I remember sitting there watching the Sony Press conference at E3 2009 when they first announced FFXIV.....ONLINE. At first I was like huh, then it sunk in. Holy Shit, a new FF MMORPG. And being a player of FFXI since the US release I was so excited. I immediately called my buddy and told him and he got excited to especially since it was announced for PS3. So now here it is 8/9/2011 and my buddy still can't play because it hasn't been released for PS3 yet and his pc can't run it. We have played all MMORPG games together up until now. Come on SE I know you guys can get this game on track. Well anyway I was just bored at work...carry on lol.
Remember how excited you were?
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08-10-2011, 11:06 AMLancerzRemember how excited you were?
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08-10-2011, 11:13 AMDreadNaught
I remember some conference that they broadcasted online that I stayed up till early morning hours like 3am my time to watch lol. Oh back on track yes I have friends of mine that would love to play on ps3 and are still waiting.
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08-10-2011, 11:17 AMRazor
XI lived in the age of "PS2 limitations", sadly I think XIV is going to be hit with the "PS3 limitations" lecture. Having started playing XI on PS2 and played it on console for 5+ years I fully support SE's hard work porting it to a console. However... I do not want SE to pass over new features / awesome stuff that would work on PC JUST because of the PS3. I think if it comes to the point of "PS3 couldn't run it" for a new feature or area or graphic for XIV (which it probably already has) then PS3 just shouldn't get it. I don't want us to have copy and paste everywhere, crappy effects, yet a beautiful world just because it would cap out the PS3's RAM =/.
Kind of a rant, and maybe off topic, but just my two cents on the matter.
EDIT: I'm under the impression Rage of Halone and the other few skills that got awesome animations is just the start of a wave of graphic improvements because I understand we already have what I said we don't want us to lol. I don't want us to keep the copy/paste and crappy effects. -
08-10-2011, 11:22 AMKailea_Nagisa
it should just be "console limitations" because no matter the generation of system, PCs can always be expanded and game consoles can not. I understand the drawbacks, and advantages to having an MMORPG multiplatform, as I dont complain when a limitation is hit.
To the topic at hand, I planned on getting the game for both PC and PS3, so the delay does not really bother me, but I do feel for the people that can only play it on PS3, and when the time comes, they will enjoy this game, as by then it will be a real release. Right now, there is nothing to "miss" the game is a wreck and it is being repaired. -
08-10-2011, 11:24 AMRinoa
I would rather play FF14 on the Wii-U. it would be even better if they got Shigeru Miyamoto to help out with the dungeons and story.
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08-10-2011, 11:26 AMDreadNaught
Lol funny how fast this turned negative~
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08-10-2011, 11:26 AMAldwin
I was very excited when I heard about this game. I played xi since NA release for about 6-7 years. And it is easily the best experience in an MMO (I have played many since then) I have ever had. I don't think xi was a very well made game, but it created a unique experience other games could not offer me.
I purchased a new pc in september of last year, had CE edition on preorder. I got off work early the day it came out so I could run home and install, I was that excited. -
08-10-2011, 11:29 AMRinoa
I just discovered Final Fantasy last July. It was November 2010, I couldn't find a computer to use it until January when my boss saw i had it. He grabbed it and installed it on his computer for me, If i hadn't brought FF14 to work that day it would never have bean able to play it.
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08-10-2011, 11:32 AMRazorDespite my tone being a bit serious I wasn't being as negative as it may have sounded. I do support the cross platforminess that the FF MMOs have had and always thought it was a really awesome feature. Most games are console specific and or region specific, XI was the only game I've played that not only had cross-region but also cross-platform and I thought it was really awesome. But, 9 years later on XI we can't even get new auto-translate because of those last few people still on the PS2 after they bricked most of them a few updates back. I just don't want XIV to suffer the same fate of being incapable of expansion due to the PS3 holding it back.Quote:
Originally Posted by DreadNaught
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08-10-2011, 12:20 PMLancerz
Yeah, I just hope it comes together soon before we lose to many people. No matter what I'm going to stick it out with FFXIV, but I know some people will leave for SW:TOR or TERA. The most ill do is try another mmo out for a week to see how much it sucks compared to FFXIV lol. There's just something about FFXI and FFXIV that I can't let go of.
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08-10-2011, 12:31 PMTezz_XivectroDon't tease me! It would be awesome since Nintendo has a grudge with online/MMOs.Quote:
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Really wish to see some kind of MMO from them someday. -
08-10-2011, 12:35 PMJennestiaProduce a game on a video game console, you'll learn very quickly just how real those limitations are. A lot of companies talked about being limited by x console in some way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razor
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08-10-2011, 12:55 PMRinoa
Sorry Tezz, wasn't meaning to teas ya. (^_^)
Being a Nintendo freak, I never even gave MMOs a chance until FF14.
I can't tell if I love it because it's an MMO or because its a FF.
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08-10-2011, 10:47 PMLancerz
Sitting here looking at my collectors edition box thinking...Hey SE, where the hell is my right of passage??? Its been almost a year and I haven't received it yet. Just filled out a support form.
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08-10-2011, 10:58 PMKobushi
Don't make me remenber 2009 you just remind me how excited i was back then and how disapointing it was when the day of release came =/ . I play the game now still in hope for better things and i lie to myself saying things like... hmm pt grinding is kinda fun, or this levelinking sure is fun, even the dungeons came and it sure was fun that 1st time i did it... don't even have to say anything about crafting.
Anyway yea i remenber how excited i was and i still live in hope of better things to come, but for now im aware like many others i just play because it's free and because i only have time to play 1 or 2 hours a day after work and it's rarely fun -
08-10-2011, 11:02 PMFated
I was excited to play the next FF MMO with the friends and acquaintances I made from FFXI. I'm super glad SE managed to kill any interest for this game that most of them had.
