I want from this game.
We knocked off Raven on our first attempt.
Battles like those last two and exactly what I want from this game.
Riposte
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I say once or twice a weekend, we tackle Garuda. Since school is popping up soon, I wouldn't want this to be at 2 am (EST). I'm thinking 8 to 12 am EST. Now who would be interested in that? The way I see it I have two linkshells to draw from, but this is the only one I talk to in a more permanent medium.
BTW, I'm a Dragoon only. I don't think having two DRGs on Garuda might be a good idea, but what do I know? I'm still researching strategy.
Yep, can't say I regret playing through 1.0. The final battle beats out most of CoP for sure, so it has been very worth it for me to experience it. Don't what 2.0 will be like, but we will have to see.
BTW, I'm a Dragoon only. I don't think having two DRGs on Garuda might be a good idea, but what do I know? I'm still researching strategy.
Yep, can't say I regret playing through 1.0. The final battle beats out most of CoP for sure, so it has been very worth it for me to experience it. Don't what 2.0 will be like, but we will have to see.
I'm almost starting to lose motivation to stick around, but I guess that's due to a few other things in my life right now - I'd really like to finish at least that last MNK quest and the main GC stuff (currently on United We Stand) before 1.0 runs out though.
Luckily I did get some tips on gear I think I should be able to afford after that was an issue on a Moogle fight shout group - I'd better get to it next time I log in. Still, it's going to be annoying to buy stuff I probably won't be able to repair on my own, I could do without a gilsink, but time is the bigger commodity right now...
Luckily I did get some tips on gear I think I should be able to afford after that was an issue on a Moogle fight shout group - I'd better get to it next time I log in. Still, it's going to be annoying to buy stuff I probably won't be able to repair on my own, I could do without a gilsink, but time is the bigger commodity right now...
I'm interested. 5-9pm PST (I think that's the local equivalent) is certainly preferable for me over later.
The fights were on par with CoP for me but I loved how they didnt have all that between mission fluff that CoP had...such as spending hours farming items with low drop rates so you can trade them in for CCB Polymers for the U/O fight.
I just love the feeling of beating a difficult fight with a group of friends and seeing everything just work out so well. I probably had the biggest grin on my face yesterday when Darnus went down.
I know right. I'm gonna flip my shit when Ifrit extreme goes down.
It was a GC quest that leads up to United We Stand (Don't Hate the Messenger, or something). So you've already done it.
I was doing this last night wit ha random group but got nothing. Imperials will spawn at certain times in certain areas.Basically you need to kill many until a group that has an H-1 Vangaurd Magitek spawns. Killing it will give you the Tricorne or Imperial Hat.
The item goes to the winning blow meaning you could idle by and let a group kill it run in and finish it off and claim one of the items. I have been reading this a alot and it seems like it is true.Although there are alot of chances it's still kind of lame.
EndcatOmega
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Right; hit 50 as a DRG. What should I try and do first before 2.0? Farm seals to promote and gear up for the GC quests?
yes and Iffy Moogle and Garuda battles all will be gone 2.0
EndcatOmega
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Well, not touching those till I'm better geared (same with the last few GC quests) but thanks for warning they're going. I presume they're going to return in a different guise with this summoning system, though?
How so ?, or do you just mean the locations ?
as we know them today
Wondering the same thing myself. Im at the point now where I need seals so Ill take whatever I can get.
What's this?
Looks like 1.23b is going live tomorrow.
http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/news/detail?newsId=aab9ff6596260469af3f4ef035e960e198e5f7b5
Wonder what all is going to be added (minimal probably almost certainly only related to the Umbral events + foundation day stuff).
http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/news/detail?newsId=aab9ff6596260469af3f4ef035e960e198e5f7b5
Wonder what all is going to be added (minimal probably almost certainly only related to the Umbral events + foundation day stuff).
That was the main thrust of it last year. I think there was a unique item you could only buy with seals at that time, too... Patriot's Choker?
So thats tomorrow?
creid
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6pm PDT tomorrow (aka when they're done with patch maintenance) according to the link. If its like last year it'll run for a few weeks.
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