The Old Intros of Final Fantasy XIV ("1.0.") for those who just played ARR

[Gyson]

at beta/release maybe.. and the server response was the problem

but is this group gameplay horrible to you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWUkrUREFXU


at least its openworld which we dont have anymore due to wow copy&paste instances over and over.
sure it lacked at many points, content wise and so on. but at least it had more to do with final fantasy. gameplay wise.

Did you really just imply 1.0 didn't copy&paste over and over? I'm not sure I'd call a series of small rooms connected by corridors more "open world" either.

Oh well, it's gone and it's for the better.

[Tonkra]

Did you really just imply 1.0 didn't copy&paste over and over? I'm not sure I'd call a series of small rooms connected by corridors more "open world" either.

Oh well, it's gone and it's for the better.

Nah it didnt. at least i can say that i enjoyed the landscapes more while walking around. as they seemed much more lively .. sandstorms etc.

I'm not sure I'd call a series of small rooms connected by corridors more "open world" either.

thats what you call a dungeon.




Well my opinion is: the best would have been if FFXIV ended up being a mixture between ARR and 1.0.
server structures and some content stuff from ARR. Graphics, voiceover, Cutscenes, Openworld and the unique combat system from FFXIV 1.0.


as the Combat system was very unique in comparison to ARR which we have seen millions of times in the MMO Genre. The CS of 1.0. reminded me more of a Final Fantasy , for example Final Fantasy XII. unluckily they changed the tp based combat system to standard button smashing aka WoW

[Gyson]

Nah it didnt. at least i can say that i enjoyed the landscapes more while walking around. as they seemed much more lively .. sandstorms etc.

I.. oh forget it. It absolutely did copy and paste over and over. Just go to Youtube and type in "FFXIV copy paste" or "FFXIV repeated terrain". I'm not in the mood to "repeat" this conversation again. :P

[Tonkra]

I.. oh forget it. It absolutely did copy and paste over and over. Just go to Youtube and type in "FFXIV copy paste" or "FFXIV repeated terrain". I'm not in the mood to "repeat" this conversation again. :P

yes i know this controverse video. you dont believe it, in every game there are objects which are copied at different spots..like trees, stones and hillparts.

and yes i havent recognized this till i watched that video from that picky guy who actually looked specificly for that. doesnt change it for me that the world itself feeled more realistic, immersive and real... yes now we have themepark areas but i dont like to ride through them as i did in 1.0. (besides gridanian terrain). though they have less entertaining thempark character i like them over these new terrains.

just like the world of FFXI i liked the openworld regions in FFXIV 1.0. (besides shrouded forest^)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCoI2gAVvCU


Final Fantasy XIV 1.0. was very much into the footsteps of its presuccessor Final Fantasy XI:
FFXI

but it just felt so slow with combat.

Have you ever played a final fantasy before?


but well this discussion shouldnt be all about combat and stuff. (topic)