Official global alpha start date: November 28th.

**brozy** · 2012-12-05 20:37

Dear Yoshi-Claus, gief alpha invite!....seriously i'd be happy if thats all i got for christmas, and even if its on the last day. I just want to do my part in making sure this succeeds this time damnit!

**Lokus** · 2012-12-06 03:10

My second account got in as well now. Maybe I can go 3/3.

**Kelenae** · 2012-12-06 03:31

omg guys... this is too much like wow... bad game.. se sucks /OF mode off

Pretty sure most of the people on the OF are saying this. =\

**Mooshywooshy** · 2012-12-06 03:42

omg this game has quests now? What a WoW clone I hate everyone ever.
Please let there be an Official Forum Server... name it Zone Seeker or something.

But its looking pretty awesome! I am excited to play it in open beta/full release!

**Kelenae** · 2012-12-06 06:15

Originally Posted by Lokus

My second account got in as well now. Maybe I can go 3/3.

Trifecta in play!

**Sephiroth** · 2012-12-06 07:53

It was expected but it sucks seeing people get their second invites before people get their first.

**Alkimi** · 2012-12-06 07:57

Originally Posted by Mooshywooshy

omg this game has quests now? What a WoW clone I hate everyone ever.
Please let there be an Official Forum Server... name it Zone Seeker or something.

But its looking pretty awesome! I am excited to play it in open beta/full release!

Yeah there's even one guy who claims the quest system in XI was good and 'made you feel like an adventurer'.....

Because having to consult wiki every 2 mins is fun right?

**Thesuspect** · 2012-12-06 08:11

I was real happy to see they adopted choose a reward. Man the simple things...

**Jamison** · 2012-12-06 08:26

I just like that I have something I can show my friends to get their interest back up.

Originally Posted by Thesuspect

I was real happy to see they adopted choose a reward. Man the simple things...

Yeah, that looks really nice. The one quest offers from like 5 choice, which should make it much easier to gear up and get what you need.

**Meko** · 2012-12-06 08:31

Game looks great. Combat looks pretty good (for low level - hopefully there will be haste for 'faster' combat later). I don't mind a questing system or a dungeon type system like WoW as long as it has a little flavor as you progress. The quests should be somewhat remedial for simple tasks and EXP/minor loot rewards. I'm digging it a lot more than 1.0.

**Kurokikaze** · 2012-12-06 08:33

Originally Posted by Jamison

I just like that I have something I can show my friends to get their interest back up.

All of my friends from school that I've shown the game to have pretty much responded with "Holy shit I thought they were doing a big update for the game." or "Is this even the same game?"

**Thesuspect** · 2012-12-06 08:51

The only problem I have is that I need to fix my computer after cramming cash into the cd drive. Fanboy? Ooh well game looks like its turning into a boss.

**Alkar** · 2012-12-06 09:04

The OF just keeps getting better and better.
"FFXI had a good quest system", "FFXI was better", "I don't like WoW", "These quests are not up to FF standards of storytelling (but FFXIV 1.0 totally was)", etc.

**brozy** · 2012-12-06 09:11

I'm not usually a violent person but those morons on the OF really make me want to kick puppies, think im just going to have to go back and pretend that the OF don't exist, only way to save all those poor puppies

**Lucavi** · 2012-12-06 09:21

XI's quest system consisted of "find the ??? mark in the world, touch it, then fight something, then come back to me at JP midnight" or "gimmie some eggs for Mr. Bastok". That was it. I suppose, though, that when you just love a company so much that your pee pee tingles, you can find that system to be the bestest thing in the whole wide world.

**Eagleheart** · 2012-12-06 09:31

To the OF denizens, I can only say this:

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__...d_Necklace.gif

/that is all

EDIT: And then all the Norg quests that kept you running in and out of the damn grotto over and over and over again. >.> Or Candle-making in Jeuno. Hey that was epic storytelling there, kill rams on a 15 minute timer and hope for a lanolin cube.

EDIT 2: Top post in OF at the moment is about racism in the alpha community.

<.< It doesn't even have anything to do with testing the game, ostensibly the purpose of the boards. These folks seriously just want to fight with each other.

**Thesuspect** · 2012-12-06 09:50

Never mind once those silly add-ons were released and they sent the whole server of lvl 75's to a beginner zone to fight over a lvl 15 mob with a shitty drop rate. Xi's quest system was definitely epic no doubt about that. I welcome change with wide open arms.

**vadre** · 2012-12-06 09:59

I hope the FATE system is pretty rewarding, because I'm not really interested in such barebones kill and fetch quests anymore. I'd still be tempted to pick up the game for the story missions, but that kind of system feels kind of 2005-y to me.

I imagine FATE will be provide a decent bonus because that + guild leves + dungeons will be the repeatable content to level later classes on, I expect.

**Thesuspect** · 2012-12-06 10:09

I really hope it's a page from GW2 where along the way of a main story mission you can do a heart event (quest), have a dynamic event (fate) happening seconds away that you can jump into and then be on your way seamlessly. Man that shit to me is more immersive and fun then anything currently offered from SE.

**Spira** · 2012-12-06 10:19

gee. i thought it was fairly well known that FFXI made its mark for its story missions and cutscenes for an MMORPG, not the quests..

and that it was good for its time.. but if u used the same system today on a new game...

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