Dev Tracker: Discussion

[steellord]

Sure it's not new... it's really really old as in stuff the game has transition away from years ago because it's ewww

sure but with how dead most servers are, i can't blame SE for not seeing it coming and even on asura it will likely clear up after Dec, whether SE changes it or not

lotto pop is still annoying but is so is RNG in vagary, augments and various other content. Only a fraction of this game has ever used assault style reward system

[steellord]

No announcement from the devs since september update. what's going on here? . they've abandoned us!

i would hope they give some time to absorb feedback before any announcements since the next update is probably the last ever

likely the RoV stuff is finalized, but i prefer the anticipation

[steellord]

Well part of the reason for why the months prior to the last RoVs didn't have updates might have been because the update prior to them was in the last week of the month and looking back at the updates so far this year have all been in 5-6 week intervals except 1 being 7 so anytime an update happened at the end of a month naturally caused next month to "skip". Going by that the next update should happen anytime from the week of the 20th of this month to the very beginning of November though all the ones that happened in the middle of the month were followed by an update at the end of the next month so that seems most likely

except this is the "final" update, so even if they hadn't already announced 2 minor updates (sept being the 2nd), i'd fully expect them to dump everything into dec.

Any feedback from a nov update would be unlikely to implement in time

If i were them, i'd just shut down the forum in dec.

[Hitou]

There's no way they're on schedule to be finished with RoV by November. The second part was supposed to be in July or w/e but it got pushed to August. Unless SE is forcing them to pull the plug on updates in November I'd be unsurprised if the final RoV update is actually in December or even January. If it is in November it will be extremely rushed and I doubt anyone wants that for a final update.

[Fwahm]

No, the second RoV update was always planned to be in August; go look at the April interview with Matsui.

[errantfish]

A lot of people missed it, but when they made the first rhapsodies announcement they put up a roadmap on screen in Japanese. It said which months would have the major updates, which would have the minor, and which would have none. So far, they matched that roadmap perfectly. So yes, expect no update in October, and the final one in November. Also given how the devs love that stuff, the final content update will probably be on 11/11. In Japan, mind you.

[Ligray]

Makki is conquest points, King sparks, and morimar from mithra npc in peacekeepers.

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics...4187/14187.jpg

Fall Alter Ego Extravaganza starts today (Friday, October 2)!
Don't miss your chance to grab these three new alter egos available during this campaign.

- Makki-Chebukki, the "me" in meteor!
- King of Hearts, the consummate Cardian!
- Morimar, first general of the founder king!

That's not all! The following alter egos from this year's Spring and last year's Fall campaigns are back for more!

- Sakura, the chocobo chick prodigy!
- Ovjang, the Red Menace!
- Mnejing, the reticent protector!
- Cid, master of war machines!
- Rahal, commander of the Royal Knights!
- Koru-Moru, the perfervid professor!
- Qultada, captain of the Seagull Phratrie!
- Adelheid, explosives wunderkind!
- Amchuchu, engineering genius of Adoulin!

Campaign Period: From Friday, October 2 at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) to Saturday, October 31 at 7:59 a.m. (PDT)

Read on to learn how to acquire these remarkable alter egos!

[Not Kuno]

Finally fucking Qultada and Amchuchu.

[Sechs]

Sure hope the Trust one won't be the only campaign for october?

[Kincard]

edit: disregard that, i suck cocks

[Toth]

They're doing that double xp/CAP one from 10/10-10/30, if that counts.

Oh they are? Yes!

[Kincard]

Wait, sorry, that was September. Ignore me, I've had a crazy week (also why I haven't done translations for you guys until 10 minutes ago).

[Ligray]

Apparently this will be the last of the vorseal hints, luck+ vorseal for Dead Body, Frozen Dead Body, and Toxin Tussler titles.

藤戸：最後は恒例の「神符」のヒントコーナー！
「幸運」の効果を得るには、3種類のある称号を集める必要がありますー。
どざえ……、ドザえ……、どくどくざえ……？はい、今日はここまでー。

[Zieara]

So. Happy. I need all of these trusts. I feel like it's Christmas.

[Maurauc]

Apparently this will be the last of the vorseal hints, luck+ vorseal for Dead Body, Frozen Dead Body, and Toxin Tussler titles.

So that's just getting halfway through Promathia missions and diving into the river? Fairly bizarre requirement.

[detlef]

New Freshly Picked is up.

[Bail]

Stoked on Amchuchu and MORIMAR....I don't even care if he is a shitty DD. He's can just be a bad ass and take up my last slot.

[Draylo]

Wait, sorry, that was September. Ignore me, I've had a crazy week (also why I haven't done translations for you guys until 10 minutes ago).

Thanks man, its appreciated.

[Damane]

This was kinda interesting when thinking about that FFXI will relaunch into smartphone slightly/big modified and that Devs said they want FFXI"mobile" to be playable whenever and wherever you are and get stuff done in very very short time.

[arus2001]

Something that video didn't talk about, which would've probably fit into the Subscription Fatigue section, was the pressure of getting the most out of your sub fee. While I've brought this up before in past MMO debates, the typical reply was something akin to like, "$15 is nothing to me!" or "It just means I eat a bagged lunch for a week!" This gets further exacerbated with things like dailies/weeklies/lockouts telling you how much can and can not do.

Otherwise, I don't think it really mechanically touches on why MMOs may be suffering. Yes, you have some nimrods who unabashedly believe P2P is the superior model, feeling it guarantees a higher quality product, but that's not really true. The opposite end of that is they also equate F2P with P2W. It happens occasionally, yes, but not like it used to. One of the bigger factors of singular MMO populations sink is the number of games out there now relative to a decade ago. F2P, P2P, good, bad, PvP-focused, PvE, or whatever... people can't really clone themselves to play multiple time consuming games. Of course, you can bet if they don't have to play sub fees, they're more inclined to try.

Any further would involve getting into the nitty gritty of forced grouping, the effects of RMT, chosen combat systems/mechanics, role-playing over playing a role, and then some.