Someone posted that SE should port FFXIV to FB and Iphone(IOS). I'm sure the person meant it as joke in regards to all the people who sit on their butt crating all day an desire nothing more. But really i think there is genius behind that idea. Let me explain how this could work.
[SIZE=5]Facebook FFXIV App[/SIZE]
Linkshell chat: Let's you chat with players from your linkshells. While they're online or send them offline messages.
Linkshell Calendar: Let's you see your linkshell's calendar for scheduled raids, behest etc. (Once they implement something like this, if they do of course.....)
Linkshell Bank: Let you browse the items of your linkshell's bank (if they implement such a feature) and gives you the ability to request withdrawls and make deposits from your inventory.
Grand Company page: See all news and info related to the Grand Company you joined.
Eorzea news Paper: says it all... like FFXI's news paper but in Facebook!
Markets: Browse the markets, buy items which will be delivered to your mailbox!(Or to your mog, I'm still hoping SE's take on the mailbox will be a personal moogle)
[SIZE=5]Mini games[/SIZE]
Tetra Master: Card game from FFIX, FFXI. Wouldn't that be a perfect fit for a FB game? Winning could provide you with special in-game items.
Retainer treasure hunt: Select a retainer, give it a certain amount of gil, select and amount of time, select an area and your retainer will go on a treasure hunt! If successful, he/she will come back with in-game items for you!. Delivered straight to your mailbox. With time your retainer will level up and unlock new areas to explore giving the chance to find rare items.
Crafting mini game: Let's you use your inventory to play a crafting mini-game(different from in-game crafting) So you can craft some special/bonus items. Not to replace in-game crafting by any means. Just to craft special items that are not available in game. Seasonal events items, special hats and gear etc...
Achivements page: Let's you see browse your achievements.
Let's not forget a FFXIV offical Facebook account. I know so many people spending their life on FB and a lot of companies out there are smart enough to take advantage of that free marketing opportunity so why not S-E?
[SIZE=5]IPhone app[/SIZE]
The Iphone could also include all of the above but it's graphical capabilities could open the door to more possibilities. Like other mini games that will provide you with more in-games bonus items and achievements.
If they don't add a mog house in game they could add one for the Iphone app.
From a marketing point of view this would be an amazing opportunity. Even make some mini games available to people who don't own the game yet, pushing them to buy FFXIV and unlock the full experience.
Yoshi-P you hear me? :cool:
Edit: if you guys like the idea and would want to SE do something like that, hit the like button!
EDIT #2: I forgot to add that they should have an Android app too. Not just on iOS. Android is present on pretty much every smart phone out there besides Iphones and Blackberries and it's expanding very fast so an app for google's platform is a must.
Let's be one step ahead of Blizzard, do you agree SE?
FFXIV on Facebook and Iphone? Seriously, why not!
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05-21-2011, 12:36 AMOnidemonFFXIV on Facebook and Iphone? Seriously, why not!
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05-21-2011, 12:47 AMLoLo
My linkshell already uses facebook by using the facebook group feature. It would be nice if the linkshell chat was connected to the facebook group chat. That would be awesome.
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05-21-2011, 12:52 AMviion
No doubt too difficult to do and be very limited usage, for example I would never use it on any of the platforms.
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05-21-2011, 12:54 AMOnidemonIndeed. WOW already did it with the Iphone app. You can chat with your guild members who are in-game. So there is no reason SE can't do it too! But i believe they should take it a step further and have all of the above features. It is great that they are changing the game into something much better but they need to promote it well too if they want a chance at making this a very successful mmo.Quote:
Originally Posted by LoLo
With so much competition in the mmo genre these day you really need to start thinking outside the box! -
05-21-2011, 12:57 AMMoth
LS Calendar and Bank... no thanks. We already have enough competing LS's stalking us enough as it is. I do very much want a Eorzea news Paper.
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05-21-2011, 12:58 AMOnidemonWorld of Warcraft does it with their Iphone app. They even charge a monthly fee for some features so i don't know how difficult it can be if it's something that was already done.Quote:
Originally Posted by viion
As for it being profitable, Blizzard is still supporting and updating the app with new features, they wouldn't if it didn't work. -
05-21-2011, 12:59 AMZenakuYou may not use it but a lot of players would, I know i wont use most of it but the facebook game of the card does sound fun i love ffxi version.Quote:
Originally Posted by viion
Btw check the font topic i ask you a question need help with font :( -
05-21-2011, 01:13 AMOnidemonYeah i'm hoping too that the Card game makes a come back somehow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zenaku
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05-21-2011, 03:41 AMOnidemon
I take it not too many people like this idea?
