Major Updates

Played the Beta and for 2 months after its release but I haven't played since as I found the game repetitive and slow.
Being a general Final Fantasy fan and a fan of mmo's (played FF11, WoW and GW since there release dates) I want to give this game another shot.

Before I re-install it can anyone give me a run down of major changes.

Thanks

Dont play it yet. Major changes are in the making, but due to the director having changed in December they're not ready. The game is still in a phase of change.

I did read that though I haven't heard anything about the predicted changes, any Idea on what they will be?

I say re-install it. It's free. HDD space isn't hindered unless you're rocking a low memory solid state. Lots of people have it installed and are not playing it. Technically, right now nobody is playing it.

Here's the rundown:

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...bbc24abc29469f

These changes comprise about 40% of what the new director has planned. The "Planned" tasks are general features and "Current" and "Future" tasks are the specifics the development team is currently working on. Current at the moment, Future afterwards.

I give 5.5 out of 10 for XIV at this moment

just OK, still not good enough, not a game you can play it all day all night

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Originally Posted by Zhou

Played the Beta and for 2 months after its release but I haven't played since as I found the game repetitive and slow.
Being a general Final Fantasy fan and a fan of mmo's (played FF11, WoW and GW since there release dates) I want to give this game another shot.

Before I re-install it can anyone give me a run down of major changes.

Thanks

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also since you haven't played i am not sure if you know, but atm both xi and xiv are down while this disaster in japan is ongoing. at this point we are all just hoping the situation improves over there and they can get the servers back up soon.

Thanks guys, perfect responses.
Glad its still free, still have 3000 unused crysta points I added on CE release day.

hope the game will be good enough after next few major updates

with this official forum we can suggest the dev team directly and it's very useful

Its got flavour and the general mechanics that make it as good as a "simulation", but lacks everything else. I dont see it as a "Game" but more like a intensive playable tech demo lol.

To OP:

I've given a rundown/overview on my youtube channel for every major update since the game came out.

www.youtube.com/user/kurokikaze268

Check it out and decide from there. I suggest you watch them from oldest to newest for obvious reasons.

Very cool of you. Thanks a lot

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Originally Posted by Zhou

Played the Beta and for 2 months after its release but I haven't played since as I found the game repetitive and slow.
Being a general Final Fantasy fan and a fan of mmo's (played FF11, WoW and GW since there release dates) I want to give this game another shot.

Before I re-install it can anyone give me a run down of major changes.

Thanks

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same as beta with a few minor improvements like a slightly faster UI.

if you are absolutely bored it's worth re-visiting for a couple hours.

The game has made massive improvement on functionality, but content wise very little has been added since release. 5 World NMS, 3 faction bosses, some new style leves, and some quest which give you gear for the rank that is quest is for.

In a month or 2 (maby disaster in Japan sorta delayed everything) we will be getting a whole new battle system. As others have said read the update list of what is being added it is pretty substantial.

IF you absolutely hated it before because you where bored of lack of content you will quickly quit again, if you quit because of game play issues like lag, problems buying and selling items, and stuff there is a good chance the game has been fixed for you.

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Originally Posted by viion

intensive playable tech demo

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I died.
xD

As others have said, it's still free to play right now so you can mess around with no cost. And who knows, if you stick into it enough you'll have a heads up when the juicy content comes (or PS3 launch) or even spend time with another character if you feel like experimenting.

Game still does have it's pros and cons. It's easier to level to an extent and the most recent update made a big fix to the gear durability system, but the fatigue system is still in place and you may hit walls and not feel like you can do anything for a while when that happens.

Leves, story quests, and the new side quest system still makes up for the majority of the game content. The side quests are straight forward and depending on where you are, may or may not provide you with gear you'll find useful.

The game has made vast improvements over the past months. It's not perfect, but in time it'll really shine. There's nothing to lose with coming back, so you might as well reinstall and hop on when you get bored.