1.18: Quest Hubs; 1.20: Waiting....

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01-26-2012, 07:45 AM
Keftenk

1.18: Quest Hubs; 1.20: Waiting....

Anyone remember way back in 1.18, when those encampments were added as "quest hubs"? Do you remember running out there to actually see what there was to offer only to be greatly disappointed in one or no quests?

Fast forward to 1.20, would anyone disagree that they're far from a true-live quest hub?

This is from the Letter from the Producer IX:

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Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida

Also, we’re planning to introduce various new encampments that will serve as quest hubs. We’re in the process of testing these now on our development servers...

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Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida

In this way, we’re going to gradually increase the number of public areas with quest hubs....

So, I have to ask, is this his idea of a quest hub? These can't still be in a major production phase, 2 patches later. I understand always adding more to existing content, but there is so little still...

Seems like they've been forgotten more then anything ;\
01-26-2012, 07:52 AM
Belial

I wouldn't be surprised if introducing quest hubs was put on the back burner a bit. With fee commencements, payment issues, monitoring server populations for mergers, the majority of the paying playerbase having all DoW/DoM maxed, it's likely that this was one of those "let's do it later" things. I'd still expect to see them as Yoshi seems to at least understand the basic components of an MMO.
01-26-2012, 07:56 AM
Mug

Yeah, I was thinking about this the other day. It's like they forgot about it. The community too, since no one really talks about it. A bit odd that they never mentioned it again.

Either they scrapped it or they've decided to postpone it further. It's not exactly something the community have been screaming for.
01-26-2012, 07:57 AM
Sephrick

They were those little outposts they added in a few areas. Like the one we went to to grab our Goobbues.

So they got the hub part down. Now we just need some quests...
01-26-2012, 11:21 AM
zaviermhigo

I thought at first the steads were quest hubs, but when they released the steads they did not advertise those as quest hubs.
02-02-2012, 11:33 AM
Rukkirii

Hey guys! I just wanted to let you know that quests were not forgotten and that more (and of course other things) will be implemented after patch 1.21 is released. Also don't forget that a lot of quests will be implemented in 1.21 as a part of the Job-related additions.
02-02-2012, 11:36 AM
Zahak

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

Hey guys! I just wanted to let you know that quests were not forgotten and that more (and of course other things) will be implemented after patch 1.21 is released. Also don't forget that a lot of quests will be implemented in 1.21 as a part of the Job-related additions.

What would be amazing is if we had about 25 quests for each job to start out with! With actual cut scenes too! :) Not treated like the mini side quests. I hope I hope I hope!
02-02-2012, 11:54 AM
Rhomagus

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

Hey guys! I just wanted to let you know that quests were not forgotten and that more (and of course other things) will be implemented after patch 1.21 is released. Also don't forget that a lot of quests will be implemented in 1.21 as a part of the Job-related additions.

How long has Rukkirii been a Courel? What sorcery is this?
02-02-2012, 12:33 PM
Antanias

She got tired of monkeying around.
02-03-2012, 01:59 AM
Alhanelem

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Originally Posted by Zahak

What would be amazing is if we had about 25 quests for each job to start out with! With actual cut scenes too! :) Not treated like the mini side quests. I hope I hope I hope!

So you want them to add like 225 quests in one patch? Bit demanding arent we?
02-03-2012, 02:26 AM
Zezlar

Here's hoping for non-korean/non-wall of text quests.
02-03-2012, 02:33 AM
Skies

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Originally Posted by Zezlar

Here's hoping for non-korean/non-wall of text quests.

Uhn, "Korean"? What do you mean?
(sincerely, what DO you mean? I am not aware of that particular slang)
02-03-2012, 02:33 AM
Kiote

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zahak

What would be amazing is if we had about 25 quests for each job to start out with! With actual cut scenes too! :) Not treated like the mini side quests. I hope I hope I hope!

Prolly gonna be closer to 10 Quest/Job

One for Job Unlock + First Skill, four for the other four skills, Five for AF armours, and Maybe an Eleventh for AF Weapon.
02-03-2012, 02:47 AM
Zezlar

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Originally Posted by Skies

Uhn, "Korean"? What do you mean?
(sincerely, what DO you mean? I am not aware of that particular slang)

Kill XX, Collect XX, Talk to 5 NPCs in random locations.
02-03-2012, 02:48 AM
Skies

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Originally Posted by Zezlar

Kill XX, Collect XX, Talk to 5 NPCs in random locations.

Thank you for clarifying that one.

On a lightly related note: I actually like wall-of-text quests myself.
02-03-2012, 05:24 AM
Teknoman

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Originally Posted by Antanias

She got tired of monkeying around.

Guess the cat's out of the bag.
02-04-2012, 04:09 AM
Lerend

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Originally Posted by Zezlar

Kill XX, Collect XX, Talk to 5 NPCs in random locations.

Yeah, I really enjoyed the FFXI quests where you had to go to specific places you wouldnt normally go and they were story driven with interesting cutscenes. Too bad the rewards were absolutely awful more often than not, with step 2 being to give some guy 2mil worth of rare ore and step six being "enjoy your brass ingot reward". Give them meaningful rewards to make them worth the time and i'd be all over that.

"Kill ten rats" quests have to go.