FFXIV 2.0 Random Speculation/Question Thread XII: End Of An Era - ASK YOUR QUESTIONS HERE!

[Gokulo]

Tons of fun. Lag was annoying during the first day, yeah, but should be fine during day 2 @.@

[Alkimi]

Wow so it was actually Uematsu that made that one. The second one is the song I was talking about. It's used for Darkhold/AV/CC bosses not the class quests.

I believe the first one wasn't added until later (1.18 ish). It's a remix of Uematsu's original dungeon theme that it alternated to when in battle and for the "half way bosses" (Coincounter/Princess), no idea if him or someone else wrote it tbh. 2nd one was used for the bosses at the end (Miser/Chimera) and was definitely Uematsu though.

[Enygma55]

Is the game fun? My 2 friends with beta access just logged in made tools ran around bitching about the lag and have been playing other stuff since.

Let them know this is the first week of beta. It'll be mainly server stress test and identifying major bugs accompanied by lots of maintanence, so dont expect alot of smooth gameplay til later phases when the kinks have been ironed out.

[Buffy]

When does phase one test two go live? EST coast time preferably.

And do we know, are we going to have to re-create our characters?

[samalis]

When does phase one test two go live? EST coast time preferably.

And do we know, are we going to have to re-create our characters?

10 est

dunno

[ArchDizzle]

When does phase one test two go live? EST coast time preferably.

And do we know, are we going to have to re-create our characters?

Something was said somewhere that makes me think we won't have to.

[Xantavia]

Is there any info about upgrading 1.0 version? I have the original release, but would I have to buy a new version or would having an old account let me download for free?

[solracht]

You'll be able to download the game for free, starting at beta phase 4

http://gdl.square-enix.com/ffxiv/dow...Roadmap_EN.pdf

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Version 1.0 service account holders will be able to download the commercial ARR client free of charge

[Xantavia]

Thanks. Tried some google phrases but couldn't find anything. Never would have thought to check the roadmap.

[Damane]

I am trying to find some unbiased first glimps impressions of the Beta, but thats kind of impossible. Guess need to wait longer to hear/see how the game is shapeing up

[Deuce]

Unbiased, as in players who didn't play XI or 1.0?

[Churchill]

I am trying to find some unbiased first glimps impressions of the Beta, but thats kind of impossible. Guess need to wait longer to hear/see how the game is shapeing up

When I had the opportunity to play w/out lag, I went back and did WvW in GW2 instead. Answer your question?

[Damane]

Unbiased, as in players who didn't play XI or 1.0?

Unbiased as in: is not Whiteknighting for SE or FFXIV like there used to be alot of whiteknighting in here. Doesnt matter if the player played XI as long as its objectiv.

When I had the opportunity to play w/out lag, I went back and did WvW in GW2 instead. Answer your question?

That doesnt answer anything, didnt play GW2. so no idea what you talking about

[Fievel]

Wait till open beta and see for yourself, you're just going to get peoples opinions in here and nobody is going to agree with each other.

[Churchill]

If I replaced a game I enjoy with a game you enjoy, would you be better able to comprehend?

[Agito]

Just how many cores of a processor will the new FFXIV be able to utilize?

[Enygma55]

All I can do is give some facts to be unbias and let u decide how it plays. The convenience of alot of conventional MMO practices is put in.

Spoiler: show

Quests chain together in a way that makes u explore the world to complete.
They grant large sums of xp to advance to the next tier of quests with minimal extra grinding. Area and direction is indicated on said quests.

Travel is made easier with Aeyther teleport and chocobos. No more invisible walls so u can jump and travel anywhere you wish. Zones are totally unique with landmarks (just like they said). Mob placement is properly lv designed. No UI lag input delay.

They hold your hand just enough to introduce u into the game at a nice pace. Introduce new elements appropriately as you level up (like the leve/armory system)

Equip'd gear doesnt take up inv space. Lots of effects going off in battle might get confusing til u understand whats going on. (good or bad depending on ur preference)

Combat system, you will have to play yourself to see if you like it or not. I personally enjoy it for what it is and it works for the game. Haven't done any major party raids so cant comment on how well the system is in stressful situations.

[Icarian]

Just how many cores of a processor will the new FFXIV be able to utilize?

No more than 4 according to the bench, having a 6 core CPU (ex. 3930k) doesn't get you a higher score than a 4 core CPU (i5 3570k)

[Jinfire]

Has no one posted here in a month? Am I in the wrong thread. Anywho my question is about summoners. I played FFXI, around FFXIV launch and kept up with tidbits of news but actually just found out they are adding Arcanist and summoner which increased my interest level for the game x10 and now that its in beta and everything it looks incredible. So about summoner is there any info on how it will work? What exactly can you summon (read about Arcanist and the different carbys but dont know much more then that.

[Gokulo]

Has no one posted here in a month? Am I in the wrong thread. Anywho my question is about summoners. I played FFXI, around FFXIV launch and kept up with tidbits of news but actually just found out they are adding Arcanist and summoner which increased my interest level for the game x10 and now that its in beta and everything it looks incredible. So about summoner is there any info on how it will work? What exactly can you summon (read about Arcanist and the different carbys but dont know much more then that.

We don't know a lot. Arcanist will be a debuffer/dot class that will be able to summon a caster and tank carbuncles. Summoner will be able to summon 'essence of primals' like Ifrit, Garuda, Titan etc.