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re: FFXIV Thread
Posted on 9/3/13 at 10:54 am to sicboy
Posted on 9/3/13 at 10:54 am to sicboy
I tried to idle when I left home Friday, but had been disconnected at some point during the day due to an ISP problem by the time I returned.
Even once the servers are fixed, I will have to fight Comcast before I can play for any extended period of time.
Even once the servers are fixed, I will have to fight Comcast before I can play for any extended period of time.
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Posted on 9/3/13 at 10:56 am to The Dudes Rug
I think everyone here is PC, but I know a few that play on PS3. If I do get a console version of this game, I'll be waiting until PS4 release.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 10:58 am to oauron
Are you on a JPN server for now?
ETA nvm. You're legacy. When have you played?
ETA nvm. You're legacy. When have you played?
This post was edited on 9/3/13 at 10:59 am
Posted on 9/3/13 at 10:58 am to oauron
Well dammit.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 10:58 am to oauron
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I think everyone here is PC, but I know a few that play on PS3. If I do get a console version of this game, I'll be waiting until PS4 release.
I have both, play on my ps3 way more
Posted on 9/3/13 at 10:59 am to The Dudes Rug
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Well dammit.
Same servers. Just different platform. As long as you joined the right world and have a keyboard, you should be good.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:02 am to sicboy
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Same servers.
yup ps3 and pc are all on the same servers, they all connect to the same place, just playing on a different system to get to that place.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:03 am to sicboy
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Same servers. Just different platform
Wait what?
ETA: I did not know that..awesome.
This post was edited on 9/3/13 at 11:04 am
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:04 am to The Dudes Rug
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Wait what?
Yes i play on my same sever and toons for both platforms.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:07 am to Muppet
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The game has been essentially reconstructed and a lot of what I considered terrible idiosyncrasies that were carried over from XI have been removed in favor of mechanics from other games, like Guild Wars 2 and Rift.
Without having gotten to experience much of the content/features due to crippling server issues, I still have found the game satisfying and exciting when I could play.
I still maintain that Square has shown no capacity for coherent or interesting storytelling since the merger with Enix 10 years ago, and I am not biased against JRPGs. I have ended up disliking a lot of them in the current console generation, but I think that has something to do with low-effort pandering to weeaboos on the part of developers.
Most of the cutscenes are poorly written and exessively animated for my tastes, but there are some non-plot-centric quests that have surprisingly good text localizations. There are intelligent and funny references to other Western media, tongue in cheek objectives, and a handful of characters that break the fourth wall in a refreshing way.
Combat is extremely smooth... the TP system is no longer completely backwards and you don't have to autoattack on martial classes for 2 minutes before you can unleash something that does actual damage. It's been replaced with Limit Breaks, which add to the overall classic Final Fantasy nostalgia.
Nostalgia is not always the best thing for a piece of media, as you well know. It wears off and only its contemporary merits are left to hold it up. But I have to say, I melted in Yoshida's hand when the Crystal Theme started looping during character creation. It all feels like a return to 16-bit era form, and I think that's the best thing for Square in the wake of the XIII series.
frick being concise, because this is the meandering yet balanced review that you deserve. I want to make sure I can shape your impressions of the game before the noseless-child-and-cat-ear-lovers come in here with their brony-esque devotion to the product (this is an absolute troll). I hope you decide to pick it up once the servers have been expanded and the game is available for digital download again.
I will certainly look into it more. GW2 just hasn't held me recently. And I've been watching this one hopeful it would be a better return.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:18 am to sicboy
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ETA nvm. You're legacy. When have you played?
I'm logged on 24/7. Been playing mostly at night. I added you though. I couldn't figure out how to change my name from my 1.0 character, so I'm very much stuck with a name I regret.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:23 am to Freauxzen
Still wiping on Ascalonian Catacombs?
I think you'll like the way classes are handled in this game. At level 50 in any class, you have 5? cross-class slots in which you can place abilities from other classes that you've leveled. So, there's some freedom to go beyond your pre-defined role with a little utility.
A Marauder/Gladiator tank can put levels in Conjurer in order to unlock a cure spell so he can emergency heal himself or someone else if he needs to. Of course his Mind attribute will most likely be pretty low compared to a dedicated healer's, so the heal will be less effective.
Then there's the general fact that you can take on any class with a single character, combat or crafting, simply by equipping a tool or weapon, so you don't have to create a stable of characters in order to fulfill your different whims.
I think you'll like the way classes are handled in this game. At level 50 in any class, you have 5? cross-class slots in which you can place abilities from other classes that you've leveled. So, there's some freedom to go beyond your pre-defined role with a little utility.
A Marauder/Gladiator tank can put levels in Conjurer in order to unlock a cure spell so he can emergency heal himself or someone else if he needs to. Of course his Mind attribute will most likely be pretty low compared to a dedicated healer's, so the heal will be less effective.
Then there's the general fact that you can take on any class with a single character, combat or crafting, simply by equipping a tool or weapon, so you don't have to create a stable of characters in order to fulfill your different whims.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:24 am to Freauxzen
Double post, so I'll just leave this here:
This post was edited on 9/3/13 at 11:35 am
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:34 am to oauron
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I'm logged on 24/7. Been playing mostly at night. I added you though. I couldn't figure out how to change my name from my 1.0 character, so I'm very much stuck with a name I regret.
send me a friend request sometime.. pweeeeese..
Andvari Freya etc.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:38 am to BaddestAndvari
You not logged in.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:39 am to The Dudes Rug
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Wait what?
Some of the PC players hate this because they feel some of the game is dumbed down for the dirty peasants, but I've had no complaints so far, and really haven't been able to distinguish between PC and PS3 player. Haven't got to play much, though, so who knows.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:40 am to oauron
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You not logged in.
I was griping about this last night. No reason why a person HAS to be logged in to get a request. Not sure why this decision was made. Or maybe it was a idiotic oversight.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:40 am to sicboy
There are some areas where playing with a controller is much easier, imo.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:40 am to oauron
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I couldn't figure out how to change my name from my 1.0 character
Name and character changes were the first thing you did. How did you miss this?
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:42 am to oauron
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There are some areas where playing with a controller is much easier, imo.
In some instances I want to go back to controller (mainly walking forward when I want to turn around.......I get confused on this all the time), but I'm probably going to stick with KB/M.
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