Press and player reactions to the new XIV

[Churchill]

They released a CGI trailer that shows nothing of their new engine, new game. SE has to release gameplay, this game is DOA if they don't. Opening your new marketing campaign with nothing more than snippets of your new intro cutscene isn't going to bring people back to this game.

Considering the E3 screens had photoshopped GUIs, it's probably not even possible for them to show gameplay yet.

[Yucie]

They released a CGI trailer that shows nothing of their new engine, new game. SE has to release gameplay, this game is DOA if they don't. Opening your new marketing campaign with nothing more than snippets of your new intro cutscene isn't going to bring people back to this game.

Considering the E3 screens had photoshopped GUIs, it's probably not even possible for them to show gameplay yet.

As usual, your comments are funny yet only slightly interesting.. However:
citation needed on that last part, if you please.

I'm pretty sure that the devs mentioned the older screens, as well as the E3 screens both being on an old build of the game where abilities and things aren't completely sorted out, hence the presence of tiers in things like Cure, and nukes.

Where did they ever mention the UI in those screens is photoshopped again?

[Elexia]

As usual, your comments are funny yet only slightly interesting.. However:
citation needed on that last part, if you please.

I'm pretty sure that the devs mentioned the older screens, as well as the E3 screens both being on an old build of the game where abilities and things aren't completely sorted out, hence the presence of tiers in things like Cure, and nukes.

Where did they ever mention the UI in those screens is photoshopped again?

This is the first time I've heard someone consider it photoshopped, but after years of posting on BG, probably natural skepticism.

[bahley]

Where did they ever mention the UI in those screens is photoshopped again?

It was pretty obvious




notice any similarities?

[Cthulhu]

Notice any differences?

[Skies]

It was pretty obvious

<-- images cut to save space -->

notice any similarities?

Uhn... I have very bad eyesight and little to no attention for detail...
Care to explain?

[SuzakuCMX]

Uhn... I have very bad eyesight and little to no attention for detail...
Care to explain?

The UIs are exactly the same. Cast bars, ally spells, ally HP/MP, the character's TP, etc.

[Skies]

The UIs are exactly the same. Cast bars, ally spells, ally HP/MP, the character's TP, etc.

Oh... Well, if you notice the mini-map... It is virtually the same too, except in the first screen the view cone is aimed north, in the second aimed south, but none of the markers has moved either.
The Coeurl's HP bar in the first picture has a sign that the monster is currently in the instant it takes damage, notice how the pre-damage value of the bar lines up with the value of the bar in the second image. Also notice how it says Dragonfire Dive on both for Kain (i'm sure you already noticed that).
That is quite literally the same fight, less than perhaps a single second between each snapshot, he's executing Dragonfire Dive on both shots.

It... Actually does looks legit for me.

[XxOstiaxX]

It was pretty obvious




notice any similarities?

It is Photoshopped, every single bar and bar status is exactly the same, EVERYTHING IS THE SAME!!!

[Relic]

It is Photoshopped, every single bar and bar status is exactly the same, EVERYTHING IS THE SAME!!!

Except it's not. Look at the cooldown timers on the skill bars. Certain cooldowns are at different durations and some cooldowns are triggered in one screen while they arwn't in the other. It's real!