So, i hear the ps3 version is gonna be dropped soon. and i dont have the money to upgrade my computer or get a ps4. i just got this when it was on sale on psn. did i just waste my money? also i didnt get HW. im guessing it wont be worth getting. sadness..
Hi kinda new here on ps3..
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02-07-2016, 11:13 PMcokecan18Hi kinda new here on ps3..
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02-07-2016, 11:19 PMAverax
When they drop support for the PS3, it does not necessarily mean that you will no longer be able to play from your PS3. It just means that they will no longer release expansions for the PS3, nor will they make updates and changes with the PS3 in mind.
I'd begin saving up to either upgrade your PC or buy a PS4, you have a while before support is discontinued. They said they're waiting until the number of subscribers on the PS3 are at a low. It may be after the next expansion, as an estimate.
Put away a dollar a day and you'll have a PS4 in a year. -
02-07-2016, 11:21 PMOdd
They won't drop it at least until 4.0, and which is still over a year away.
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02-07-2016, 11:43 PMLone-wolfe-02
You got plenty of time to save for a ps4 and it's well worth it.
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02-08-2016, 12:00 AMcokecan18
well.. think i should get HW or pass? will it be a laggy mess?
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02-08-2016, 12:03 AMBelhiI would suggest you try the game out for a bit first unless you really want to play an Au Ra or you can get it on sale. Till you hit 50 having the expansion doesn't really offer anything extra. Once you get to 50 you will want HW.Quote:
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02-08-2016, 12:33 AMSerenAuditore
I been playing on ps3 for 2 years now. I have heavensward and have done almost every content available in one character or another.
Yes its worth it. Sure you may have a few latency issues here and there (mostly if there's too many people on an area) and loading screens take a bit longer. But honestly nothing game breaking, or I wouldn't be playing for so long lol -
02-08-2016, 01:28 AMcokecan18
i been hearing tales about not being able to do hunts.. and certain bosses not loading. like odin and people screwing up on titan cause of lag. is that true?
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02-08-2016, 01:44 AMCojikaThe thing with hunts is that if you're not there when people start fighting it, the hunt will be invisible on your screen. Also, if there's even one party early pulling, you kind of have to find something else to do for a bit unless you enjoy teleporting around and missing hunts over and over. Besides that the only issue I've had with PS3 have been minor things like in void ark the first mobs are invisible to me sometimes for a few seconds. Same thing with the add room before 3rd boss. Also, loading times are pretty bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by cokecan18
Like other said, yeah try to upgrade as soon as you can, it really does make the game way more enjoyable. I'm personally going to be going back to pc in about a month. I had to play on ps3 for a while because my old pc died and I didn't have the money for a while to get a new one.
Edit: just noticed you were new, you wont really have to worry about hunts and void ark and hunts for a little while so what I said isn't such a big deal for now(besides long loading screens). -
02-08-2016, 01:44 AMIlitsa
People blow the "PS3 problems" vastly out of proportion. It's not nearly as bad as you'll read on these forums, don't worry. The latency problems are easily worked around, and all content is readily accessible to a ps3 player. That's not to say it's not far better on a ps4/decent PC, but you won't be really missing out on much, I used to do hunts just fine on my ps3, as well, as did my fiance. She did everything up to Turn 13 in the Binding Coil raid, and all of Heavensward 3.0 MSQ on a ps3
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02-08-2016, 01:55 AMWhiteroom
Just make sure you set it to skip previously viewed cutscenes on PS3, this was my biggest pet peeve while playing on it. It would take so long just to get to the point where I could skip one... it was a huge time saver when someone told me I could set it to skip.
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02-08-2016, 02:13 AMJudge_XeroWhat are you running for PC hardware? You'd be surprised what FFXIV can run on and still be better than PS3/PS4Quote:
Originally Posted by cokecan18
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02-08-2016, 02:20 AMSerenAuditore
The hubts problem was because there would be so many people around that the mob wouldn't load. But that was a long time ago, these days I see so many ranks and no one bothers anymore, there's not much you need from hunts anymore
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02-08-2016, 02:20 AMSerenAuditoreThis :) this saved my life when I found that out lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom
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02-08-2016, 02:40 AMWhiteroomlol, obv it was in a Castrum or Prae run when someone told me about it... those were so painful.Quote:
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02-08-2016, 04:32 AMAsahinaMyLove
"Soon" <.<
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Thats the same eta on FF15 since countless years! Soon...!
I hope PS3 support stays long!
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02-08-2016, 04:45 AMSaiah
You'll be in for a treat when you upgrade to PS4. itll make the PS3 version look like minecraft.
I remember the day I did. I was standing by the tomestone vendors in Revenant's Toll. My FC found it rather strange to see me so excited about the fact I could see one of my fc members idling by the aetheryte. -
02-08-2016, 06:28 AMKewitt
PS3 support will last till after 4.X But my best guess is will not get 4.XX just a patch to see the gear.
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02-08-2016, 06:30 AMIlitsaSource for this confirmation?Quote:
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02-08-2016, 12:04 PMJim_BerryIf he likes the game enough to reach Lv45, I think he should get Heavensward, because even he does not finish ARR's MSQ and he reach Lv50, he'll need Heavensward to break his Lv50 cap.Quote:
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02-08-2016, 12:29 PMAveraxThe PS3 struggles to render objects/players/npcs when there are many of them condensed into a single area. It may not render until after it's dead and everyone leaves. If it does render, your frames per second may be too low to get a hit in before it dies. This problem is usually localized to higher population servers. If you're on a lower pop server, you should be fine.Quote:
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02-09-2016, 12:55 AMDarkStaoneDragonif your talking about getting HW for the PS3 and he can play it on PS4 PC and PS3 your dead wrong, I have arr for ps3 and HW and ARR for PC and when I was on my PS3 (without HW) my classes above 50 was stuck getting no exp. so he will have to buy ARR and HW for every platform he'll be playing on.Quote:
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02-09-2016, 04:14 PMKaze3434you have said this many times, but honestly, i dont think you know what you are talking about. unless you show a side by side comparison showing that the ps4 version somehow makes your chr "ugly thing" then you have no ground to stand on.Quote:
Originally Posted by AsahinaMyLove
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02-09-2016, 04:59 PMxJimmehxBe careful about this. If you buy HW for ps3, you'll have to buy it and ARR all over again once you switch. PLUS console/upgrades. Maybe you should stick to ARR til you have enough saved up for the hardware upgrade+both ARR and HW. Otherwise it may be a waste of cash. Your character information does transfer though. So if you have a collectors with collectors bonuses(mounts/minions) its still inside your character data even after transfer. You wont lose it.Quote:
if your talking about getting HW for the PS3 and he can play it on PS4 PC and PS3 your dead wrong, I have arr for ps3 and HW and ARR for PC and when I was on my PS3 (without HW) my classes above 50 was stuck getting no exp. so he will have to buy ARR and HW for every platform he'll be playing on.
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02-09-2016, 11:10 PMRyuSaarvahere is the solution for that; join a party by shouting invite please, go to the location and spam aoes like ice 2,doton etc and you get your hunt points.Quote:
Originally Posted by Averax