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Final Fantasy XIV |OT4| Welcome, PS4 users!
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Valkyri von Thanatos
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It somehow locks out the PS3 versions from being played right? How?
Never played an MMO, or a Final Fantasy game (except Crystal Chronicles). I'm randomly feeling like checking this game out. Am unsure if I'll like it, but for some reason I am really intrigued. Halp.
I've played maybe 3/4ths of a Final Fantasy game before this. Previous experience isn't required to enjoy the game, but I'm sure it certainly helps.
yeah you can change stuff around no regrets
basically, anything you do or progress on your character only helps and does not detract from anything else you do
Valkyri von Thanatos
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My FF (lack of) experience is actually a positive here, I'm interested in what the fuss is all about. Just don't know about whether I can get into an MMO even though I've heard good things. I know it can mostly be played solo, but can it be conisdered a GREAT game purely from that perspective. Compare to Xenoblade for example, personally I don't praise it as much as some people, but it is very good and has a sort of MMO like combat system.
In 3 more hours and then you'll be able to join Ultros :|
Kssio_Aug
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What if I join another one now, and then try to join Ultros later? Is it possible to transfer?
Yep. Gotta pay money though.
Kssio_Aug
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Damn! T-T and how much?
Anyway, do gaffers play in some of those?
Brynhildr
Lamia
Malboro
Famfrit
Because they are the ones avaiable now for me. =(
Pellegri Testament
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There are multiple data centers each with their own server set. The majority of gaf is on Ultros which is in the primal data center, make sure you select that before going into character creation(however even then Ultros may still be down atm).
Take note: Stat bonuses are tied to your class. So classes that only have 1 job available to them are easy to allocate points for, but when new jobs are introduced, you will have to pick what job you'd like to favor in terms of attributes.
Example: If your arcanist (class) has 20 points in int, you'll have 20 points in int when you become a Summoner, which is a good stat for casters in general. However, if you wanted to play the other job arcanist can play (Scholar, a healer), you'll still have 20 points in int on that job, effectively gimping that job slightly in terms of stats.
Yeah, I've actually been recommending this to people who really have no interest in MMO but like Final Fantasy 12. I've told them they can get through the story during the free days and leave it at that and it's worth it, or they can dove back in once the expansions hit for more.
I thought I'd be there just for the story... But here I am plotting my post-game.
Revolutionary
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Are limit breaks affected by damage buffs like blood for blood?
no, just total weapon/magic damage of weapons of the party i think?
So I'm a 1.0 player who came back for ARR (PC), got bored once no one was doing Coil and left after 2 months, and now I'm back again (PS4) and rather enjoying it. Can anyone be kind enough to give me a primer on wtf I'm supposed to do for progression? Past few days were spent setting up macros and running piddly dungeons to get a feel for things. Now what?
Coil 6-9, Extreme Levi? I have an i90 WHM/ PLD weapon (my two main classes) and I think the next stage in those is the Animus grind, right?
Any clarity or suggestions would be much appreciated!
Coil 6-9, Extreme Levi? I have an i90 WHM/ PLD weapon (my two main classes) and I think the next stage in those is the Animus grind, right?
Any clarity or suggestions would be much appreciated!
I prefer to do the Animus weapons at your own pace. Just doing FATEs here and there while I wait for queues has netted me 6 total. As for progression, the main new content, is Coil 6-9, Leviathan Extreme, King Moogle Extreme, and the HM dungeons. There's a bunch of other content newly added for crafters such as new two star and three star things. Retainer ventures and gardening are there as well.
tiggerkiddo
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tiggerkiddo
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Yup, the limit break is for the party. I doubt anyone has said anything because...I doubt most people know how to use them. I find more tanks that know how to use them than the dps.
Dre_G_Writer
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When I go to the Mog station to transfer my character, I can't even see the server I want to transfer too on that list of worlds you can transfer too.
But I see ultros though. But all my friends are on the Jenova server, that is the server I want to get to.
But I see ultros though. But all my friends are on the Jenova server, that is the server I want to get to.
Zomba13
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LB is party wide. If you are a DPS and you use the LB on a boss or something no one will likely ever get mad though in some cases it's best to save the LB for a certain phase or add.
If you are a tank or healer though there isn't much use in their LBs. I mean, they have their uses but usually you want to use the DPS LB. Healers can help out in the case of an almost wipe, mainly if they use the level 3 one and have a bunch of people down but the Tank one is next to useless except in Ultima Hard Mode during the last bubbles.
To be brutally honest, previous experience hurts more than it helps. I've played most of the mainline FFs and other similar RPGs and this game deviates from them in totally unexpected ways. Going in totally blind helps you grasp things as they are without any preconceptions.
