Now that there's time on my hands....lets talk about the game
I've played most of the regular Final Fantasy games... Played FFXI... and almost thankful to say that I didn't play the original XIV but I do enjoy A Real Reborn quite a bit.
I played both the PS3 and the PC version during beta tests and I chose PS3 because it was more comfortable to play...and by that I mean that I have a really nice chair set up for my PS3 in front of the TV :P
Some issues, critiques, and suggestions follow:
1) PS3 users seem to have a major disadvantage when it comes to FATEs, big battles, mass NPC loading, etc. I often run into a FATE to see nothing, hear chaos, and generally miss out on exp if I arrived close to the end.
****I would love to get an answer to this***** I am willing to keep my PS3 version and buy the PC version if this issue is not fixable but I would like to know if it possible to speed the load times of the game up so that PS3 players can keep up to some degree with the PC players?
2) Where's the "Elite" version of mobs? I miss those from FFXI.
3) Maybe I can't find it, but is there a place to go to see an archive of the little (?) help files that pop up from time to time?
4) Airships/Boats could have a "slow ride" option to allow for neat events and a special fishing spot, etc like FFXI had. A lot of people miss the ride but it's not that it's instant too... so the ability to either be instant or let it ride out would be swell.
5) Please add a "sort" feature to the inventory.
6) I want to see an auction house one day :)
7) I've got so many friends spread out between the different worlds...what about a linkshell that could talk to the different worlds/servers? I played another game that did this so I know it's possible.
8) Add some more mini-games of sorts. These add a lot of depth to games even if they're simple little things.
9) with the targeting on ps3.... do I really need the ability to target NPCs in a FATE? One of the most frustrating thing on the game right now is targeting.
10) When highlighting a new piece of equipment, it would be swell if our current equipment would also pop up next to it so we could compare.
11) I personally don't think fishing is as fun as in other games. A few tweaks would make it more interesting.... I think
12) I enjoy the game. I doubt any of the big shots would ever read this, but I appreciate the hard work that has already gone into this game and I have been patient during your issues and will remain so as long as good content comes out here and there :) Thanks again.