A hero system

I know everybody is familiar with Final Fantasy 13-2 about the arbiter of time on Final Fantasy 13 2 you compete to win your favorite hero to fight beside you implement something like that on the MOG station to where we could pay to have our favorite Final Fantasy hero of any of the Final Fantasy series like Cloud, Lightning, Rydia to fill specific roles in a party because everybody can agree with me when they have a bad tank or a bad DPS they wish they could hire a computer control person to help them it would be interesting to see the heroes of the other Final Fantasy games making an appearance but it would also bring more profit to Square Enix itself because I for one would pay a lot of money to have my favorite heroes with me

You mean, like, pay to win? No thank you. Keep that away. They did mention that they will be implementing some sort of system that allows you to use Grand Company NPCs in dungeons and such but as for when that will be implemented we are unsure. I'd rather that player be given insight and direction on how to properly play their role than replaced with a bot.

I completely understand your point but also not only would it help the people who do not feel like sitting and duty finders all day long because they can't stand tanking it would also bring more profit to the makers of Final Fantasy bringing more income so they can bring in more stuff to the game, yes it does give people an extra edge allowing the hero system ,make it to where they don't get experience points they just get the credit for completing the dungeon are there raid make it where there's a little penalties using it but the option is there like the same penalties when you solo unsynchronized

You see there's a lot of people who play Final Fantasy 14 because they're diehard fans of Final Fantasy who just want to be able to complete the game and do not want to worry about the duties are the dungeons being abandoned due to bad tanks bad healers and so forth this would cater to everybody's needs allowing the option to where if they don't want to play with other people they can simply pay for their heroes and do the quest and increasing the profit for Square Enix

Here is a perfect example yesterday I was running Alexander Savage there was an experience tank which he was a kid and everyone cussed him out left and right and then they abandon the duty at the last boss because they rage quit no number one nobody should be cussing out a kid number 2 the hero system would reduce that and also that kid would be able to enjoy his game because he would be able to have bots helping him because no one was willing to teach him

SE have stated in the past they're actually planning on implementing a system where the player leads party of npc Grand Company soldiers to assist the player in dungeons/duties... but... having it consist of characters from past FF games, who have absolutely zero reason to even be in this game? No. Just, no.

Fanservice is one thing, but a line has to be drawn somewhere when there is too much of a good thing. FFXIV needs to start being it's own unique world and story and not just have fanservice fluff chucked into it whilly nilly.

I see your point but did not lightning already make an appearance in this game yes she did I have the achievement for it but not only did lightning make an appearance but so did Ironha from Final Fantasy 11 now me personally I would pay lots of money to have my favorite heroes working for me

Matter of fact the boss from anti tower is the exact boss you fight in Final Fantasy 4 when you get Rydia back in your party Dragon's neck bosses Ultros and typhoon Final Fantasy 6 I could keep going pointing out how many references to the other Final Fantasy games are so what would be the harm of bringing in past heroes that you can hire to help you but like I said in my very first statement it would be optional to buy in the mog station

No, just no. There is ZERO reason to shove NPCs into the Mogstation as replacements for "bad DF healer/tank/dps". On top of that, if you have a problem with DF, then make a premade party with Party Finder, that is why it's there.

- Like others said they are eventually implementing a system to assist players. That are a part of the XIV universe.
- There is NO reason an NPC should be in raids, period. And if it's DF raiding, you are bound to get toxic people. You don't pay their sub. They don't pay yours. Screenshot and report if it's harassment.
- Lightning and Iroha are events. They are not canon to the Eorzea Story. They are there simply for fanservice reasons for the players to enjoy and to get neat glamour / minions as a vanity statement.
- Calcabrina and any other boss/mob in dungeons are fanservice, that SE has given us to be excited about. The same goes for the likes of Krile and other canon npcs in the universe, fanservice. There is too much of it already.

So you want to pay to get around being social in a MMO?

Here's an idea: Use that money to pay for an offline game.

Tyrant I like your aspect you're aware that the grand companies will be implementing somebody you can hire what you are merely suggesting is to use the heroes of the older Final Fantasy games as a marketing perspective to attract other players to the game the service being completely optional in the MOG station to increase profit and ensure game stability because it takes money to run an online game

XIV has a perfectly fine stability without the need of cash shop pay to win items. His points for "needing" such "heroes" is centered around not wanting to deal with bad players in Duty Finder. Not marketing.

This game doesn't need a heavy cash shop and MAJORITY of the players on the forums are against it anyways. Subscriptions do just fine on top of the cheap (but in no way helps the player to win) items in the Mogstation.

