FFXIV Random Speculation/Question thread VI: Phase 3, FFXIV is still on the rag!

[Gokulo]

Yay?

On Aug. 16, 2010 at approximately 10:00(GMT), a new update for the FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Version went live. The software client will begin updating automatically the next time you run the FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Version.

[omegaB]

How freeform is the ability to slot other classes abilities exactly? I've not levelled anything other than my THM so I can't tell if it's as open as I think it is, which if so, will probably lead to sub-levelling hell when your PUG may need 6 other classes at rank 40+ just for a single ability from each of them to slot in to use to be competent in groups.

Yes I'm aware in XI we had to have multiple subs, typically 2-3 per main job levelled, but that stopped at half the level of the current cap, and you could only equip one at a time, making them situational.

you dont need any skills really, just gives you options, some skills are only for 1 class though, and generally the recast is always increased on sub, effectiveness is somewhat reduced, but its pretty different for each skill in what way its effected.

[Gokulo]

Resolved issues:

--- Added 08/16/2010 --------

- A player is able to obtain more experience and skill points than what they are supposed to when defeating monsters weaker than them.

- FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Version will shut down when a player enters a specific text after a auto-translate/auto-complete word.

- The character model of a player's Retainer will change in to a Hyur.

- Occasionally an error may occur during a synthesis related tutorial levequest and cause the player to forcefully log out of the game.

- The FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Version will shut down when a player makes any changes to a member's rank in a linkshell.

-- Added 08/16/2010 --------

- We have taken steps to alleviate the connection between a player and the server when they are making adjustments to their Action Bars. (my note: it's still slow, but not as bad as it was)

- We have not been able to fully address the address the ongoing server outage issues, so we will continue to look in to it until the issue is completely resolved.

[SamanosukeShiva]

any site where i could look up some basic info such as game mechanics in ff14?

[Loaar]

Get way less skill from easy mobs now. Went from 60-80 skill on a proc to 17-18.

Need to find harder mobs now....

[Celeras]

Get way less skill from easy mobs now. Went from 60-80 skill on a proc to 17-18.

Need to find harder mobs now....

Talking in leves, or outside of leves? I really havent even tried anything outside of leves this push just because of how absurd the gains were.

[Gokulo]

I'm finally getting quite disheartened now lol... Was expecting a fix for gamepad among other stuff and all and now we probably won't see another patch in a week and it again will be them trying to fix their servers crashing constantly

[Loaar]

Talking in leves, or outside of leves? I really havent even tried anything outside of leves this push just because of how absurd the gains were.

outside of leves after tonights update.

They nerfed easy mob grinding solo. Completely.

Green mobs that leave me on half heath after using both Second Wind and Blood bath during the fight only give me around 100 skill now, instead of the 300-400 they did before.

[Lurking Badger]

any site where i could look up some basic info such as game mechanics in ff14?

You could try this site

[Gokulo]

When typing in LS it shows a number now. Like [1]<Alpha Beta>.
I guess it's there to differentiate from which linkshell people are writing to you, but I wonder how you decide on which to write when you have multiple linkshells.

[Boom]

When typing in LS it shows a number now. Like [1]<Alpha Beta>.
I guess it's there to differentiate from which linkshell people are writing to you, but I wonder how you decide on which to write when you have multiple linkshells.

Maybe chatmode l1 or /l1 ? Can't test it right now.

[Lurking Badger]

Do you mean that you can be in several ls's simultaneously?

[Pooky]

outside of leves after tonights update.

They nerfed easy mob grinding solo. Completely.

Green mobs that leave me on half heath after using both Second Wind and Blood bath during the fight only give me around 100 skill now, instead of the 300-400 they did before.

Wow. Just wow.

[Odesseiron]

I'm curious. Did anyone here play the XI beta as well as this? If they did, would you say there are as many complaints with XIV right now as there were with XI? I only very briefly played the beta, but I really don't remember it being all that "fun" It was pretty much to test machanics and all that, and a ton of stuff was not implemented.

If anyone knows what was and wasn't active during the XI beta, feel free to give a reminder. I honestly don't remember at all.

[Lurking Badger]

I'm curious. Did anyone here play the XI beta as well as this? If they did, would you say there are as many complaints with XIV right now as there were with XI? I only very briefly played the beta, but I really don't remember it being all that "fun" It was pretty much to test machanics and all that, and a ton of stuff was not implemented.

If anyone knows what was and wasn't active during the XI beta, feel free to give a reminder. I honestly don't remember at all.

http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/showp...&postcount=660

[BlackheartX]

Resolved issues:

--- Added 08/16/2010 --------

- A player is able to obtain more experience and skill points than what they are supposed to when defeating monsters weaker than them.

- FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Version will shut down when a player enters a specific text after a auto-translate/auto-complete word.

- The character model of a player's Retainer will change in to a Hyur.

- Occasionally an error may occur during a synthesis related tutorial levequest and cause the player to forcefully log out of the game.

- The FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Version will shut down when a player makes any changes to a member's rank in a linkshell.

-- Added 08/16/2010 --------

- We have taken steps to alleviate the connection between a player and the server when they are making adjustments to their Action Bars. (my note: it's still slow, but not as bad as it was)

- We have not been able to fully address the address the ongoing server outage issues, so we will continue to look in to it until the issue is completely resolved.

Thank god I knew that was a major issue.

[Loaar]

Just did a level 30 leve with a couple of 18s and a 20. Did it on one star to test, bonus skillups were gone.

Got 30-50 skill per mob.

[Gokulo]

Just did a level 30 leve with a couple of 18s and a 20. Did it on one star to test, bonus skillups were gone.

Got 30-50 skill per mob.

Lol, have fun exping now.

[BlackheartX]

Solo a troop leve works for me gives about 1.5k skillups and ok exp.

[notorious bum]

I'm confused, they are fixing obvious crashes/bugs, but they still decide to put efforts in tweaking exp? This would make sense if they updated the game daily; and make you feel like you're actually testing a real beta. lol Just from reading all the misc. broken mechanics, I would expect a ton more in terms of tweaking gameplay.

The only explanations I can come for this behavior: 1)devs are slow-rolling this game even more than FFXI or 2)they really do have this game stamped out and couldn't care less how bad your beta game plays.

Dammit, I want to believe!
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