Shocker

[PSxpert2011]

Legacy players, can you describe 1.0's UI? I've heard reports on how god awful it was, but why was it so bad? from screenshots the basic concept seemed fairly similar to XI

1.0 UI was well... if memory serves me right, the menu came from the right of the screen. I actually didn't like it. It was nothing like ffxi and sometimes it lagged.

After 1.25 things ran more smoothly. I adapted, why? It's an MMO, another world you need to adapt!

1.0 was introduced with the stamina gauge in the battle system. This resulted in you mashing your actions actively without auto-attack. While this was annoying, is was adjusted with auto-attack around the 1.25 update.

Combos began to feel like a breeze to execute when you action icon would blink/flash and most of them were influenced by positioning your character correctly(which was fun for mnk).

Oh, crafting and gathering felt like a worthy class and was more fun to play.

I have fonder memories of 1.0 because inside the game most people acted with a basic form of respect despite the beta forums being a mess. In 2.0 it has drawn in people who have never played a Final Fantasy game before, this has made the game a little more harsh when it comes to interacting with other players.

THis was Tanakas project and SEs baby. It was basically FFxi in HIGH-REZ using a different name. It was suppose to cater to MMORPGers who loved Final Fantasy in its own right. Not because it impressed us by doing what other online games do, it was it's own game, with it's own style.(with the exception for the constant crashing...) Time goes on, PCs improve and become cheaper!

Even if ARR never came around and that world never ended, I would of still pay to play it. It was big enough to improve and expand.
It was the right place for the right type of MMORPGer and plenty of players loved it.

No. They weren't.

Example 2:



Example 3: (Sorry that the sky isn't the same color in the current version, the game wouldn't switch from Foggy weather...)

Sir I respect your opinion but all I see you someone showing off their graphics card. I know you when through alot of trouble to replicate each screenshot but graphics are easy enough to adjust. We know the lighting in ARR is better but the over-all graphic from 1.0 was superior hench the critique on how expensive it was to play XIV back then uptil now. Technology has improved and hardware is cheaper for upgrades.

BTW, nice work on those Screenshot! ^^