Too much flashy flashiness going on

[Warlock]

The races in this game and their appearances are taken directly from FFXI. Change their names to anything you want, but they are still hume, elven, mithra, galka and tarutaru. Ul'dah, Gridania, and Limsa are the Windurst, Bastok, and San'doria of FFXIV. The Armoury is a modified version of the FFXI job system. Should I go on?

This game borrows more from FFXI than from any other game, which makes sense.

yeah but that was Tanaka not Yoshi-P ...he would've created full new races if given project from the start maybe..your best shot at FFXI-2 was with Tanaka and he chose not to do it so get over it already....lol cities in 2.0 have nothing to do with FFXI's totally different ...living in the forest will always be the same..just like living by the sea and in the middle of the desert ...and job system has been there from FF2 i think..so no

[Jennika]

yeah but that was Tanaka not Yoshi-P ...he would've created full new races if given project from the start maybe..your best shot at FFXI-2 was with Tanaka and he chose not to do it so get over it already....lol cities in 2.0 have nothing to do with FFXI's totally different ...living in the forest will always be the same..just like living by the sea and in the middle of the desert ...and job system has been there from FF2 i think..so no

1. Who decided the races for this game is irrelevant, I simply stated that they are the exact races from FFXI.

2. I never said that I wanted an "FFXI-2", I was just trying to point out that this game is not "totally different" from every other FF.

3. I've no idea what your point is about the cities.

4. The job system in FF2 is "a bit" simpler than the ones used in FFXI and FFXIV.

5. Blah blah blah, I'm probably wasting my time so keep thinking whatever you want.

Back on the topic of this thread, for my tastes the effects in the alpha videos do look a little over the top for low level abilities but I don't see anything too crazy. A little tweaking would help but I'll reserve further criticism until I see them ingame in Beta.

[SkyeWindbinder]

I don't get it. Too flashy, wtf? Well, everyone has different opinions of course, but I just don't see the "too flashy" in the animations. I mean, when compared to other Final Fantasy games, I think the flashiness in this game is rather mild! Sure, it might be more fancy and flashy than games like WoW or Rift (then again, combat animations in those games are basic, overdone, and a bit of a yawner), but really games like FF7, FF9, and even the handheld tactics games have way more flashiness. Drawing on inner strength and bringing out a godly burst of power to eliminate your foes with, that's one of the basic things that define the battle system of Final Fantasy. Geez, some of these people act like they've never summoned an eidolon before. lol

But you know, there will likely be an option to turn off the flashiness of battle animations in the settings. And if so, then good enough for the people who are complaining. As for me, I plan to go summoner, and part of the fun of being a summoner is watching the animation as the huge destructive angry god-beast you've beckoned from beyond the void appears and then proceeds to tear the place apart. lol Truth be told, I couldn't be happier with the flashiness. In fact, I only hope it gets even more over the top!

[Warlock]

I don't get it. Too flashy, wtf? Well, everyone has different opinions of course, but I just don't see the "too flashy" in the animations. I mean, when compared to other Final Fantasy games, I think the flashiness in this game is rather mild! Sure, it might be more fancy and flashy than games like WoW or Rift (then again, combat animations in those games are basic, overdone, and a bit of a yawner), but really games like FF7, FF9, and even the handheld tactics games have way more flashiness. Drawing on inner strength and bringing out a godly burst of power to eliminate your foes with, that's one of the basic things that define the battle system of Final Fantasy. Geez, some of these people act like they've never summoned an eidolon before. lol

But you know, there will likely be an option to turn off the flashiness of battle animations in the settings. And if so, then good enough for the people who are complaining. As for me, I plan to go summoner, and part of the fun of being a summoner is watching the animation as the huge destructive angry god-beast you've beckoned from beyond the void appears and then proceeds to tear the place apart. lol Truth be told, I couldn't be happier with the flashiness. In fact, I only hope it gets even more over the top!

You and i both!

[Noelie]

I don't get it. Too flashy, wtf? Well, everyone has different opinions of course, but I just don't see the "too flashy" in the animations. I mean, when compared to other Final Fantasy games, I think the flashiness in this game is rather mild! Sure, it might be more fancy and flashy than games like WoW or Rift (then again, combat animations in those games are basic, overdone, and a bit of a yawner), but really games like FF7, FF9, and even the handheld tactics games have way more flashiness. Drawing on inner strength and bringing out a godly burst of power to eliminate your foes with, that's one of the basic things that define the battle system of Final Fantasy. Geez, some of these people act like they've never summoned an eidolon before. lol

But you know, there will likely be an option to turn off the flashiness of battle animations in the settings. And if so, then good enough for the people who are complaining. As for me, I plan to go summoner, and part of the fun of being a summoner is watching the animation as the huge destructive angry god-beast you've beckoned from beyond the void appears and then proceeds to tear the place apart. lol Truth be told, I couldn't be happier with the flashiness. In fact, I only hope it gets even more over the top!

I'm with you. I was entertained by the drama and flash.

There was the other post I found highly entertaining from the standpoint of complete idiocy of someone stating that the problem with games lately is that people didn't complain. What forums or games were they playing? I go to every forum of every game I play and feel the older, old lady I am for the whining and complaining going on. If they try to make every whiner and complainer happy no one will end up happy. You can't go a page without it. In fact..didn't this thread start with someone complaining that they want the type of graphics going with spells and skills that other games have? You know the games with no flash and fun?

Yeah.. someday they will have their wish and all that will be out there is .. well you might as well go play WOW.