So, whats left of the original FFXIV?

[Antanias]

What issues are you still experiencing?

I don't seem to have lag or connection issues,

but that could just be me.

It could be that I'm on a wireless setup, but recently I started getting the message "An error has occurred on the game server." It had only started happening since Monday iirc, but the game was playing just fine before then.

[DoctorMog]

It could be that I'm on a wireless setup, but recently I started getting the message "An error has occurred on the game server." It had only started happening since Monday iirc, but the game was playing just fine before then.

Is there an error code?

[Antanias]

Is there an error code?

Started with "3001-something"'and just seemed to be a really long number. It's posted over in the technical forums by another player, and it looks identical to the code I keep seeing.

[Alaltus]

Wat? You mean Alpha, also the current auto-attack system is much better than the alpha one.

Alpha never had auto-attack so i dont know what either of you are talking about.

[Arcell]

Not only have they changed pretty much all the existing systems, they're eventually adding new ones and things we should have had at launch (chocobos, airships, housing, LS options, etc....)

Personally I feel almost all of the changes have been for the best, come PS3 launch this game should review well as long as reviewers don't bring their old bias into it.

[ChiefCurrahee]

Lets see:

Beta:
Auto-Attack


Early September release for CE:
Got rid of AA in favor of action


Now:
Auto attack is back because players complained about (moving in battle) ... lolwat?

Wrong, Wrong, Wrong!

Alpha: didn't have auto attack. It had Timed attack, You were only allowed to take 1 action every 3-4 seconds, or choose to wait longer for more powerful more accurate attacks. (VERY SLOW!)

Beta: Did away with Timed attack and put in the stamina system, so you could take multiple actions in quick succession as long as you had the stamina to do so. (VERY TEDIOUS!)

Current: Auto attack. which got rid of the need to spam TP building actions to participate in battle. Out of the 3 battle systems what we have currently in my opinion is the best for this game.

[Anapingofness]

SE really does deserve a big thank you for all of their hard work. However, I do not think that the game is refined enough to be paid for, not by a long shot. Keep working hard SE! /cheer

As for the "original" FFXIV? I highly doubt that what SE launched with was what they would have thought of as a "complete" game. As far as I'm concerned the game is still in the very late stages of Alpha testing, if not early stages of Beta. There are far too many things that stick out like sore thumbs that have yet to be addressed. However, I still mean what I mentioned above. I think that they are doing a great job of changing the game for the better.

I also think that once the game is ready for re-launch it should be re-reviewed again. Then, I think everyone will be able to see clearly just how much the game has changed. I think that we'll find the difference to be night and day.

Closing remarks?
Personally, I welcome all of the changes SE plans to implement so as long as they keep communicating with the player base. I really can't stress that enough. ^^

Cheers~

[Tsukino]

The awful area design obviously.

Hopefully their plans to fix it up are enough.

[Physic]

i dunno, for me the game is starting to lose its charm overall, the old battle felt way deeper, but its still midway. who can say what it will feel like when all the other stuff is added.

[mysterytaru]

Wrong, Wrong, Wrong!

Alpha: didn't have auto attack. It had Timed attack, You were only allowed to take 1 action every 3-4 seconds, or choose to wait longer for more powerful more accurate attacks. (VERY SLOW!)

Beta: Did away with Timed attack and put in the stamina system, so you could take multiple actions in quick succession as long as you had the stamina to do so. (VERY TEDIOUS!)

Current: Auto attack. which got rid of the need to spam TP building actions to participate in battle. Out of the 3 battle systems what we have currently in my opinion is the best for this game.

This. The game never had any form of autoattack til 1.18 and right now it's 3/3 on complaining about all of the battle systems the game has gone through.