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Final Fantasy XIV |OT| ARR: Alpha Closed. Beta mid-Feb
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It doesn't specify ARR.. but I never got into the FF XIV 1.0 beta..
I'm legacy, so I know I'm getting in anyway but the wait for the email sucks
Strange, no email or anything on my account page.
Baaahhh They forgot me ;.;
Edit:- NVM it should specify ARR.
Media tour will likely get released the day of or the day after the London version commences, probably need to give 1 day minimum so any media write ups in the EU can be done so all articles go up around the same time. At least we won't need to wait for the Japanese media tour since that was secretly already done. The real question is whether or not they are doing the london version of the media tour on the weekend or on a weekday. If they do it this weekend then maybe we will get a our 'media' splash on Monday, if not yeah it probably won't happen till Wednesday or Thursday right before Yoshida comes back.
It seems this time we'll have a solid chara customization..
Ahah
Really excited to see the new additions.
Maleko Saint
Banned
It seems this time we'll have a solid chara customization..
Ahah
He looks so sad, it must be the mustache.
But I'm excited about the added customization features for the game, and looking forward to seeing the Beta process kick up here in ten or so days.
IonicSnake
Banned
No email yet.
It seems this time we'll have a solid chara customization..
Ahah
Unless you're black.
Hmm how so ?
These were the default hairstyles for lalafell in 1.0, I expect 2.0 hairstyles and features to be more of the same. All i wanted was a single hairstyle that appealed to me.
NinjaJesus
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One of the main reasons I always go bald...
staticneuron
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An Afro? Low Cut fade? The gumby?
I always go bald. Wouldn't mind rocking some dreds though.
All of the above minus the gumby.... noone ever had that. Even let me get a close cut with a chocobo design etched in.
Black Door
Banned
I'd kill for a female hairstyle that is basically a floor-length 'do, or "black" hairstyles for guys. Maybe even a Paul Phoenix tower of power lol
In terms of hair I think they are just taking all the hair styles from every race and just letting you put them on whatever you like with a mix of 'some' new hairstyles that got added with the 3 new race/gender combos. Most the Roe female hair thus far has been pretty new but all the 'new' hair' thus far on the vanilla races has just been hair swaps thus far (they are obviously new hair models, but they are still all based on pre-existing hair in game). They might sneak in some new hair here and there though, back before the game first started they showed the traditional 'onion hair' look from FFXI on the Lalafell before the idea of a barber shop got postponed.
Yea I would too, but the time you factor in armour clipping, physics and animation its doesn't sound as good.
I got a reminder to sign up for the beta so far, nothing else
NinjaJesus
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Apparently they'll be sending them out a little closer to the release.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...r-your-summons?p=964678&viewfull=1#post964678
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...r-your-summons?p=964678&viewfull=1#post964678
Relaxed Muscle
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SnakeLinkSonic
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Heh. I wouldn't fault XIV for that too harshly when 98% of games do it. According to most developers, all black guys are either bald or have some goofy-ass cropped afro. Even worse if you if you want to play as a black female.
Black Door
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I have found it strange that with most MMO character creators you can make the guys look like anything you want with minimal fuss, but attempting to make a black woman will simply produce a Japanese girl with dark skin
staticneuron
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Really drives home the nail when thinking of the term "Minority".
Riposte
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I think afros and haircuts of that style would be stupid in this game, but I'm all for afro-texture hair (especially for the girls).
With limited options XIV enforced consistency with its character creator. I wonder how much consistency will be found in this one. I generally do not want goofy looking characters in my game.
I guess one major problem in fantasy games in general is that they neglect race for fantasy race. Fantasy races are overwhelmingly European too, but then trying to equate the demi-human fantasy races with real races could get real bad real fast (especially considering this is a Japanese game).
With limited options XIV enforced consistency with its character creator. I wonder how much consistency will be found in this one. I generally do not want goofy looking characters in my game.
I guess one major problem in fantasy games in general is that they neglect race for fantasy race. Fantasy races are overwhelmingly European too, but then trying to equate the demi-human fantasy races with real races could get real bad real fast (especially considering this is a Japanese game).
Its a fantasy game, why do fantasy races with dark skin options have to look of african descent or reflect african-american culture?
