FFXIV: Different and Unique

[Quanta]

I hope that's not a serious question.

Since I haven't played FFXI since ToAU...yes, yes it is.

It's okay though; someone else answered. *pat pat*

[Quanta]

You what was awesome about the new expansion.SE: Hey all that gear and stuff we centerd around our 75 cap is about to be useless in a few months! Fuck you everyone who spent their hard time getting relic weapons cause they are gonna suck soon, but you can do another long ass quest to make them better again... that's exactly why i quit XI and never looked back a freaking 80 or 85 cap would have been just fine to make everything people worked for over the past years not seem useless.

Sounds like you couldn't AFK in Jeuno or Whitegate anymore.

[MeowyWowie]

Since I haven't played FFXI since ToAU...yes, yes it is.

It's okay though; someone else answered. *pat pat*

Yea, Elexia and Firon pretty much nailed it. The whole game is Abyssea now. All the content and rewards from it that came before it are now obsolete. The level caps on CoP were removed from what I've heard (lol fuckin really?!?!?!?) They added a game-shark potion (again, lol....) SE completely destroyed what FFXI was.

[Quanta]

Sounds like they chose the absolute worst progression model they could imagine. I mean, the only things I ever wanted from the game were the ability to solo and some rebalancing of the crafting system. It all sounds a little excessive. :/

[Elexia]

In perspective:

Relic Weapons - Powerful (most anyway), takes months to years to complete.
Mythic Weapons - We do not speak of these, but even longer to complete and are same strength, some lesser, some more so than relics.
Empyrean Weapons - Takes a week or two to complete in right conditions and blows away Relic and Mythic weapons.

Most of the Empyrean Gear, known as AFv3, blows away quite a bit of "standard" gear like Sea/Sky/Nyzul and Salvage gear, while you can now upgrade sky gear, Empyrean Gear is significantly better for significantly less work.

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Bale_Attire_%2B2_Set

And my Empyrean Weapon (that I chose at least):

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Redemption_%2890%29

Throw in Atmas and stat boosts, yeah pretty much blows away the equivllent Relic weapon and can be done in a week or two given amount of help you have and who has the pops.

So it's really up to your personal preference if you find this good or bad.

[Quanta]

I'm not sad about relic weapons being dethroned, tbh. I found the concept (i.e. create a Dynamis shell and trick people into helping you craft it for yourself) to be terrible; it's WoW legendaries taken to a ridiculous extreme. :/

[Firon]

In perspective:

Relic Weapons - Powerful (most anyway), takes months to years to complete.
Mythic Weapons - We do not speak of these, but even longer to complete and are same strength, some lesser, some more so than relics.
Empyrean Weapons - Takes a week or two to complete in right conditions and blows away Relic and Mythic weapons.

Most of the Empyrean Gear, known as AFv3, blows away quite a bit of "standard" gear like Sea/Sky/Nyzul and Salvage gear, while you can now upgrade sky gear, Empyrean Gear is significantly better for significantly less work.

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Bale_Attire_%2B2_Set

And my Empyrean Weapon (that I chose at least):

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Redemption_%2890%29

Throw in Atmas and stat boosts, yeah pretty much blows away the equivllent Relic weapon and can be done in a week or two given amount of help you have and who has the pops.

So it's really up to your personal preference if you find this good or bad.

yeah that's crazy after that update FF 11 was the first FF game i threw in the trash by choice.... gave my char and account info to my best friend and i am here now...

[Firon]

I'm not sad about relic weapons being dethroned, tbh. I found the concept (i.e. create a Dynamis shell and trick people into helping you craft it for yourself) to be terrible; it's WoW legendaries taken to a ridiculous extreme. :/

Wasn't like you were forcing people to come tho you spent all the gil for the glass and let people lot on the gear they want + money drops all you got was the money for the gil you spent trust me you don't wanna know the money i spent on my Aegis shield..... 100+ mils can i add you to my friend list!

[Kiroh]

You what was awesome about the new expansion.SE: Hey all that gear and stuff we centerd around our 75 cap is about to be useless in a few months! Fuck you everyone who spent their hard time getting relic weapons cause they are gonna suck soon, but you can do another long ass quest to make them better again... that's exactly why i quit XI and never looked back a freaking 80 or 85 cap would have been just fine to make everything people worked for over the past years not seem useless.

1.) Relics were the best weapons in the game for nigh 8 years.

2.) Not Optimal =/= useless (or frankly even bad for that matter, it's not like they nerfed the stats on existing gear, those gearsets are still as good today as they ever were. There are simply better options now.)

3.) You don't give 2 sh!ts about everyone else's gear. The only reason you (or anyone) has a problem with better gear being introduced is because of the time YOU put into YOUR gear. If they nerfed everyone else's XXX Relic and buffed yours, you wouldn't give a single damn about anyone else and their time/effort.

4.) Nothing, I repeat, NOTHING (in the real world or the virtual) ever remains at the very top forever. Things change, better alternatives are created, people move on. The world doesn't stop for you just because you feel cheated that your 8 year old i-pod isn't as good as a brand new i-pod. The same thing applies to your relic gear, no one is entitled to every cent of what they paid back when theirs becomes outdated. If you don't like progress, I suggest you look into Catholicism.

[Demacia]

That's a good point Shyd. I doubt SE will drop a FF with a number. I have never, in my entire gaming life, seen a company react as quickly, and in the way, that SE did a month after launch, when they sent out those letters and replaced the staff. It was only because of this that I kept an eye on the game and eventually came back after I saw the improvements being made (these forums for one).

On a slight tangent, let me ask you this: I'm a big Final Fantasy fan. I love everything FF, including the movie, BUT because of mere timing and RL, I never played FFXI. I always read positive things about it, but since playing this game, I constantly hear references to FFXI with the fondest of memories; from my LS as well as these forums. Was it really that good? Or is it just nostalgia talking?

Both. It's not as good as it used to be thanks to the recent updates, but pre-abyssea 75 cap FFXI was amazing.