The FFXI "Gyms of Vana'diel" Self Improvement Reborn!

[Harpalina]

That's some impressive work you've come up with. SE should hire you on to the Dev team :P

Darn. You beat me to the punch on that line. I was gunna say that xD Wouldn't that be nice...

[Redaske]

lol Harpalina I would love to work for SE but other then the books I've been working on (Sci-Fi Fantasy Series) and the ideas I have for the games they could create from them I have nowhere NEAR knowledge on HOW to create a game XD.

[oopsiedaisy]

Seems to me this would also be a great way to practice the Maat fight without having to get a testiment first

[Chrisstreb]

Friend of mine wonders why they had those "Blank Card" Cardians in Windurst, maybe they could implement this idea using those? I like the idea you came up with

[lathos]

great idea man i think that would work well especially for a loner that doesnt particularly like lfp all the time or someone with a unconventional playstyle kudos man

[night159]

awesome idea man, looks like a lot of fun with the trainer sparring, pvp etc. hopefully i can finally cap my magic skills on drk with this xD *fingers crossed*

[Gotterdammerung]

Great idea! I especially like how easy PvP integrates into this system. And some "Fun" mini-games would be wonderful.

Would be kinda awesome if gathering trophies changed your physical appearance. Probably not possible but would be cool after working out a bunch to get a Galka with an 8-pack and extra muscly arms. Would be even cooler on a taru lol. ooo draw a picture of a square jaw super ripped 8-pack tarutaru xD.

[Glamdring]

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Same here ^^ I just wish you could attach a "tag number" with game system ideas instead of them being buried with every other post in general discussion >< lol.
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I'm not sure how much of a strain that would cause if say a hundred folks or more tried to access it at the same time, but MMM's has to tax the system more than what I'm proposing, or at least I would think so lol.

I would expect a hell of alot more than 100 people at a time. The capacity to work defensive skills/magic skills alone makes this at least as viable a "down-time" activity as crafting and you can actually make $ crafting. With the ways they are modifying the Dynamis arenas and consolidating servers, plus the increase in storage it seems that SE anticipates a surplus of server capacity, so the load factor isn't that strong.

This is a VERY well thought out concept that most likely needs only a small amount of tweeking to make it fit within the existing game mechanics, although I really expect the designers would make either a custom environment or use the existing Pankration or Diorama-ghelsba environment, at least for the sparring type activities you suggest.

Continue to flesh it out please in the face of our current down-time. I know most decent players are more concerned with the welfare of the Japanese people at the moment and will let them take as long as they need before we resume a game. Having something new to look forward too makes the wait more palatable for all and this might just be picked up, based on that developer's post.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

They can utilize the coloseum the NEVER opened.

[kingfury]

Great idea! I especially like how easy PvP integrates into this system. And some "Fun" mini-games would be wonderful.
Would be kinda awesome if gathering trophies changed your physical appearance. Probably not possible but would be cool after working out a bunch to get a Galka with an 8-pack and extra muscly arms. Would be even cooler on a taru lol. ooo draw a picture of a square jaw super ripped 8-pack tarutaru xD.

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I'm still working on the PvP details, but I had to laugh at this right fast lol Ask and you shall receive ^^ /
-Possible Taru Product of FFXI Gyms!!