FFXIV Not On Square Enix's E3 List

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I do think name change would be a must for a proper relaunch. I agree about being XV or XIV-2...or anything else...it's just important to break the link between 2.0 and the original FFXIV (and leave XIV like XI...with just a small dev team mainly for mainly for balacing til it's ready for an expansion) so it can have a fresh release worth of the investment done...because, as XIV, not only there are already a bunch of players with grudge regarding it but also you already have like a million copies out...i think anyone that was planning to buy it already did it.

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Originally Posted by Lux_Rayna

Hurr the primary audience is Japan. Advertising in the US if you're an off-shore country is probably ludicrously expensive. Forget just the exchange rates, the US is probably the most capitalist country on the planet. I'm glad SE isn't draining loads of dollars on a market that generally doesn't give a fuck about foreign games. Its just a waste of money. Fans of japanese games dont need advertising because we keep up with it anyway.

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I'm not sure where you're getting any of this, because I saw an XIII-2 commercial every other break throughout January and February this year. XII, X, X-2, and many others have had commercials slathered on the tube, from Cartoon Network to SciFi/SyFy to pro wrestling, basically anything with a handle on the 15-35 demographic. Most big SE releases get commercials, and many, many Japanese releases get all sorts.

Major companies, like SE, or a Capcom or Konami or Sony, have US divisions that handle much of the marketing here. I doubt it's that much more expensive to do than any other advertisers.

As a side note, oh man, I couldn't go a freakin' whole commercial break without seeing this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykG9AyNLTYo

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Originally Posted by Krausus

have you seen the screens? It looks so horrible.

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I've yet to see a nice looking game from them at all. Most of the prettiness comes from the modding community lol.

Not enough charlie's angels and magical transformations for XIV-2

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Originally Posted by Rau

Maybe they're keeping it low key so they can make a huuuuuge announcement.

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Yeah like when they first dropped the ffxiv bomb that one time and we all lost our sh$t. Killed ourselves to get into beta, made up excuses why there was no content, then played release, made more excuses, sure that significant patches were coming. Until we just had to face it: it wasn't what we thought it would be.

There is a long history as to why the op's concern is valid, as happy as I am with Yoshi's direction so far, SE has screwed up enough times in their projects they have earned scrutiny and trepidation on our part as fans who are still crossing our fingers for them.

FFXIV commercial idk who posted the last link about the E3 one but that was just a trailer for E3 not the PR for the game this is the actual commercial for it and was only released in japan.

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Originally Posted by Cendres

Yeah like when they first dropped the ffxiv bomb that one time and we all lost our sh$t, killed ourselves to get into beta, made up excuses why there was no content, then played release made more excuses sure significant patches are coming, until we just had to face it: it wasn't what we thought it would be.

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The period immediately surrounding launch was one of the most surreal experiences I've had as a gamer in my entire life.

"The UI is supposed to be bad! Convenient UIs are for casuals! Go back to WoW!"
"The market wards are perfect as-is! Auction houses are for casuals! Go back to WoW!"
"There's supposed to be lag! Responsive gameplay is for casuals! Go back to WoW!"

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Originally Posted by Keres

The period immediately surrounding launch was one of the most surreal experiences I've had as a gamer in my entire life.

"The UI is supposed to be bad! Convenient UIs are for casuals! Go back to WoW!"
"The market wards are perfect as-is! Auction houses are for casuals! Go back to WoW!"
"There's supposed to be lag! Responsive gameplay is for casuals! Go back to WoW!"

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Absolutely agree, the fanboy goggles were on hard and I was one of them I am now ashamed to say, so today I take nothing at face value and wait on promises to prove themselves. *nod*

They have announced constantly 2.0 will be present at E3, why doubt it?

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Originally Posted by Norack

FFXIV commercial idk who posted the last link about the E3 one but that was just a trailer for E3 not the PR for the game this is the actual commercial for it and was only released in japan.

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Does that say September 30 at the end? As in 2010 when it first launched? I seem to remember a live action Japanese commercial made for the game. I don't think that's recent.

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Originally Posted by Velhart

They have announced constantly 2.0 will be present at E3, why doubt it?

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Because if they don't see it on the list it most mean they lying and it's not going to be at E3 pretty much what people think. If i remember right FFXIV was not even on the list at 2009 E3 and they just show it too us on sony part so i think it going to be display on sony part again seeing how 2.0 is all about ps3 release and that where most of the market is going too.

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Originally Posted by Cendres

Does that say September 30 at the end? As in 2010 when it first launched? I seem to remember a live action Japanese commercial made for the game. I don't think that's recent.

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That was for the original release, although it is my best guess that September 30th 2012 will be the drop date for PC beta of 2.0 unless the dev team REALLY needs the extra few weeks. The 2 year anniversary for 2.0 seems like the most SE thing to do.

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Originally Posted by Cendres

. I don't think that's recent.

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Dont really understand this, but what NefarioCall said.

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O, nvm i read it like 4 times and understand now yeah, that was there old commercial for when the game came out not the new one for FFXIVv2.0

I reckon it will be front and center at SONY press conference for console release coming....sides...anyways...it's supposed to show up at E3 the whole trailer was part of the live events of current FFXIV moving into 2.0 release...

Doesn't need to be on a list to reveal. Reveal too much and you spoil the goodies...WAIT FOR IT...I..I said WAIT FOR IT!

they are going to rename 2.0 to FFXV or FFXVI

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Originally Posted by Zottan

they are going to rename 2.0 to FFXV or FFXVI

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No, they will never let a numbered FF title go down in flames, it'll be renamed to Final Fantasy 2.0 or Version 2.0

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Originally Posted by Fear

No, they will never let a numbered FF title go down in flames, it'll be renamed to Final Fantasy 2.0 or Version 2.0

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I could imagine it will be called Final Fantasy XIV 2.0.

I'd go more likely to Version 2.0, so it doesn't sound similar to FFX-2 or FFXIII-2, that way they know its not a new game.

FFXIV- A Realm Reborn ( or enter expansion like name here)

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Originally Posted by Starlord

FFXIV- A Realm Reborn ( or enter expansion like name here)

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That's the trademark they registered a while back.... makes most sense right now.

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Originally Posted by Betelgeuzah

That's the trademark they registered a while back.... makes most sense right now.

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Yep, only thing I can think of.. unless that just there slogan :P.. but I'm sure it won't be FFXIV 2.0... the name probably won't catch the eyes of the consumer.. if its just FFXIV 2.0.. but who knows :P.