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05-21-2011, 04:02 AMZenakuOnly topic start by troll get a lot of view/post and the few that are not post by troll are idea that everyone likes lol sadly that how it it ;; i hope the dev read this topic and understand that we like this to be added.Quote:
Originally Posted by Onidemon
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05-21-2011, 04:12 AMSeif
At first I was like lol this guy deserves to be flamed from here till Tuesday but then I thought.
YES an app for shopping would be nice let me do my AH business on the go and when I get home I can just play the game instead with my bought gear ready in my inventory! -
05-21-2011, 04:24 AMOnidemonGlad you like the idea! Just hopping community reps/moderators will read this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seif
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05-21-2011, 04:32 AMBigglesworth
I can see this happening, it doesn't take a fool to realize that the future of technology is in the mobile phone/smart phone sector. Try and watch a T.V commercial break that doesn't have a cell phone advertisement. For that matter try and watch a commercial period without it having some sort of "join us on facebook" message.
After watching The Social Network, I don't know why SE would not want to leverage that vehicle and/or mobile phones. I recall reading an article in Forbes about Zynga - the guys who made Farmville. Well there are 4 billionaires related to Zynga. BILLIONAIRS. Looks at Angry Birds. That creator has made a BILLION dollars as well.
Square Enix is already heavy into the app store for Apple. they just released FF3 in HD on the iPad and is charging $15 dollars a pop for it. They have 3-4 other titles out there as well. They could develop an app with several of the features listed above and charge 5-10 dollars for it, and I'm pretty sure every FFXIV gamer would buy it.
Seriously, SE needs to get on this. If they reported a loss last quarter, this is a sure fire way to make some good money -
05-21-2011, 04:52 AMOnidemonIt's easy money really and i wouldn't even be surprised if they are already working on it and they just didn't announce it yet. You make excellent arguments btw :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigglesworth
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05-21-2011, 05:20 AMZenaku
I read one of SE stockholder meeting and they was talking about making things more for phones and PSP which that was 2years ago and guess what? shit load of thing coming out for phones and psp from SE sense i read that,. so for sure they would do more they even have two facebook games right now so i see that coming.
I wonder why did they make a card game like ffxi on Facebook tho :( -
05-21-2011, 05:22 AMRau
There's an Android App that let's you chat in game from your phone over 3G.
SE would probably ban you if used it. -
05-21-2011, 05:25 AMMalakhim
They'd probably make a killing selling this kind of functionality for an additional 1 or 2 bucks a month.
Hell I'd pay it, but obviously we'd have to switch out Tetra Master with Triple Triad.
(Hey guys, did you know I'm a fan of Triple Triad?) -
05-21-2011, 05:25 AMOnidemonIf someone took the time to make a custom app for that then i guess it's a good sign that SE should do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rau
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05-21-2011, 05:27 AMOnidemonWhat's the difference between both games again?Quote:
Originally Posted by Malakhim
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05-21-2011, 05:41 AMMalakhimOne is crap and one isn't. :p Kidding, I just like Triple Triad more and here's why,Quote:
Originally Posted by Onidemon
The key difference is that the rules of Triple Triad would change depending on where and how you played, and they were pretty interesting ways to play the game, like the same, plus, wall, or elemental rules. These rules would in turn make you think differently about which cards you'd use to make effective use of the board. Tetra Master was static throughout the entirety of the game. Same rules the whole way through.
Triple Triad was also much easier to understand, since there are just 4 numbers for each side of the card (1-A) that determined how good the card was, and so the game felt more like playing a regular card game like briscas(spanish card game), whereas Tetra master had a weird system of 4 numbers and letters that while not bad, was sort of complicated and made the game feel a bit more like a TCG, which may have turned off some people.
Also, Triple Triad was integrated into the main world of FFVIII in the form of item synthesis and story sidequests. Tetra Master did none of this.
Basically, if we're trying to make FFXIV more accesible, then we want something simple yet complex like Triple Triad.
