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Chocobo on a half shell ... I'm diggin it.

Is it just me, or is the Screen in the "First" Picture (with Yoshi-P and Morbol) kinda look like Ul'dah ?

http://rss.finalfantasyxiv.com/jp/bl...20130202_1.jpg

I know the Image is kind of small, but I can't think of anything "looking" like that other than "Ul'dah", "Ishgard", "Some-Stone Buildings". The Construct, in my opinion, resembles the current Ul'dah of 1.0.

Although at least it looks like a "City" or someplace with a Trace of Civilization.

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Originally Posted by Shioban

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

Am I the only one who remembers these on launch?

I think they """may""" have done the same thing again, hence the message
" As a trade-off, though, you don't get to see the object that Yoshi-P is holding in his hands. "

They did it once, they could do it again...

Speculation!

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Originally Posted by Seraphe

Xbox 360 Controller for windows is way better in my opinion. If you want a PS3 styled Controller try the official FFXIV one.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...L._AA1200_.jpg

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He did remember. :3

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Originally Posted by Nez

I see, makes sense. I hope that pS3 players have no type of disadvantage at end game content/dungeons /pvp

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PS3 disadvantage = Addon and can't load that many players/mobs but SE is making a system where it going to load the right mobs so it should not worry seeing how low end pc can't load that many also.

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Originally Posted by KiraHime

I never used my keyboard except for typing and never needed to use my mouse. A PS3 controller and Xbox 360 controller have same number of buttons so you can easily map all the functions. I personally left off mapping the first/third person camera toggle so I could use my R2 as my push to talk button on voice chat but that is just personal preference.

While I personally have never used my TV as my monitor My LS (and main tank) used his 42" TV as a monitor for several months and had no issues with it. (As a side note he uses the same controller setup that I do)

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lol i did the same thing with changing the layout so i can talk on mumble :)

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Originally Posted by Klefth

The way they described it, all the d-pad and command buttons (X, square, circle, triangle on a PS controller) will be tied to a command on your "bar" (if we can call it that) once you press either L2 or R2. That means you have 16 commands (8 for L2, 8 for R2) readily available at the press of 2 buttons, which makes it just as efficient as the keyboard. When you let go of the triggers, I guess the controller will work similarly to how it did in 1.0. When you press both triggers at the same time, you can change sets of actions by pressing up or down like you how changed bars in 1.0.

It sounds pretty awesome, tbh. I can't wait to try it.

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The last one is not right. To change the cross-bar (I call it that for now ^^), you press L2+R2 and 1 button from the d-pad or 1 button from the cross-triangle-circle-square buttons.
As example, you want cross-bar #5. You press L2+R2+triangle and the cross-bar switch to #5. Then you press L2+R2+d-pad up and cross-bar switch back to #1

There are 8 cross-bars and each cross-bar has 16 slots. That are 128 slots total ^^

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Originally Posted by Shioban

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

Am I the only one who remembers these on launch?

I think they """may""" have done the same thing again, hence the message
" As a trade-off, though, you don't get to see the object that Yoshi-P is holding in his hands. "

They did it once, they could do it again...

Speculation!

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I got two of them when they where 10$ but the rubber pad was so cheap. My gf craft and DOH a lot so the d-pad fail on her really quick. For me the X fail i had to open other broken controller i had laying around and change the rubber pad around to fix them.

Overall i did enjoy the controller still have one that working the other broke due to bad soldering. Also not sure about others but the drivers to make the rumble and the F-function work give BSOD i mean everything was done cheap lol.

That why i stay with XBOX controller if a PS3 controller work for PC without going crazy with drivers and shit i would have got that but i took the easy way and got a xbox and just learn how to use one. in FFXI i use a ps2 controller with a USB adapter which was great but now i just don't see the point wasting money on a ps2 controller a sub adapter when i can get a xbox wire controller for little less ;).

