FFXIV Random Speculation/Question thread V: No one told me beta would have problems in it

[Celeras]

Nobodies talking about gamepad support. Gamepads work great, WASD/Numpad both work fine. The mouse could use a little work and we'll see the strides they made in a few hours.

They're bitching about having to hit a button before they start typing lol.

[DeathbySnoosnoo]

Nobodies talking about gamepad support. Gamepads work great, WASD/Numpad both work fine. The mouse could use a little work and we'll see the strides they made in a few hours.

They're bitching about having to hit a button before they start typing lol.

you had to do that in ffxi anyway didnt you(if you were using a keyboard)so who cares?

[Croy]

Nobodies talking about gamepad support. Gamepads work great, WASD/Numpad both work fine. The mouse could use a little work and we'll see the strides they made in a few hours.

They're bitching about having to hit a button before they start typing lol.

Ah ic, I agree with them in a way, but only because im an advocate that we should have as many options as possible for gaming to make people comfortable playing a game. They should have a toggle like they had in FFXI (compact vs full size keyboard toggle) just for people that liked that style in FFXI.

you had to do that in ffxi anyway didnt you(if you were using a keyboard)so who cares?

No you could just start typing if the game was set to full keyboard. No enter, just start typing to start chat, because all movement keys were on numpad and arrows, and all macros were on the keys above that. When you switched to compact, thats when you were required to hit a button to enter the chat log.

[Crazyd]

Name one on the PC that isn't FFXI.

This is pretty hilarious though, for the better part of a year these threads have been nothing but peoples hopes and dreams... and that SE 'learned something from FFXI' and made an actual PC game. Now all of a sudden we have an influx of people wanting to ignore the mouse and play a Ps2 port.

Honestly WOW doesn't use the mouse very well, not that I don't wish that FF will have better mouse support, but it's not end all be all... I really do like the keyboard support of FFXI. Being able to use Gamepad is obviously a must if they are porting to PS3... I am happy that the game is PC first then PS3... FFXI was just a PS2 port and obviously were limited to PS2, but so far FFXIV doesn't seem that way.

[Lucavi]

Is anyone else in?

I made my character already, and picked my server, but get the 1014 error after that.

Perhaps I made my toon to early before servers are up?

[Reii]

No offense, but those that are complaining about having to hit 'enter' or 'y' or any button to trigger the chat text entry must not have played any form of multiplayer game since ffxi was released. Having to do such is a standard in games now because nobody wants to effectively disable your character when you fatfinger a hotkey and hit a neighboring alphabet.

you/me/victim: "Why the fuck isn't our tank/healer taunting/healing WTF HELP-- ok i died and you were afk fucker."

tank/healer: "sazzsdzwsdwaadzzzzzzzzzzdsdzwasdwadawdwadada11111 11232211111"
tank/healer: "fuck sorry chatwindow opened and i couldn't taunt/heal"

you/me/victim: "................................................. ...... fml"

Its funny when people DO fatfinger that one button that opens the chat entry but it will only be a pain in the ass when it happens too often because any button can cause it.

Rant aside, i seriously hope SE implements sufficiently competent keyboard+mouse controls or else FML.

[Arximiro]

Toon... God Dammit Lucavi. Servers arent up for an hour 15 mins

[Katlan]

Pretty sure character creation is it's own server now. They prolly just booted it up early

[SilverBreeze]

I wonder if calling characters "toons" and computers "rigs" should be a bannable offense.

[DeathbySnoosnoo]

I wonder if calling characters "toons" and computers "rigs" should be a bannable offense.

I approve.

or perhaps pull a zam and make it some something else when you try to use those words

[Yoli]

:: nod ::

[Arximiro]

I wonder if calling characters "toons" and computers "rigs" should be a bannable offense.

Yes please

[Kirb]

I wonder if calling characters "toons" and computers "rigs" should be a bannable offense.

I say rigs but I would give it up to eradicate toons.

[shaddix]

yay 120fps character select :D

[Ratatapa]

I wonder if calling characters "toons" and computers "rigs" should be a bannable offense.

Can we have Esex?

[Lucavi]

I wonder if calling characters "toons" and computers "rigs" should be a bannable offense.

You trolling me or something, SB? Shorthand is shorthand.

[el_tio]

In preparation for the upcoming beta test, the FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Version client has been released. Numerous adjustments and additions have been ushered in, chief among them improvements to the UI and battle system.

Peruse the details of the update

Spoiler: show

"Linkshells" have been added.


Linkshells are community groups that can be created by any player using an item also known as a linkshell, which can be purchased from the NPC A'shakkal at the Drowning Wench, the Adventurers' Guild in Limsa Lominsa. When you have equipped a linkpearl (the communication device created by a linkshell), the corresponding linkshell crest will be displayed beside your display name.

