And in 1.20b we'll have...

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Envoyé par Estellios

Yea sorry I'm in this game for the long haul and a longtime FF fan and I love mounts, jumping, and glowing weapons because I do think they fit in the game world, especially when they get the lighting to work correctly.

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Envoyé par ShadowCadja

I wouldn't mind at all having all of those things you mentioned and I plan to stick around XIV for as long as the servers are up and running, opinion much?

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You'd stick around even if FFXIV doesn't have those things? (and another game did?)

If so, then we have no disagreement. If you like them, give feedback that they should be taken under consideration in the 2.0 design.

In addition, offer a suggestion in how they could be integrated into the world as opposed to shoe-horned into it - like the Goobbue mount apparently is.

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Envoyé par SnickleWhiskers

If only they actually didn't try to make the same mistake they did with XI and number it. This game in general is blasphemous to any true FF fans trying to say it deserves a number.

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You are right about this. I've long said that the series should have been split after FFIX and a new numbering system should have been implemented

for example:

Final Fantasy Series (I-IX), (XII)
Final Fantasy Dramatic Action: (FFX), (FFX-2), (FFXIII)
Final Fantasy Online: (FFXI), (FFXIV)
Final Fantasy Tactics: (FFT), (FFTA), etc..

FFXIV as 14th in the FF series carries some baggage that both cripples it in the larger MMO market and makes it an oddity as a Final Fantasy game.

If SE had just called this MMO "Rapture", nobody would be complaining...but fewer people would have purchased it as well.

Regardless ,this is a Final Fantasy game, whether we like it or not. Those of use who bought this game under that title expect certain things from it. Now granted, SE doesn't really owe us anything. If they wanted to, they could do their best to flush the entire franchise down the toilet by making a ultra-linear sci-fi action game and calling it Final Fantasy. There isn't much we could say about it other than refusing to buy it (or it's sequel) But they'd be shooting themselves in the foot.

However, With FFXIV, Yoshi-P has asked for input from the players. As a fan of the series, I intend to leave feedback that will take the best of the series and build on it. I don't want to see the 14th game in the FF series become the latest MMO 'flavor of the month.'

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Envoyé par Zantetsuken

Actually, both have a bit of grounding in reality.

http://answers.bettor.com/images/Art...peg-28752.jpeg

http://southernsudan.prm.ox.ac.uk/im...929.58.1_a.jpg

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http://www.mamtours.com/images/bank/...tRiding147.jpg

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Envoyé par Gramul

http://www.mamtours.com/images/bank/...tRiding147.jpg

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Now all you need is a pic of guy standing next to a tent with a sign that says 'Free elephants for everyone'

/laugh

/cry

In all honesty, adding new mounts at this stage should have been the last of SE's worries. Posting pictures of a Goobue mount and getting all excited about it as if there isn't other areas of the game that need to be seriously focused on. I think they should have just concentrated on Chocobo's and given us varying colors and breeds, then introduce new mounts when 2.0 comes around.

At the end of the day, this is a 57+ page thread with so many different opinions, caused by nothing but a simple screenshot. That should tell them something.

If they had posted a picture of some Job specific gear or a new dungeon, at least it would have been 57+ pages of positive feedback.

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If they had posted a picture of some Job specific gear or a new dungeon, at least it would have been 57+ pages of positive feedback.

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You're quite optimistic

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Envoyé par Reaujien

Wow... so obvious, slapstick/comical (to each their own) cynicism isn't allowed in any way, shape, or form on these forums?

Perhaps you should start a thread that outlines that "what can be said" and "what can't be said"; maybe then you'll only hate this community with a portion of your black heart instead all of your black heart - oops, was that something that shouldn't be brought up either?! ...

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You're cute, you say that like I read all of your post, I got to the words Sarah Palin and quit lmao

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Envoyé par syntaxlies

ive never played wow so i wouldn't know,i know that it is common sense that other mmo company's would look to the biggest success in mmos for inspiration though.

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It's also lead to the death of many MMO's that have tried to emulate WoW, hell I allready hear grumblings of players getting bored of Star Wars that just came out because aside from the story it's just a meh WoW clone.

I'm so glad p2p didn't erase the Jerry Springer-esque vibe from these forums :3

...yay...

My main complaint is that I play Final Fantasy MMORPGs because that is what I am looking for, if I wanted all this other crazy crap, I would go play the other 20 generic MMORPGs out there....... FFXI kept it simple in many ways, you had chocobo's, boats, and airships, like every other FF game. You had classic mobs, and new mobs, like every other Final Fantasy game. You also had the iconic Jobs, like most of the FF games.

Yes FFXIV is an MMORPG so yes it does need to take good ideas from other MMOs and make it their own, and they also need to take the good things from FFXI. That said this is also a Final Fantasy game, so there are some things that should just not be messed with -.-

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Envoyé par Hartigan_Redsail

You're cute, you say that like I read all of your post, I got to the words Sarah Palin and quit lmao

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I looked for that QQ thread youre supposed to make but I couldn't find it - when you gonna post son so I know when I can check up on it? HmmmMMMmmm??

To those complaining about a non-chocobo mount, Lenna's wind drake says hello.

