Thread: Two specific concerns regarding 2.0

First of all, let me start by reminding everyone who happens to read this that these are simply my opinions. Also, I apologize for not just making this as a single post in a general 2.0 thread, but I'm hoping to get a lot of discussion!

1. In-game voice in all four languages (Japanese, English, French, and German) after version 2.0.

This was under the Main Storyline category, so I'm assuming it's talking about implementing voice overs for every cut-scene. I imagine that the majority of the community would look forward to this, but I was honestly pretty disappointed when I read this. I found the majority of voiceless cutscenes in FFXI to be very moving, and the few I've run into in FFXIV have the same quality (Raubahn Aldynn's speech gave me chills!) I never saw it as some laziness in SE's part because its always seemed appropriate. I personally loved hearing just the fitting music in the background as I watched the characters.

To give an example: You've definitely heard someone say "Oh the book was better than the movie", right? It's because it's extremely hard (or impossible) for someone to present something to you that's better than your own imagination. Imagine if SE had added a voice to Raubahn Aldynn that you personally found to be cheesy. The entire cutscene and all of the emotions it's supposed to portray would have been ruined for you. Consider that it's also extremely hard to judge voice acting of another language when you don't speak that language or were brought up in that language. I'm not saying SE couldn't pull it off, it's just a huge risk.

I think SE feels like they need to add voices to "keep up" with some of the other recent (voice acting made SWOTR look awful in my opinion) MMO's out there, but I think it would give the game a cheaper feeling rather than a more polished feeling.

2. PvP Content (Frontlines): In this new area, the three Grand Companies of Eorzea will battle over control of newly discovered ancient ruins and the secrets that lie within.

Reading this made me a little sad! I know the Grand Companies are already competing against each other, but are they on the level of hatred to kill each other over land? I really don't like the idea of killing other players just because they're in another Grand Company, it's pretty depressing..

Obviously we won't be forced to participate, but I also think it might be a slippery slope of adding PvP content until the Developers are forced to balance classes around PvP (God forbid). If anyone has played WoW you know that it's a horrible endless cycle of whining and jobs going out of fashion, it's literally a nightmare for everyone, especially PvE only players that have to have their classes constantly changed.

The Coliseum alone sounds like it will serve the needs of PvP players perfectly. You can go in there to blow up your friends for fun, or compete against others like Ballista with teams and so on. I think the Frontlines idea came from feeling the need to implement most aspects of other modern MMO's. It might bring in some people who may have not given FFXIV a chance before but I don't think it's a good fit for the community. Final Fantasy players are all about teamwork, even if they're from another Grand Company! I swear it!

You like silent cutscenes and don't want pvp because it makes you sad?

I am a bit baffled to be honest.

You have legit concerns, but... really?

/bewildered

Who said we are "Killing" eachother in PVP? Take it as more of friendly competition to control strategic resources in the overall war effort, everyone may be playing nice to fight for the greater good...but it doesn't mean they don't want to take the spotlight when they can. Balista in XI was pretty much played out as friendly compeition to keep the troops sharp and ready for a real attack IIRC.

Originally Posted by DoctorMog

You like silent cutscenes and don't want pvp because it makes you sad?

I am a bit baffled to be honest.

You have legit concerns, but... really?

/bewildered

I don't understand how my concerns could be considered mutually exclusive, they are just parts of the list from the 2.0 outline. What exactly is baffling about my post?

I would have shared your opinion of voice overs... but then I played the Old Republic beta. If they can do voice overs as well as BioWare has, I'm 100% for it.

The voice acting in the current FF XIV is awful so I can only hope they find some better actors or it's going to be painful watching these cutscenes.

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I don't really care about Pvp anyways :-)
But as long as they don't make it pvp wherever you want im not against it.