Blitzball - How to Implement in ARR

[Gesser]

As you have 1 second latency on everyone else movement.... won't happen most likely. Or way too hard to play to be interesting

The server can be set to compensate. Just how you're able to hit opponents in PvP just fine.

[Warlyx]

Gold saucer incoming

[Kuwagami]

Just how you're able to dodge Titan's mechanics.

I laughed. really hard ^^

dunno if it's due to 2.16 and various emergency maintenances, but even though I can predict and move in time for pre heart plumes (by moving before the cast bar appears. somehow I'm still just in time out and safe), I always die at 1st plumes post heart. no matter how much I can predict them, my game freezes and game over. Haven't tried PvP to judge the other part though

[Gesser]

Pingzapper.com if on PC.

Good thing is: a static tangible object that gives you a set amount of time with which to strike it (perhaps the timing can be moved to 0.5) will be much easier to adjust-for-latency... or interact with in lieu of.

[Gesser]

Just realized this 'ball play' mechanic has already been implemented into the game!

Brayflox HM Final Boss.

Now we just to slap it with PvP & give it it's own arena!!!

[Felis]

I'm more for classic Snowball duells.
And Snowboard

[NovaUltimatum]

I'll just repeat what I said in the other blitzball thread:

The idea of a extended Blitzball game was actually brought directly to Yoshinori Kitase (FFX Director/Producer) and Motomu Toriyama (FFX Event scenario director/writer). Here's the clip where they receive the idea:

http://youtu.be/NrNLr8DSbw0?t=18m7s

As for having it a part of FFXIV:ARR, it's probably going to be too much work for the developers and wouldn't fit lore wise anyway.

Original thread here:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...al-fantasy-XIV

[TurnBased]

^Yeah. It's different from Gold Saucer which will be tied into Uldah's story...

But ,we never know. It might turn out that at the very top of the Crystal Tower is a BlitzBall stadium maintained by the Allagans.

[Felis]

But ,we never know. It might turn out that at the very top of the Crystal Tower is a BlitzBall stadium maintained by the Allagans.

and to participate the players need to fight their way through the CT each time back after they left the stadium area.

[Gesser]

It wouldn't have to be underwater.

There's nothing then that would forsake lore in having a ball-sport in the world of Eorzea.

I mean, they have freaking Bluetooth for goodness sakes lol, if they wanted to breathe underwater & play ball I bet they could do that too.