Questions and Feedback on the Future of FINAL FANTASY XIV

[AreeyaJaidee]

A lot of final fantasy players love the Summoner Class and I can see on the future plans that summonable pets are planned. Are there any plans in the future to release the Summoner class/job?

Devs please answer this ASAP! A lot of us want to know :3

[BONKERS]

"our new graphics engine will allows to maintain high level of graphic quality while allowing us to optimize for PS3"

so in otherwords, you really are just dumbing things down to make it work while using the word "Optimize" to disguise it eh?

You couldn't just dumb down the current engine for the PS3? If you could make the PS3 run Crystal tools with FFXIII, I really don't see how you can't with XIV with just optimizations to the current engine and leaving us PC players who've paid a lot of money for high end hardware where we are.
Because I really truly doubt you'll deliver the quality of the concept screenshots.
Even the texture quality of these so-called "Concept screenshots" look suspect.

AND the line "The new graphics engine will cause certain objects to be displayed differently than they do in the current version. Because of this we will allow current players to re-customize their characters *Summarized*"
Seems VERY suspicious if you ask me!
It's almost like "We are making your characters look potentially worse, so you may not like them any more. In turn we'll allow you to remake your character"

When are we getting Great Swords and Scythes?

Yes, since this is undoubtly becoming FFXI-2,I hope we get these weapons. I for one, dislike the current selection of "Dinky swords until high ranks"
"Worldless server model" , now I hope this just doesn't mean "now, everything will be super congested"
and that it actually means people will just be able to party up/sell/bazaar things cross-worlds without congesting the playing field with mountains of players. Think"Ragnarok online"


PvP seems like it will be a waste on me too. I hope to god it's consentual PvP only and not the broken gunk some games like Aion do where you can just get randomly raped by passing by people.
PvP in generally just leads to people acting like they do in online FPS games. Like dicks to each other "OMG LAG" "OMG NOOB USED *X* weapon!"

[Jovy]

This is my take on the whole billing thing. Yoshida said it himself that the games has only 50% of the content. So i would be willing to pay for half the billing charges. SE did not realease a full game so why should I pay for one. I already put in enough money and feedback to help maintain this game. I definitely didn't get what i paid for in september of last year. Also if this is to be an investment into the future i would like to know more infomation. I really liked what i have seen so far but i would like to see a bit more and have a clearer understanding.

[AreeyaJaidee]

"our new graphics engine will allows to maintain high level of graphic quality while allowing us to optimize for PS3"

so in otherwords, you really are just dumbing things down to make it work while using the word "Optimize" to disguise it eh?

You couldn't just dumb down the current engine for the PS3? If you could make the PS3 run Crystal tools with FFXIII, I really don't see how you can't with XIV with just optimizations to the current engine and leaving us PC players who've paid a lot of money for high end hardware where we are.
Because I really truly doubt you'll deliver the quality of the concept screenshots.
Even the texture quality of these so-called "Concept screenshots" look suspect.

AND the line "The new graphics engine will cause certain objects to be displayed differently than they do in the current version. Because of this we will allow current players to re-customize their characters *Summarized*"
Seems VERY suspicious if you ask me!
It's almost like "We are making your characters look potentially worse, so you may not like them any more. In turn we'll allow you to remake your character"


Yes, since this is undoubtly becoming FFXI-2,I hope we get these weapons. I for one, dislike the current selection of "Dinky swords until high ranks"
"Worldless server model" , now I hope this just doesn't mean "now, everything will be super congested"
and that it actually means people will just be able to party up/sell/bazaar things cross-worlds without congesting the playing field with mountains of players. Think"Ragnarok online"

Wow...

What an annoying post. Your conclusions are ridiculous and searingly jaded.

If I was SE staff i would ban your account just for being a pretentious ****

[grandm]

i worry that when the P2P comes in too many ppl will disappear till 2.0. i will be sticking around. well for the first month for sure. but if the game does as a fear become a ghost town. then i also will come back in 2.0. another fear of mine is if every1 that does stay does do as i do. will it ever get to 2.0?

[BONKERS]

Excuse me for judging based on what "Optimize" usually means in 99% of cases with games.
So dont' be a dick because I have realistic expectations of what the words developers use creatively and embellish on what actually happens in the end.

And take a look at other games such as "Aion" They merged servers sometime ago and the game is extremely congested in major towns causing extreme performance losses for lower end hardware.


They've already made statements that have turned out to be false in the past or didn't come true.
Like with the entire plans of making the PS3 version at all, and the original optimizations for making it run on the PS3 such as lowered rendering resolution and lower texture quality. Of which there were already released media/screenshots


You also must have missed the part where I say "I hope it isn't"
meaning there is a small shimmer of promise behind their "words"
and where ALL of what they say in these 2.0 documents is generally VERY VAGUE when it comes to the new engine/changes to character/world appearance.

[AreeyaJaidee]

Excuse me for judging based on what "Optimize" usually means in 99% of cases with games.
So dont' be a dick because I have realistic expectations of what the words developers use creatively and embellish on what actually happens in the end.

And take a look at other games such as "Aion" They merged servers sometime ago and the game is extremely congested in major towns causing extreme performance losses for lower end hardware.


They've already made statements that have turned out to be false in the past or didn't come true.


You also must have missed the part where I say "I hope it isn't"
meaning there is a small shimmer of promise behind their "words"

Umm excuse me? Wtf do you think you are e-thug, calling me a "dick" in public?

Wtf grand delusion are you tripping on?

1: watch how you talk to ppl
2: gtfo this game and forum with your beligerance and "expertise".

Im positive you wouldn't say that to my face if I was standing right in front of you. Know why? Because I would bust your smartelic jaw open.

Stop being an e-thug and filling these forums with your resentment biased opinions. SE has a plan. Let them do their job. If you don't like it then go play another game and don't bother coming back.

[DeadRiser]

I'm not going to state how billing for an unfinished game, blah blah blah, gets old after the first 20 people ask the same question.

Will Version 2.0 be a whole new "game" that we will have to buy? Like the people currently playing right now? Doesn't bother me either way, I'm just curious.

Is this almost the exact picture for battle planned? The concept art with the dragon? It looks amazing and I'll be VERY impressed if it's supposed to look like that.

All this is turning my eyes away from other MMO's right now. I'm a broke, full-time college student. Take my money!

[Sorel]

It is interesting that they released all this information, files, plans, and timelines to us the day after SE successfully demonstrated the Luminous Graphic Engine yesterday.

BTW, just google Luminous Graphic Engine to see what the big deal is. If it is half as good as they are making it out to be, it will be a step ahead of Crystal Tools ... certainly won't be a dumbing-down.

[grandm]

I'm not going to state how billing for an unfinished game, blah blah blah, gets old after the first 20 people ask the same question.

Will Version 2.0 be a whole new "game" that we will have to buy? Like the people currently playing right now? Doesn't bother me either way, I'm just curious.

Is this almost the exact picture for battle planned? The concept art with the dragon? It looks amazing and I'll be VERY impressed if it's supposed to look like that.

All this is turning my eyes away from other MMO's right now. I'm a broke, full-time college student. Take my money!

from what i understood. 2.0 will be a completely new game, but those already playing will get a free download. so no need to run to the shops to buy a new game