The PS3 killed FFXIV

The PS3 release of this game is the only thing we can really count on to boost the population, IMO they should wait to release it with a full expansion pack.

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Originally Posted by captainpicard

I believe this change was made to support the casual player. Since there isn't much content, and battle and other things in general still 'need a lot of work', this will at least give someone who does actually login something to do, for free, without having to earn materials or shards. This is effectively a sort of pseudo content addition, even though its not really new content.

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I play this game every day, I do 16 leves every cycle, I am the closet thing to a hardcore player you can be and have a job. I can barely keep up with the current leve cycle.

This change was made so we who play the game every day do not have to do leves every day just to keep up. It is an attempt to give us the opportunity to experience other content without feeling like we are loosing out on our SP bonuses.

"Casual" players do not give a crap if they miss a leve. They do not care how long the cycle is or how many leves they get because every time they log in they have some.

To say this change is in any way geared toward the people who have no drive to finish all their leves all the time is just asinine.

They did make an announcement.

FFX for the PSV and PS3.

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Originally Posted by Grendel

The PS3 release of this game is the only thing we can really count on to boost the population, IMO they should wait to release it with a full expansion pack.

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Yes...Yes...and more yes. I believe they should push back release of PS3 until an expansion can be released with it. I know they don't want PS3 people to be that far behind, but with XI ps2 people in NA created a good enough population boom and so did xbox 360, that new people had other new people to play with. So my thing is releasing the ps3 version with no expansion may just create the same bore we have, where we really have done all the core content the game has to offer, if they release with an expansion, older players could do the expansion content while new players level up and then the new players create bonds with each other and go do the content together also. Not saying that new people can't play with old people, but its nice if the new people have enough of a population so they don't have to depend on the older players.


I just rebought FFX on ps2 for my ps3 since i have backwards compatible 80gig one from old school days. Gamestop was doing a buy 2 get 2 half off or something. So bought FFX, FFX-2, DQVIII, Monster Rancher 4, and my bf got legaia 2. I want a redone version, but I don't think the cinematic cut scenes can get much better then they were in X, only thing they can improve is main graphics, battle graphics, and hopefully give me camera controls. The whole "i walked back 1 step and my camera shifted" was so annoying then, and is still annoying now.

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Originally Posted by Grendel

The PS3 release of this game is the only thing we can really count on to boost the population, IMO they should wait to release it with a full expansion pack.

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I certainly hope this is their plan. Heck, it worked for their last MMO.

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Originally Posted by Jennestia

They did make an announcement.

FFX for the PSV and PS3.

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Ssh!! We're not allowed to talk about that here. :)

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Originally Posted by captainpicard

Perhaps the thread should be remade as "The leve system killed FFXIV" because thats really what I think, it just occurred to me that this change must be as a result of trying to appeal to the console audience.

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leves are being taken away as central content. thy may still fell like the main content cause the other content is not in the game yet. your statements are foolish.

i'm thinking same thing about having a expansion for ps3 launch ...without there will be nothing for most players that are playing right now for one, 2 it's not like they caped lowbie content, everything we have now and will have will probably not take much to run threw, on top of that all the how to do's will be on the net for them to copy a winning strat.

adding a few new classes so that all of us can be playing and grinding with the new players is probably best way to go, also adding new missions and things that we can still roll threw together would be good as well. on top that i don't think everyone waiting for p2p will be happy without a expansion. if they add like 1-2 new things that i can be done with in a month then i don't think i would even pay my first month. it might seem like alot to do if u'r rank 1 but it's not at all. if 100k ps3 come, i'm betting that many pc'ers won't come back at all and we just at same spot we been at. expansion will bring them all back to see and play ...and probably have enough things to enjoy and stay.

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Originally Posted by Konachibi

Besides, before saying "PS3 killed FFXIV" it'd be better to start with "PS3 killed Sony's reputation" :3

PS3 has killed many things in it's short lifespan.

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^ SOOOO right.

@ OP - > hmmm, i play like 14 or 15 hours a day 2-3 days a week... at LEAST, yet i play the same way when i play on my PS3 or 360 games... i think your friends that play here and there on their consoles just aren't hardcore gamers :p


i'd love to see FFXIV on ps3 and even 360 (lets face it if it hits ps3 it will probably hit 360 too)
say no all you want but it happened with 11 after SE stood up in their big boy pants and said FFXI would not go to xbox... (fast forward 2 years) FFXI is now on the xbox haha :p

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Originally Posted by DantesAmore

@ OP - > hmmm, i play like 14 or 15 hours a day 2-3 days a week... at LEAST, yet i play the same way when i play on my PS3 or 360 games... i think your friends that play here and there on their consoles just aren't hardcore gamers :p


i'd love to see FFXIV on ps3 and even 360 (lets face it if it hits ps3 it will probably hit 360 too)
say no all you want but it happened with 11 after SE stood up in their big boy pants and said FFXI would not go to xbox... (fast forward 2 years) FFXI is now on the xbox haha :p

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They've said XIV won't go to 360 due to Microsoft saying no to an online game that doesn't need xbox live subscription to play.

Microsoft have a tendency to be quite stubborn with their decisions.

On amazon it has a ps3 FFXIV with a release date of Dec. 31. 2012. I would wager it will hit the ps3 lol.

