I was just thinking. Since it does not matter what happens in the game in those 10 days, maybe the devs will release a small patch that makes all gear 100% drop rate?
It would be fun to have everyone experience the fun running around in all Darklight gear and with all Ifrit weapons.
Possibly even allowing people to get their relics in just a few days, thanks to guaranteed drops and good equips which will help with the fights?
You know, kind of like a sandbox environment for the last few days. If nothing matters anymore, then why not?
November 1 - 11 Sandbox FF14?
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08-30-2012, 11:35 PMRenenNovember 1 - 11 Sandbox FF14?
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08-30-2012, 11:39 PMAkujin
I imagine, being that the 1st is a maintenance day and they'll have the opportunity to make ingame adjustments to things, what we're more likely to see is Dalamud in its most massive state, looming just over our heads and this music playing across all regions and cities 24/7 until the game concludes on the last day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZITw3Ub-K0
With something like non-stop Garlean attacks across all the regions, making even some soldiers trying to sack the cities themselves? No drops on the soliders of course, no achievements for killing them, just slaughter! -
08-30-2012, 11:44 PMWolfie
If anything, it's going to be an interesting psychological experiment.
After November 1st, nothing people do will matter and the literal end of the (FFXIV) world is coming. I wonder how people will behave. -
08-31-2012, 12:08 AMKsenia
Looking back at all the things I haven't done, it would be nice to be able to get a completed cut scene library.
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08-31-2012, 12:21 AMJennestiaWell you have 2 months to do so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ksenia
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08-31-2012, 12:39 AMRane
I have a feeling that those last ten days from November 1st through 11th will be used for some sort of final end-of-the-world event. With the "final character data save" happening on Nov. 1st, those of us who log in after that won't be expecting to make any sort of progress with our characters. That gives the devs the freedom to do things that would otherwise be game-breaking. Want to uproot all of the aetherytes? Fine. Want to put a crater where Hyrstmill used to be? Go for it!
Of course, I could be completely wrong. Those final ten days after our character data is saved might simply serve as time for us to say our final goodbyes before the servers go offline. But I like the armageddon event explanation better. :cool: -
08-31-2012, 12:41 AMIssachar
Glad to see a real date for the shutdown. It's about time this thing got taken down. Let it come back as a real game.
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08-31-2012, 01:13 AMDarkhaund
Question... Yoshi-P mentioned that they would make a poll to keep the current servers up... but with no further save progress etc. Is this for for a few "days" or are they planning to keep them up "forever" depste no future saving?
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08-31-2012, 01:51 AMbobbygunzYou totally just misused the term 'sandbox'Quote:
Originally Posted by Renen
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08-31-2012, 02:54 AMNeptuneWell. I'm thinking that would be bad. Most of you would get pissed when all your shiny toys are taken away and you'd lose some of your respect for the game. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Renen
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08-31-2012, 04:18 AMNefGP
Good to know we have a decent bit of time.
And hey that's the intro theme playing in the background... those lyrics, they're from the XIV theme. Awesome!!!!
Seriously though, I was really worried that they'd be shutting down the servers much sooner, according to the timeline pdf they posted. I might actually be able to get the White Ravens afterall. -
08-31-2012, 04:22 AMJennestiaA lot were hoping it was sooner, since we know that we'll be getting ARR that much sooner.Quote:
Originally Posted by NefGP
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08-31-2012, 06:33 AMRenenIm sure SE could make it clear that anything obtained during that time doesnt stay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neptune
Hell, 1/2 the players already know that anything between Nov 1 - 11 wont matter -
08-31-2012, 06:38 AMZyph
http://cdn.sheknows.com/filter/l/gal..._it_anyway.jpg
Welcome to 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?', the show where everything's made up and the points don't matter. That's right, the points are just like FFXIV between the 1st and 11th of November. -
08-31-2012, 06:54 AMPunainenPeople will probably sell their awesome gear just for the hell of it, or those who didn't dare before will try to see just how difficult a triple-meld is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfie
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08-31-2012, 06:56 AMPunainenYeah, I'm still working on that 20 leves at every camp achievement. If I have until November, I'll definitely get it down. I was worried before though that I didn't have time.Quote:
Originally Posted by NefGP
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08-31-2012, 06:57 AMJennestiaPeople will also try the unheard of strategy of doing content without stacking 1 job :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Punainen
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08-31-2012, 07:07 AMKafeenThey're probably going to be using the same hardware for 2.0 and even if they don't I doubt we'd see them both running simultaneously.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkhaund
Most likely, if enough people want it, it will run for the duration of the alpha and beta before shutting down shortly before the launch of 2.0