One such thing is magic. Just about every previous RPG that has the elemental classics Fire, Ice, and Lightning used them in the "classic" way: fire hurts ice monsters, and so forth. Not in this game: Lightning is what any other game would call Poison, and Blizzard serves more to replenish MP after expending it on Fire magic than anything else.
Had they simply named these three after Halone, Azeyma, and Byregot (or any of this game's deities), we could have taken them on their own terms. But as an RPG veteran, it took an embarrassingly long time for me to catch on.
Just take things as they're presented and try not to have any preconceptions interfering.
Zomba13
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The only thing playing previous FF games helps with is all the little nods and references like the jobs, their AF armour, some NPCs, spells, primals etc.
Even if you played FFXI the only thing it'd help you with is understanding that you can do everything all on one character and that SE can be a little (very) slow adding in things that the community wants/needs.
Even if you played FFXI the only thing it'd help you with is understanding that you can do everything all on one character and that SE can be a little (very) slow adding in things that the community wants/needs.
Masayoshi Soken-san is explaining how he composed Leviathan's theme on NicoNico. I think he might also perform it live.
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv176803826
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv176803826
crazygambit
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If it was a hard monster it's probably because you forgot to use a key item on it to weaken it. As a warrior I usually don't need to bother with that, but I'll realize the fight is taking longer than usual and I'm actually taking damage before it dies and I realize I forgot the key item again.
So I finally got to Titan tonight. First group has a couple or teeeerrible dps, kept getting it all the time. After 40 mins and a few substitutions we quit. Next group cleared it on the very first try.
The fight is super easy (and a little boring) for a tank, unless I was majorly screwing up somehow, but no one had anything to say to me, even after all those wipes, so I don't think so.
Pankratous
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Story Titan? I done it the other day for the first time too (also tank) and found it really easy. But apparently the story one is easy, it's HM and Extreme that gets folk.
MadraptorMan
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Finally turned my Pugilist into a monk after getting Lancer to 15...only to find out I will have to go back to Lancer at least to lvl to 22 for a "mandatory" endgame skill...argh.
lazybones18
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heh, I'm a monk and didn't know that until your post. Thanks for finding out about it
irfaanator
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it's 34, not 22 lol. Well blood for blood is 34, which you want as well as a monk
Grinchy
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I find myself always waiting to see if a DPS wants to use it and then no one ever does haha. I have it on my cross bar ready to go but I'm so used to never using it now.
Winter John
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I don't like most MMO's, I don't like subscription models, and I couldn't stand any of the Final Fantasy games that I tried. I just bought a PS4 and this was part of the bundle. I honestly didn't expect much from it, but I put it in anyway just to have a look. I'm now hooked on the thing and will actually be subscribing when my free month runs out.
Unknown Soldier
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I waited 40 minutes without getting a single person in my queue so I may end up switching classes lol.
Pankratous
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On FFXI you could spend days, yes DAYS trying to get a group for something. And the best part is, you pretty much had go be in whatever town was most popular to shout and get people because there was nothing like a duty finder, so you couldn't even entertain yourself by doing something else.
Then, you had to travel for ages to get to the quest area...
What I'm saying is, 40 minutes ain't so bad. Use the time to do some FATEs or something.
tiggerkiddo
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Which server are you on?
I'm a lancer on Ultros. I made this character back during the beta and I'm not even sure if I want to play Dragoon over something like Scholar, White Mage or Bard anymore lol.
Grouping in XI was the worst kind of chore. I don't miss much about that game, really. Although it was great for it's time.
tiggerkiddo
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Speak up in the FC chat! People will help you if you talk or ask for help.
I'll probably end up doing that later if I don't end up spending the day on an alt or something lol.
MadraptorMan
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Son of a *****! I don't wanna stab things any more, I wanna punch 'em!
Vic-Rattlehead
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Since I love playing games on my PS4, I finally got this when it came out for it. I havne't had much time to play it (or anything) just yet (soon!) but I have played a little. I made a catgirl and got her up to level 11 as a lancer then decided I wanted to be a healer and switched to Conjurer and played up to level 10.
I saw a Neogaf person running around central shroud and we emoted at eachother. Vic or something.
I look like Pikachu!
So far, I am impressed. I found the controls and navigating the map very confusing and strange at first, but after a while I mostly got used to it and find playing the game at my TV to be very fun. The game is more polished than is typical of MMORPGs (aside from the lack of voice, which I can strangely appreciate because it ostensibly means they're putting their resources into more important areas) and I look forward to playing more as soon as I can!
Ha was that me? I usually bust a manderville dance or a wave if I pass a gaf member? I was either a low level naked conjurer or a 50 black Mage
Wow nice! I'm als playing since launch and I'm just lvl 25. Need to ramp it up
tiggerkiddo
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New people have it easy. In 2.0 all we had was Coil, WP and Amdapor Keep. And we liked it!
Actually we despised it
Actually we despised it
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