Munba
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I sincerely didn't expect nothing different for the first levels. But i'm looking forward to more interesting and original quests as well, in the more advanced levels.
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Final Fantasy XIV |OT| ARR: Alpha Closed. Beta mid-Feb
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I sincerely didn't expect nothing different for the first levels. But i'm looking forward to more interesting and original quests as well, in the more advanced levels.
Riposte
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I feel like I've already done like 30 quests and I'm only level 10 and just unlocked guildleves. And this is just one starting area. Kind of crazy in respect to XI or XIV. I couldn't tell you what happened/what was said in any of them (though I guess this is unfair because they literally ripped out the cutscenes for the more promising quests).
Crafting seems much more smooth and polished (like everything else in this game compared to 1.0). I don't quite see the complexity in it though. I really wish they would just have you combo synths and give you a momentum bonus like exp chains, but way more than just giving you exp.
Crafting seems much more smooth and polished (like everything else in this game compared to 1.0). I don't quite see the complexity in it though. I really wish they would just have you combo synths and give you a momentum bonus like exp chains, but way more than just giving you exp.
I am not going to go into details but the non standard abilities when they show up greatly adds to the complexity and shows a lot of potential for the final system. Furthermore the resource pool is no longer static, requirements to complete items and the amount of durability you get for items go up as well (thus why gear has a more obvious tangible effect, you need better gear to get better results in less moves on the higher level synths). You won't see this in the first 10 levels.
For me the questing in much better than in 1.0, the major difference is that this time you are given a bread crumb trail to follow.
I did all the side quests in 1.0 and some of them were sleep enducingly boring and monotonous..... and don't even get me started on those repeatable fame quests in XI.
I did all the side quests in 1.0 and some of them were sleep enducingly boring and monotonous..... and don't even get me started on those repeatable fame quests in XI.
Hmm rly ? Im getting some error when patching.
Yea had to delete my patch folder
So crafting leves suck now, the NPC doesn't give you the materials any more ... lol
Still not a big problem. Its still better than going without the leves. You were going to use your mats to grind anyway, at least with the leves you get bonus xp and some kind of material reward.
Yea had to delete my patch folder
So crafting leves suck now, the NPC doesn't give you the materials any more ... lol
Its a good thing I maxed all my crafting jobs via leves then!
Depends what you make whilst grinding though doesn't it, I suppose its a matter of checking the leves before you start grinding though.
Plus 2 things, crafting is now much more of a money sink than it was in 1.0 and people with lots of gill can just buy items on the AH and hand them in for free XP.
ForzaFerrari
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So guys did you like it so far?
Munba
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ROBOKITTYZILLA
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I am enjoying the quests in ARR significantly more than those in XI or XIV. Once the cutscenes are finalized and added back in, along with additional quests and the main storyline quests, things will definitely be more interesting.
Speaking of quests, one thing that a lot of people may not realize is that they are not repeatable. I don't know if they plan to change that, but it essentially makes them more like true sidequests and not bread crumb leveling trails that you follow all the way to level cap. When the majority of the content is added (hamlets, caravans, escorts, grand companies, dungeons, and whatever else they have in store), there will be a lot more variety for the purposes of leveling your character.
Speaking of quests, one thing that a lot of people may not realize is that they are not repeatable. I don't know if they plan to change that, but it essentially makes them more like true sidequests and not bread crumb leveling trails that you follow all the way to level cap. When the majority of the content is added (hamlets, caravans, escorts, grand companies, dungeons, and whatever else they have in store), there will be a lot more variety for the purposes of leveling your character.
Glorious Ownage
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I'm very impressed with everything except the combat changes. Tp that regenerates over time instead of as you AA is terrible idea and the GCD should be removed.
notworksafe
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Really enjoyable. Quests are much better in both accepting them and completing them, combat is both quick and fun, UI is much more usable and responsive. I do have a few small issues with it, but overall the game is much improved from 1.0
Seemed ok to me, CNJ is a bit on the slow side but LNC was quite fast paced I thought, unless that's what you mean
WoW/Tera/Aion players will look at this games battle system and think its quite slow, FFXI players will look at it being too fast and lacking depth, can't satisfy both sides sadly.
Relaxed Muscle
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Seemed ok to me, CNJ is a bit on the slow side but LNC was quite fast paced I thought, unless that's what you mean
WoW/Tera/Aion players will look at this games battle system and think its quite slow, FFXI players will look at it being too fast and lacking depth, can't satisfy both sides sadly.
