Comments from the Devs

[Hyan]

What's interesting about this whole P2P/B2P/F2P issue is the fact that Yoshi-P, in an recent JP interview, stated that if he were to make an MMORPG from scratch that is not Final Fantasy it'd be built under an F2P model.

Transcript and Translation:

「ファイナルファンタジー」のMMORPGとしては順調ですが、僕は非常にコアなMMORPGプレイヤーなので、もし「ファイナルファンタジー」ではないMMORPGを作っていたら、もっと別の形になっています（笑）。それこそフリートゥプレイモデルにして、PvPサーバーもある超コアな感じになるような気はします。その線引きはしっかりやっていますので、プレイヤーの皆さんはご安心を（笑）。

Thank God Yoshi-P isn't making an MMO from the scratch then.

[Spider-Dan]

All you've said is that its because you have to activate and deactivate it, woo.
You already should have been doing that anyway? So its good because nothing changed... I didn't ignore what you said, its just its so unreasonable to think that's even a "reason why it is good" that I was giving you a chance to type something else.

To reiterate:

Now that CNJ nukes are based on INT, a straight, unchanged port of Cleric Stance from previous betas would be worse than Cleric Stance is right now.

Cleric Stance has not been "nerfed."

[kisada]

did anyone ever successfully manage to rip the /tell sounds?

[Eanae]

Yeah I don't know much about the traits later, I'm sure it'll come through, just mid levels it does fall behind other DD when everyone is doing their jobs properly.

Might keep up with rando DD but without GLII / ability to consistently stack buffs it isnt keeping up with a really good lnc or war yet.

Hope higher levels it evens out though.

Still will probably do GLA as first DoW though.

Sath be my sexy gld partner again. <3

[Gulkeeva]

targeting wasnt really the issue. Cuz yea i just clicked names. But i mean out and about in the city or fates. I would look at the radar "oh they are over in this direction, go to look for them on the screen. In a sea of bodies it would take me 5-6 seconds to find them"

you can lock target, that way you are facing/moving right at that person no matter what /stalkermode

[Lucavi]

I already miss this game. That's a very, very good sign.

[miokomioko]

Honestly. Normally, I get pretty burnt out on each phase since it's all temporary, but I am having urges to grind hunting logs and quests... I hope they spill the beans soon on the early access details.

[ArchDizzle]

^ glad i'm not the only one, I would play here and there through P1/2 and was totally ok with it when they ended. I find myself jonesing for some more P3 ever since servers went down.

[Iremire]

Yeah I assumed when I heard we weren't getting 1.0 Characters back till later in the phase I wouldn't play as much, I was totally wrong and now im kind of just anxious for this weekend. Been playing Civ 5 with friends to pass the week. Ugh it just needs to come back online and we need a Early Access length.

[Rasa]

I hope they spill the beans soon on the early access details.

Q: How much time between Phase 4 and “Early Access” before launch?
A: Maybe 1-3 days.

That's the closest thing to some info that we have. Actually, that is not entirely true, we also have a picture that was circulating around that stated Early Access would start 7 days prior to the release, but not sure how much we can believe that.

[miokomioko]

Oh yeah, Yoshi said something like "one... two... maybe 3 days..." Argh~

[Iremire]

Oh yeah, Yoshi said something like "one... two... maybe 3 days..." Argh~

I guess combined with Phase 4 it's not too bad.

[Egon]

I just wish the tests would last longer than 48 hours...

[ArchDizzle]

I wish they would start friday late i stead of early so we can play on Sunday.

[Niiro]

Did they say how many weekends phase 3 was supposed to run for?

Or just the usual "1-#, subject to change".

[Iremire]

Did they say how many weekends phase 3 was supposed to run for?

Or just the usual "1-#, subject to change".

I think it was 1-3 with subject to change. I'm hoping its this weekend for importing 1.0 Characters then next week? since they said later in the phase the servers would be up the entire time.

[Raldo]

Yeah, updated roadmap says 1~3 weeks.

[Niiro]

Like to get a hold of my old char too, wanna get a feel for how the game really plays.

I have the sneaking suspicion we'll have to wait a bit before 1.0 chars can be imported, some things never change.

[Cutriss]

Oh yeah, Yoshi said something like "one... two... maybe 3 days..." Argh~

Don't forget that this is based in JP time, so you might as well subtract one from that number.

[Draylo]

I already miss this game. That's a very, very good sign.

Yeah I agree, I felt like playing but it was down