What is happening with FFXIV?

[Cuauh]

I know that to many people thought that this game would FFXI-2, and to many think this way yet, but the true is that this game is very different from the other.

But what was different about this game?

I liked the way the recipes were. But I know that this, for many players, was so hard.

I want just to type a petition here, if SE decide to lessen the recipes, that is fine to me, but I don't want to see that if a feather appears in my hat, the recipe don't need one, or if my staff appears jewelry, the recipe just use a stick of lumber.

As I said, I liked the way we create our weapons, clothes, tools, and more, because they use (in graphics) all the ingredients in the recipe. That's what made this different from other types of crafts.

I know that SE is interested for players and money, that is what WoW did, and after all, is what this game is, a business; Blizzard build an easy game where every one can play and be level 555555 in just one day, and I hope that don't happen here. And this is just an example, because I'm referring to all the game.

And the guild points was an excellent idea, was an other way to make this part of the game really fun and entertaining, a good challenge.

I decided to play FFXI for 6 or 7 years because it was a Japanes RPG game with MMO included, I Thought that this game would be something similar, but step by step is moving away far from this.

I believe that Naoki Yoshida will save this game. And I like they have feedback, but just because people cry, should not change everything in the game.

And starting from the beginning, Is this a different game from FFXI, or is like to many said, FFXI-2?

Maybe this game became WoW-II and developed by Square-Enix. I hope not.



Or maybe, just maybe, is not what the game is turning, maybe is the way we live our lives... Faster.

[Commat]

I like how you ended the op like one of those heart touching news segments.

+1 for you.

[AsterBarnivere]

I suggest you go over THAR -->> http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...n-t-you-notice Your questions shall be answered with a little reading..

[RemVye]

I had a hard time figuring out what you were saying...

Is this a complaint or just something else? Hmmm

[Stockapotapoulos]

I think what he is saying is he wants crafting to remain challenging and complex. And a hat with a feather should include an actual feather for that hat.

I somewhat agree on his take. Crafting shouldn't be too easy, but at the same time, it shouldn't be a pain in the arse. But if he clicks on Aster's link to that thread, it should ease his worries.

[DoctorMog]

Ill wait till the new crafting system comes out before I make judgement.

[RemVye]

Hmmm... I sort of got that, but the whole "level to 5555555 in WoW in one day" threw me off and also the "petition" part!

Anyway, I don't really understand this whole debate on crafting. Making a item require more mats or less mats doesn't actually make crafting any easier or harder. Maybe 5% of people (random number guess right there ) actually go out and farm all the mats to make the gear they want, the rest just buy them from market wards. Well that's what I do at least... so it doesn't make it "harder" to have more mats just more things to buy and more time / money to use lol.

I understand people wanting more "realism" though, like the OP said if a hat has a feather the recipe should have a feather! The way they had crafting setup makes logical sense, it's just a bit of overkill for some of the items.

[Verecund]

Believe it or not, "leveling" is not the only means of gauging difficulty (not to mention it generally makes for a horrible measure of real skill as well).

WoW is successful because it is fun to play and has actual 'content' for all ranges of playstyles (even hardcore). This game, currently, can barely appeal to even FFXI's specific niche audience, and even then only in terms of party-play being vastly optimal for leveling. There's alot more wrong with this game than just "It is/isn't FFXI-2".

[DNO]

realism and fun almost NEVER can be together.

thats why games are fake. thats why we are fighting monsters in FF14 and not obesity like many people are in real life. because its fun.. not real. once people get that they they will start to have fun.....

[AsterBarnivere]

I actually want to make OJ the "logical" way, not with a pan

HOW DOES I MAKE OJ?