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| Author: | Waring [ Thu Aug 26, 2010 12:12 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
I had hoped for something unique (and good) out of FFXIV seeing as FFXI did a lot poorly but also did a lot well that no one else did... but damn they just blew their creative load on the graphics and seem to have no idea what kind of actual game to put in them. |
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| Author: | Waring [ Thu Aug 26, 2010 3:41 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
http://www.ffxivcore.com/topic/12068-ba ... in-beta-3/ More detail, still retarded. |
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| Author: | elidrin [ Fri Aug 27, 2010 8:45 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Open beta starts August 31st. There better be a god damn miracle patch to make this game anywhere near worth playing. |
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| Author: | Khameir [ Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:22 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Open Beta delayed with no projected date due to Critical Bugs....HA HA |
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| Author: | Waring [ Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:16 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
* Players were able to login when they should be home asleep in their beds getting their full 8 hours of sleep. Beta test has been canceled until further notice. |
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| Author: | Elessar [ Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:00 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Think the mrs. and I are gonna give the open beta a run (she was playing my closed beta for a bit). If anyone wants to tag along on the voyage of betafail, let's find a server to consolidate on. |
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| Author: | elidrin [ Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:59 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Who the fuck thought it was acceptable in 2010 to implement a crafting system that gives you no idea where you should go or what to do in order to find recipes to skill up on. I mean I guess you could reuse the recipes you use when you do crafting leves but I know they sure as fuck don't expect people to use that only or buy random materials to try to slop shit together. Am I missing something? Also if you disconnect/crash while in the middle of a leve, you automatically fail and are unable to replace that leve for 48 hours. Mouse + Keyboard is still terrible too. You go into a menu and you have to click the X button to close the window? What, did you assholes forget what the escape key was for? Holy shit. |
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| Author: | Waring [ Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:22 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Welcome to the beta Elidrin! |
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| Author: | Givin Wetwillies [ Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:34 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
But it's a beta guys! |
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| Author: | elidrin [ Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:53 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Givin Wetwillies wrote: But it's a beta guys! The people on the FFXI forums are quick to say, "IT'S BETA YOU CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT ANY OF THIS SHIT BECAUSE IT'S BETA, EVERYTHING WILL BE FIXED BY RELEASE BUT IT'S BETA! HAVEN'T YOU EVER BETA TESTED BEFORE?! hurf durf" This game is going to fail so hard. It's ok though, they have HD Mithra ass. |
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| Author: | Waring [ Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:41 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Haha I tried registering for an open beta account probably 10 different times since it opened up yesterday and kept getting server error - just now I finally don't get a server error and tell them that yes I live in the Americas and it gives me: "Applications for the FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test have been temporarily suspended. Please wait until we are ready to accept new applications and then try again." My desire to give a shit has been fully used up and is now gone, GL Square! |
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| Author: | Venen [ Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:39 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Going to see if I can squeeze my way into the open beta out there since EQ2's skill-less abilitymasher is boring the shit out of me and WoW is dead until Cata. I'm crossing my fingers that it isn't quite that bad, because there's shit else to do in the way of MMORPGs =/ Don't get me wrong, my hopes aren't high since I've rarely heard a positive thing about the game from any source. /sigh |
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| Author: | Neesha the Necro [ Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:53 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
so sad |
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| Author: | Venen [ Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:23 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
I'd call it disappointment over sadness =p |
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| Author: | Waring [ Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:49 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Playonline is gone but apparently its spirit lives on: http://www.ffxivcore.com/topic/19052-aarrrgghhh/ |
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| Author: | Elessar [ Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:56 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Man, this game is truly boiled asscocks. |
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| Author: | Givin Wetwillies [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:27 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Quote: Current Known Issues (Sep. 24)
* Teleport and Return are not functioning properly near area boundaries. *Please note that using Teleport or Return near area boundaries will consume anima, but will have no effect. * If a player has viewed the credits, the game may display the error message " An update error has occurred. Error 20524" and fail to update properly. *We apologize for the inconvenience, but if this error occurs we ask that you please reinstall FINAL FANTASY XIV. |
