FFXIV

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by Maxwell, Jun 1, 2013.

FFXIV

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by Maxwell, Jun 1, 2013.

  1. Maxwell

    Maxwell .

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    Anyone in here a fan of the Final Fantasy online series ? Played FFXI for something like 8 years and FFXIV 1.0 for 1 year. FFXIV 2.0 will be launching on Apr. 27th and this is most likely going to assassinate my PS2 playtime. Anyone else planing on playing or maybe just trying that game ?

    A little recap of what happened to FFXIV 1.0 for those of you not familiar:
    • Game came out of the oven not half baked, completely not baked at all!
    • Producer stepped down and SE issued an apology and waived all online fees.
    • Game story line was rewritten to head toward a cataclysm to pave the way for 2.0.
    • After v1.23, the cataclysm in-game event concluded with the shutting of all server and release of new trailer.
    • The game has been rewritten completely including new graphics engine, severs, 100% new maps and locations.
    • In between Dec. 2012 and now, SE ran a closed Alpha and Beta test (still ongoing).
    • Open beta, including PS3 version should start near the end of July.
    The new game looks fantastic. Of course time will tell if its going to be a winner, but they already have 1M beta testers atm. Beta registration is still open. Having followed the development closely, i can assure you that none of the old game is left except the basic lore. The new visuals and location designsbring this MMO on par with today's technology and MMO standards. However its not like this game is going to be a revolution. The devs openly admit it as well.

    I'll be diving in. Poke me if you plan on playing and need a linkshell (guild). I'm on Balmung (NA/EU) server.

    Last boss (extreme mode) of FFXIV 1.0. We failed horibly on that one.
     
  2. Maxwell

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  3. icebalm

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    I've played FFXI, FFXIV 1.0, and 2.0 since Beta 2. I'll be there. Looking to play Arcanist/Summoner with this Duskwight Elezen.

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  4. Patrick

    Patrick Ireland - Sunshine is a Rumour.

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    Can I got more info? Costs, servers, release and all that?
     
  5. Nraged

    Nraged I fly things

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    FFVII > all
     
  6. icebalm

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    Well the main page is here: http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com and the pricing is here for Europe: http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/en/product/

    It's official release will be Aug 27th, but Beta phase 4 will be "open" in that anyone can get in on it and try it out. Expecting that to happen next week or the week after. There will be lots of servers located in 3 'regions', Japan, NA, and EU, but anyone can join any of them. I think one of the best things about the game is that it's localized in Japanese, English, French and German, and there's a chat translator built into the game so you can play with anyone, regardless of if they speak your language or not, so what you'll often see is a lot of Japanese players who play during their night join NA servers to play during NA prime time and vice versa.

    The thing I like most about the final fantasy MMOs that's different that others is that if you want to play another class, you can change to it, you don't have to create a whole new character and lose stuff like your mounts and gear and shit, and they let you mix and match class abilities and stuff to make combinations.
     
  7. Kowlefe

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    I can't seem to find details other than the cost of the game itself. Is it p2p or f2p?
     
  8. icebalm

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  9. Maxwell

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    The open beta will most likely begin on Aug 8th. The open beta progress will be preserved on launch day Aug 27th. I'm on Balmung server.
     
  10. icebalm

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    Balmung? I was thinking of Diabolos, are you legacy?