Official: Final Fantasy XIV Youtube channel

[BlackheartX]

I dunno if that's the "FF immersion"; its just immersion through needing others. You needed a party in FFXI to do most everything, and you needed others for items. In FFXIV, you need others presumably for the big fights, and you especially need others for your gear.

Its a bit of "forced" immersion, but its not a bad thing. Every MMO should require a bit of forced immersion, and it grows on you eventually anyway. You learn to rely on the people that you were initially forced to group with. Its not a bad thing at all, but I still don't feel like it's 100% responsible for pulling you into some world. Me being able to leave my mark on that world does more for my own personal sense of interaction than who I band up with, but that's just me.

"Forced Immersion" is as equally good as it is bad. Early days of noob group nostalgia vs Endgame drama. Sure being forced to have to group with people may make it seem like people aren't alone in a vacuum and makes for a more social oriented experience. However it also makes for more possibilities of headaches and drama when you have to deal with large groups of people to do anything tangibly fun and can quickly become an annoyance if it's forced ad nauseum.

[Lucavi]

That's why I typically leave communication with others on the side and focus on what the world allows me to do to involve myself in it when I speak of immersion. World-interactivity is something I rarely see flaws with, unless the game FORCES you to have to interact with it, like with God of War-esque puzzles or inane shit like that.

[Hyan]

That's the point when people should usually start quitting instead of getting more and more addicted. When the game stops being fun, it's not a crime to stop playing. Every good thing comes to an end someday.

[Lucavi]

These are MMO's we're talking about, Hyan. Even when people quit, they typically come back.

Anyway, we're getting off-topic. FFXIV graphics are pretty. Yes, yes they are, and the light effects when in caves are incredible, I will admit.

[Kurokikaze]

Fixed.

lol good one.

Sad part is.. That if I get 3 monitors to "increase productivity" I probably wouldn't. Cause FFXIV on Eyefinity looks so fucking epic. They just need to make the cutscenes span the 3 screens and not black out the other 2. That video on youtube just blew my mind. XD

[Murureru]

Man, there will be some huuuuge and impressive monsters in XIV!

[Hyan]

I hope the Morbolger fight will end up like the Ochu(?) encounters in XIII. One big mofo and 6 minions that hit like trucks to deal with that respawn.

[Lucavi]

I can't wait to see how many stats bad breath will hit for in this game. Gonna be running in circles after getting hit by that shit.

[Tonks]

In the middle of the video when they talk about Leviathan, he mentions that it's in the Limsa Lominsa opening scene. Which of course is the benchmark test also.

But I guess how he worded it made me think that we will get different opening scenes for the other two cities. Which would be awesome. I know there is some speculation about that going around, but I haven't seen any kind of official announcement about it.

[mintyice]

pretty sure that was already confirmed.

[Kurokikaze]

In the middle of the video when they talk about Leviathan, he mentions that it's in the Limsa Lominsa opening scene. Which of course is the benchmark test also.

But I guess how he worded it made me think that we will get different opening scenes for the other two cities. Which would be awesome. I know there is some speculation about that going around, but I haven't seen any kind of official announcement about it.

Not to sound like a jerk... But this was not only implied but confirmed. Unless you could ride a boat to the middle of the desert (Uldah), I don't see how anyone could think otherwise. rofl

[Tonks]

Well, I kinda figured, but I guess I don't remember reading anything about it in an interview.

I know the idiot at the end of the benchmark yells out 'limsa lominsa' also. lol. I just figured they would have the same basic scene and maybe change a few things like that.

Have they mentioned anything about the other openings, or just that they would be different?

[Destinye]

Not to sound like a jerk... But this was not only implied but confirmed. Unless you could ride a boat to the middle of the desert (Uldah), I don't see how anyone could think otherwise. rofl

Oh SE would think of something..lol. But yeah.

[BlackheartX]

Not to sound like a jerk... But this was not only implied but confirmed. Unless you could ride a boat to the middle of the desert (Uldah), I don't see how anyone could think otherwise. rofl

Maybe a hovercraft like in an old Jackie Chan movie with titan jumping out of the sand and over your hovercraft.
http://www.beyondrobson.com/upload/2...hovercraft.jpg

[Tonks]

LOL, Maybe.


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[BlackheartX]

Even better never seen that movie tho lol.

[Tonks]

You aren't missing anything. lol

[Gulkeeva]

I can't wait to see how many stats bad breath will hit for in this game. Gonna be running in circles after getting hit by that shit.

no you won't.. if it includes bind (which it should!)! you will stand there and be raped.. and like it!

[Kaiyoko]

no you won't.. if it includes bind (which it should!)! you will stand there and be raped.. and like it!

Or be a Maurderer and use Enduring March, then proceed to run !

You aren't missing anything. lol

He's missing emo petter parker come on

[Gulkeeva]

Or be a Maurderer and use Enduring March, then proceed to run !

Don't forget stun, and maybe petrify !

There is no escape from the tentacles!