Plausibility of an FFXIV 1.23 Offline Edition

[Alaltus]

They could probbably do a visual novel like bethesda did with mass effect on the PS3. Or... a strategy RPG version with just some cutscenes woven into the game. /shrugs depends how much SE would want to put into such a venture.

[Mjollnir]

but once the server is out for DL pirate server will pop up and no way SE will let that happen so no way we will see 1.23 for solo play.

True enough, but then I gather they completely rewrote the server structure for ARR, so I wonder how much they'd care that it was out there. If they intended to sell off the rights to it, then it might bother them, but if it was being tossed on the scrapheap, they might be less concerned.

Never going to happen, give up now.

You're right of course, but I just wanted to hear what the community's opinion on it was. If it were available, would you play it?

They could probably do a visual novel like bethesda did with mass effect on the PS3. Or... a strategy RPG version with just some cutscenes woven into the game. /shrugs depends how much SE would want to put into such a venture.

Yeah that kind of thing sounds like a lot more effort to do; ie requiring significant programming time. However, I guess it's the kind of thing we'd see on an ARR 20th Anniversary celebration project for Google Glass 4.0 or something in that distant future time...

[indira]

True enough, but then I gather they completely rewrote the server structure for ARR, so I wonder how much they'd care that it was out there. If they intended to sell off the rights to it, then it might bother them, but if it was being tossed on the scrapheap, they might be less concerned.

still have to remember ©square-enix which means you have to pay if you want to use and thats gonna cost many times more then the normal person can afford. i also dont think SE licence out there IP's.
if ARR is popular enough maybe they can do like EQ and put out 1.0 servers.

[Xeonerable]

They could probbably do a visual novel like bethesda did with mass effect on the PS3. Or... a strategy RPG version with just some cutscenes woven into the game. /shrugs depends how much SE would want to put into such a venture.

Bioware made Mass Effect.... not Bethesda. lol You are getting your developers mixed up. XD


As for an offline mode... I think the best bet at that is some independent person making one. However I'm sure they will require permission to distribute it and who knows if Square Enix will allow it.