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frodnonnag posted:Its pretty nice though, as it feels like a standard busy server from the toau era.
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# ? Jun 26, 2016 10:45 |
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# ? Jun 5, 2024 09:06 |
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frodnonnag posted:Yea, pretty much everything not 99/119 or extremely niche is dead. Check it on ffxiah.com and usually chuck it. Yeah but my magics. Also is there any specific unity I should join?
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# ? Jun 26, 2016 12:53 |
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Apururu is the best WHM trust in the game. Unless you really need something else she is pretty much the default choice
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# ? Jun 26, 2016 15:38 |
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Majumbo posted:Do you wanna fight?!? CoP is amazing and if you are about to rag on my Prishe i will make you an appointment for the icehouse I like all of the cutscenes. Especially the ones with waifu and husbandu. FFXI has tons of 's content. Still it is pure cheese, yet I am always coming back for more.
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# ? Jun 27, 2016 01:05 |
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Majumbo posted:Do you wanna fight?!? CoP is amazing and if you are about to rag on my Prishe i will make you an appointment for the icehouse Yeah, CoP is the best Final Fantasy story ever written. I really wish they'd make a single-player RPG built around that story, but I don't know how you could separate it from the greater story as a whole without damaging it. Besides, it just doesn't work as well when it's not an MMORPG. It's a shame.
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# ? Jun 27, 2016 03:28 |
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The mission storylines are great with Enternity and the add-on that unlocks the FPS limit, so that they end quicker.
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# ? Jun 27, 2016 06:21 |
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LiquidFriend posted:The mission storylines are great with Enternity and the add-on that unlocks the FPS limit, so that they end quicker. Only the FPS limit unlock is really handy for even more stuff. Enternity is not my thing because I enjoy the cut scenes.
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# ? Jun 27, 2016 08:08 |
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The FPS limit unlocker is nice when I'm running around in the wilderness, but I get massive animation lag when there's more than a few characters on-screen. And you have to do the setting that caps at 60fps, because if you try to uncap it, animations go haywire and it makes your character look like they're sprinting on ice. It's annoying, especially since this is now a 14-year-old game running on code held together by chewing gum and shoelaces. No idea if there's a way to fix it. Also - Profblix finally dropped that goddamned earring!
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# ? Jun 27, 2016 15:28 |
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If they would just create a new FF11 in a new engine, modernize the gameplay a bit, modernize the graphics, but leave all the content as-is I would gladly purchase the game, all the expansions, and create a new character from scratch. I don't even care
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# ? Jun 27, 2016 15:43 |
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Zero The Hero posted:If they would just create a new FF11 in a new engine, modernize the gameplay a bit, modernize the graphics, but leave all the content as-is What if they do all that and add a few stamina based resources and time gating ala phone game style? Cause that appears to be exactly what they're doing.
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# ? Jun 27, 2016 15:58 |
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Sprite141 posted:What if they do all that and add a few stamina based resources and time gating ala phone game style? If you're talking about Grandmasters, I don't think it's ever coming to the US.
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# ? Jun 27, 2016 16:09 |
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Zero The Hero posted:If you're talking about Grandmasters, I don't think it's ever coming to the US. Not quite- https://m.reddit.com/r/ffxi/comments/4iwc77/everything_we_know_about_ffxi_mobile_updated/
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# ? Jun 27, 2016 16:27 |
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Eight-Six posted:Not quite- They should have asked "How pay to win will this be?"
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# ? Jun 27, 2016 17:11 |
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Holyshoot posted:They should have asked "How pay to win will this be?" Probably less money than I've already dropped on FFXI.
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# ? Jun 27, 2016 17:20 |
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Holyshoot posted:They should have asked "How pay to win will this be?" One of the screenshots shows 4 separate currencies. So I'm thinking the answer is "very"
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# ? Jun 27, 2016 19:38 |
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Zero The Hero posted:If they would just create a new FF11 in a new engine, modernize the gameplay a bit, modernize the graphics, but leave all the content as-is Ditto. I've been trying to get into 14 and it almost scratches the itch, but I find the world and characters to be so thoroughly grimy and unlikable compared to 11 that it's tough to enjoy.
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# ? Jun 28, 2016 00:14 |
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Gruknor posted:Only the FPS limit unlock is really handy for even more stuff. Enternity is not my thing because I enjoy the cut scenes.
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# ? Jun 28, 2016 02:25 |
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LiquidFriend posted:I am a bitter old man that's seen the cutscenes nearly ten times already. I don't mind getting through them as quickly as possible by now. Well if you'd stop getting banned and/or selling your accounts...
