[Spoiler] Omega 1-4 + Story feedback

[Remedi]

so everyone having a problem with the chocobo but not with midgarsorm back yet again in a small dragonet form?

[Vanitas]

Opinions.
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[Daralii]

My current theory is that that Omega is a reference to Dissidia and we're going to deal with a bunch of enemies from the franchise. They picked well with FFV being the first choice (and the wind-up Bartz minion and syldra suddenly make a lot more sense) but they already hit the big time by using Ex-death. If we go by my current theory, next up is we're going to deal with some other final fantasies, here's hoping we deal with Kefka next!

I'm half expecting us to fight FFV's protagonists at some point, with Alpha siding with Bartz for obvious reasons.

[Rhindas]

The second boss was really hard for me thanks to colorblindness but once I found the safe spots and saw that the one tentacle stops moving, I was able to manage. I was just discussing with my FC about how forgiving the majority of these mechanics are this time. Which is both good and bad, I guess.

I was just all fanboy over the FFV stuff, I admit it, but I really didn't think the end boss would be that, I was expecting Necrophobe, because I thought they'd save the tree for the next one like they did Xande. Incidentally I wonder if Greg will help with Necrophobe if he/it shows up....

[AlphaSonic]

Except the first boss that I found boring I really liked the others. Specially 3rd boss that was really fun.

[Kethic]

I think the fact that it drops tokens for level 320 gear tells you everything you need to know about the intended difficulty. Savage is in 2 weeks.

[Marluxia]

Omega's story is totally fine as long as you see it for what it is: a paper-thin excuse to recycle old Final Fantasy bosses (under the pretense of "homage" or "callback", natch). In which case, the weird arrangements of letters in dialogue boxes that pass for "story" really don't matter.

Actually, I hope Square Enix goes all the way with it. You might as well throw in Sephiroth or Jecht while you're at it. Heck, why not have the entire cast of Dissidia show up? That's like, at least 20 bosses there man! You don't even need a reason, just say "Omega made them, fight plz"! You don't even need to do any visual design work!

As for the fights themselves, I never expect the Normal Mode 8-man or the 24-man to ever be significant challenges. Extreme Primals fill the gap of Midcore challenge between casual content and "hardcore" savage. I don't think anyone should expect Omega to be at all difficult in normal mode; it's only there to farm i320 gear.

[Pinkie_Pie]

Feel the void

[Yasuhiro]

Seems like the longer we get away from 1.0 lore, the more the game turns into "Generic Final Fantasy MMO" as opposed to a game with unique story and enemies.

You've played all the way upto 4.0 and not realized this is a fan service game?
FFXIV can be summed up as Final Fantasy: Greatest Hits Edition.

[saber_alter]

so everyone having a problem with the chocobo but not with midgarsorm back yet again in a small dragonet form?

mini Midgar has had nearly three years to grow on us. Alpha on the other hand has one day of exposure and does not fit the games art-style in the slightest.