An overview on the game after one month of playing

[Barboron]

Hey look how cool Miles is everyone...

I don't know, he seems pretty cool to me. He was all like "ok" then he went "/thread", that seems pretty cool.

As for this:

+ :

. The gameplay in general
. The world design and environment art
. Fate
. Trials and bosses fights
. Grand companies
. Chocobo transportation
. Chocobo champion
. The OST
. Gear or armor
. Hunt
. The monsters distribution around the world
. Leves
. The weather changing
. The different currency to buy stuff
. Manions
. Mounts
. The bosses
. Jobs

- :
. Mobs in Dungeon : u can't skip them when u get aggro .. specially if u at level 50 it's so
annoying instead of fun .
. Skilles actions : playing next to a guy who is exactly like me and have the same style , no one like it ,why not to make it like 60 or 70 actions and he can pick 30 only with approche gives him different style .
. The charcter creation at the beginning .. There is no much options there .


Sugssetion :

Only one , the card mini game that we played in ff9 .. It was really great game and the best mini game ever , it will add a lot to ffxiv world .

...what? You have been playing for 1 month, I would just totally disregard any of your opinions as I would highly doubt you have in depth experience in all the aspects of the game.

[Duelle]

Seems to me the OP loves this game. 18 pluses to 3 minuses.

Except two of the three minuses are done under poor reasoning.

You shouldn't be able to skip trash mobs in dungeons, as they are placed in part for the sake of pacing. Multi/group pulls is one thing, since those require you having a certain level of gear to pull it off (an ilvl55 tank is not going to be mass pulling in AK, for example). The devs have changed dungeons in the past where it was possible to skip trash for this very reason (Wanderer's Palace, Amdapor Keep, Haukke Manor during beta).

As for the other point:

Skills & actions : playing next to a guy who is exactly like me and have the same style, no one like it ,why not to make it like 60 or 70 actions and he can pick 30 only with approche gives him different style.

Because that would be stupidly difficult to balance and creates divides within jobs (not to mention the inevitable drama of build X versus build Y). The devs so far have dodged most of the downfalls of class design. Asking for something that would create nothing but trouble for the sake of a handful that want to be unique snowflakes makes little to no sense.

[Nyalia]

Seriously? Compared to what?

I think you are the forth person I have ever seen posting on this forum, that thinks the storyline is great.

Uhh, the game's storyline is very Final Fantasy. It's in line with all of the other Final Fantasies, drawing most heavily from FFIII (basically the same world, with the events of FFIII having taken place in the 4th era or so, if you put the pieces together) and FFVI (same basic plot - imperialistic empire that is technologically advanced trying to take over the world, said empire being manipulated by an evil psychopath (Nael = Kefka), an apocalypse happens (1.23->2.0 = WoB->WoR), second part of the game takes place in the ruins (ARR = World of Ruin), empire is using magical essence of espers/primals to empower their tech). People are so biased by their nostalgia these days... I laugh every time someone says something like "FFXIV's storyline is terrible! Why can't it be more like FFVI's?" because they're basically the same general storyline.

Personally, I like FFXIV's storyline. I like Final Fantasy games' style and story in general. I liked FFVI when I played it when I was a kid. I liked FFVI when I played through it again as an adult. IV was great too, as was IX, X, XII, and XIII. Tactics, of course, was the best. If you don't agree, don't blame me for your lack of taste, blame yourself or God.

To those who claim they hate the XIV storyline - if you don't like the plots of Final Fantasy games, why are you playing one, and why do you expect XIV's story to be better than or different from the other FF games? If you think you liked the other FF games' storylines, but do not like XIV's, I strongly recommend playing through the older games with a careful lookout for nostalgia-based bias.

/rant

[BloodPact]

Hey look how cool Miles is everyone...

Anyways, Pretty much agree with op. Game is good but could use alot of things to diversify players. Some more customizable options would be nice.

This will never work out (regarding skills which is what was mentioned in OP) because everyone will always just choose the abilities that best suit that role. It's not an opinion, it's a proven fact.

[NyarukoW]

..
...what? You have been playing for 1 month, I would just totally disregard any of your opinions as I would highly doubt you have in depth experience in all the aspects of the game.

Your hatred and contempt for newer players is coming thru loud and clear. If you disagree with his point make your counter argument, but to discredit someone because they are new just shows that you have no understanding as to what SE needs to do to attract new players. There is no reason to be harassing the OP for writing up his opinions about the game.

[Barboron]

Your hatred and contempt for newer players is coming thru loud and clear. If you disagree with his point make your counter argument, but to discredit someone because they are new just shows that you have no understanding as to what SE needs to do to attract new players. There is no reason to be harassing the OP for writing up his opinions about the game.

It's not hatred for new players, you are just completely ignorant to my point here which, is coming thru loud and clear. I made my counter argument, it's that OP hasn't had time to experience the game to the fullest so OP is displaying thoughts or opinions based on a lack of experience which is just biased. If you want to take the opinions of an inexperienced player, by all means go ahead. If you would rather the thoughts of someone who has spent a bit more time playing, experiencing what the game has to offer, be my guest.

[NyarukoW]

..... OP hasn't had time to experience the game to the fullest so OP is displaying thoughts or opinions based on a lack of experience which is just biased. ...

Who are you to judge bias? The impressions of someone one month into the game is just as valid as opinions of anyone else. You made no counter arguments, you are just trying to discredit the OP for no good reason. I don't know what you got against the OP, but it is fortunate they are not here posting about vote kick abuse from encounters with players with attitudes like yours because they wanted to watch cutscenes.

[Xystic]

I made my counter argument, it's that OP hasn't had time to experience the game to the fullest so OP is displaying thoughts or opinions based on a lack of experience which is just biased.

Your interpreting the review as if it is an indepth review of the overall game but it is just a simple overview of the game based on 1 month of his/her experiences he/she encountered. He/she even makes a nice little list of what she was able to experience in 1 month and what she liked and didn't like.

Its good information to know that newer players have plenty to do even after a month and that they enjoy a majority of features they are able to access in that time frame. You'll notice that he/she has not listed FC or personal housing.

[Ghen]

i played this game about a month too now
and i agree with most of your point, especially the character customization, skill system and world design
world design is perfect and beautiful, but it shame that its too restricted full of ivisible wall and with all zone and instances, it make less immersive for me, but still i can handle it and not really a big deal for me
about a couple days ago when iam randomly searching web about ff14, i found an article about translated interview with ff14 producer, it stated that there is planning to overhaul the world with less invisible wall and make the world truly open world in future expansion
i don't know if it's true or not, but i do hope its true, it will greatly improve the atmosfer, make it more immersive (at least imo )

[Airikay]

Nope, Triple Triad was confirmed in the August live letter.

Its the Viii card game though, not the IX one. I don't really recap many people liking the VIII card game..why they chose that instead of tetra master is beyond me.