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# ? Jun 28, 2016 02:26 |
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frodnonnag posted:Well if you'd stop getting banned and/or selling your accounts... I am enjoying my new smoker though. Made some delicious brisket and burnt ends this weekend
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# ? Jun 28, 2016 02:46 |
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Just hit 75, and spent a little time this morning getting the 3 merits for the first post-Maat limit break. Escha Zi'Tah is pretty nice with all the vultures in the middle, but it's a pain in the rear end to deal with all the corses and skeletons running around.LiquidFriend posted:Old habits die hard. How many fire crystals did that take? Also what's the cap on Smoked Brisket? I've been thinking about working on Cooking so I can make my own BST jugs.
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# ? Jun 28, 2016 15:30 |
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I haven't played FFXI since 2012. I've had a feeling of nostalgia for it. Is it worth it to come back? What's changed?
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# ? Jun 28, 2016 20:07 |
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OMGMYSPLEEN posted:I've had a feeling of nostalgia for it. Is it worth it to come back? Might as well. Clear the missions you never cleared before if nothing else.
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# ? Jun 28, 2016 20:32 |
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Zero The Hero posted:Might as well. Clear the missions you never cleared before if nothing else. I don't even remember what the hell I did up to that point, being it's 4 years ago. I'd likely start fresh.
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# ? Jun 28, 2016 20:40 |
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OMGMYSPLEEN posted:I haven't played FFXI since 2012. I've had a feeling of nostalgia for it. Is it worth it to come back? What's changed? I think this is a great time to come back to the game if you played it for any decent length of time in the past. You'll be able to appreciate all the changes. A brief summary of what's new: - Seekers of Adoulin, a full-fledged expansion with 2 new jobs (Geomancer and Rune Fencer). - Rhapsodies of Vana'diel, a "finale" storyline which ties together all the previous stories and gives you game-breaking key items as rewards. These do things like grant massive EXP bonuses, greatly reduce delays on time-gated content (e.g. Assault tags refresh in 10 minutes instead of 24 hours), and much more. - The Trust system, a feature which lets you collect and summon AI-controlled NPC helpers. This allows you to solo level and clear almost all of the game's content by yourself. - Job Points, basically Merit Points for Lv99 jobs. - Equipment with "item levels", similar to modern MMOs. The current cap brings players to an effective strength of Lv119 and there's no plans to change it. - New fast-travel systems, including the ability to travel to any home point you've visited, a network of "survival guides" (floating books usually placed at the beginning of dungeon areas), and Adoulin's proto-waypoints. There's more, but that's the big stuff I can think of right now. If you quit in 2012, I think people were still doing Abyssea alliances for EXP and Voidwatch was the endgame. And if you do start a new character, it's never been easier to level.
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# ? Jun 28, 2016 20:44 |
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I only played this back in 2003 for a week or so. I just started playing again this weekend and I've been having a blast. If you play FFXIV it's especially fun because you can see a lot of things that carried over.
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# ? Jun 28, 2016 20:54 |
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DizzyBum posted:I think this is a great time to come back to the game if you played it for any decent length of time in the past. You'll be able to appreciate all the changes. Yep, it was Abyssea all day every day. You have convinced me, I'll have to download it when I'm actually home and not working tons of freakin overtime. I played Rift for some time and FF 14, and while they were cool, they all felt the same, where as FF11 always felt different (and more fun). Thanks!
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# ? Jun 29, 2016 00:34 |
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OMGMYSPLEEN posted:Yep, it was Abyssea all day every day. You have convinced me, I'll have to download it when I'm actually home and not working tons of freakin overtime. Remember to get on Asura 'cause that's where the party's at! Everyone in GetOut is sacked so it should be easy to get a pearl. And just to give an example of how fast leveling is right now, I'm grinding out BST in Zeruhn Mines. By stacking GoV page 4 and turning on all the relevant RoE tasks, I went from 75 to 77 in about a half hour. And I "only" have a global 60% EXP bonus from the first two RoV key items, so once I take care of the next set of missions, that will be going much faster. Also, all the items you amass down there (bat wings, flint stones, Zeruhn soot) can be traded in repeatable quests for easy fame in a few cities. I enjoy FFXIV but I just had to take a break from it for a while. I actually unsubbed from it a couple months ago before I moved since I knew I wouldn't have time for it. And yeah, there really isn't anything quite like FFXI.
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# ? Jun 29, 2016 15:22 |
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Micro transactions are here! http://www.playonline.com/ff11eu/envi/wardrobe/index.html SE have lost their minds I can't believe that's a per month fee. Inventory isnt even that much of a problem these days.