You rock, SE. -
08-10-2011, 11:43 PMPayadopa
Man, I was so happy when I first heard of it! And some time after I even got into alpha(!). First day! xD But now, in retrospect, I knew there was a catch! lol Can't wait for new players, though. PS3 version, c'moooon! :D
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08-10-2011, 11:56 PMEekiki
I remember. I was at work watching the Sony press conference at E3 when they played the trailer. I got goosebumps when the word "online" appeared at the end of it. I have that trailer in HD stored on my PS3, and it still gives me a little chill when I watch it (same goes for the opening CG movie you can watch from the title screen...I like to watch that in those last few minutes between the time a maintenance window closes and the time the servers actually become available, and it always gets me psyched to play).
After seeing the trailer, I sent out all kinds of texts and IMs in ALL CAPS to everyone I knew.
I can't even describe the excitement I felt when I got into the beta. I was useless as a beta tester. I was so excited I was blind to any bugs or design flaws, until around 2 weeks before the CE release when it started to sink in that something was amiss.
It wasn't until a couple weeks ago, when I read the 1.18 patch notes, that I began to get that old feeling back. It's been improving ever since. -
08-11-2011, 02:07 AMRinoa
Lancerz, i had problems with my right of passage too.
I ordered it in February 2011, it came in May. But it didn't have the foil stamp on it.
Also, some people are worried about the PS3s limitations.
Is there any possibility of a PS3 expansion pack? Sorry, off topic again. -
08-11-2011, 02:17 AMMunba
When i saw this,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puOiYZE7B1w
..i had a big smile on my face for one week. Then a tragedy on the release..
But Yoshi and crew are going to make come back that smile again.. hopefully. -
08-11-2011, 02:28 AMPooky
I was more excited for this game in the months leading up to launch than any other game I've ever played. Spent hours daily re-watching Rocslock's videos on youtube and planning out my character.
Its too bad what happened. Easily the biggest disappointment I have every experienced in video games. I really appreciate what Yoshi-P has done to try and turn things around, but its going to take a miracle or 2 for me to trust SE again. Specially with their track record in the recent past pre FFXIV not being exactly stellar either. -
08-11-2011, 02:28 AMPicomanAw yea man, that was a great moment, watching that for the first time and hearing the reaction.Quote:
Originally Posted by Munba
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08-11-2011, 03:50 AMFatedPatch 1.18 gave me some hope that Yoshida may actually salvage this game, but it's almost been a year since original PC release at this point. PS3 rebirth or not, many people are not coming back and it's a damn shame. I really just hope SE gets their heads out of their asses after this title.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pooky
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08-11-2011, 04:18 AMAkira_Tenshi
What was a total shock announcement and the best surprise of the year turned out to be my biggest disappointment in gaming ever. I do believe the game will turn out okay in the end but i'll never forget how let down i was.
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08-11-2011, 04:24 AMEekikiThis about sums it up for me. As a lifelong Final Fantasy fanboy, this game's release was very difficult to stomach, but the game has vastly improved since then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Akira_Tenshi
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08-11-2011, 04:41 AMAkira_TenshiFF XI was built for PS2 not PC it was not a port. It released on PS2 in May 2002 in Japan before the PC release in November. Yes they did it the other way around for FF XIV but it was always intended for a console release it is a FF game after all, so if PC players can't except that they should find another game to play. Whatever FF XIV on PC gets PS3 will get to. You will be getting no special treatment, you are lucky to be even getting a FF game as it's a console franchise. The copy paste environments have nothing to do with PS3 it was just poor development. This engine built FF XIII and Versus XIII it was made to create console games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razor
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08-11-2011, 05:07 AMCairdeasnever gonna happenQuote:
Originally Posted by Rinoa
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08-11-2011, 06:38 AMBoreil
Not in the least , i was dissapointed when i heard the new SE mmo was gonna be another FF , we have ffxi i love ffxiv and its the only mmo i play atm , but id much rather had Dragon Warrior Online ANYDAY.
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08-11-2011, 06:57 AMTsukino
I was excited all the way up to the release of the game basically. I played in alpha and beta, and I was amazed by all the things they'd created. The character and enemy models are so much better than any other MMO it's ridiculous. The animations are better than just about any game at all, MMO or not. The world seemed huge because the areas were huge, and I spent most of my time exploring to see new landmarks and enemy types.
During this time, I expected that two things would happen. The first was that the game would actually be stable and smooth by the time it came to launch because they'd actually listen to those of us giving feedback on the forums and through bug reports. The second was that the release version would have more content, because they didn't want us exploring or experiencing too much before the game actually came out.
Unfortunately both of these things turned out to not be the case. Instead of each area just being massive, it turned out there were only as many as we'd seen, and no extra quests or anything providing more story that we hadn't seen. They didn't listen to the people screaming to fix things like the market wards or physical level systems before trying to release the game. They didn't tune up the response times for every action making the game actually playable without frustration at the sluggishness. They didn't have any quests waiting for us anywhere we hadn't seen except some more story at higher ranks.
Taking a break from the game from March to July gave me some time to come back into it fresh though. It still may not have all the quests, story, and areas that it should, and the systems still need a lot of work. But I've been able to look at it again from the angle of how beautiful the game world is and how many things they've spelled out for future patches to fix things. I'm also willing to now think of it as a free head start beta test type deal instead of a premature, failed launch. Although the game certainly would have attracted more people total had they just waited and made closed developments - a lot more could be accomplished in a year of that than we've had in the year of development during live service. -
08-11-2011, 12:49 PMLancerzThe best part of that trailer was at the end when the "online" popped up...man I think that was the most hyped I have ever been for a game. Who can tell me how many times that dude said "what" lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Munba