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| Author: | MuliganVanJurai [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:28 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Larreth wrote: Neesha the Necro wrote: I can't believe some of you guys are actually shocked that this game is going to be a steaming pile of shit. Let me save you all some time: DC Universe Online is also going to suck. It's more along the lines that I'm shocked that at this point in gaming they still can't stop making absolutely shitty games. I mean they've got the track record of Meridian59, UO, EQ, DOAC, AO, Horizons, EqII, FFXI, WoW, LOTOR, etc.....and they still go on and on making horrid games. You'd think at some point someone that had grown up playing all these different MMO's would develop something that has a bit of everything in it while avoiding the utter fuckups each game made. I am so goddamn tired of WoW. Get EQ2, start on AB server, and enjoy. It's not perfect, but it's the best thing going.... Also, any CE's out there that would like to share a Guest key? Not sure why I even want to bother but I guess where it's FF, I have to at least try it. haha |
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| Author: | Givin Wetwillies [ Thu Sep 30, 2010 3:25 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
S/E has topped themselves. I didn't think it could be possible for them to make even attempting to play the game more difficult. Just getting FFXIV character slots to work right is a nightmare. Jesus Christ. |
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| Author: | Neesha the Necro [ Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:12 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
So after all of this, you still spent money on the game? |
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| Author: | Lich Ekilam [ Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:04 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
buddy of mine bought the game and is going to send me a buddy pass to try the game free for a month. With all the dumb beta and ptr shit blizzard has flying around atm i think its time for me to find a new game. Cant hurt to try this one out since it would be free. |
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| Author: | Givin Wetwillies [ Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:08 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Neesha the Necro wrote: So after all of this, you still spent money on the game? Buddy passes from the CE are a free copy of the game. Sorry to disappoint you. |
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| Author: | Lich Ekilam [ Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:21 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
where did you dl the game from givin? I was told i would need to DL it from a torrent site. |
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| Author: | Givin Wetwillies [ Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:51 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
That's what I did. Install disk. http://www.mediafire.com/?krbxudbq1lovqrg Confirmed now that S/E changed things so now you get charged 50 bones at the END of the 30 day buddy pass trial. Still a sweet deal even tho if you don't like the game at the end of a day, odds are you wont like it at all. |
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| Author: | Givin Wetwillies [ Sun Oct 03, 2010 8:52 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
I have not yet begun to defile myself. |
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| Author: | Bzalthek [ Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:54 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
| Author: | Givin Wetwillies [ Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:55 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Best part about that video is 90% of it is nitpicky bullshit and not even close to being one of the games glaring flaws. Thankfully the JP reviews are starting to hit and Tojo is angry. Maybe this means we'll get a fucking auction house like should have went in to begin with. And a functioning UI. It's 10% complete, 90% dogshit. |
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| Author: | Elessar [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 10:25 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Givin Wetwillies wrote: I have not yet begun to defile myself. End Thread. |
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| Author: | Khameir [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:57 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
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| Author: | Givin Wetwillies [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:17 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Well I lasted almost a week. Figured about that. Sig is as far as I could go. There just isn't anything to play here. Everything is a fight with this game. Fighting the UI, fighting the horrible inter-dependably between tradeskills with virtually no communication tools in a system designed to promote and require such. Having to justify logging in by telling yourself "Self, today I will acomplish a few short term goals." because that's how you have to plan everything in this game. It's a beautiful game, and the class system is amazing. Unfortunatly everything else sucks shit. In six months when the PS3 version drops we'll see where they stand, but it's not far fetched to say that the game doesn't want you to play it at all right now, because it goes out of its way to be a snooty cunt. I did have fun, don't get me wrong. It just won't hold a western audience. It wont even hold the american otaku crowd who love anything that stinks of japan. What's the point? 11 is a far superior game in every way and outside of the graphics, you can get everything that 14 offers there only better. |
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| Author: | Bzalthek [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 5:26 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Reports are that even the Japanese audience is less than enthused, and if the amazon.jp ratings are anything to go by, those reports are probably correct. |
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| Author: | MuliganVanJurai [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:29 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Elessar wrote: Givin Wetwillies wrote: I have not yet begun to defile myself. End Thread. Tombstone Doc Holliday quote.... by far the best thing in this thread. In other news, I have yet to hear one positive review on this game. It is to the point that the game isn't even selling now. My friend owns a comic shop and they are actually one of our leading gaming shops as well and they haven't moved a box since the discussions had hit the shop. Such a sad thing. They have probably one of the greatest IP's in gaming history and they just blow it. Not surprising to me as I feel they haven't hit a homerun with the FF name in years. |
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| Author: | joxur [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:35 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Quote: They have probably one of the greatest IP's in gaming history and they just blow it. I don't really agree with that at all. They have a great brand. But unless I'm missing something, there's really not a whole lot that ties the various FF games together from an IP standpoint. Chocobos? 
