Honesty Time - How do you feel about FFXIV?

[Alexis_Arteme]

I feel fine with it, but then again, I'm not one of these higher-than-thou customers. I'm an insane FF fan, and whatever they release, I'll play. Simple as that. There really is no other option for me, I've never played a game, any game, that entertained and inspired me half as much as any Final Fantasy title.

As an artist, it's simply brilliant. So I don't care "if" it will succeed, or "when", or whatever new patch comes out. I play what they make, and enjoy it immensely regardless. That's it.

[Vix]

The game in its current state works for me.A little polish here and there, and its got something unique. Unlike the other "experts" who flood the forums with retard opinions, I understand that this game as it stands is nothing more than a foundation. It takes years to build up a MMO. Wait till the first expansion pack before calling this a true fail.

There has rarely been, a finished MMO at launch. Its always a work in progress.

They are almost always a completely different game just half a decade after launch. True, this isn't the best launch Ive seen, but it certainly isn't the worst. From my own personal resume of MMO's I would say that title goes to AoC. Shucks, I remember WoW took me three days to log in at launch. That game was pretty lame up till BC launched. Too bad LK went the opposite direction entirely. Come to think of it, Asherons call was the only one I would call a perfect launch and a final product. True it had some small tweaking and changes to rules. But overall the essence of the game is the same as it was 13 years ago.

As for me, Ill be here till I get my two DoM classes to 50. And my LW/Cloth to 50.
After that Ill leave till the PS3 launch satisfied that a solid foundation for my future with this game has been laid.
I know the PS3 launch will be just like Zilart when it launched nearly a decade ago. To this day I can readily claim that it was the best expansion pack of ANY mmo ive ever played. I expect they will have their first expansion pack for 14 be an epic of epicness.

[Favz]

I just recently started playing the game.
I enjoyed 3 things:
That it works so well with a game pad.
That you could switch class so easy.(You din't have to log in a and out again to try different classes.)
That crafting feels more developed than in usual MMO.

But already at lower lever you feel that the game was released pre-mature.
- Lack of quests. In a mature game there are a lots of quests. As a example if you are a blacksmith you can't level up easy just don't the quests that are available in the starting area (if you don't do the same quests many times).
- Lack of easy to get info for new player in game (you need to look at http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com to find out some stuff).

But what I miss most when I started the game is that I thought I would see more of NPC walking down the streets so I would look more like in the trailers. I though that it should look more like in the trailers.

There has rarely been, a finished MMO at launch. Its always a work in progress.

They are almost always a completely different game just half a decade after launch. True, this isn't the best launch Ive seen, but it certainly isn't the worst. From my own personal resume of MMO's I would say that title goes to AoC.

I really wonder why most company do like that.
3 MMO that I started playing I left after 30 day. And I left as I though it was not good enough. Then I though I get back later an check out. But that never happens.

But FXIV has a 2nd chance as they are going to release on PS3 also. Polishing the game and add more content is where most of the development that need to be done.
Right now the game is biased toward the solo-player that likes to be a generalist. They need to be lot of thinking and testing how you can make room for the people that likes to play a specialist (and how they should work in groups) without loosing out on the benefits of the current system.

[Zenaku]

FFXI-2 I admit it that is what I expected also the great storyline the game-play the overall things that i love in FFXI i was hoping to see it in day 1 of release from FFXIV. By all means i did not want to see 100% copy but a new version of it.

Which are
Garrison
BCNM
Low-NM
Med high-NM
Rank mission: Understanding the city and what they do for the world
Race-Quest:"So you understand your Race backstory"
NPC-Quest: Understanding Mobs,Areas,Items
Job Quest: Understanding your class back-story and the history
PvP: Not open PvP but a type of PVP system "Not a type who like pvp but alway nice to have it"

That what i want the game to have from day 1 of the release by Beta 3 i knew that game would not have much to do. It was going to lack and player base would dislike it. Back when i was playing FFXI and someone told me SE going to show there new MMO on E3. I knew it was rapture it was a big talk in ffxi back then when i was low level. Everything tanaka was saying was very nice it hype everyone.

Then FFXIV arrived and I admit I was very disappointed but i knew it would not not change much from open beta. I play beta1 and seem nothing did change from beta1-open. I did play FFXIV for hours and days and stop this year switch servers at 37 in nov update. Switch and now am 44 i'm my new server i would be 50 but there nothing to do so i playing other mmo for now.

I think Final Fantasy XIV with time it would reach the level of FFXI right now i be more happy with FFXI2.0 then what we have on FFXIV. playing FFXIV was like "Did SE learn noting?"

I think with time ffxiv would become a great game and most of the ppl who quit would return. Rift and other mmo just don't give you what FFXIV/FFXI can give you.

[Arcell]

Rank mission: Understanding the city and what they do for the world
NPC-Quest: Understanding Mobs,Areas,Items
Job Quest: Understanding your class back-story and the history

These things exist, you just have to read the actual quest text >.>

[Zenaku]

These things exist, you just have to read the actual quest text >.>

Talking about at release and yes i read the text there not that much Mission/quest like FFXI. If they had more time you would have more quest. I don't know anything about my city and i read my main storyline and now am on other city.

Job quest for Pugs is about getting gil from others o.o how does that help me understand about my class? So am a person who go out and get money because they forget to pay?

[Arcell]

Talking about at release and yes i read the text there not that much Mission/quest like FFXI. If they had more time you would have more quest. I don't know anything about my city and i read my main storyline and now am on other city.

Job quest for Pugs is about getting gil from others o.o how does that help me understand about my class? So am a person who go out and get money because they forget to pay?

Well the Pugilist's guild is run out of a gambling den by loan sharks, so yes.

[Malakhim]

Well the Pugilist's guild is run out of a gambling den by loan sharks, so yes.

There's also a bit more to it once you see some more of the pugilist story too.

[Zenaku]

Well the Pugilist's guild is run out of a gambling den by loan sharks, so yes.

ya i see your point i guess i like monk storyline better ;; i don't want to be a dumbass going around taking back the money for my guild.

I hope when they add the new system monk would have a nice storyline.

[weeble]

i'm probably more like 50 50 on the game now, loved ffxi and though i don't want a ffxi-2 i did expect the best parts of it in the game and it's more like the worst parts of it have been added only. i hate how they trying to provide a game for every type of player it basically is ruining it for me. i don't think ffxi was in any way casual and trying to fit casual in has just turned a game that takes time and dedication into something just as lengthy but boring as watching shit cook in the heat. if they add a ton more party play missions/quests (not talking leves i find them boring and makes me sad they are part of our main content along with behest) and some real content along side making the grinding way more party based then i'd probably be happy(screw 2-3man grinds, we had 15 and it was fun).

but all and above anything even if they make this game into the game of my dreams i will not pay for it till they fix my biggest problem with the game, i'm stuck on an empty server and everyday it is chiseling whatever joy i have left in the game. only so much more crafting i can take when no one around to do things with, i wont solo a dang thing, i'll quit b4 that.

buuuuuut, lol i still have hope for it, i still chose to play it out of any mmo out (for now). i think it is sorta moving in the right direction(exept this less party members for things like grinding and upcomming dungeons, i need my large scale stuff, small party stuff will keep me happy for a minute), hard to tell really till it's all said and done.