[dev1126] Fishing Animations

[PerditionOfFenrir]

Why are you screwing people with better systems?

I thought SE made a big deal about its next generation engine, one that today's systems can't even run, so as to push the stagnant console market to better levels?

Both XBOX and PS have not updated in years!

The next expansion for FFXI "Seekers of Adoulin" will only work on PC or XBOX 360.

Why are penalizing those of us on better systems!

Whatever the framerate is, its been this way for 10 years!

I, for one, am very unhappy about this!

For those of you playing on your broken-down PS2, upgrade if you don't like your frame rate! Don't make me suffer for your decision.

[Khiinroye]

A higher framerate actually makes it harder to successfully catch fish. This change will actually help legitimate fishers with faster systems, not hurt them.

[Gilraen]

Not sure where you've been, but the new expansion IS coming out for the PS2... just not outside of Japan. And Japan is the home market so it's not that much of a stretch to guess who Square will cater to more. Just saying, you're ranting at a brick wall.

[wish12oz]

Im not exactly sure what theyre changing, but if they change it so that opening 15 youtube videos doesnt make catching fish easier, I will be sad.

[Kaisha]

FFXI's client-side logic is tied to the frame-rate, and having it run a perfect 30 actually made the fishing harder. The update lowers the frame-rate to 15fps to make it more managable so your rod isn't swinging back/forth non-stop on harder fish.

Not like the majority of the PC fisherman would know that given how many afk folks I see in such areas....

[wish12oz]

FFXI's client-side logic is tied to the frame-rate, and having it run a perfect 30 actually made the fishing harder. The update lowers the frame-rate to 15fps to make it more managable so your rod isn't swinging back/forth non-stop on harder fish.

Not like the majority of the PC fisherman would know that given how many afk folks I see in such areas....

You should read my earlier comment about PC fisherman, it probably explains why tons of people dont know about it. Dropping your FPS to 5 is super win for PC fishing.

[Camate]

Greetings!

As some players have been testing out these adjustments on the test server, there were some comments mentioning that the processing felt a bit laggy.

Yoji Fujito mentioned in a post on the JP forum that there is a possibility that this could be a bug due to the imposed frame rate limitation; however, the original goal was to eliminate the difference between PC capabilities as well decrease the gap between different platforms, so slower processing is more or less what was being aimed for.

He also mentioned that the next phase of these fishing adjustments is to change the system so that instead of fish HP decreasing while you constantly hold down the directional keys, HP will decrease if you hit the directional key once.

If you haven’t tried it out for yourself yet, we highly recommend you test it out and let us know your feedback so we can relay it to the Development Team while it is still on the test server.

[cidbahamut]

He also mentioned that the next phase of these fishing adjustments is to change the system so that instead of fish HP decreasing while you constantly hold down the directional keys, HP will decrease if you hit the directional key once.

But I don't like tap fishing. It's a recipe for repetitive stress injuries.

[Rosina]

But I don't like tap fishing. It's a recipe for repetitive stress injuries.

"He also mentioned that the next phase of these fishing adjustments is to change the system so that instead of fish HP decreasing while you constantly hold down the directional keys, HP will decrease if you hit the directional key once"

i think by once they mean you just it the button once per direction change but instead of holding down the button we just tap it.

its annoying with a controler cuz we use anilog sticks for movement/fishing which move in a 360 axis from a singular point. And at times and slight movement can cause you to lose your catch.

[Vivik]

its annoying with a controler cuz we use anilog sticks for movement/fishing which move in a 360 axis from a singular point. And at times and slight movement can cause you to lose your catch.

Please explain?