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| Author: | MuliganVanJurai [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:44 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
This is because of how well they have hidden a great thing. When I think of their IP I think of a pre-made class system (Dragoon, White Wizard, Black Wizards, Paladins, Thieves, etc.), Airships, the Moon (Luna), incredible races, musical score, summons, villains, and so so much more. There are a lot of underlying themes to FF that the later FF's cover up. If you look more at the early FF's, FF Tactics, and their re-releases you'll see the foundational pieces that make FF. |
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| Author: | Bovinity Divinity [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:55 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Quote: Such a sad thing. They have probably one of the greatest IP's in gaming history and they just blow it. Not surprising to me as I feel they haven't hit a homerun with the FF name in years. It's really not surprising. Final Fantasy has always been a great storytelling platform first and a decent game second. Yeah, they're enjoyable, but - aside from Tactics - I wouldn't call any of them "great" from a gaming standpoint. So it really comes as no surprise that when they try to move to a MMO format - a format that is all about gameplay, balance, content, etc - that they flop around in confusion. |
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| Author: | Aaramis [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:15 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Bovinity Divinity wrote: Final Fantasy has always been a great storytelling platform first and a decent game second. Yeah, they're enjoyable, but - aside from Tactics - I wouldn't call any of them "great" from a gaming standpoint. So it really comes as no surprise that when they try to move to a MMO format - a format that is all about gameplay, balance, content, etc - that they flop around in confusion. FFXI pulled it off reasonably well. Aside from the typical complaints of their levelling system being a grind, and quite restrictive (i.e. penalties if your group has people over 3 levels apart), they did really well. The combat animations were fantastic - if you've never seen a Dark Knight guillotine an enemy, or a Dragoon high jump a giant, it's really something to watch. Even the first time you see a Summoner bring forth Ifrit it's somewhat "whoa"-worthy. And the cutscenes added a whole new level of storytelling to their campaign quests - something that many other games still don't have. In EQ2, for example, you enter Charasis to see Drusella Sathir sitting there staring at you. As though she's just been hanging out for the past 1000 years. Change that to an empty room that blacks out to a cutscene of her emerging from a crypt in all her fury, and you suddenly set the mood for a really nail-biting fight. Trust me, there's a lot that FFXI did right with regards to MMOs. We're so disappointed because everything that made FFXI looks to be missing from FFXIV. Which is effing sad. |
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| Author: | Larreth [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:34 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
WoW could take a page from that too. I love walking into a boss room with boss standing in the center of the room scratching his ass and watching as 25 people casually sit, eat and get into starting positions w/out batting an eyelash. |
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| Author: | Bovinity Divinity [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:51 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Yeah, until the 15th time you're doing the boss and you're saying, "GOD DAMMIT JUST START THE #$^$ FIGHT ALREADY!" |
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| Author: | Givin Wetwillies [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:58 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Except then you hit the space bar. Or if you're playing WoW, you tab back over to whatever you're playing in a second window while Tirion tries to act courageous again. If you aren't playing anything or at least browsing in the background you're a worthless faggot anyway. |
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| Author: | Givin Wetwillies [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:05 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Ironically, the best review of the game has come from Gamespot. http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/finalfan ... eview.html |
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| Author: | Evilundead Afterlife [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:25 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
4.0 from Gamespot.com Quote: Square Enix's laborious online role-playing game is a step backward for the genre. The Good: Impressive visual engine. Flexible class system lets you be what you want, when you want. The Bad: Absolutely miserable interface. Does a poor job of communicating important information. Limited questing means you're always looking for something fun to do. Everything about the economy stinks. Every aspect of the game is filled with dumb obstacles. Final Fantasy XIV Online Review metacritic.com |
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| Author: | Waring [ Sat Oct 09, 2010 12:53 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
Just saw this one over on GT http://www.gametrailers.com/video/revie ... 3?type=flv 4.2 / 10 |
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| Author: | Khameir [ Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:19 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FF XIV |
http://www.massively.com/2010/10/13/rum ... -ragequit/ |
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