[Multiplatform] Final Fantasy XIV

Nominating this for thread of the year

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I'm actually liking how the showdown/thing/whatever setup for ARR is going. It's pretty slick.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I've been in since the Alpha (and also played some 1.0) and it's WAY more polished and much better than the original version. And a hell of a lot prettier, if that matters.

It's really cool to see a bunch of similar areas and place names that were destroyed/ravaged by [the calamity at the end of 1.0] rebuilt, but still familiar. The FATE system is pretty neat too.

That said... I'm gonna say though that the battle system feels NOTHING like FFXI's. If anything I'd say they took the base system from WoW and made all kinds of improvements and basically made it into its own game. I wouldn't call it a WoW-clone by any means, but if I had to compare the base battle system to some other popular game, that'd be a fair comparison.

That said (since I get it for free) I'll likely be playing this once it comes out in August.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I just meant that in XI everything is menu-based (or text commands, if you prefer)... in that you have to select commands, sub-commands, and targets, (example: Magic > Fire > Target, or Abilities > Weaponskills > Frostbite > Target, and the like) almost like in traditional RPGs, whereas in XIV it's got more of a MMO-type feel. I have nothing against XI (I still play it to be honest), it's just so drastically different from most other MMORPGs that I've played, and XIV definitely doesn't have the same feel. That's all.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

The phase 4 (open) beta should be starting soon (within the next couple weeks), so that might be a good time to give it a try. You know, since it'd be free and all.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I'm playing too, but it seems like we're all on different servers...



I just got this wicked i90 body and waist piece last night. Woo.

Most amazing jew boots

I was originally in the Backloggery FC when it started up, but transferred to Balmung when they were having that free transfer period, cause I expected it to die out quite a bit (just like the FFXI linkshell did)... Ah well.

Binding Coil is kinda fun, actually. I've only done the first two turns, though. Got some decent gear out of it!

FELIPE NO

I use a Radeon HD 77xx (I forget which model exactly) and haven't had any issues with FPS or anything. I have pretty decent graphics settings and turned off the limiter, generally get 62-65 FPS unless something REALLY crazy is going on (like those new Crossover FATEs on the first day or two).

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?