FFXIV Closed Alpha/Beta Discussion (Cancelled for this week)

[vrumpt]

please tell me somebody on the alpha forums has made a thread about the map font. That shit is just inacceptable, needs to be changed to readable font

[Gulkeeva]

They're no longer furry. Vast improvement.

They look almost the same except in ffxiv the tail/ears have fur unlike ffxi to me... still must play one!
So many choices for looks... think my head would explode (yes the one on my shoulders) looking at the customization screen

[Sephiroth]

Just spent 3 hours looking through the screenshots due to my shitty connection. That massive map on page 216, where is Limsa Lominsa? I can't seem to find it but on the gray/blue version that was posted the other day I could see it. I can't find that version of the map any more to compare them.

[Purplekjw]

Just spent 3 hours looking through the screenshots due to my shitty connection. That massive map on page 216, where is Limsa Lominsa? I can't seem to find it but on the gray/blue version that was posted the other day I could see it. I can't find that version of the map any more to compare them.

It's near the bottom, on the left of the land. If you look on the small version, there's sort of blue patch with grey representations of rocks and buildings, and a little red flag. Find that, then look on the big version. It looks pretty awesome on the big one.

[Seanr]

Mithra/Mi'qote look the same except for the nose. what are yall talkin about.

[Purplekjw]

Mithra/Mi'qote look the same except for the nose. what are yall talkin about.

And the furry tails...

[Seanr]

furry tail aside, I mean major design differences.

[Purplekjw]

Anyone else a little disappointed by the map, though? It looks almost as generic and confined as XI's.
...But I suppose that's just the overhead map. From the ground, it looks stunning.

[linkinsg]

Any good info come out of the NA alpha?

[Sephiroth]

It's near the bottom, on the left of the land. If you look on the small version, there's sort of blue patch with grey representations of rocks and buildings, and a little red flag. Find that, then look on the big version. It looks pretty awesome on the big one.

Thanks, I see it now. No wonder I missed it, I was expecting the map of the city to look like the city map someone posted days ago rather than 3D.

I wonder what the smaller gray bits are on this map. There's one on the right side of the central piece of land at the very bottom. And if you go to the opposite side of the land outside Limsa Lominsa there's another. Are these small towns like Selbina or nothing special? The brown bits on them look like bridges. Maybe you can get on a boat here?

[Purplekjw]

Thanks, I see it now. No wonder I missed it, I was expecting the map of the city to look like the city map someone posted days ago rather than 3D.

I wonder what the smaller gray bits are on this map. There's one on the right side of the central piece of land at the very bottom. And if you go to the opposite side of the land outside Limsa Lominsa there's another. Are these small towns like Selbina or nothing special? The brown bits on them look like bridges. Maybe you can get on a boat here?

That's a nice find. I don't know what to make of it though. It's certainly interesting.

[Kenichi]

Crap, this is all making me jealous.

All the stuff looks nice so far, and just from the video of talking to NPCs I can tell a lot of it is very FFXI-ish xD

Guess there's no point in asking something like "so when will I get to play?!" <.< meh .....! Come sooner FFXIV.

has anything been posted about the character creation? I was wondering if you could change stuff like character age/size/muscle tone etc

[Sephiroth]

Something else looks interesting, in the top right of the big map, it's gray with a bridge too.

[qpoiuwer]

Someone really needs to try Miner/Blacksmith. Like, does your physical level go up from crafting/mining? Is the new crafting system a bitch or awesome? Is mining more involved than in FFXI, or do you just scan for a point, run to it, and click mine?

[Jinko]

Thanks for the info Fred :D

[levish]

all signs point to 30fps again
I hope its not true
/nerd rage

[Jinfire]

all signs point to 30fps again
I hope its not true
/nerd rage

its been said over and over, alpha alpha alpha.

[Jinko]

I don't see what the big deal is with 30 fps, don't think it matters outside of FPS and racing games.

Sure 60 would be awesome but its hardly worth getting worked up over.

[Meko]

I don't see what the big deal is with 30 fps, don't think it matters outside of FPS and racing games.

Sure 60 would be awesome but its hardly worth getting worked up over.

I don't see the issue with this either because I still play WoW and mostly run around 50-60 FPS but if it drops to 30, I don't really notice. I think people get aggravated though because they build these monster systems in hopes to running the game like a HD game/movie.

[King Zuca]

"I wanna play FFXIV so bad, my dick is hard!"
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