Not saying that dark skins look right to the my mind either but either way it has to be said that these races are not human regardless of their humanoid features, its pretty much a given that the races will reflect the artists upbringing.
Just so we're clear its not like the hairstyles, skin pigments, or facial structures in video games ever reflect my own descent and I'm mixed descent similar to the features of people with persian descent; more than often, the closest thing is a latin looking character.
Fantasy should stick to fantasy, races should have customization options appropriate to the fantasy setting, climates and cultures they hail from.
Not saying that dark skins look right to the my mind either but either way it has to be said that these races are not human regardless of their humanoid features, its pretty much a given that the races will reflect the artists upbringing.
Just so we're clear its not like the hairstyles, skin pigments, or facial structures in video games ever reflect my own descent and I'm mixed descent similar to the features of people with persian descent; more than often, the closest thing is a latin looking character.
Fantasy should stick to fantasy, races should have customization options appropriate to the fantasy setting, climates and cultures they hail from.
NinjaJesus
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I'm not sayin' dark skin = black. I'm sayin' I want some blacker hairstyles/features in general.
This so much. But atleast with this game, I can have *some* features for the face that can make it look a little more black for me.
staticneuron
Member
You make a valid point but it ignores the truth of the matter. Alot of gamers like to create avatars that look like themselves. The creators of games that give customization options normally have an ideal in mind, so characters created can be compared to specific ethnic backgrounds. Alot of MMO's mainly allow you to create avatars with features of European Caucasians then European Asian mixes. The Latin, Black, or heavy Asian looks are found less often. I am sure designers can find a way to create more looks that represent different backgrounds without sacrificing artistic look of the world and its inhabitants.
Meh, maybe its me but I play these games for escapism, a taru-taru / lallefell are pretty much the exact opposite of myself.
I just think that people should know what to expect from a development team pretty much entirely Japanese, I can see your point, but for me I don't think you can expect designers and artists to create something they do not know without ending up with something silly like Sazh from FF13.
Furthermore, I believe any such aesthetic additions to the races after the fact will lead to something very off, these are races very much set-in-stone especially when you consider their aesthetic evolution from FFXI. The time if any to have done this would have been in the designs for the original FFXIV.
SnakeLinkSonic
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I agree. It's not a matter of much to give my character hair that clearly looks 'black' but to put the texturing and visual design under a different lens rather than just 'generic European' (I can't articulate how much that Midlander Hyur exasperates me now). Hell, that goes for all the XIV races intersecting with any reality-based races in terms of visual design. I'm just speaking from a biased viewpoint so the contrast is at its starkest for me in any game with character creation. For example, I can't recall too much in XIV that evoked an Asian aesthetic towards most of Eorzea's characters, which is odd considering the development team, but like I previously stated---it's not like it's new or exclusive to FFXIV to begin with so I've become rather indifferent towards it.
Addendum to my previous post: Some games also give us---cornrows!
I was totally being unfair.
/sarcasm
Also, everybody should post pictures of their characters. ;D
NinjaJesus
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Yes, my name is dumb. Hopefully I will have the option of changing it...
Had the same character in FFXI :3 (I'm so bad with names D
Relaxed Muscle
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Chilling in the beach!
staticneuron
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In the final days I did a little tour with my choco and gob
Quoted for size
Couple of pictures that mean a lot. Because I was busy with work and other stuff during the time the relic reborn quest line was released I only managed to keep up with my guild (who killed Ifrit Extreme first on our server) up until the last part I never had time to join in when they were doing it. In the last few weeks after most of the members (We only have 9 active members) had completely finished all of their relics they organised it so I could login and we managed to clear it. Feels.
SnakeLinkSonic
Member
Oh, if XI characters count too then...
NinjaJesus
Member
Closed for phases 1-3, open for phase 4.
And if you haven't signed up for it yet, do so here...
http://entry.ffxiv.com/beta/na (North America)
http://entry.ffxiv.com/beta/eu (Europe)
http://entry.ffxiv.com/beta/fr (France)
http://entry.ffxiv.com/beta/de (Germany)
IonicSnake
Banned
Going manqote in 2.0 though unless I'm not pleased with their animations.
ForzaFerrari
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