Final Fantasy XIV site updated.

[Jaybar]

Elzen is the only good name and race.

[Kilhart]

Miqo'te for some reason reminds me of ricotta cheese.

[hebi]

Elzen is the only good name and race.

Even more so when you spell it correctly.

[Ryuushin]

The story and intro is interesting from what they posted and the site seems to be easing up a bit lol.

[ShiggidySchwah]

also totally unrelated but in a way the site being overrun is a good thing and shows that there is some genuine interest in this game across the web

maybe it wont be a dead game ->

[Akiyama]

also totally unrelated but in a way the site being overrun is a good thing and shows that there is some genuine interest in this game across the web

maybe it wont be a dead game after a couple years->

Fixed for ya, and yeah.. I'm hoping so as well. I'd like to have positive feelings about this turning out okay, and not setting my hopes high.

[Averrinicus]

Fixed for ya, and yeah.. I'm hoping so as well. I'd like to have positive feelings about this turning out okay, and not setting my hopes high.

I'm hoping that since they are making it more "casual" the learning curve won't be so high that it turns people away easliy. thats why a lot of my MMO frineds never played XI with me.

[Akiyama]

Yeah. I've got a friend who doesn't have much time to play games, and doesn't like playing by himself, so this will definitely be good.

[BRP]

why is asking me to allow llnwd.com? when only moments before that wasn't an option?

EDIT: The opposite of casual, in the sense you are using it, has nothing to do with learning curve.

[ircgeek]

The high learning curve is why I stayed.

For folks who can't get in... Only info I saw was that some ancient crystal technology (Aetherite) is scattered across the world. Allows you to teleport nearly instantaneous across the world. The guild gives you the leves that, from the description, remind me of Assault. Says these cards can open previously restricted areas through the Aetherite crystals, so really, it just sounds like a way to access instanced content. Would make sense with their claims that you can accomplish tasks with even an hour to spare - grab a card, hit the nearest crystal, teleport in to the instanced quest, and come back. Also seems like a group can accompany you for these quests, and only one person needs to have the leve in their possession.

Think they mentioned the Aetherite before, and I know the leves were explained a little this week, but I think that clarified things a lot better than anything I saw before.

And then the site went to crap on me. Seems funny, but the JP site looks to have a lot less details than the NA site...

[Kurokikaze]

I just hope in their attempt to make the game more casual they don't turn it into WoW and make it incredibly easy.

[Kilhart]

I'm hoping that since they are making it more "casual" the learning curve won't be so high that it turns people away easliy. thats why a lot of my MMO frineds never played XI with me.

FEH. YOU CASUALS WITH YOUR SOCIAL LIVES AND LAID BACK ATTITUDES.

[Averrinicus]

I just hope in their attempt to make the game more casual they don't turn it into WoW and make it incredibly easy.

I agree with you, I played and loved XI but my friends did not like it one bit because everything took to long for them so they went to WoW.

[BRP]

Staying up late camping HNMs has nothing to do with learning curve. Neither does farming pop sets or requiring large to-level exp requirements. That is not difficulty and doesn't require learning. While it is true that both difficulty and fat are trimmed down simultaneously to make a simple experience, understand that they are two different things. The best games have high learning curve and little in the way of that.


EDIT: Once I allowed llnwd.net, it worked perfectly. Before it was freezing up at "0" everytime I clicked an option.

[Kurokikaze]

As much as I complained in the past about grinds/seeking/drop rates I still wouldn't want shit handed to me. I wanna get a sense of accomplishment when I'm done, ya know?

Who the fuck is talking about HNMs?

[Maguspk]

"...deep in the mountains of Ul'dah, live mountain clans of reclusive Roegadyn (galka) known as the Hellsguard, said to have mastered the magical arts"

Galka are the new Hume, only better. You heard it here first, kids.

[BRP]

I wanna get a sense of accomplishment when I'm done, ya know?

That comes from accomplishments, not pixels.

The fact you are concerned about items being handed out shows you have lost sight of this.

[Averrinicus]

As much as I complained in the past about grinds/seeking/drop rates I still wouldn't want shit handed to me. I wanna get a sense of accomplishment when I'm done, ya know?

Who the fuck is talking about HNMs?

I still want that great sense of accomplishment and I"m hoping that they didn't make it too casual that you still can't get that feeling.

[SamanosukeShiva]

fuck the races naming, im sticking with elvaan, hume, mithra, galka, taru when im playing

[Maguspk]

Aetheryte are like teleport crystals only anyone can use them and apparently you can damage yourself if you use them too much... "As a precaution most city-states strongly discourage over-teleporting, as it can lead to irreversible damage..."