Steampunk Phantom Train - NM idea - Quest ideas - alternative transportation

Just try to imagine:

All cities connected with old railways tracks (G > LL would be underground)and there are a couple small train stations in between.

sometimes at night... there would be a thick fog and you would hear a distant train horn that almost sound like a howling beast.
Then you know... the phantom train is coming!
The train would materialize at a random station somewhere on the world map and let people board the wagons.
Then the train would take off and take you to the next station but during the ride you will have to fight mobs and NM.



The train wagons could have rank restrictions, 10-20, 20-30 and so on..

Needless to mention that the train interior, despite being spooky, dusty and full of spiderwebs would be spacious and beautifully decorated in a very old and classic style. you would hear a fitting music as well.

Also there could be a lot of sub quests to get specific items in order to enter the train, such as train tickets and special coins to call out specific NM.

Once the train reaches the destination (maybe in 10-15 min) it will disappear again.

http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy...GhostTrain.PNG

i would so love that...


This would also fit in:

Tech (Steampunk) Knight / Mechanic Class
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ht-New-Classes

God damn I love FF6. Not that i'm against the idea or anything, but you're losing the magic of the phantom train fight if your character isn't running as fast as the train in front of it trying to kill it :P.

Pugilist will solo it with a suplex.

Cookie for you if you get the reference.

This made my day :D

"I will usher you into the next world..."
—Phantom Train

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Originally Posted by Corrderio

Pugilist will solo it with a suplex.

Cookie for you if you get the reference.

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Could it be Sabin? :D

Sabin was fun! Loved the beat em up like skills input.

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Originally Posted by Carmillia

Could it be Sabin? :D

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Yep, the only man that can break the laws of physics.

I would really like a train to ride in this game. Plus if there were different cars for different ranks with different enemies in them and perhaps a NM at the end that might be spawnable from points or items gained from the enemies you kill on the train. I mean, I'd ride it all day. Hahaha. Also, kudos to FF6 reference about running faster than the train. Hey, Sabin and co. were very athletic...

we'll go with that...

It's a fun idea they could implement a lot of different ways. Kind of reminds me of the pirates attacking the ferry in FFXI the way you describe it too. Sabin..... all you needed was a Fenix down.

I'd love that :) Really cool idea

And if the like button showed up, I'd like it too XD

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Yep, the only man that can break the laws of physics.

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Cloud can break the laws of physics too :).

That would be a pretty funny NM to add, I wonder how Big and long it will be (get your heads out of the gutter)

I had a suggestion for Transpo/Encounter called Doom Train where there was a 10% chance any time you took the train it would turn into a Doom Train, operating similarly to the Pirate Attacks in XI on the boats. But with the added bonus of it being similar to a dungeon where the characters have to fight through bones to get to the engine, then defeat the engine.

IRONY. i was just watched a few episodes of final fantasy unlimited.
XD

I loved doom train in ff8

I love uding the boosting as you watch it roll on the tracks then finally hiting the mobs. I did some nice dmg. :3

I love trains i liked ff8 cuz it had trains.

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IRONY. i was just watched a few episodes of final fantasy unlimited.
XD

I loved doom train in ff8

I love uding the boosting as you watch it roll on the tracks then finally hiting the mobs. I did some nice dmg. :3

I love trains i liked ff8 cuz it had trains.

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Most Final Fantasy's have trains. :/ the ones that dont tend to be ones I don't care for much... Which is odd.

FF7 Had a train ^^. But FF9 didn't ; ;

I'm seriously hoping there are going to be trains in this game's future. Also, is it too much to ask for airships that have casinos or mini-games on them like the Blackjack from FFVI?

good idea! dosent sound outta place either :)

I am in favor of unique ideas for NMs

I am strongly against the phantom train idea

I am strongly against FF6 in general

creative idea!

I liked the idea, you could even make it an instance with different start/end points. (They say they wanted to make more instanced content was why I suggested making it instanced)

would be cool

The train could have all sorts of weird staff too...
Maybe there are some skeleton passengers who might initiate small side quests where you slowly learn more about them and the history of the train.
Also maybe there is a very special train-ticket, having it the train would take you to a small mystical island that is on no map.