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# ? Jun 30, 2016 16:03 |
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BUGS OF SPRING posted:Micro transactions are here! Yeah gently caress this. I think this might drive me to quit for good. Time to write up a list of tasks to finish before I call it quits. I never did finish those mini-scenarios. I think I'll finish off my MNK Relic even though I don't play that job anymore and be done with it.
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# ? Jun 30, 2016 16:13 |
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Zero The Hero posted:Yeah gently caress this. I think this might drive me to quit for good. Seriously? Of all things? This?
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# ? Jun 30, 2016 16:35 |
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kirbysuperstar posted:Seriously? Of all things? This? Yes. They've made all sorts of demands on my time in the past but, outside of the security token, never my money. I bought their game and who knows how many expansions. I pay their monthly fee. They're providing less now than they have in the past, in terms of updates, but they're asking for more money? gently caress that.
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# ? Jun 30, 2016 16:50 |
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This is pretty much the bonus retainer slots in XIV. I honestly don't see why people are getting frustrated with this. No different than buying another character slot, isn't it?
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# ? Jun 30, 2016 18:42 |
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Zero The Hero posted:Yes. They've made all sorts of demands on my time in the past but, outside of the security token, never my money. I bought their game and who knows how many expansions. I pay their monthly fee. They're providing less now than they have in the past, in terms of updates, but they're asking for more money? gently caress that. ??? You do you, by all means. But especially as an optional thing, this doesn't seem like that big a deal? There are so many options for inventory as is, I can't imagine folks are having too much trouble with space unless they're regularly rotating gear on multiple active jobs or are a terrible pack-rat. Maybe if they're some kind of super crafter, I guess? I mean, some people already pay the extra dollar for an extra character to use as inventory storage, so. vv
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# ? Jun 30, 2016 18:48 |
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BUGS OF SPRING posted:Micro transactions are here! $4.00 extra per month for both wardrobes 3 and 4? My stingy side hates this, but I am really glad they are adding mog wardrobes 3 and 4. I wish they made us do a questline instead or pay an amount once instead of a monthly fee.
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# ? Jun 30, 2016 18:56 |
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My biggest worry is it removes incentives for SE to add items to storage slips/porter moogles/whatever. From now on when they develop new content/items/systems they will have to consider if this could remove revenue stream from the optional aspects. Or the opposite, they could start creating a poo poo ton of situational items and flood inventories to make these a bigger requirement for players Combination items like Chatoyant Staff or Fotia Belt will be a thing of the past.
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# ? Jun 30, 2016 20:24 |
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I don't like the idea at all but I'm not gonna pay for it so really it changes nothing for me.
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# ? Jun 30, 2016 20:26 |
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BUGS OF SPRING posted:My biggest worry is it removes incentives for SE to add items to storage slips/porter moogles/whatever. From now on when they develop new content/items/systems they will have to consider if this could remove revenue stream from the optional aspects. That assumes larger scale content systems which just havent been true so far. Im all for large amounts of situational gear, if it opens up with a large amount of content to support it all
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# ? Jun 30, 2016 20:27 |
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It wouldn't need to be large scale systems. They could start adding poo poo to Ambuscade, or other events/battlefields that add up quickly. New elemental stave a month from the free loot box or something like that. I'm not saying it's gonna happen, but it's possible and more likely if they have financial incentive to do so. So I'm not a fan.
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# ? Jun 30, 2016 20:38 |
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BUGS OF SPRING posted:It wouldn't need to be large scale systems. They could start adding poo poo to Ambuscade, or other events/battlefields that add up quickly. Im pretty impartial on it, ill probably buy it just for a box for my costume poo poo, but it'll finally give me reason to nuke my old mules and deactivate those content ids.
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# ? Jun 30, 2016 21:11 |
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Kortel posted:This is pretty much the bonus retainer slots in XIV. I honestly don't see why people are getting frustrated with this. No different than buying another character slot, isn't it? Something else I never did. But this is still a step above, they're trying to get blood out of a stone at this point. They've hamstrung their dev team, cut back severely on new content, and they basically just admitted they're never going to give us the PC upgrades they promised a couple years back. Now they're asking me for even more money to deliver even less than they used to. We've tolerated a lot of poo poo from them over the years, but there's just no excuse anymore. They promised new tech when PS2 support was dropped, but all we got was crystal storage, done through NPCs placed in far away areas that can't even handle trading more than one type of crystal at once. They still haven't followed through on that discount for subscribing to both FF11 and FF14. This is just final proof that they're only ever going to do the bare minimum until the game dies.
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