Harder to enjoy ARR as a 1.2X-era FF14 player?

[TrystWildkey]

didn't know there was a necromancer class..

also if you hate the game, why are you still here?

Couple of reasons why some of us are still here:

Time left on paid subscription.
Friends in game.
No other MMO we currently want to play.

Here are the big reasons:

This dev team has continually reinforced the feeling that they WANT to hear our feedback. Not only that they want to hear it, but that they actually take it into consideration. When you foster an environment like that, you can expect us to keep giving feedback.

Anyone who really enjoyed 1.23 may have been under the impression that 2.0 would improve upon 1.23, not completely and utterly abandon it. Also, for those of us that enjoyed 1.23, and are optimists at heart, we keep hoping that the same team that gave us 1.23 could make 2.0 so much better than the generic game it currently is.

Part of me can understand where you're coming from with the 'why are you still here' question, but I'm starting to get really tired of seeing it. There are plenty of valid reasons for why we are still here.

However, eventually we will leave if improvements are not made. Either from sheer frustration, or just to move to one of the new MMO's on the horizon. Hope you enjoy finding parties when that happens ^^

[Lecreuset]

Make your account inactive so you still have time later on if the game gets better FOR YOU.
Funny long after we quit WoW our group still kept in contact online without a game to play.
Even if there's no other MMO you currently want to play, why would you spend time playing something you don't want to?


That's funny, coz half the if not more of the posts are not feedbacks.. Just Complain complain bla bla bla ARR so shitty

[KiriA500]

Anyone who really enjoyed 1.23 may have been under the impression that 2.0 would improve upon 1.23

Psssst...!

Spoiler alert...

It did!

I hate how spoilers don't count toward the 10 characters...

[BobbinT]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2ahpI7XvlU This alone makes me want 1.0 over 2.0.... The difference in graphics and the way cut scenes are orchestrated is just amazing.. When I watch this vid I just become speechless at how well this is put together. Every opening is just amazing!

The more I watched these again, the more I missed the old Eorzea. That game defo has great opening presentation. There's even demo showcase of Uldah opening used as demo videos on LCDs at electronic stores, it was really stunning.

I miss the butts... and they are never going to be coming back.
2.0 is left image, 1.0 right image.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/75034-I-can%E2%80%99t-ignore-this-anymore!-Something-should-be-done-about-it!?p=1377850#post1377850

Wow! the pics really speaks for themselves. In fact, not just the butt. You guys see textures on the leg clothing? What we have now doesn't even compares. But I guess the graphic engine wouldn't hold for large mmo population huh... ^^;

[Aegis]

That's funny, coz half the if not more of the posts are not feedbacks.. Just Complain complain bla bla bla ARR so shitty

You mean other than the fact that you could go through this thread and make a list of 50+ things people preferred from the old version.

That's solid feedback. That's saying I am not satisfied with x feature, it can be implemented in y way (and they already know how to implement it that way, because they already did it once). Don't take criticism of the game as some kind of personal attack on it. These people have already proven their loyalty to this game. They want to see it not only succeed financially but also as a creative endeavour in its own right.

[Loki]

Wow! the pics really speaks for themselves. In fact, not just the butt. You guys see textures on the leg clothing? What we have now doesn't even compares. But I guess the graphic engine wouldn't hold for large mmo population huh... ^^;

You can say ty to the PS3 ^^'

[Autymnfyres]

Couple of reasons why some of us are still here:

Time left on paid subscription...
Friends in game...
No other MMO we currently want to play...

However, eventually we will leave if improvements are not made. Either from sheer frustration, or just to move to one of the new MMO's on the horizon. Hope you enjoy finding parties when that happens ^^

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First exodus April 4th.

I look forward to it with interest and a little sadness.

[Kimikryo]

Answering the direct question from OP:

It is not harder to enjoy, just so very very different. Since my PC was very "weak" back than (at least for FFXIV) I could not play a lot But everything I did stayed in my memory. The opening movies of Uldah Gridania and Limsa. Yes I made a a character for each city after watching the wonderful opening of Uldah first. I was sitting in front of my Screen jaw hitting the ground. 2.0 I expected something at least similar. But as son as the "Me versus bad guy in crystal world" was over ---- Old geezer annoying me with useless blabber, "same" old geezer in every city. At least the limsa one was a BIT more action than the others. The story progression in 1.0, while too "tedious" it felt like the rigth amount of story (I only came up to the point where noel van darnus greets e after the first ifrit fight) 2.0 feels like they need to be hold by their hands to take a leak. Yeah 2.0 story gets amazing too, but the build up was way less thrilling.I still have that lala from the fishing guild in my heart that wanted me to escort her to the light tower. and elric that wanted to show me the jewels and scepter his mum gave him.

Its not that I DONT enjoy ARR. It just feels like it lost its soul.

[Ephemeral_Nights]

honestly speaking, the thing i miss most of 1.0 [other than pre-2.0 battle system], was the way black mage worked. not to say the current rendition of blm is bad, just too different from what i prefer.

[Artemed]

This game lost quite a bit it had going for it but needed work back in the pre ARR days, but in the WoWifying of it, it lost much of its unique features. Making the game more accessible neutered it. I remember hearing that the original game had really demanding requirements was that the original developer planned for the game to still look good years down the line. Remember technology is advancing at a fast pace, performance that was high end now and pricey, is going to be made affordable for the average pc gamer a couple years down the road. Take the picture posted above, look at the texture differences between the two, the sharper one is from the game back in its original glory.

Now we have a game with gear that looks like its a mix of plastic and clay. Things like that are not supposed to get worse as time progresses, and don't tell me its not possible to get the same quality as the previous iteration did, you don't start low and upscale up when it comes to textures, you do the opposite, and I'm not going to go on about PS3 limitations when it comes to texture quality, that is a completely different system and it wouldn't be hard to add an option during a PC install for high resolution textures/meshes, hell even add a warning and make you agree to something that the company is not liable if your rig can't handle the demand and decides to implode before you can even install them. I chose PC as my gaming platform for a reason, with its pros and cons, yet now I'm getting a game that doesn't even make the thing sweat, makes my investment in high end components(for their time) seem moot when joe schmoe average pre-built rig gets the same result with less money invested because the game is now catering to him. Games are going to advance and take advantage of new technologies, while this one doesn't.