FFXI crossover event comming to FFXIV

[Chronofantasy]

My one disappointment, is that with FFXIV update coming on Nov 10th, then FFXI update coming around the same time, it'll be tough juggling both at the same time, since I really do want to get through the storylines of both games on the first day the update arrives.

By the way, it's quite clear that FFXIV update is Nov 10th, but I'm pretty confused on FFXI November update, and there hasn't really been any clear source that I have seen on when FFXI Nov update is coming. I know the live letter said the cross over event is on the 11th, and there's a list of campaigns on the 9th. I keep hearing from people that the update is on the 10th or the 11th, but when I ask them where they heard this, they either don't reply or said they heard it from someone else.

Does anyone know the exact day? Do we have to wait a little more for it to be posted on the POL site?

[Chronofantasy]

Looks like my question was answered. Although I'm rather annoyed that SE made FFXIV and FFXI update finish update time 2 hours apart from one another. Now this means I'll have to wait on doing FFXI story and update until I'm done with the story and a few things with trying FFXIV update. SE is usually good at keeping these updates on separate months, but this month they failed. (I know it partly has to do with FFXIV team taking a break after Heavensward, and I guess they did it for part of the FFXI collab event? But they gotta understand that a lot of people play both.

Oh well, here it is:

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/pol...ews24339.shtml

Updates

Nov. 4, 2015 02:10 [PST] From: FINAL FANTASY XI

All Worlds Maintenance (Nov. 9)



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[Date & Time]
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[Affected Service]
- FINAL FANTASY XI

[Mnejing]

Looks like Iroha's visiting FFXIV..
http://jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/

[Zumi]

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/001241.html

There it is in English looks like you get the Iroha armor for doing her quest in FFXIV. I would of prefer to have gotten a minion because my retainers are so full where am I going to put all this event armor.

[Zumi]

Looks like my question was answered. Although I'm rather annoyed that SE made FFXIV and FFXI update finish update time 2 hours apart from one another. Now this means I'll have to wait on doing FFXI story and update until I'm done with the story and a few things with trying FFXIV update. SE is usually good at keeping these updates on separate months, but this month they failed. (I know it partly has to do with FFXIV team taking a break after Heavensward, and I guess they did it for part of the FFXI collab event? But they gotta understand that a lot of people play both.

There is a huge amount of stuff to do in the FFXIV update, for me ill just wait till the free FFXI time starts on Friday. SE was pretty nice to give free time at the start of each patch so older players can see how it ends. Its so weird going back to 11 and playing my Mithra in because I switched to an Au Ra on 14.

[Masamune11]

This is just silly. Let's get to the honest truth here.

Every 3 months (historically) FFXIV releases three dungeons (each dungeon includes 3 bosses), potentially a raid (that includes 4 bosses), a primal fight or two, a side storyline with a boss, golden saucer minigames / tetramaster, countless side quests, pvp additions and much much more (an entire continent to explore is coming with the next patch). You're pretty much getting at least 15 boss battles each patch that are uniquely designed and incredibly polished (hard to argue the FFXIV boss fights aren’t fun). Every 3 months you get this. On top of that...when you buy the expansion...you "actually" get the entire expansion. You get a 50-60 hour main storyline, 8 dungeons, new jobs, countless job specific instances, main story instances, hundreds of side quests, hundreds of glamours, housing materials, new abilities for all jobs, crafting cap raises, hundreds of materials etc.

FFXI has been a game without a leader for years. There are several groups making content - but these groups don't know how to come together logically. The result is a world of clutter where countless activities are worthless from day one and outdated content surrounds you everywhere you go. You have teleporting runes next to home points that are next to teleporting books that are next to a moogle that requires an insane amount of fame to partake in his quest to earn 300 gil that can buy that weapon over there that is more powerful than the weapon unlocked by that ??? on the ground near you that requires you to spend 10 hours gathering items to pop an NM. It’s silly.

When an expansion is released - you get almost nothing from day one. SoA? You got some new zones, jobs, coalitions and an hour long storyline without any battles (had to wait for patches to get the rest of the expansion). FFXI supporters think they are getting all of this great content...but they are just getting the content they should have gotten day one from the expansion. WOTG did the same thing. You got Campaigns, past areas and some quests (for each nation) without any battlefields. The high tier battlefields FFXI has been releasing the past couple years? The developers go into their developing tools and bump the stats to be the equivalent to an item level 119 mob and they are done (no need to change any mechanics).

“Hmmm – I’ll Reskin these mobs here, add a new currency here, estimate it will take 100 hours to get item X needed to buy item B…gentleman – I think we’ve got ourselves a new mode for that patch due up next month.” - “But sir – these weapons you propose implementing to this new mode…aren’t they weaker than weapons that can easily drop from Wildskeeper Reives?” - “Exactly! That’s what makes this mode so great!”

If you don’t like FFXIV – that’s completely fine. Your opinion. But quit acting like FFXI has been awesome the past several years. Since SoA came out – you’ve almost gotten as much content that came with the base Heavensward game. Sure you’ve got thousands of hours worth of grind…but any game could add a currency and then require you to farm for a hundred plus hours to get that item you want. FFXI has been doing its best to keep the hardcore hooked by throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the game. Job points, Rhapsody buffs, trusts, unity accord – these are all methods to get you to replay old content again and keep you busy. Balance has been completely thrown out the window. I won’t lie. It’s fun and I’m enjoying my return to the game – but it’s an absolute mess…and that’s ok.

[Zumi]

This was so funny. Basically right before this you go to a beach to fight crabs resembling varkurm dunes.

[Kjara]

I play both XI and XIV, and have done this event. Quite frankly, the event's story was good enough compared to the majority of XIV temporary events. It was a tribute to FFXI and how long it has been around, which really touched me.

However I was honestly disappointed by the reward being Iroha's set. While it is true that Iroha has been an important character, for a long-lasting FFXI player, she is just an NPC that has been around for only a few months, and does not symbolize a 14 years old game.

There is so many other rewards they could've gone with:

- Lion gear/hair for girls, Aldo gear/hair for boys (they are both older and more meaningful NPCs than Iroha is for a player who has seen FFXI since its release)
- The Starting RSE of FFXI (though Au Ra would need something of their own, I suppose, or you know, just make them equippable by all races)
- Replicas of the FFXI relic weapons

And these are just the ones I could think of. Sadly I cannot put in these suggestions on the FFXIV forums (I was permanently banned for calling somene a "prick", heh), thus I'll put this here. I sincerely hope this won't be the last of FFXI that we see on XIV, and if more is to come, I think all the items in this list would be much appreciated from all the XIV players who have been/still are sharing their game time with Final Fantasy XI as well.

[scaevola]

The same has happened to FFXI though, everything new is recycled old-content. Admittedly, I'm not too fond of it happening in FFXIV so soon.

FFXI varies its victory conditions, its reward structure, its necessary strategies, etc. with nearly every event. They run out of ideas and rehash occasionally, it's true, but it's not even close to XIV, which seems to make a determined effort to repeat itself.

[Castanica]

I have to be honest, when I saw this I did laugh.

A celebration on FFXIV at the ending of content on FFXI, party hat time!