The following adjustments and additions have been made to the guildleve system:

• New regional guildleves have been added.
• Adjustments have been made to the difficulty level and rewards for regional levequests.
• The amount of skill points that characters gain through levequests will be far more than what they gain through attacking monsters on the field.
• Local levequests have been reinstated.
  With the reinstatement of local levequests, the NPC T'mokkri has returned to her post at the Drowning Wench.
• New local guildleves have been added.
• Players will now obtain “guild marks” upon a successful completion of a levequest.
  Each class will receive guild marks corresponding to their class. This currency can then be traded to a specific NPCs for various types of rewards.
  The amount of guild marks players currently possess can be verified via the "Currency" option located within the Inventory menu.

A message and sound effect will now play upon a successful completion of a quest.

A section for completed quests has been added to the Journal.

The cast timer for Return and Teleport has been removed.
Players will now be immediately teleported once they select their destination.

The countdown timer for logging out has been removed.
Players will now log out immediately once they select the "Log Out" option.


[Battle-related]

The following classes have been added:

• Disciple of the Land – Fisher
• Disciple of the Hand – Armorer, Goldsmith, Alchemist, and Culinarian

The following changes have been made to the how characters toggle between Passive / Active modes:

• Characters will automatically toggle to Active mode if they attack an enemy while in Passive mode
• Characters will automatically toggle to Passive mode if they speak to an NPC while in Active mode

New abilities and spells have been added.

Players will be able to select either a single target or an area effect when casting certain spells.

An animation effect will now be displayed when a character's physical level increases.

Changes have been made to the attack animations and the animation effect for when an attack successfully lands on a character.

The KO penalty has been decreased from 5 minutes to 3 minutes.


[Item-related]

The following additions have been made to the synthesis system:

• New abilities have been added.
• New recipes have been added.

The following changes and additions have been made to the gathering system:

• The fisher class will be able to use the actions "Fish" and "Spearfish."
• New abilities have been added.
• New gathering points have been added and locations of existing gathering points have been adjusted.

New pieces of equipment have been added.

Various new items have been added.

The goods stocked by vendor NPCs have been adjusted.


[System-related]

New options have been added to the character creation process.



The main menu can now be opened by clicking on the system menu icon.

Page scrolling has been added to the Inventory menu.

Additional icons that represent moon phases and the weather have been added to the server latency widget.



Certain NPCs have been given a unique chat window.



The following changes and additions have been made to the party recruitment system:

• Players will be able to join a party without changing classes, as long as they meet the recruitment conditions.
• Players will be able to send party invites to a player in another area, as long as they are in the same region.

The following changes and additions have been made to the map feature:

• The scrolling speed of the map has been improved.
• "Eorzea" has been added to the map list.

“Macros" has been added to the Configuration sub-menu.
With macros, players will be able to execute multiple actions with one command.

Text commands have been added.
Entering a text command starting with the "/" key allows players to change equipment, use abilities, and perform other various actions. During the Beta Test, "/action" will execute the specified action, "/equipaction" will equip the action in the specified slot, and "/equip" will equip the item in the specified gear slot.

The auto-translate feature has been added.
Players can utilize this feature by pushing the Tab key while in chat mode. The tool will automatically complete a partially input word, as well as translate the word to the language indicated in the viewing player's language settings.



The chat modes "/linkshell" and "/echo" has been added.

• Any message input in the linkshelll chat mode can be seen only by a linkshell member.
• Any message input in the echo chat mode can be seen only by the player entering the command.

Players will now be able to switch their default chat mode.
Players can switch their chat mode by entering the text command "/chatmode," followed by the corresponding chat mode.

Certain changes have been made to keyboard and mouse controls.

[Elcura]

You trolling me or something, SB? Shorthand is shorthand.

I hope she's serious. Everytime I see the word "toon" I cringe. Even typing it made me cringe.

[Kais]

is char really so much harder to type than toon?

[BlackheartX]

No offense, but those that are complaining about having to hit 'enter' or 'y' or any button to trigger the chat text entry must not have played any form of multiplayer game since ffxi was released. Having to do such is a standard in games now because nobody wants to effectively disable your character when you fatfinger a hotkey and hit a neighboring alphabet.

you/me/victim: "Why the fuck isn't our tank/healer taunting/healing WTF HELP-- ok i died and you were afk fucker."

tank/healer: "sazzsdzwsdwaadzzzzzzzzzzdsdzwasdwadawdwadada11111 11232211111"
tank/healer: "fuck sorry chatwindow opened and i couldn't taunt/heal"

you/me/victim: "................................................. ...... fml"

Its funny when people DO fatfinger that one button that opens the chat entry but it will only be a pain in the ass when it happens too often because any button can cause it.

Rant aside, i seriously hope SE implements sufficiently competent keyboard+mouse controls or else FML.

I've done that in HON one to many times.