FFXIV Random Speculation/Question thread V: No one told me beta would have problems in it

[Hyan]

Yeah if it was either 1) you get full stats from equipping higher level gear or 2) you don't get any stats at all, I'd agree that this is a bug and nothing else.

But there just has to be more to it than it being a mere bug, and damn I want to know what it is!

[Loaar]

I've swapped classes alot ( 3 classes like lv 12+ and several others at Lv 4+)
I've not gotten the surplus skill notice yet on my pug (lv 18 highest class) yet... and still gets 1000 exp/400-700 class exp on blue con pherosfly or whatever it is...


not sure if its a bug or luck.. but its insane exp... I've gotten like 3 levels on lancer 2 on pun in an hour or so doing it since no one else is in the caves, at the rate I'm going should be easy to get near lv 30 physical probably

anyone know how to turn off the "auto target system" also btw... I kinda like to lock onto mobs still to follow people around >.>

I dont know how you turned it on, but pressing "C" should toggle target lock off again.

[Cureslime]

I've not gotten the surplus skill notice yet on my pug (lv 18 highest class) yet... and still gets 1000 exp/400-700 class exp on blue con pherosfly or whatever it is...

If only I could be so lucky

[GameDragon]

You must have missed the part where I said: I agree its probably a bug and will be fixed

No, I read exactly what you said, I wasn't going against you. Just pointing out that it can't be working fine if SE sees it as an issue. Even if they did not directly say "It's not working right."

[Gulkeeva]

I dont know how you turned it on, but pressing "C" should toggle target lock off again.

no its like.. auto target "anything infront of me" in a priority of mobs > players -> dead stuff (in order from nearest to farthest)

I'd post a video cept you know

Its a nice feature cept when it down and your around alot people my head looks like its going to fly off its changing targets like 5 people per second.

[Cayos]

no its like.. auto target "anything infront of me" in a priority of mobs > players -> dead stuff (in order from nearest to farthest)

I'd post a video cept you know

Its a nice feature cept when it down and your around alot people my head looks like its going to fly off its changing targets like 5 people per second.

Is your tab key stuck down? <.<;

[Loaar]

no its like.. auto target "anything infront of me" in a priority of mobs > players -> dead stuff (in order from nearest to farthest)

I'd post a video cept you know

Its a nice feature cept when it down and your around alot people my head looks like its going to fly off its changing targets like 5 people per second.

Is your tab button stuck down?

[Salodin]

Is your tab key stuck down? <.<;

Is your tab button stuck down?

Is your tab button stuck down?

[Kachi]

I pretty much agree with Hyan and Lucavi on their assessment of how fun the beta is. You can see that the potential is there, but there just isn't much actual content to enjoy right now and even the content we do have is generously bugged.

I've had a workaround for that since the beginning of Beta, but I'll keep it to myself for now until I get some confirmation that it's not NDA-breaking.

Oh come on-- now you have to tell us. PM at least.

[omegaB]

I pretty much agree with Hyan and Lucavi on their assessment of how fun the beta is. You can see that the potential is there, but there just isn't much actual content to enjoy right now and even the content we do have is generously bugged.



Oh come on-- now you have to tell us. PM at least.

nda breaking? uhhhh why would a work aroound be any more nda breaking than all the other stuff you have told people

[Achitophel]

I pretty much agree with Hyan and Lucavi on their assessment of how fun the beta is. You can see that the potential is there, but there just isn't much actual content to enjoy right now and even the content we do have is generously bugged.

That's exactly what it is. There's several things that are "This will be great when this is fixed and I know it will be" and many more things that are "This will be great when this is fixed and I hope it will be". If even half of the latter are fixed, this will be enjoyable for me. I'm not an MMO guy or even really a video game guy, but I really enjoyed FFXI on a hardcore level and will be willing to do that for another couple years with this game if most these little things can be fixed.

[BlackheartX]

^Thx
Did anything new happen today? (please summarize don't want to have to sift through this much bullshit)

[Achitophel]

Did anything new happen today? (please summarize don't want to have to sift through this much bullshit)

No. Problems became more widespread, as more people had the time to experience them. Expect them to be fixed a week or two from now, as they catch up on all the other issues.

[omegaB]

I think the systems are fine, aside from a few bugs that will 99% chance be fixed

the issue is there is no driving force behind the game as is, no progression or immersion in the world. We go out there and grind levels... because? uhhhh. Add to that a lot of the game isnt there, how do we travel etc, right now the game has very little context. and what little we do have is extremely seperate from anything else. That i think is what will decide how fun the game is.

I will say, battle is way more entertaining than than many things, and customization of playstyle is hot. crafting is also pretty entertaining, i can see it as a real job someone might play.

[BlackheartX]

I think the systems are fine, aside from a few bugs that will 99% chance be fixed

the issue is there is no driving force behind the game as is, no progression or immersion in the world. We go out there and grind levels... because? uhhhh. Add to that a lot of the game isnt there, how do we travel etc, right now the game has very little context. and what little we do have is extremely seperate from anything else. That i think is what will decide how fun the game is.

I will say, battle is way more entertaining than than many things, and customization of playstyle is hot. crafting is also pretty entertaining, i can see it as a real job someone might play.

Assuming open beta will happen I expect to see more overall content soon in the next phase. Much of which I hope will give a clue as to what the game is about and why I or anyone else should play. Cause right now there's no way their going to release this shit into an open beta and expect positive results. Maybe a Trojan-horse of fun is planned for retail and not open beta.

[shaddix]

Currently I think SE would do better without any open beta, they should probably just ride on the folks who pre-order blind instead of shooting themselves in the foot.

[Gulkeeva]

No if my tab key was stuck I would be cycling targets...

its like anything that goes "infront" of my direction I am facing will be targeted, anything like... a little bit to my left/right isn't targeted at all until I face its direction.

That and "only" the -->nearest target<--- is ever targeted (unless a mob is behind that person then it auto targets mobs first)

so having alot people run around infront of me = head going crazy O_o

[omegaB]

i thought they said they didnt have plans for an open beta, but they MIGHT do it.

[Hyan]

It would take like a week for people to download the client as long as you can't get it from 3rd party sites, and by then the OB would have most likely ended anyway :D.

I don't think they will do it.

[Akiyama]

Wouldn't it be best to do an open beta so they could properly stress test everything? Or are really that many people in the CB? I've never cared to pay enough attention.