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Originally Posted by koolya749_20400

On amazon it has a ps3 FFXIV with a release date of Dec. 31. 2012. I would wager it will hit the ps3 lol.

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Somehow I don't think it's going to be released on the PS3 on New Years Eve in a years time :p

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Originally Posted by koolya749_20400

On amazon it has a ps3 FFXIV with a release date of Dec. 31. 2012. I would wager it will hit the ps3 lol.

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they usually launch games before x-mas, not after. my guess will be next year sept of nov.

I've bought a PS3 for FFXIV, and ofc I bought Deus Ex today as well^^ And a snap-on keyboard for my ps controller. Now I am playing the waiting game until I can swap from playing on PC to the PS3.

I think I did this for nostalgic feelings when looking back to when I played FF7-10 on Playstation as well^^

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Originally Posted by Altera

I've bought a PS3 for FFXIV, and ofc I bought Deus Ex today as well^^ And a snap-on keyboard for my ps controller. Now I am playing the waiting game until I can swap from playing on PC to the PS3.

I think I did this for nostalgic feelings when looking back to when I played FF7-10 on Playstation as well^^

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yeah but ff7 to ff10 was offline rpg
ffxi in ps2 was bad idea, the reason never upgrade graphics and cant receive more expansion packs for ps2 limitation
ps3 could kill ffxiv in the future not now

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Originally Posted by odette

ps3 could kill ffxiv in the future not now

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Cause its not out yet? (j/k) What makes you think it will kill it in the future? (not judging you answer just want to know if it's different from the OPs point of view). I think what could kill xiv more than the ps3 is it's level of addictiveness (or lack thereof), if players can't get into it, it will sink. I like to think that theres a "hard core" gamer in all casual gamers, they just need an excuse.

Wont the game update like it does on PC and other games I play on Xboxlive?
Or are you thinking about if PS3 becomes obsolete when PS4 comes out?

You realize that ff11 was played by more ppl on ps2 and xbox right? and was awesome .ps3 is a powerful machine.once they tweak game it will be just as awesome.

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Originally Posted by ElexDestruction

You realize that ff11 was played by more ppl on ps2 and xbox right? and was awesome .ps3 is a powerful machine.once they tweak game it will be just as awesome.

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Yay necro-bump! :D

And yeah but they'll be tweaking it DOWN, not up. The PS3 IS powerfull, but PCs will always be the most powerfull.

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Originally Posted by ElexDestruction

You realize that ff11 was played by more ppl on ps2 and xbox right? and was awesome .ps3 is a powerful machine.once they tweak game it will be just as awesome.

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Don't waste your time on these PC fanboys. They are deluded and don't know what they are talking about. They bash PS3 every chance they get saying it is dead, far far from it. The PS3 has far more exclusive games than any other console and most of them are excellent. I guess they have never played Uncharted. I just think it's funny that they think they have some sort of special rights to a console franchise. FF XIV was always planned for PS3 from the start.

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Originally Posted by Akira_Tenshi

Don't waste your time on these PC fanboys. They are deluded and don't know what they are talking about. They bash PS3 every chance they get saying it is dead, far far from it. The PS3 has far more exclusive games than any other console and most of them are excellent. I guess they have never played Uncharted. I just think it's funny that they think they have some sort of special rights to a console franchise. FF XIV was always planned for PS3 from the start.

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It doesn't have more exclusive games. 360 has just as many as PS3.

Besides, I used to knock PS3 but now I'm not so sure, PS3 gets all the anime games 'cos it's from japan, 360 rarely gets any at all because americans don't think there's a market for it on their console. So I'm quite tempted to get a PS3 now to try Disgaia and all those other things.

I think there are just as many if not more PC players that would enjoy quick play sessions. It's not just console players.
To say Leves were added for console players is silly. Personally I like the Leves, and you don't have to use them if they upset you so? When ppl say the ya are forced to play anything is silly. They just have to not do it.

Now is the game lacking in other alternatives to play solo aside from pure grinding? ya it is. Thats what Strongholds are going to help out with. I always soloed them for XP in FFXI. Granted it would be much faster with a party, I just had difficulty fitting into parties because I was a Red Mage. ppl are so damn picky in FF when it comes to parties, if they can't get the best XP/min or optimum party they would rather wait for better prospects :P bah.

Now to say that the UI we are stuck with is because of console players.. Well thats another story ;) Because it is!

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Originally Posted by Linkurrra

I think there are just as many if not more PC players that would enjoy quick play sessions. It's not just console players.
To say Leves were added for console players is silly. Personally I like the Leves, and you don't have to use them if they upset you so? When ppl say the ya are forced to play anything is silly. They just have to not do it.

Now is the game lacking in other alternatives to play solo aside from pure grinding? ya it is. Thats what Strongholds are going to help out with. I always soloed them for XP in FFXI. Granted it would be much faster with a party, I just had difficulty fitting into parties because I was a Red Mage. ppl are so damn picky in FF when it comes to parties, if they can't get the best XP/min or optimum party they would rather wait for better prospects :P bah.

Now to say that the UI we are stuck with is because of console players.. Well thats another story ;) Because it is!

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Well it's fairer to say the UI was designed for gamepad users, not just PS3 players. The UI is clunky and awkward with a keyboard and mouse but I could see a gamepad streaming through it no problem. Reaction time for skills on the other hand, will still always be faster with a keyboard.