Final Fantasy XIV @ gamescom 2009 (Updated)

[Shojin]

The draw distance is insaneeeeeeee

16sec+ has a lot of pop in, look at the trees in the back ground. This is alpha though, would be awesome if they improve that before release

[xopher]

Yay, so Lalafell don't lack in HP anymore it seems. This further influences my choice to roll as a tank.

or that could just be that this is an alpha build.

No one should take anything from this as solid ideas of what's going to be in the final game.

This is meant to give you a general idea.

[shuyjin]

Honestly when the video started and I saw the area in the distance, I thought it was some shitty background, but the fact that it's the draw distance and I'm guessing it's all explorable.. then holy shit.

yea the distance definitely looks explorable...... hopefully they stats will be very similiar for hp and mp since it was stated already that race won't play that big of a role on which job you wanna play.....

im very impressed and excited off so little can't wait for more stuff... thx to whomever went out and made this happen this morning .... well worth it being alot of us were just expecting news ... not actual footage!

[Nama]

I dont like how slow they run one thing i hated about XI was the standard run pace feels really slow. Attacks on the chicken seems really slow too. All in all it looks really pretty at least hopefully can see more concrete info soon.

[Retrieving/C.D/Searain]

Honestly when the video started and I saw the area in the distance, I thought it was some shitty background, but the fact that it's the draw distance and I'm guessing it's all explorable.. then holy shit.

The bad clipping on elements such as trees and bushes is still pretty noticeable though, so I dunno really.

[Gokulo]

Btw. Stats as shown are LP, MP, TP

[Seph]

16sec+ has a lot of pop in, look at the trees in the back ground. This is alpha though, would be awesome if they improve that before release

Yep saw them before but it's clear it's the game is still on alpha here is no way that we getting pop up from trees that is so close to us like that lol

After all maybe that's why SE doesn't want to show the game yet XD

[shuyjin]

The bad clipping on elements such as trees and bushes is still pretty noticeable though, so I dunno really.

lol its an alpha beta..... its not coming out next week... appreciate something looking this good that still has tons of work to be done on it.

[Aevis]

i examined the pic after downloading the video and the whole area next to the card is the quest description:

Nichts für Tierfreunde
Besiege bestimmte Monster 2525
Dodo 1/6
Puk ?/3

translates to

Not for animal lovers
Defeat certain monsters 2525 (propably the reward)
Dodo 1/6
Puk ?/3

[Croy]

The bad clipping on elements such as trees and bushes is still pretty noticeable though, so I dunno really.

Those are the types of things that don't get really fixed till closed beta phase. Alpha testing is meant to test proof of concept and just getting the game to run properly, polish like clipping issues and pop up come next when those things have been sorted out... plus its an earlier build.

[shuyjin]

Yeah after I posted that I thought about that. Well, here's to hoping anyways. Lol.

your lalafell pics are up on ffxivcore.com now pretty nice too

[Seph]

This is oblivion draw distance on medium @PC
http://images.bit-tech.net/content_i...vion/draw2.jpg

This is on High
http://images.bit-tech.net/content_i...vion/draw1.jpg

This is on Low
http://images.bit-tech.net/content_i...vion/draw3.jpg

FFXIV draw distance is totally insane for an mmorpg.

http://i32.tinypic.com/2nb7cpv.png

[Sethe]

I'll be chucking every FFXIV related thing I can onto:

Index of /files/ffxiv

[Akiyama]

I hope someone fiddles with the cam a bit more and takes a picture of the distance straight away instead of sort of angled.

[Seph]

Yay, so Lalafell don't lack in HP anymore it seems. This further influences my choice to roll as a tank.

The ranger had MP too

It's an alpha with fixed hp/mp/etc for everyone it seems.

[Buttons]

Any proper pics of Lalafell surfaced yet? Want to see them in their surroundings and hope they don't look as wonky as in the concept art.

[Akiyama]

I'll be chucking every FFXIV related thing I can onto:

Index of /files/ffxiv

That mp4 doesn't seem to work for me.

[shuyjin]

seems hume was fighter / tank
elv was a archer
taru was a mage since pics came up of him with the staff in hand.

just need vid of a archer actually shooting and and taru casting mixed with a full view of the distance and i'll be content....


ffxivcore.com now has pics up i posted them here but check em out there.

[Ker]

Yup going to be taru in ff14
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...G_4817copy.jpg

[Cele]

Any proper pics of Lalafell surfaced yet? Want to see them in their surroundings and hope they don't look as wonky as in the concept art.

If you see close in the video there is a Lalafell around! Also in the FFXIVCore there are 2 pics of Lalafells (not good quality but something!).