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Originally Posted by Anima

Is it just me, or is the Screen in the "First" Picture (with Yoshi-P and Morbol) kinda look like Ul'dah ?

http://rss.finalfantasyxiv.com/jp/bl...20130202_1.jpg

I know the Image is kind of small, but I can't think of anything "looking" like that other than "Ul'dah", "Ishgard", "Some-Stone Buildings". The Construct, in my opinion, resembles the current Ul'dah of 1.0.

Although at least it looks like a "City" or someplace with a Trace of Civilization.

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It looks more like that area near the stone bridge in coerthas...

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Originally Posted by Felis

The last one is not right. To change the cross-bar (I call it that for now ^^), you press L2+R2 and 1 button from the d-pad or 1 button from the cross-triangle-circle-quader buttons.
As example, you want cross-bar #5. You press L2+R2+triangle and the cross-bar switch to #5. Then you press L2+R2+d-pad up and cross-bar switch back to #1

There are 8 cross-bars and each cross-bar has 16 slots. That are 128 slots total ^^

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where did you guys get the info about using the controller?

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Originally Posted by Kirito

where did you guys get the info about using the controller?

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Info is here: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/news/a...nd-concept-art

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Originally Posted by Kirito

where did you guys get the info about using the controller?

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From Reinheart
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post855465
(long interview about the ps3 version)

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Originally Posted by Felis

From Reinheart
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post855465
(long interview about the ps3 version)

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After reading that section I think they should make control a bit different. There are 4 pallets (crosses), I'll number from 1 to 4 from left to right. I think crosses 2 and 3 should be controlled by the directional button and by the shape button respectfully without holding L2 or R2. We should press buttons in pallet 1 by holding L2 and using directional buttons. And should press buttons in pallet 4 by pressing holding R2 and pressing the shape buttons. To me that seems the more smooth, than holding R2 or L2 two switch from controlling 1 and 2 to 3 and 4...

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Originally Posted by Seraphe

Xbox 360 Controller for windows is way better in my opinion. If you want a PS3 styled Controller try the official FFXIV one.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...L._AA1200_.jpg

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they're usually made poort, and the wiring sometimes gets shot. I have owned 3 and won't buy it again.
The D-pad might get stuck under the plastic, sticks might be off center (in addition they have to padding to avoid slipping from sweaty hands.)

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Originally Posted by MyKotoShi

they're usually made poort, and the wiring sometimes gets shot. I have owned 3 and won't buy it again.
The D-pad might get stuck under the plastic, sticks might be off center (in addition they have to padding to avoid slipping from sweaty hands.)

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Ah, I just bought one... bad idea?

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Originally Posted by Kirito

Ah, I just bought one... bad idea?

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They are cheap i had two both the rubber pads got mess up in 1-2months of use The X and the d-pad rubbers. Thank god i don't toss anything out and had broken 2year old PC controller that i just use there rubber pads and it worked. But my gf controller man that one was the worth where the cable go in it starting bending and broke and the soldering where all the cable go was falling apart. it's so cheap even the drivers to make the vibration and the F-function made your computer BSOD and i think the company never fix it. Even tho you get the drivers it work fine for a few hours but then you get a BSOD and even with the drivers the F-function on the controller did not even work -.-

So just be warn you may get lucky and have it working great for a while if you don't use it as much as i me and my gf we play 8+hours everyday. But i just end up getting a xbox wire controller new in amazon for 20$ and if the rubber pads every fail there shit load of company that sell them for 1-3$

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Originally Posted by Seraphe

Yea the Xbox Controller is without a doubt the best out there :D

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Take care when buying one though. Most of the ones on ebay are Chinese knockoffs, so best to buy one in person if you can or make sure it's an original if buying on-line.

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Originally Posted by 3Jane

Take care when buying one though. Most of the ones on ebay are Chinese knockoffs, so best to buy one in person if you can or make sure it's an original if buying on-line.

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Got a chinese one here as well, so far there isn't anything wrong with the controller but the RB Button doesn't feel right lol. :D It's about 2 months old now. So.. yea you gotta be careful!

I'm sure I won' be the first to point this out, but, could it be neither a PS3 controller nor a PC with the dev kit with a controller... but a PS4 version, and that's why they cannot disclose anything yet? If the PS4 will launch in 2013 and they announce it in the 20th, it's entirely possible that SE and Sony release the game on both PS3 and PS4 and well, on PC, but we knew that all along.