I cant wait to get my Goobbue ^^

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Envoyé par Zantetsuken

The dividing line on these mounts falls between those who have been long time fans of the FF series and want to see this game be more 'Final Fantasy', and those who are just fans of MMOs in general, and want to their favorite features from other MMOs brought into this one.

Those of us who are long time FF fans feel that the game needs to get the core concepts right before it should attempt any radical changes to things. And when it does add new things, there needs to be a proper explanation and integration into the world in order to maintain the quality that the series has generally had. Artistic integrity, Good Storylines, and faithfulness to the established mythos of the franchise are very important to us.

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Stop right there, I have been a FF fanboi since before I entered kindergarten. The only video game I played for about 5 yrs of my life was FFIV. And, I am completely open to change. As ar as we know, Eorzea =\= Vana'diel. So, there could be a perfectly legit reason as to why Gobbue's are mountable.
Now, as for the Ul'dah opening, I wouldn't really use that as a reference since, they were using that magic ring to control it and the Gobbue's we are getting don't.

There will be lore that will justify this, we just have to wait for it.

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Envoyé par Zantetsuken

The dividing line on these mounts falls between those who have been long time fans of the FF series and want to see this game be more 'Final Fantasy', and those who are just fans of MMOs in general, and want to their favorite features from other MMOs brought into this one.

Those of us who are long time FF fans feel that the game needs to get the core concepts right before it should attempt any radical changes to things. And when it does add new things, there needs to be a proper explanation and integration into the world in order to maintain the quality that the series has generally had. Artistic integrity, Good Storylines, and faithfulness to the established mythos of the franchise are very important to us.

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Sorry but I'm a long time FF fan, Ive been playing these games since i was a kid. And yes, they've put out some srsly whack-a-doodle, "WTF?" shit over the years and sometimes I get it, sometimes I dont. The one thing I have learned with FF games is to never expect the same game twice. I say just let go and let Gobbue.

Gath will enjoy his Goobbue Chunk and enjoys as he flails around like a retard of which Gath approves of.

Gath's 1 gil is worth more than your 1 gil.

I'm going to enjoy looking like a sultan of awesome on my goobue

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Envoyé par Reaujien

I looked for that QQ thread youre supposed to make but I couldn't find it - when you gonna post son so I know when I can check up on it? HmmmMMMmmm??

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Are you coming on to me? I don't do elf.

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Envoyé par Bayohne

Hey gang, wanted to drop in a few tidbits about the impending release of the Goobbue mount! In regards to how to obtain the mount, it's going involve speaking with an NPC with a character above level 30 which will then give you an item to call the Goobbue.

Now as to whether or not the Goobbue will have its own music... it seems like the sound team has created a brand new song for it! :) We have a comment below from Soken (from the sound team) about his inspiration for the song.

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A huge gray bulk of a giant that grazes amidst a vast grass field.
It seems like a vicious beast, but is really super clumsy with a lot of strength.
This is pretty much a Goobbue, right? At least this is my personal take on it!
My image is of players zipping around a vast wilderness on the back of this the gigantic and loveable beast.
(The "zipping around" is completely different than the zipping around on the back of a chocobo, though.)

The most striking image is that of the back of a friendly Goobbue, standing motionless in a grass field that is painted with the sunset. I hope you're all excited to hear the finished song!

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It's precisely this information that I would love to hear more about. The connections made in the sentiment, combined with the eventual release of the music, reach beyond the borders of communication through language. Updates on the games condition are expected, yet nuggets of information like this are truly treasures that can be respected beyond the confines of XIV, especially that last part. The musician's concept is literally represented in the closing moments of the video that was posted and having little commentaries like this just enhance the experience in my opinion. I think it would be nice to juxtapose this quote with the video itself but considering it was released as a cannon piece of XIV's lore I could understand not including it with the video. Possibly include it in the description on youtube maybe? I don't know.

Thanks Matt.

I hope Square doesn't listen to all those complaining, they don't represent all of us.

For those complaining, the solution is REALLY simple, don't get the Goobbue mount and save your whining for your momma and/or therapists. As for me, and I'm very sure a ton of other people, bring on the mounts, make as many as you want, I'll ride them all.

I swear, some people show no gratitude. I thank you Square for working extreme overtime and giving us what you've given us in the last year and I can only imagine how bad ass 2.0 will be. And to those saying, bring on more content, there's nothing to do! Go get all the jobs (including non-battle jobs) capped, do every quest/mission/leve, get every untradable piece of gear in the entire game, max out your seals, make 2 more characters to see the early town storyline for every town, get all achievements done. If you have all of that done, then you spend WAY too much time on the game and you need to get some sort of life, cause your ass has been in front of your pc playing this game for way too many hours per day. Try dating someone in RL, then maybe you won't spend every free second on this game, or play FFXI along with this game like us true fans do. Nobody can make the claim that they've done everything there is to do in FFXI unless they have every relic weapon.

So, like I said Square, ignore all the crybabies, the rest of us are grateful for the new mount and the fact the game is MUCH better than it was a year ago.

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Envoyé par Cegiana

I hope Square doesn't listen to all those complaining, they don't represent all of us.

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Well roughly 1/3 of the players don't like it from an forum poll, and that's a significant portion of people opposed to a gift.

If 33% of the paying players were opposed to a freebie, (and I assure that you most of them have issues with the WAY it is implemented) I'd be a bit concerned from a dev's perspective and try to figure out how to fix it.