-Beta:Yes -One time event:Yes -Paying:dundundun

[Jacien]

I see some people complaining about the fees. I hope they realize this next year is a one time deal. We are going to see a brand new game unfold right underneath our own feet. All the event are real time(almost), we are essentially playing a prequel of FFXIV in a beta form. We are really going to give the bards something to sing about.(probably should quote that)So, this is the first time I've seen an mmo do this. . Soo, how I look at it, we are playing a betaish game, that BIG events are going to happen, that we are the only ones EVER going to see it/experience it/feel it. Talk about immersion I say.

This but unironically.

EDIT: Y'know what, it's very unsettling how similar your name is to mine. And how we're basically opposites.

[Gumbercules]

... there is something weird about this .... all of this....

[Gramul]

... there is something weird about this .... all of this....

It's only weird if you make it weird.

[Gumbercules]

It's only weird if you make it weird.

...weird... >.>

[Gumbercules]

...but rokien!!! ... the GRASS!! XD its gonna be so ugly!... and..and...its ONLY gonna be xp on rails by following the "!"!!! /cry and don't forget...EVERYTHING is going to be "instanced" with NO open world group content whatsoever!

[Aceofspades]

personally have seen MANY who have invested countless hours into this game just to delete accounts because of pay to play.... w/e lol. Let em go, when they come back in ps3 release and have to start fresh, paying a even higher monthly and all lvl 1 jobs , then I guess that will be the consiquence of a decision they made , I am content with what we have now and look foward to not having to lvl all my jobs to 50 again on 2.0 release, yay for me!

.....Now, as far as the grass in 2.0 , 2d grass or error message in grid? tough choice. I personally congradulate SE on giving the trolls ,apearntly, nothing to complain about, now they are forced to grasp at straws, or grass as it were.

[Grim_Lion]

I see some people complaining about the fees. I hope they realize this next year is a one time deal. We are going to see a brand new game unfold right underneath our own feet. All the event are real time(almost), we are essentially playing a prequel of FFXIV in a beta form. We are really going to give the bards something to sing about.(probably should quote that)So, this is the first time I've seen an mmo do this. . Soo, how I look at it, we are playing a betaish game, that BIG events are going to happen, that we are the only ones EVER going to see it/experience it/feel it. Talk about immersion I say.

Ok, good topic. One I can talk about too.

I played beta Vanguard and launch. Epic Fail. They didn't have the funds SE does to turn it around, no where near. So if SE needs to have some cash inflow to keep the game in development, I'm down for that. Vanguard could have been good with a rebuild like FFxiv is getting.

[Rokien]

Ok, good topic. One I can talk about too.

I played beta Vanguard and launch. Epic Fail. They didn't have the funds SE does to turn it around, no where near. So if SE needs to have some cash inflow to keep the game in development, I'm down for that. Vanguard could have been good with a rebuild like FFxiv is getting.

I have never played vanguard, what is it like?

[Gumbercules]

i tried vanguard for a while though that combat system was more or less what SE was planning when i first played it at launch (assuming im not confusing my mmos lol), mostly since i figured they were gonna try a more action-mmo oriented approach for gamepads. Did not play vanguard long but i could tell it was gonna be really fun for a while then get old, and when i played PS-U I had more or less just a months worth of it in me.
The current combo system in ff14 does a good job of adding that "active" feel to combat, and the more i play with melee classes, i find ways to maximize the combos/time i can do. hoping the new gamepad UI gives it a smoother feel and adds to the "active" combat.

[Irana]

Back in my day the damn aether homepointed me to it if I dare looked at it.