HD update for FFXI

[Anty]

Actually, the increase was necessary. The content they planned is/was borderline impossible for level 75 characters to do just on a pure formula level. (Everything is over your stats, which means for example Helicies would never do much of anything no matter how pimped out you were at 75.)

The levels also justified the overpowered Empyrean Armor and Weapons. So it wasn't necessary from a personal stance, but it was more than necessary from a game play perspective. Abyssea killed most things prior to it, but it's what actually saved the game.

Ironically, it's exactly like it was during Zilart's release when Artifact armor and relic weapons was released.

might be true but you cant increase it that fast without proper content/storyline imho. Felt rushed to me as well. Might be their way but... looking at the server merges i don't think it saved the game one bit.

[Demacia]

Actually, the increase was necessary. The content they planned is/was borderline impossible for level 75 characters to do just on a pure formula level. (Everything is over your stats, which means for example Helicies would never do much of anything no matter how pimped out you were at 75.)

The levels also justified the overpowered Empyrean Armor and Weapons. So it wasn't necessary from a personal stance, but it was more than necessary from a game play perspective. Abyssea killed most things prior to it, but it's what actually saved the game.

Ironically, it's exactly like it was during Zilart's release when Artifact armor and relic weapons was released.

The game was out for what? A year when Zilart released? It isn't like replacing a single item that can take nearly two years to get with one you can obtain in two weeks.

[Zanfire]

yah...just give me a sequel in the more advanced future. Id drop any MMO, including this one in a fricken heart beat if they announced FFXI-2.

[viion]

You're confusing what a HD Remake is, if you play a ps2 game on a HDTV it will look like crap and be very pixelated this is because ps2 is not an HD Output, so they're making HD versions for next gen, it doesnt mean they're doing what Halo1 remake is and overlaying an engine which is what XI should do, they just upping textures and antialasing and stuff.

XI on a PC is already HD, the ps2 version isnt because PS2 cant output hd, the 360 version is HD, and im sure the ps3 one is if you install ur ps2 version on it. Its not next gen engine, but its HD Display.

[Zahak]

Expansions > Add ons. They really suck

[Miliant]

Perhaps, I feel, the problem lies in the fact that in FFXI the 75 level cap lingered for way longer than it should have. People grew accustomed to it, and they sank a lot of money, time and resources into gear they thought would be permanent. Now that the rules have changed, that's obviously going to hurt. The cap should have at least been risen to 80 years ago to, or at least by 5 levels with each expansion to instill the idea that the cap wasn't permanent.

[Anty]

Perhaps, I feel, the problem lies in the fact that in FFXI the 75 level cap lingered for way longer than it should have. People grew accustomed to it, and they sank a lot of money, time and resources into gear they thought would be permanent. Now that the rules have changed, that's obviously going to hurt. The cap should have at least been risen to 80 years ago to, or at least by 5 levels with each expansion to instill the idea that the cap wasn't permanent.

i think to too. The steadier increases together with bits of content like kupo moogle, crystalline proph. gear etc. (already for lvl 80ies or 85s and such)
would have been a better way but too late now. I liked ffxi a lot and played it several years but i now hope ffxiv is getting good (not just better) and will be a proper replacement of ffxi without copying it too much (still some good things are worth copying instead of leaving them out without a replacement or another better feature)

[Peregrine]

Wrong forum >.>

[Meridian]

I've been playing XI again recently. The lower level party dynamics are good, but as soon as you reach abyssea they all go out of the window and it's just an XIVesque clustershmuck.

Kind of tragic, such fond memories of the group levelling stuff.... And they just threw it all away with the alliance levelling in Abyssea! It's mind boggling!

You wouldn't find me going back to XI with improved graphics unless there was a proper alternative to Abyssea.

[Synfrag]

Perhaps, I feel, the problem lies in the fact that in FFXI the 75 level cap lingered for way longer than it should have. People grew accustomed to it, and they sank a lot of money, time and resources into gear they thought would be permanent. Now that the rules have changed, that's obviously going to hurt. The cap should have at least been risen to 80 years ago to, or at least by 5 levels with each expansion to instill the idea that the cap wasn't permanent.

I don't remember when the cap was increased to 75. Maybe it was this way from Zilart on. But, I do know I was 75 for at least 3 years and through that whole time working on gear for said 75 only for all that time to be in vain. Not a smart move. They should have just wiped the servers and made us start all over from lvl 1.