All the big changes in 2013???!!!!!

[Nakiamiie]

Still am I the only one who thinks that's incredibly far away?

Based on the pdf they're going to postpone all the major changes by an entire year.

I much prefer to wait for the new system than what we have now. The current system is flawed and releasing the super-content would be less fun than what it should have been. And people would whine and say the devs fail, so it's better to have it in v2.0 so they can focus on having 2.0 out as quick as possible. Also, the game is still very fun as it is now.

[Misteyes]

except we wont have to pay for skyrim leading up to its release....

You don't have to pay for this either. You can choose not to pay for it, and not play it until release2.0. I don't understand why people are so upset about having the option to pay to continue playing.

[Starlord]

Yeah, I'm trying to plan out my year and where to be in 2.0 as well.. Thing is, I don't want to level everything up.. I want to have a class or two below 20 so I can check out all the new low level stuff without having to purchase an extra character.

So looks like I'm shooting for 50gld and mrd, possibly pug by the time 2.0 hits. Everything else I'll leave where it is currently at and work on after 2.0 hits. At least.. that's the "plan".. how well I stick to it has yet to be determined.

Well, this is Just my Main Character. I plan to make a Secondary Character Come 2.0 Launch, so I can Experience everything at hand, just as if I were playing the game a new, that way I can enhance my gaming experience, then to rather just use my level 50's and trample all the low level content, not doing it from the ground up.

On my Main I'll still have:

CNJ- 20
THM- 20
GLD- 26
MRD- 26

I still have those to Level it with the Content of FFXIV 2.0 =)

[GinTama]

just so you know they are putting in a party search tool and AH like system in by 1.20

and fees dont start before players didnt have time to test 1.20

[Burn]

Dunno what people expected of SE, they're taking 5 years worth of failed design and re-releasing a new game for the most part in a year or so, I think that alone tells you how many people they got working on 14.

[Buddhsie]

really???

I've gone through the phonebook of info now 3 times over and it seems like they're dedicating another year only to minor tweaks for us who are still playing the game.

AH, player housing, terrain changes and storyline revamps are all for the very extremely distant future in 2013??

Can somebody please slap me and tell I missed something. I'm literally dumbstruck by this decision. It's like SE just punched us in the stomach.

The pdf certainly gives something worth waiting for but they're all basic MMO stuff most of the forum poster though were going to be implemented by march this year while the most pessimistic of trolls joked about them being ready around "2 years from now". I can't believe they were right.

I just wish this is all a big mis-understanding of hilarious proportions on my part and or this is all just a terrible nightmare.

That's such a ridiculous statement you have no idea. This entire time before the 2.0 announcement we've all been saying what a great job Yoshi-P is doing and how quick he's banging out these huge updates, and as soon as he announces there's something bigger going on behind the scenes the first thing you say is that these are minor updates and he's punching us in the stomach?? What is wrong with you, seriously...

[Edgecrusher]

If you don't want to acknowledge the ammount of dedication and work they have put into reworking this game from the ground up basically, and you don't want to pay now, and you don't want to wait by their timetable for the completely redone product, very simple...don't. Those of us who do, and want to, very simply...will.

[Wynn]

You don't have to pay for this either. You can choose not to pay for it, and not play it until release2.0. I don't understand why people are so upset about having the option to pay to continue playing.

The answer is easy...if you think about it.

[Nero]

Speak for yourself. You don't play.

The lag is still prevalent. I end up spamming actions as much as ever (even before the combat update) due to the server lag. The dye system ruined a lot of the game. The crafting dumb down oversimplified crafting. The materia system is just a grind with a Korean RNG crafting system tacked onto it at the end for kicks.

i lol'd. Beside that you dont have a clue what you are talking about, you should stop try making your opinion a fact. Its obviously not. So basically get out of "Its true, cause i say so"-Mode.

[Exni]

BTW. there is more than just "bug fixes" planned up until 2.0.

That's all that really needed to be said for this thread..
There is alot of content, lore, etc coming throughout the next year that I suppose the OP just glossed over.. A lot of which will be exclusive to those who decide to stay through this pre-2.0 period. If it really bothers you, just don't sub.. I think SE is confident that the number of players deciding to stay will be more than 'enough' to last until they restart marketing campaigns for 2.0. So.. cya around then, or not, whatever..