PS2 limitation new Zone solution.

[rog]

I think your idea is retarded, and makes no sense.

Why exactly would they ever do this? You realize the ONLY limitation the ps2 imposes is memory, yes? They can add all the armor, zones, monsters, etc they want, with or without the ps2.

[Ilax]

Why exactly would they ever do this? You realize the ONLY limitation the ps2 imposes is memory, yes?

Well my idea was bit more then only that, i just did not go thru all detail.

*more bandwidth to start with, more memory for DEV, more performance, i doubt i need list all the limitation of PS2... The idea stay the same.

[viion]

You can get xbox's with 20gb hdd's >.> which wouldnt be enough, nore would the 4gb but it doesnt let you install anyway lol But you can upgrade.

I dont even see any limitation, it confuses me, if the game is 20gb and lowest ps2 hdd is 40gb, wtf is everyone complaining about?

[rog]

Well my idea was bit more then only that, i just did not go thru all detail.

*more bandwidth to start with, more memory for DEV, more performance, i doubt i need list all the limitation of PS2... The idea stay the same.

Only one of those is a real limitation imposed by the ps2. And that one has no bearing on adding new zones/gear/monsters/etc.

[Ilax]

Only one of those is a real limitation imposed by the ps2. And that one has no bearing on adding new zones/gear/monsters/etc.

It do for amazing animation, amazing texture with detail, new armor model and so on which is probably reason #1 why WoW stay #1 as RPG, sad story too because FFXI have full potential, is just the limitation that hold his potential.

Of course i am not amaze by nice graphic, is reason i play FFXI and not WoW, but trust me is not general opinion, you have to consider more then PS2, tell me your feeling if you buy a HD1080p TV but unable to see the difference because your cable/satellite provider refuse to upgrade? You would be insulted i am pretty sure.

[rog]

It do for amazing animation, amazing texture with detail, new armor model and so on which is probably reason #1 why WoW stay #1 as RPG, sad story too because FFXI have full potential, is just the limitation that hold his potential.

Of course i am not amaze by nice graphic, is reason i play FFXI and not WoW, but trust me is not general opinion, you have to consider more then PS2, tell me your feeling if you buy a HD1080p TV but unable to see the difference because your cable/satellite provider refuse to upgrade? You would be insulted i am pretty sure.

Pc/x360 versions already use better quality graphics than than the ps2. Not sure why you think that would require limiting zones/gear only to pc/x360 players.

[Shadowtaru]

You can get xbox's with 20gb hdd's >.> which wouldnt be enough, nore would the 4gb but it doesnt let you install anyway lol But you can upgrade.

I dont even see any limitation, it confuses me, if the game is 20gb and lowest ps2 hdd is 40gb, wtf is everyone complaining about?

The fun part is that the "20GB" 360 HDD really only gives you around 12.

[Altheav]

Yeah, I have a 20GB HDD on my 360, and I ran into "Out of space" errors during the last version update. I plan to upgrade my HDD as soon as I can afford it, which will likely be at least a few months from now.

There is a very good reason why SE wouldn't make non-PS2 zones: it would effectively double the workload for them, as they'd have to maintain two versions of the codebase. Plus they'd have a TON of work to do with updating the graphics. The amount of work required isn't really worth it, IMO. Plus I really, really don't like the idea of players being restricted from accessing certain zones due to what hardware they are running.

[rog]

There is a very good reason why SE wouldn't make non-PS2 zones: it would effectively double the workload for them, as they'd have to maintain two versions of the codebase.

That or because there is absolutely no reason to do so.

[Ilax]

Plus I really, really don't like the idea of players being restricted from accessing certain zones due to what hardware they are running.

I agree, is in some sense a bit crude for PS2 not be able to join new zone, but could be worse... Eventually they wont have choice to swap, is same as i said before, PS2 can't play 14 and please don't get to conclusion is reason why 14 is not a great success ><

Hmmm, i kinda lost track of Everyquest.... IS EQ1 still more popular then EQ2? If yes, then i guess SE should learn about this, i know EQ2 had very hard time at start...

Anyway, EQ1 never died and will probably never since company still put new content in it none stop, for XI it seem they won't have that luck till they make the right choice, and to say people will start play 14 just to get ride of limitation, is like dreaming. I would rather play something totally new instead, which involve totally new monster, totally new concept...

in my head is clear, i end to spend too many year into XI to restart all over again in 14. Is not like i only loose progress i did, but also loosing my friend-environment.