There is no need to white knight when people are simply speaking their opinions on his idea. He posted now players are giving feedback. :o

Say what you will about the idea this is opinions but two points that he truly made 1 be good for sales to as a parent it would bring an end to something that is actually becoming an alarming rate online video game child abuse and cussing children out is one of them

That's what bothering to take your time to report people comes in. EVERY game online has some kind of 'elitist prick', and they don't give a damn what age someone is or their experience in the game. Ignore them, report them, move on. Don't let the few ruin it for the rest. (Don't expect GMs to know everything that happens in the game if you're too lazy to report someone)

And there is literally no reason for SE to add heroes from other FF installments, even as 'NPCs' for dungeons. Sure, we had Lightning visit the game, but that was literally a cross promotion, same with DQX and FFXI (Due to big events in said games). They have had reasons to show a few characters from other titles of theirs', not just 'lets bomb the game with NPC heroes!' And we've had previous games' bosses show up in special dungeons/trials/ect. It's nice to have some reappearing faces in the game (I.E. old memorable bosses), but what you're suggesting would honestly make me hate the game (I would pull my hair out if Squall shows his arse in XIV).

They get a lot of money from what they have in the mogshop right now, Odin's mount, the marriage packages, tons of costumes and special dyes, and every holiday just about they've put the previous year's glamours in the shop as well.

Like it's been said in this thread already. This is a MMORPG....not a game you play by yourself.

(And to the op here, you can hit 'edit' to bypass the 1000 character limit)

In America online bullying is against the law the same as online child abuse whether it's in the the physical form child abuse is child abuse weather is verbal mental or physical believe me election is here in the America and it is against the law

This has nothing to do with cyber bullying. This has to do with the OP wanting NPCs to solo play an MMO. His literal defense was "Oh well this "kid" got cussed out by elitists in a raid". That is NOT child abuse, that's people being arses because the the raid wasn't going well and the said "tank kid" wasn't doing things correctly. It happens, all the time in any MMO. It's not abuse, report the people and be done with it.

Take your PC culture else where. This is the internet, there are laws, sure, but you know what helps; turning off a computer and doing something else for a change. Bullying isn't just online, it's in real life. You can't escape it, but you can do the RIGHT THING and report it.

Someone getting harassed in game, Report it.
Someone being a general arse and griefing, Report it.
If you want to play solo without dealing with people MMOs are not for you.

This whole topic on online bullying isn't the point of this post and is only serving to derail the main topic. OP wants a hero system because he doesn't want to deal with people in DF and because he wants to fight alongside AI Cloud and Sephiroth. Bullying and harassment are bad, but that isn't what this topic is about.

Back to the topic on hand, I disagree with your reasoning Tyrant. Pretty much all of the reasons you gave seem more than a little lazy to me. You don't want to sit in DF waiting for a tank? Then Tank, start party finder, ask a friend for help, or just go do something else while waiting on queue. This whole thing just sounds too close to pay to clear to me, and we don't need any of that in a subscription based MMO.

If there will be NPCs implemented to replace other players this shows me the game is on the end of his life circle and it's time to leave.

I see only one reason to implement this NPCs: There are not enough players online to fill the duties and i'm not talking about the low tide of the day circle.

I think I read that NPC characters from Grand Companies will be included in the future to do Duty Finder or something like that... Maybe that's a way to have what you want. The game already has Lightning, Snow, Iroha, Cloud, Firion, the Warrior of Light, Zidane, and Setzer's clothes (besides another FF14 characters like Odin or the Scions). You could customize those NPCs to resemble those characters (and the game also has Lightning, Odin, and the Scions' weapons, and the Emperor's New Fists for Snow). Also, with the help of dyes, you can dye gear to create NPCs resembling Vivi or the Onion Knight for example. Obviously, this would be possible if those NPC are customizable.

The only thing you need is... gear. And FF14 is always getting new gear from other FFs, that's one of the reasons why I consider FF14 a tribute to the entire series.

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Originally Posted by tyrantdragon

I know everybody is familiar with Final Fantasy 13-2 about the arbiter of time on Final Fantasy 13 2 you compete to win your favorite hero to fight beside you implement something like that on the MOG station to where we could pay to have our favorite Final Fantasy hero of any of the Final Fantasy series like Cloud, Lightning, Rydia to fill specific roles in a party because everybody can agree with me when they have a bad tank or a bad DPS they wish they could hire a computer control person to help them it would be interesting to see the heroes of the other Final Fantasy games making an appearance but it would also bring more profit to Square Enix itself because I for one would pay a lot of money to have my favorite heroes with me

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How about we promote good play instead of just shrugging someone that's bad off? Also, stop demanding things for the Mog Station, for fucks sake.