If it is the PS4 they won't be able to talk about it until Sony shows the PS4 which everyone thinks will happen on Feb 20. So let's say they had a PS4 version, they wouldn't be allowed to talk about it until after Feb 20.

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Originally Posted by Lirion

If it is the PS4 they won't be able to talk about it until Sony shows the PS4 which everyone thinks will happen on Feb 20. So let's say they had a PS4 version, they wouldn't be allowed to talk about it until after Feb 20.

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That's why they aren't talking about it.

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Originally Posted by Dannythm

That's why they aren't talking about it.

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Of course :) but the blog make it sound like they have a video that's going live pretty soon. Also like I said earlier in the thread, you can see the mouse cursor in the baby chocobo picture.

Now I'm not denying that there could be a PS4 version, in fact I really hope there is. I just don't think this blogpost is about it.

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Originally Posted by Lirion

Of course :) but the blog make it sound like they have a video that's going live pretty soon. Also like I said earlier in the thread, you can see the mouse cursor in the baby chocobo picture.

Now I'm not denying that there could be a PS4 version, in fact I really hope there is. I just don't think this blogpost is about it.

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Everyone is assuming there's a video they'll show soon... but to me it looked more like a video for the "Making-off" extras that they'll include with the CD edition or something like that,because else they wouldn't be recording it from outside but capturing video directly from the PC/console.

Also it wouldn't make sense to post a blog post about a video they will release tomorrow, would it?

Its the PS3 controller, he's playing on PS3 proto type has to be hes to far away to be using a key bored unless hes playing with a game pad for \pc

PS3/PS4 all the way go legacy

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Originally Posted by Lirion

http://rss.finalfantasyxiv.com/jp/bl...20130202_2.jpg

The PS3 UI will look like that but if you check the upper right corner you can see the mouse cursor.

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Just reposted this up so anyone new to this topic are all on the same page. This isn't the ps3 ui, but the pc ui with game pad.

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Could you please explain how to control the 16 pallets or switching between pallets?
M: We are calling the 8 slots of left/right side as “action set” when explaining in more details when you hold the L2 button the L2 side’s 8 slots will glow while it’s in that ste by pressing the direction key or circle, X, square, triangle button you can execute 8 actions. When you let go of the L2 button the glow will go away and now when you press the R2 the right side 8 slots will glow.
When you hold both L2 and R2 the center number mark will glow and you can switch action sets. By holding the L2 and R2 together by pressing the direction key or 4 buttons it will switch between 1 to 8 action sets. with 16 slots per action set you will also have 8 sets of these with total of 128 actions per class and this is per class

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Also here is a quote explaining the ui

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Originally Posted by Zenaku

The blog said he holding something

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http://rss.finalfantasyxiv.com/jp/bl...20121227_4.jpg

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Originally Posted by DubstepNinja

http://rss.finalfantasyxiv.com/jp/bl...20121227_4.jpg

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And thats that

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Originally Posted by Takeshi_Eiketsu

Thank you all for suggestions! Going to check em out.

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Another thought: I uses official Dual Shock 3 controller for PS3 with "motionjoy" driver on my Win7 x64 since day 1 of ver 1.0 without any problem. Since the last series of Playstation 2 was discontinued at Jan 2013, maybe its hard to find new DS2 for the USB adaptor. So go DS3 directory.

The official DS3 has Bluetooth / mini USB interface, but the driver works on USB much better.

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Originally Posted by DubstepNinja

http://rss.finalfantasyxiv.com/jp/bl...20121227_4.jpg

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ahahhahah :)

From what they are describing about the gamepad UI, it sounds very similar to Tera's gamepad UI. I thought it was pretty innovative and convenient as a controller user. It eliminates having to scroll through a number of actions. No more fumbling through a bar :)

So my controller just came in and it's not bad... I found and installed the right drivers ahead of time and the only thing that is a little bad is the awkward feel when putting your middle places on the 7 and 8 buttons.