Think the game will succeed?

[Wolfie]

it might be for a small select console gaming crowd. to the pc gamers already failed

Console gamers will likely make up the majority of all players for this game. PC gamers have a LOT of other MMOs to choose from, and failed launches are extremely hard to recover from. Just look at Aion; doing great in Korea and it's by all aspects a good MMO right now, but they only have like 4 servers in NA and 6 or 8 in EU.

[Eugenics]

"2) you bought the game you moron" I think most of us are. I paid £50 and I could have waited a couple of weeks after release and picked it up for £5. Thank god I don't invest money.

[PrettyPrincess]

I dont regret buying the game. I always find something to do when I log in.

[Crunkjuice]

I dont regret buying the game. I always find something to do when I log in.

yea me to its called running threw uldah shoutng "what button makes you jump" and "where is the AH" "anyone wana duel" you would be amazed at how many cry babies get mad at this, not my fault basic mmo features have been ignored for 6 years in making this game.

[PrettyPrincess]

yea me to its called running threw uldah shoutng "what button makes you jump" and "where is the AH" "anyone wana duel" you would be amazed at how many cry babies get mad at this, not my fault basic mmo features have been ignored for 6 years in making this game.

well it's a good thing Tanaka is off the project now huh.

[Altera]

yea me to its called running threw uldah shoutng "what button makes you jump" and "where is the AH" "anyone wana duel" you would be amazed at how many cry babies get mad at this, not my fault basic mmo features have been ignored for 6 years in making this game.

I personally dont see how Jump, AH and PVP has to be a musthave for MMOs. The reason i like this game over WoW, Rift, AoC, Swtor etc ive tried, is because FFxiv isnt as mainstream. I find WoW boring as heck these days, and SWtor is just an updated clone with lightsabers and better quest immersion and voiceacting.

Just cause 1 mmo doesnt have millions of subs, doesnt mean its a failure. It just suits players differently. WOW with its 10mill subs has the absolute worst community ive come across. And i really hate when PVP messes up the PVE experience since you can never balance abilities between the 2 unless you make PVP specific abilities you can only use in PVP situations and not in PVE.

I personally think FFXIV will be a success to the people who is looking for something a bit more different. If its not for you, then go play SWtor or whatever game suits your style. No need to come onto forums of games you dont play and call people names and throw out insults.

[Crunkjuice]

I personally dont see how Jump, AH and PVP has to be a musthave for MMOs. The reason i like this game over WoW, Rift, AoC, Swtor etc ive tried, is because FFxiv isnt as mainstream. I find WoW boring as heck these days, and SWtor is just an updated clone with lightsabers and better quest immersion and voiceacting.

Just cause 1 mmo doesnt have millions of subs, doesnt mean its a failure. It just suits players differently. WOW with its 10mill subs has the absolute worst community ive come across. And i really hate when PVP messes up the PVE experience since you can never balance abilities between the 2 unless you make PVP specific abilities you can only use in PVP situations and not in PVE.

I personally think FFXIV will be a success to the people who is looking for something a bit more different. If its not for you, then go play SWtor or whatever game suits your style. No need to come onto forums of games you dont play and call people names and throw out insults.

of course you don't thats what happens when your part of FF niche market scrub group of wana be mmo gamers that except half of what you should get. mario was able to jump, my char in ffxiv should be able to 15 years later also.

[Altera]

of course you don't thats what happens when your part of FF niche market scrub group of wana be mmo gamers that except half of what you should get. mario was able to jump, my char in ffxiv should be able to 15 years later also.

So because my interest in games is different then your high and mighty Swtor style games I am a SCRUB. You sir is 1 player i will not miss. You appearantly have a deep hatred for FFXIV and its players, so why the heck are you here? If i see you post here post SWtor launchs and XIV p2p, then I pity you for having no other pleasures in life except talking down on others.

Cant fathom your obsession about jumping. Do you walk around your neighborhood jumping instead of walking? And whats the point of having Jump when theres no point of having it? In Skyrim yes you would be unable to play it properly since it requires you to jump from 1 place to another, but ive never seen any places in Eorzea where ive had the need to Jump.

[Murugan]

Over a year into the game since I, after having been in beta, pre-ordered the collector's edition.

Will it get better? Yes, and that is why I am playing it.

"For those who have been in the beta of SWTOR will it compete?" I have been in the beta since closed this summer, and I won't be playing SWTOR at release.

• SWTOR has much more to do in it right now than FFXIV, no doubt.
• FFXIV has a lot more of stuff that I am personally interested in coming, and that is why I play it.

First of all I hope SWTOR does well because I own some EA stock and would love for it to be the next WoW. I don't play WoW though, and I won't be playing SWTOR either.

SWTOR has a great deal of story content, and in this area it is much like Bioware's recent single player games. Is it on par with the main quest in FFXIV? I don't think so, there is certainly a lot more story content but it is like most of Bioware's recent storylines pretty bland and forgettable. Obviously it has the Star Wars universe, but it is not the best telling of that universe. The atmosphere the game attempts to create through full voice acting and dramatic events is diminished by the Cheesy MMO (watered down RPG elements, and simplistic mechanics) feel of the gameplay and art which portrays it.

As for FFXIV's plans

I still support Yoshida and Matsui's vision for combat in FFXIV:

• Both personal and group combination attacks.
• Positional and targeted attacks (attacking body parts)
• The Pugilist/Monk elemental style.
• The Lancer's Combo and crit focused style.
• The Bard.
• The Black Mages Magic Combos.
• The Marauder/Warrior's Berserker style gameplay.
• Matsui designed encounters (based on his previous work I look forward to seeing what he can come up with)
• The TP/weapon skill system, the enmity system, and the MP system I also think demonstrate the right priorities for a good MMO.

I especially am looking forward to future content like:

• Roaming gods which grant your Free Company a one time, game altering summon.
• Quest (hopefully many that are epic) driven job progression.
• Housing system with neighborhoods and harvesting area
• Chocobo raising.

I like the look of the concept art they have for 2.0. I also think I just like the lore of FFXIV better than the Old Republic universe, a character free to play any class/job, and I like playing an MMO on global servers.

I'll continue to play the beta of a game I enjoy, I've paid for it before. I also have fun with my linkshell enough to keep me logging in (though I imagine I'll be more active once the things I anticipate most are present). I'll stop when I become uninterested in the direction they are heading, or if something else blows my socks off. It won't be SWTOR.

[Murugan]

Quoting him in your replies just makes more work for the moderators when they have to ban him and delete his posts.