FFXIV Random Speculation/Question thread IV: I got beta inv but my 5 year old PC can't run it

[Cayos]

Found out that you can tell how decayed your weapon is by it's color. It turns darker and darker as it decays. When my polearm broke, it was pretty much dark dark brown.

[Kuya]

In fact, i would suggest you guys make a thread here with a long list of complaints/suggestions, and tell all beta testers to copy paste these exact complaints on the beta forum and insist upon them. Leave nothing to chance.

edit: compile all complaints/suggestions to the OP

[Hyan]

Don't think he's saying that you shouldn't let them know, but rather that they've stepped backwards because even FFXI didn't have these problems, which is what makes me think that these are just unfinished issues with the game rather than stuff that will be in retail.

Makes sense.

Gonna suggest them anyway, ya. I mean they might have even *forgot* something they implemented in XI long time ago. Just a friendly reminder won't hurt.

[viperlasson]

stayed on till they kicked me off lol.

pugilist hp heal + lancer lvl 10 ability = awesome combo

[Hyan]

So the servers are down now?

[Jinko]

In fact, i would suggest you guys make a thread here with a long list of complaints/suggestions, and tell all beta testers to copy paste these exact complaints on the beta forum and insist upon them. Leave nothing to chance.

edit: compile all complaints/suggestions to the OP

I don't think there is any reason to spam the beta forums like that, most of the glaringly obviously bugs will be fixed before release.

Almost every other post on the forums are reiterating the same things anyway.

[Kurokikaze]

In fact, i would suggest you guys make a thread here with a long list of complaints/suggestions, and tell all beta testers to copy paste these exact complaints on the beta forum and insist upon them. Leave nothing to chance.

edit: compile all complaints/suggestions to the OP

I second that motion.

[Cayos]

R0ed about 10 mins ago and can't get back on. My brother up stairs is still playing :\

[Loaar]

In fact, i would suggest you guys make a thread here with a long list of complaints/suggestions, and tell all beta testers to copy paste these exact complaints on the beta forum and insist upon them. Leave nothing to chance.

edit: compile all complaints/suggestions to the OP

No offense, but I'll give feedback based on what I see as issues, not what BG users think are issues. Some of the suggestions are retarded.

I'm not for example, going to ask SE to remove MP with less than 10weeks til release. I'd rather give feedback that might possibly be considered, rather than wasting everyone's time asking them to remove and re balance a significant portion of the game.

[Kuya]

I don't think there is any reason to spam the beta forums like that, most of the glaringly obviously bugs will be fixed before release.

Almost every other post on the forums are reiterating the same things anyway.

Better safe than sorry.

No offense, but I'll give feedback based on what I see as issues, not what BG users think are issues. Some of the suggestions are retarded.

I'm not for example, going to ask SE to remove MP with less than 10weeks til release. I'd rather give feedback that might possibly be considered, rather than wasting everyone's time asking them to remove and re balance a significant portion of the game.

Since i didn't mention anything about taking out MP being a good idea, i don't have a flying fucking idea what you're talking about.

[Kurokikaze]

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They should extend this phase imo... People have wasted more time trying to log in than actually testing/playing.

I think meonline is assuming that BG posters would suggest retarded shit like Alla/KI/<insertrandomforums> posters here would? Thats what I understood that as.

[viperlasson]

Testing their login servers is part of the test

[bluefan]

R0ed about 10 mins ago and can't get back on. My brother up stairs is still playing :\

Yeah, SE is having trouble with the login again. Ah well, time to walk the dog anyhow.

[Tezz]

Lancer 14, Physical 21

Been grinding Decent Challenge (Green or Light Blue) Puks & Dodo mostly.
Neither are good exp targets btw (Dodo Sleep, Slow, Blind & Puk have high dmg knockback)

Speed Surge, Second Wind, Bloodbath & Cure (as a last resort) are awesome.
Bloodbath does use a bit of Stamina, but it's basically twice the amount healed over a typical Speed Surge hit. Rampart sux sub, over 7min? recast (if you got set points, i'd use for ohShit situation)

One thing i noticed is even though the mobs are Decent Challenge they are hitting quite hard now. (used to 10-30 a hit, now some mobs are 30-60+)

Most likely due to durability.

[brand]

Controls - I play with a PS3 controller and it works the same way it did in FFXI. I've no complaints about that. My friends that play with keyboard on the other hand say their experience is not very good. Targeting mobs is a annoying, camera controls are clunky (its on "ijkl" now instead of arrow keys). My friend, Ragnard's, biggest complaint so far is that Curing or Casting turns into a "gotta move the camera fiasco" rather than just targeting someone with F2.

Interacting with NPCs - Slow and rather archaic. Cannot talk on chat while talking to any NPC.

Passive/Active modes - Many many problems with it. Cannot invite people that are in "active" mode. Cannot invite people that are in combat. Cannot invite people while in combat. Cannot join a party unless everyone is in Passive mode. Cannot invite people unless everyone is in Passive mode.

Lack of guildleves and armor upgrades. 48 hour lockout on quests is way too long. Theres really nothing else to do once you're done with what few leves are available but grinding.

@guildleves, this is probably just a kneejerk reaction to how insanely rich the first wave of alpha players became from the original 2 hour lockout, but it's also the easiest thing to fix of the complaints here.

@npcs, I've always thought that disallowing chat during npc interaction was some rigidly enforced RP factor. I agree it needs to go.

@controls, I actually haven't had a problem with the mapping. Camera hasn't evolved much from FFXI, so I don't know if my old comfortability with that has a factor to why I don't have problems here. I'm more prone to controlling the camera with my mouse, so having the arrow keys to navigate menus is actually great for me (I tend to navigate menus on habit, even in combat), even moreso because I hate using the mouse for the menus. Function keys not working to target party members is going to be a problem though. I can see why it wasn't defaulted in the mapping, however, with party sizes supposedly allowing up to 15 people at once.

[mastamind]

Lancer 14, Physical 21

Been grinding Decent Challenge (Green or Light Blue) Puks & Dodo mostly.
Neither are good exp targets btw (Dodo Sleep, Slow, Blind & Puk have high dmg knockback)

For dodo's their tp attacks only hit you if you're infront of them, move to the side when they start casting and you'll never be hit.

[Jinko]

You can chat during cutscenes you just need to click on the chat box with the mouse. (needs fixing)

I think they deffinately need to have speech bubbles or something with the cutscenes (FF7 style) having all the cutscene text in the chat log is a terrible idea.

[Omniyoji]

Found out that you can tell how decayed your weapon is by it's color. It turns darker and darker as it decays. When my polearm broke, it was pretty much dark dark brown.

So that's why Kuro's dagger was so black lol, nifty feature.

[Arximiro]

Is Cure useful when you are main DD?

[Hyan]

I think they deffinately need to have speech bubbles or something with the cutscenes (FF7 style) having all the cutscene text in the chat log is a terrible idea.

Think they are already working on a separate chat box for stuff like that. Anyway, worth a suggestion still!