I suppose I'd be more supporting of Tetra Master if they added the level of rule variability and world integration that they did for Triple Triad back in FFVIII. -
05-21-2011, 06:05 AMviionIm going to get so hated for this but Blizzard are better developers than SE, SE have already stated its very difficult to have cross-zone shouts in XI stating the server load would be 3 times as high if you throw in the whole of jeuno+rulude as a single shout zone, this I find very poor server structure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Onidemon
Blizzard runs no the Battle Net and chat is put through there for all Blizzard games and that is how it works so well for its communication features. You can talk to WoW players through other games and such. SE right now cannot do a lot of ingame features due to bad server structure and this is why I don think they will make a facebook/iphone app anytime soon for communication. At least not anytime soon.
The community could probably craft one together XD like on XI. -
05-21-2011, 06:22 AMZenakui don't even know how they made that work o.o that crazy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rau
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05-21-2011, 06:29 AMviionIts quite simple, you install a program on your home pc, login as normal, open up some ports that chatty can listen in on and then you just install app on your phone, then you send messages to your home pc which the app will pick up and type out ingame for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zenaku
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05-21-2011, 06:30 AMZenakuSE have cheap servers that why and we all know it and they have poor programing. Also maybe becuase wow such a cheap made game the look of it vs FFXI which is a 2year older game. Also you have to put in a count Blizzard make 14.99 x12mil and they can buy lot's of good severs vs FFXI which make only 12.95 x ??? amount of players that played ffxi.Quote:
Originally Posted by viion
So it could be becuase wow is cheap looks and easy to run or becuase blizzard have more money to get good programmers to do the work on the servers.
At the end is how much money SE have look at players who want a ffxi port to ps3 with better looks is it hard to do it? maybe does it cost a lot? yes more then making FFXIV and remaking it like there are now.
@viion ahh :) ya i saw someone doing that but they port the game and play psp
FFXIV Remote Play PSP
btw viion i need help making the font size bigger can you help me out in the topic about font.
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05-21-2011, 06:43 AMviion
Did you try font creator 6 also known as "high logic font creator"? To save a font you'll need a legit version so go download it at one of them legit sites everyone goes to *whistle* :D then just load it in and then Tools > Glyph Transformer > and at bottom it says "Outlines - Scale" with some %, put it to a % you think would be more suitable, If you go too big it might go outside the box so would need some adjusting in the other options.
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05-21-2011, 06:55 AMZenakuYa i download i just did not know how to make the font bigger o.o thank you so much how big did you make yours? so i know how big i have to make mines and change it little to make my font better for ffxiv.Quote:
Originally Posted by viion
and what the option to make the box bigger ; ;sorry for asking so much a noob when it come to this. -
05-21-2011, 10:20 AMOnidemonQuote:
Originally Posted by Zenaku
SE has a lot of money too, i think in the end it all comes down to good and bad management. -
05-21-2011, 10:27 AMzaviermhigo
*Insert Square Enix comment about not wanting to give players unfair advantages here*, I don't know about you guys, but I actually know people who refuse to be on facebook due to the privacy rights, and I neither have a iphone nor an android (i know I'm a nub, I still have a nice touchscreen though, if it was a super compatible app for most modern phones I'd be cool with that)
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05-21-2011, 11:01 AMRauIt basically boils down to this, making arguing about it rather pointless.Quote:
Originally Posted by zaviermhigo
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05-21-2011, 12:10 PMtoshimoog
Don't forget Android! D:
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05-22-2011, 12:49 AMOnidemonYes you're right. An Android app is a must. It's the fastest expanding mobile platform/OS right now. It would only make sense to have an Android app too, it would put SE one step ahead of Blizzard.Quote:
Originally Posted by toshimoog
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05-22-2011, 12:56 AMRaagnar
Id prefer it to be more extensive.. log into the game and be restricted to your housing. From there you can craft from your portable device. Obviously this wouldnt happen considering there is no player housing at this point.. and they have way more going on then developing an app. I wouldnt hold your breath on this one guys.
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05-22-2011, 01:06 AMOnidemonThey could start with player housing just on the mobile platform. This way they don't need to modify the game itself for now and not put any extra work on the current team as for a mobile platform they will most likely hire a new team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raagnar
If it works well and it's popular they could extend your Moghouse from your mobile app to the game itself. -
05-22-2011, 02:46 PMParagons
Rift has pushed hard with this..and It seems many of the mmos coming out are following suit; so its definitely something to consider; especially being a Japanese game. (Kinda be like the playonline area on FF11 before logging in' modern of coarse.)
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05-24-2011, 11:54 PMOnidemonYup, it could be like a mobile version of Playonline. It will only benefit SE and FFXIV to tap into the mobile and social markets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paragons