FFXIV Closed Alpha/Beta Discussion (Cancelled for this week)

[Enos]

I think we all need to wait and see what the combat system is like to even discuss the possibilities of pvp in xiv.

WoW pvp was only fun because of the dynamics of it. The game pace and combat style is suitable for pvp, and makes it fun because everything can happen so fast.

xi was very slow paced compared to WoW, and that was the major reason why the majority of people didnt like ballista, at least it was for me.

I personally loved pvp in wow, but would prefer if there wasnt any in xiv. I can only base my opinion off of how much fun i had in xi, but seriously SE owns when it comes to strict pve games. Even though wow had a shitton of instances, and heroic counterparts etc, the standard grinding xp party in xi was typically more fun for me. for some reason I was always more excited to play xi than I was to play wow, no matter how far progressed i was (stopped before wotlk but cleared SW).

I truly believe that xi was more fun than wow simply because there was something about xi that made you feel more accomplished and happy when you completed a difficult task. I always felt like WoW was a kids game...and even when clearing the most "difficult" raid bosses, the sense of accomplishment just wasnt there.

I mean shit, I remember when I got my first piece of AF gear in XI...i felt a lot better about it than downing the first boss in sunwell, or getting my first piece of T6 (dno what tier they are on now...but that was the highest when I played)

with all of SE's flaws, im confident they will deliver a great game!

[drwaffles]

"The Twelve do not wish it": the new "PS2 limitations".

[sruon]

PM for underground infos.

[Trocian]

"The Twelve do not wish it": the new "PS2 limitations".

Haha, right on.

Spoiler: show

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/4831/4234.png

Circled area seems awfully familliar.

[Hyan]

A single party is huge o_O.

Lots of features to remove the unnecessary timesinks, at least when it comes to travel. I'm sure all won't like it, but it sounds good to me.

[Zeb]

Thank god for not ever needing D2s. Best improvement ever.

[sruon]

I like their Van Gogh reference yet they are unable to spell it correctly.

Unless Van Ghoh is someone I am not aware of.

[Hyan]

The two types of quests piqued my interest..

I wonder what their differences might be. The other type sounds like AF quests +1 & missions fused together. Maybe we can get skills and spells from them.

Anyhow, I bet that will be the storyline content while leves are more like expanded FoV with puzzles.

[Trocian]

Anyone else think they might've mixed up the Aether Gates and Nodes?
Seems odd that a Gate would replenish HP/MP and a Node used for teleporting.

[Fanfon]

lol, what the fo is everyone talking about all of a sudden? Did they release new info?

[Shuichi]

lol, what the fo is everyone talking about all of a sudden? Did they release new info?

Indeed. Has the testing started?

[Trocian]

Indeed. Has the testing started?

Spoiler: show

Updates to the manual, along with:

The opening date for the FINAL FANTASY XIV Alpha Test phase will be Thursday, April 8th, 2010.

[supercoco]

as far as we know, we can select a Waypoint , where we will be teleported after being K.O'd.

or am i mistaken?

[Karasu]

Q: I’ve fallen into a rift in the planet’s surface and cannot escape! Whatever should I do?
A: The Land is a treacherous place, littered hither and yon with crevices, chasms, and bottomless pits, all waiting to consume the unsuspecting passerby. If you find yourself stuck in one of these not-so-proverbial ruts, simply open up your main menu and select Return to warp back to your home point.

I lol'd

[Shuichi]

I lol'd

Haha! That reminds me of the pit on the Elyos side in Aion. Had to do a gate back to Sanctum to get out.

[Fanfon]

Ah crap, someone took the manual off pastebin :/

[Agito]

Are we allowed to discuss certain things about the FFXIV Alpha manual on this thread or post links to it?

[drwaffles]

Ib4 five years from now when we're all saying "I remember when any job could Teleport at any time".

[samalis]

Edit: Didn't read the sticky

[Falcon]

I do like how they continue to have that non-serious approach in regards to questions. Its so much different than the SE we know. A refreshing change.