FFXIV A Realm Reborn

[Hayward]

Basically, Eorzea is fresh and new. This is what FFXI is lacking. People say an upgrade to graphics will bring back people and revitalize the game. My interest hasn't died down because of looks however. It's because 95% of this world is a been there, done that experience. We get new lands every now and then and new mobs, but it doesn't erase the grinding on this old, slow system we've been using over the past years. What this game needs to do in order to get people involved in it again is to add a new expansion that is the size of the current game with quests and missions, then update the ui, battle system, and graphics. Basically a new game. Hmm... so... would that not be what FFXIV is??? O.o

This is pretty much what most of us have been saying. A UI upgrade, while it would be welcome, misses the point entirely. It seems that even the developers are simply out of ideas for FFXI and unwilling to change their core philosophy to keep up with more current MMOs.

[Duelle]

This is pretty much what most of us have been saying. A UI upgrade, while it would be welcome, misses the point entirely. It seems that even the developers are simply out of ideas for FFXI and unwilling to change their core philosophy to keep up with more current MMOs.

As I've mentioned before, there's also a ton of things that need to be revamped/overhauled/fixed in this game. Better to build from the ground up, it seems. Well, unless your name is World of Warcraft. Then you can afford to revamp/rebuild/delete/replace/redesign/overhaul stuff without batting an eye.

[Merton9999]

As I've mentioned before, there's also a ton of things that need to be revamped/overhauled/fixed in this game. Better to build from the ground up, it seems. Well, unless your name is World of Warcraft. Then you can afford to revamp/rebuild/delete/replace/redesign/overhaul stuff without batting an eye.

Yeah this. It would take a UI revamp, a graphics overhaul, and brand new zones for me to be interested in XI again. ARR is offering all of this. But...

The most important thing for me is character growth in more than just numbers. I have 17 classes/jobs + gathering/crafting classes for this in ARR. I took multiple breaks from XI and only came back when my jobs had something new to do. Merit Group II, addition of Afflatus/Composure, level cap increase, Embrava/Kaustra.

For me, it's really that character growth that I'm missing. Weapons and armor with bigger numbers doesn't do anything at all for me. If they got on the new merits and new SPs, I might even overlook the XI graphics and UI when I want a break from ARR.

[BST]

This will be my last post here, my subscription ends shortly!

As beta test (FFXIV) ended couple of hours ago, I can say its really nice to be able to have a party automatically made for you via the Duty Finder, hell you can start off making your own party with friends and then use the DF to automatically get any other class needed! Had a blast playing with random people cross-server, I don't think I could ever go back to playing without this feature!

[Naraku_Diabolos]

This will be my last post here, my subscription ends shortly!

As beta test (FFXIV) ended couple of hours ago, I can say its really nice to be able to have a party automatically made for you via the Duty Finder, hell you can start off making your own party with friends and then use the DF to automatically get any other class needed! Had a blast playing with random people cross-server, I don't think I could ever go back to playing without this feature!

Agreed! The Duty Finder is a godsend and a blessing to the game. I was able to get a party under 2 minutes this past weekend with Ifrit.

[Crusader81]

The more and more I see of the game the more I want to play it! Summoner looks great!

Here's the full Tour of the endgame World, also showing off Summoner & Scholar!
http://youtu.be/v0w5dyfENwA


and If you're curious what dungeon options ARR has, this video shows you up to level 30 dungeons (about half of the ones that'll be open at launch):
http://youtu.be/Kbr_h_d5g2Q