Yeah, I actually liked it for the most part. It lacks depth but what MMO battle system has depth on the first 20 levels? And suposedly the combat will change a lot on the beta. I like that melee don't have to stack TP while mages can bring pain since the first second.
Glorious Ownage
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Seemed ok to me, CNJ is a bit on the slow side but LNC was quite fast paced I thought, unless that's what you mean
WoW/Tera/Aion players will look at this games battle system and think its quite slow, FFXI players will look at it being too fast and lacking depth, can't satisfy both sides sadly.
I'm in between I feel as if its going to be this fast there needs to be skill based elements in it like Tera with active dodging blocking and having to physically aim your character. If it's going to be slower than I want a deeper more strategic combat system more similar to xi. I'm not a fan of how it is right now.
I think that's one of the biggest problems for the design team. Not just the combat but the whole game. If they keep the game more like XI and XIV 1.0, like the current players seem to want, they'll keep the current subscribers happy but won't bring in anybody else. If they make it more modern, they'll bring in newer players but the old players will probably leave the game.Seemed ok to me, CNJ is a bit on the slow side but LNC was quite fast paced I thought, unless that's what you mean
WoW/Tera/Aion players will look at this games battle system and think its quite slow, FFXI players will look at it being too fast and lacking depth, can't satisfy both sides sadly.
I think making it more FFXI style would actually bring in newer players as well and not hinder it. The thing that kept FFXI going for these years despite it's flaws are it's combat system and job system. It seems with 2.0 we're getting that Final Fantasy job system again, and if they were to make it more like FFXI, it would be appealing as it wouldn't have the negative inconveniences it has.
I still haven't tried the combat system as I haven't gotten into the alpha, so I'll save my judgment for when I do. I admit, I'm certain I don't want real actiony gameplay in a Final Fantasy MMO. At least, not like TERA.
I still haven't tried the combat system as I haven't gotten into the alpha, so I'll save my judgment for when I do. I admit, I'm certain I don't want real actiony gameplay in a Final Fantasy MMO. At least, not like TERA.
Tomorrow, December 14th, acording to twitter.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
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If anyone on Moogle wants to friend me, my character name is Hikaru Mori. Will probably be playing a good bit this weekend.
Robobandit
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Pretty sure exploring falls under the definition of playing
I've personally spent more time trying to survive exploring expeditions than I have playing actual content and I've had no regrets from doing so.
Bleh im not on moogle.
Yea exploring gets you in all sorts of trouble. (everything is aggressive past level 10
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Bleh im not on moogle.
Yea exploring gets you in all sorts of trouble. (everything is aggressive past level 10
I got botanist to 18 for the stealth vs lv 30 monsters.. it helps a bit.. but a lot of the areas I want to explore more closely have higher level monsters than that lol
Glorious Ownage
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what does the stealth ability do and how long did it take you to get that to 18
Robobandit
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Botanist gets stealth at lv 8, it makes you invisible to monsters lv 20 and below and slows your movement speed to walking pace. This lets you harvest next to aggressive monsters without being attacked. At lv 18, the ability gets a buff that increases its effectiveness to include monsters lv 30 and below.
It took a few hours to get to 18.. lots of harvesting since there are no fieldcraft leves in alpha..
I have an inventory full of faerie apples, sprigs of mint and tons of other material items.. makes me wish they had included cooking in this version
I've been just randomly sending my friends stacks of apples..
^ tip, use stealth and sprint together. although I'm sure this is a bug I'm not telling them lol.
:O just found another dungeon.
Power walking lalafell FTW.
:O just found another dungeon.
Power walking lalafell FTW.
Robobandit
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It's still not full running speed.. it's speed walking lol..
Hustlehips.
Robobandit
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aww.. you covered up your map location..
Mind PMing me the location? I'd love to go investigate it personally..
Mind PMing me the location? I'd love to go investigate it personally..
Robobandit
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It's being changed in beta.
It seems to have been buried since the site went live but there is a large post by Yoshida that talks about stuff that is changing in beta and that is one of the things mentioned (the post was made BEFORE Alpha started in Japan, its a known issue that Yoshida asks the testers to deal with for now lol). Each person will once again get their own 'instance' of the node and won't need to compete with others for it.
FrankNitty
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Ahh the manor. Yeah I went there the other day. Only area I really havent been to yet is the logging area
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