I miss FFXIV(Jan2012 and after)/FFXI(LV75cap) :(

Can't be the only one ?

I will leave you with a video I found that I still had in my laptop.

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

You know .. when the game was not so popular and the community was nice :/

Wow nice Video, I also missed 1.0 version. I think the Character is one of the best Animation I seen in video game. The skills, sound, as well as battle Animation is much better then in 2.0. It is slow in 1.0, but atleast the Animation look better, it just need to speed it up a little more. This video bring back a lot of memory because been playing 1.0 for almost a year.

This does have some nostalgia factor to it. I do miss the quiet days of FFXIV. And the old Ul'dah music!

I really find it hard to believe that I was able to play 1.0 for as long as I did. I cannot fathom why I did so.

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Originally Posted by Zaiken

Wow nice Video, I also missed 1.0 version. I think the Character is one of the best Animation I seen in video game. The skills, sound, as well as battle Animation is much better then in 2.0. It is slow in 1.0, but atleast the Animation look better, it just need to speed it up a little more. This video bring back a lot of memory because been playing 1.0 for almost a year.

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Apparently graphics matter more than gameplay. Even then ARR has much better ability/weaponskill animations than 1.0, the only problem is that they're plagued by those gigantic particle effects.

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Originally Posted by Ruisu

I really find it hard to believe that I was able to play 1.0 for as long as I did. I cannot fathom why I did so.



Apparently graphics matter more than gameplay. Even then ARR has much better ability/weaponskill animations than 1.0, the only problem is that they're plagued by those gigantic particle effects.

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The 2.0 Graphic look better, but not the Skill Battle Animation. 2.0 most of the skill is the same, small and big particle effect and a lot of flashing. Like how in 1.0 when you do Sentinel a whole white globe surround your character, other effect such as Black Mage flare effect, etc. It is just more unique like each skill have it own graphic.

The game wasn't as popular and such so the majority of players that stuck with the game were more open minded, nice, and positive. I think if you give this game more time after it's official release. More of the toxic players will disappear. There's also going to be a honor/point system? Which will encourage players to be more nice.

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Originally Posted by Zaiken

The 2.0 Graphic look better, but not the Skill Battle Animation. 2.0 most of the skill is the same, small and big particle effect and a lot of flashing. Like how in 1.0 when you do Sentinel a whole white globe surround your character, other effect such as Black Mage flare effect, etc. It is just more unique like each skill have it own graphic.

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uh...except they dont? ARR's animation spells/skills/abilities all have different animations. Turn of the particle effects and see for yourself. Even the Fists of ____ have their own animations.

1.0 had all of 3 animation types, save for the ones that were later added by Yoshi-P's team. Even then some still used the same animations.

You can tell when the songs are made by Nobuo Uematsu,now the battle songs feel so empty :/.If i'm not wrong the only song that Mr.Nobuo did in 2.0 was the Main Theme.

Partly it is nostalgia, right. But for the most part it's the fact that XIV was WAY better than this generic and shallow ARR product. I can't even call it a game, 'cause there is not much of a "game" here. Every time I watch XIV videos, I can't believe we lost THE game, and got this fake instead.

Started XI two weeks ago, never played before. Only level 22, simply adventuring, without any express leveling, hints or wikis. I love the feeling that I don't know what to expect. Sense of danger and meaningful exploration. The economy is slow if not dead, so it's hard to make gil. And it's almost impossible to find a group outside Gusgen lol. Now I'm on rank 2 final fight, but I guess won't find a group.

Watching 2010 Tanaka's interviews, I clearly see how the game could be next XI. If not rushed release and poor management... and then this Yoshi-P and his "vision", damn.

Well, not in this lifetime, sadly.

Played 1.0 pretty much straight through to the end and can say I honestly don't miss any of it, the community has always been toxic, 1.0 forums were testament to that.