FFXIV Random Speculation/Question thread VIII: Alpha Was The Best Beta v2 -_-;

[miokomioko]

this whole durability system is a HUGE turn off.

I forsee equipment wear being toned down big-time by the time launch comes around... not to mention you can have anything other than accessories repaired back to 75% for 100 gil.

Also, repairing one's own lower-level equipment is easier than people think... though you do need to purchase the (usually cheap) material and basic tools for said craft and without being able to sort your inventory yet... ugh. But, it's as simple as spearfishing/quarrying/harvesting for gathering classes. Just a Repair button and the chance based on your skill.

[Amiricle]

I dont even expect the shoes to be the FFXIV version of striders. Much less in fact. Maybe an extra step every 6.

The armguards probably gonna be mostly placebo. Like... facing certain directions when crafting in XI. lol

That, or if they are really good, have some lame latent like full anima under a full moon.

[qpoiuwer]

I dont even expect the shoes to be the FFXIV version of striders. Much less in fact. Maybe an extra step every 6.

The armguards probably gonna be mostly placebo. Like... facing certain directions when crafting in XI. lol

It wouldn't surprise me of the "effect" was the control+1. That's like a 10% increase at level 1, but quickly becomes less useful as the game goes on, just like with the other bonus equipment.

[plue]

Anyone else who plays Archer have a problem with arrows disappearing from the quiver and shooting animations? I'm kind just spamming Refill right now just in case, since there's no indicator.

[miokomioko]

It wouldn't surprise me of the "effect" was the control+1. That's like a 10% increase at level 1, but quickly becomes less useful as the game goes on, just like with the other bonus equipment.

If that were true, it would need something to affect melee/mage classes.

[Eragon]

Does anyone else find the different quality loot items annoying? Instead of having say... 9 flint stones in one slot, you could end up with 3 NQ's, 3 +1's, and 3 +2's, all taking up three separate slots. I look at my inventory thinking its full of different things, but it's all just the same crap but of different quality.

[Kurokikaze]

Anyone else who plays Archer have a problem with arrows disappearing from the quiver and shooting animations? I'm kind just spamming Refill right now just in case, since there's no indicator.

It's been like that forever now. I think it broke in the Beta transition and was in the Known Issues section. At least now it actually refills ammo when you're out completely instead of making you fumble through the equipment screen mid-battle. lol ;/

Yeah I'm not a big fan of the +1/+2/+3 for regular materials either. Should keep it for crafted equipment onry. Bring back WHITE BOX!

[qpoiuwer]

If that were true, it would need something to affect melee/mage classes.

It's probably fair to assume "arm or tool" implies crafting and gathering classes.

[Johndile]

Has anyone worked out how effective Dex is at increasing Acc?

[Ghostsix.Midgard]

Does anyone think it's weird being given all the maps in this game? As much as I hated not knowing where I was heading in XI without the maps, getting the maps was another thing to do.

I miss spells dropping from mobs, and saving up to buy maps. Finally getting the harder maps in XI was an accomplishment. No matter how useless they were.
inb4 apradar
More milestones that I really think made the game more enjoyable.

[Kurokikaze]

You guys... Cliff is at it again:

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Hi,
as SQUEX still didn't fix the Alt+Tab Crash error and working in Window mode didn't work well for me either (I have a trippe screen setup and every time UAC popped up FFXIV crashed) I ported my private windower from FFXI so FFXIV gets more playable.


Roadmap
- Fix bugs documented in this thread
- Add multiple monitor support, so you can choose which screen to use
- Improve performance
- Plugin interface


1) What it does
- It enables you to play FFXIV in full screen (no Windows borders) just like any other game nowadays.
- You can use Alt-Tab in the full screen mode without FFXIV crashing due to the DirectX error message
- No more crashes due to UAC, Ctrl+Alt+Del or anything else that lets you lose the DirectX device (exception: driver crash)
- FFXIV runs a bit faster (about 5%, need feedback) than in the build in window mode
- new in 0.2: Hardware mouse


2) Where is 2?

3) Requirements
- An up to date version FFXIV
- Windows Vista or Windows 7 - the way it is working it can never work on pre DirectX 10 systems

4) What I need from you
- Feedback (feature requests, errors, bugs & co)
- If you encounter an error/bug describe when and under what circumstances it happened. Post the error code you receive, if possible.

5) How to use
- In FFXIV settings activate window mode.
- In FFXIV settings set window size to desktop resolution (this step is optional)
- Start launcher, set the path to your ffxivboot.exe (C:-\Program Files\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Version/ ffxivboot.exe) and press launch.



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[Kaiyoko]

Has anyone worked out how effective Dex is at increasing Acc?

Doesn't seem to help at all for MAR. P3 50 DEX was roughly the same as 15, OB 45 DEX is the same as 15....

Acc on your weapons seem to play a far larger role.

[tkonpk]

I forsee equipment wear being toned down big-time by the time launch comes around... not to mention you can have anything other than accessories repaired back to 75% for 100 gil.

Also, repairing one's own lower-level equipment is easier than people think... though you do need to purchase the (usually cheap) material and basic tools for said craft and without being able to sort your inventory yet... ugh. But, it's as simple as spearfishing/quarrying/harvesting for gathering classes. Just a Repair button and the chance based on your skill.

Umm 75%? for 100gil? My gloves/pants/helm costs around 1400 every time and my chests is 6,300 ><

[Kurokikaze]

Theres a patch available. 5MB.

[BlackheartX]

Any idea on what error 20524 means again?

New one on me when dose it happen most?

[Johndile]

Basic/default gear is cheap. Anything else costs more.
Also thanks for answering dex/acc question.

[mastamind]

Theres a patch available. 5MB.

Was there a patch yesterday? I tried to log on and it had me download 2.

[Whaleporn]

You are able to cheaply fix everything it seems with a few vendor mats/common mats and the appropriate item, it's just a matter of inventory crunch (this game makes 80 slots feel like twenty)

I'd like it if they changed the max durability of gear while keeping the item/damage ratio the same and tripled skill ups from repair: it's way too -time- expensive as is.

[Kurokikaze]

Yeah same thing happened to me just now. No there was no patch and no maintenance. Guess we're getting what we should've gotten yesterday.

Edit: Keep getting error 20524 during the install. MSE not flagging this as virus so not sure whats going on here.

[BlackheartX]

After that rollback the other day, I don't bother doing a damn thing if it's a few hours until maintenance.

Hermes' Sandals look awesome for Gathering and not a whole lot else since Toadskin Crackows are identical outside of the movement speed.

I've actually been wondering, what is the difference between Craftmanship and Magic Craftmanship?
I assumed Control would help reduce the occurance of instabilities.

I've been trying to discern the effects of Gathering, Output, and Perception. I'm thinking it's something like:
Gathering: Ease of success
Output: Quantity & quality of yields
Perception: Finding rare shit

One quick thing Toadskin Crackows don't favor all classes the sandals do, which is a pretty big deal if favor makes armor gimptastic.