Skill-up's

[Reynhart]

There were some rather pidly looking orbs that would whup your behind in the northern crater...Just saying.

Did you meet many pidly looking -magically floating- orbs in real life to evaluate their strength ?
I've seen a lot of rabbits and squirels, and, strangely, none kicked my ass when I poked it.

If you're lvl 50 do you really want this game's only depth to be getting a better weapon every 3 months?

If wished the game's depth was real content, not one damn fight you have to do over and over and over again to get a weapon and to ensure you'll still pay the fee for several months.

[Rannie]

Did you meet many pidly looking -magically floating- orbs in real life to evaluate their strength ?
I've seen a lot of rabbits and squirels, and, strangely, none kicked my ass when I poked it.

Nah I think he's meaning those red bouncing balls that you can fight in northern crater on the way to beat sephiroth in ffvii. They're one of the best mobs to either lvl your material or level off of

[Nazrakin]

I agree. In short we all benefit from the game being better even if those changes set new goals to achieve. If you're lvl 50 do you really want this game's only depth to be getting a better weapon every 3 months?

Skill levels aren't going to make the game better though, its just a mindless chore. I'd much rather a version of the Merit system and/or a beefed up achievement system that is tied into tons of frivolous (and fun) rewards.

[Rannie]

We haven't even had level cap removed there will be a raise in the level cap 50 isn't the highest lvl that this game is going to have

[Reynhart]

Nah I think he's meaning those red bouncing balls that you can fight in northern crater on the way to beat sephiroth in ffvii. They're one of the best mobs to either lvl your material or level off of

I know those mobs. I just asked if he knew any real life equivalent of those to decide what strength they should have.

[Miliant]

Wow! It's one of those fabled threads in which people try to turn FFXIV into FFXI!

[Naraku_Diabolos]

I want it back also, Combat Skills and Magic Skills were great cause it gave you something to do inbetween parties and in your free time.

This doesn't necessary mean it need to be as slow as FFXI (god id hope not) but every game should have this in some form, I think its kinda lame that my character is just a "Master" swordsman as soon as he picks it up.

I agree because in FFXI, you had to gain mastery by using a weapon/shield/magic/craft. I was the jack of all trades when playing WAR on FFXI; I had all of these weapons that I tried to cap before I got my other extra Jobs unlocked (Polearm for DRG, Great Axe / Great Sword / Scythe for DRK, Sword and Shield for PLD, Axe for WAR/BST, etc.).

[Naraku_Diabolos]

Wow! It's one of those fabled threads in which people try to turn FFXIV into FFXI!

This game was supposedly built to be the next FFXI. In my eyes it is. FFXI laid the foundation (blueprint) for what FFXIV could be but with a different story, playable content, graphics, etc. FFXIV is the successor to FFXI. At least that's what I've "heard."

[SuzakuCMX]

This game was supposedly built to be the next FFXI.

No it wasn't.

In my eyes it is.

Must be blind.

FFXI laid the foundation (blueprint) for what FFXIV could be but with a different story, playable content, graphics, etc.

That's what expansions and graphical updates are for. Not new games.

FFXIV is the successor to FFXI. At least that's what I've "heard."

It isn't, you've heard wrong.

[Felis]

This game was supposedly built to be the next FFXI. In my eyes it is. FFXI laid the foundation (blueprint) for what FFXIV could be but with a different story, playable content, graphics, etc. FFXIV is the successor to FFXI. At least that's what I've "heard."

Hmm
You mean the same way FF VIII based on FF VII? Sure, another world, another story, another game mechanics. But both are in 3D and have the same races.