Official Petition to Bring Back PlayOnline for ARR

I'll be all up for this!

Honestly I was kind of disappointed when FFXIV didn't bring an upgraded PoL version, so I would love so see and use one, but one that's actually user friendly.

Anyway, ChiefCurrahee, Shinalia and others bring the right idea, so I'd be all over it if it happened.

Click click password click click click password click click click...bored...click...play
...no!

Hell no, Playonline was awful.

The POL opening fmv from the US release cd is kind of cool I think.

But thats about it, don't burn me.

No... move along, nothing to see here!!!

Modern MMOs like Guild Wars 2 now have AUTO PLAY where you click the Guild Wars icon on your desktop and if your username and password are saved, you're taken right into the game.

Why would I want to take a step back into the archaic point and click 15 times just to get to the game?

Playonline?

Not now man, Ellie needs me.

I would rather stab myself each time I have to log in because it would be less painfull

No no NO NO NO.

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Originally Posted by ChiefCurrahee

I think you totally missed the concept of a 1 stop portal for FFXIV.

Currently you log into the launcher and it tells you the game is updating. Now it's up to the player to open thier web browser and navigate to the lodestone or the forums to see what the update is all about.

it's an easy task.

however, it requires extra steps to find info. People are just lazy.

If the launcher became a more Play on Line like type portal. People would be able to navigate updates and other content while patching in thier game, without feeling like they have to search else where for that info.

A new lore update from the Herald, how many XIV fans do you think read that on the days it updated? How many do you think ever read it? I'm guessing very few.

Now if these updates were presented to the gamer upon logging in they would be more informed of lore being built for the game.

Same goes for all lodestone updates. It should be presented to the player upon logging in. With a system like PoL (not exactly like PoL) the access and delivery of information would be 100%.

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Just make an in-game web browser and PS3 users? They have laptops...

Problem solved..