Devs: Has Merrits Been Talked about?

[TheVedis]

It's called the talent tree.

talent tree is NOT a merit system

[Xatsh]

I can name 2 games that have "Merit" like systems

XI and Rift


But yea way too soon for merits.

[Griss]

I can name 2 games that have "Merit" like systems
XI and Rift
But yea way too soon for merits.

Depending on how you view it, The wow style talent tree could also fit the bill.

The xi merit system was kind of a head shaker if you sit back and think about it. They were so dead set on not allowing the cap to go above 75 for a long long time. Yet they turned around and put in and occasionally expanded a system that allowed players to tweak the underlying math magic and approximate the mechanical benefits of going above said cap.

Me no understand.

[Biggs]

I can name 2 games that have "Merit" like systems

XI and Rift


But yea way too soon for merits.

Actually, any form of endgame content that can flesh your character out after it has reached max level (not including gear) could fall under the merit catagory, so yes, many games have a feature like this. I hope they DO add a merit style system in this eventually, except I hope instead of grinding for them, we can quest them. Essentially the point system they have added in 1.20 is a merit style system so you sorta have one now, but I get what the OP means. I hope that, instead of adding merits in the form of stat point bonuses, which materia will always be better for, they add a system that rewards you with unlockable skills that aren't just copy and paste version of other ws animations.

[Isaveron]

Another topic requesting XIV to be more like XI. Nothing to see here, move along.

[Zenaku]

Another topic requesting XIV to be more like XI. Nothing to see here, move along.

There more games then just FFXI who have this type of system. If players are asking stuff from wow and making the game more like wow why not ask stuff from FFXI that works and know it a good idea? So i don't see a issue asking for a merit type system it give us high level something else to look forward too then just level up other class we don't want to. I'm 60% sure they would have something like this when we get at least 70cap.

[AresGodofwar]

Another topic requesting XIV to be more like XI. Nothing to see here, move along.

Because.......

New EQ's never take things from previous EQ's
New Halo's never use anything from previous Halo's.
New Call of Duty's dont use things from previous CoD's
New Guild Wars wont use things from previous GW's

Grow up kid, all new games use things from the past. Its what we are used to and it wont be something that changes the game completely around.

[TheVedis]

Because.......

New EQ's never take things from previous EQ's
New Halo's never use anything from previous Halo's.
New Call of Duty's dont use things from previous CoD's
New Guild Wars wont use things from previous GW's

Grow up kid, all new games use things from the past. Its what we are used to and it wont be something that changes the game completely around.

what we are used to means nothing when a merit system is meant to be the end of cap raising

we arent at that end yet so its not something to even think about]


if you want to reply to people commenting on your post, reply to the ones who made valid arguements not the 1 idiot who decided to post some whiny "dont copy 11" post

[Coglin]

Because.......

New EQ's never take things from previous EQ's
New Halo's never use anything from previous Halo's.
New Call of Duty's dont use things from previous CoD's
New Guild Wars wont use things from previous GW's

Halo....COD....seriously?
You want to compare FPS to MMORPG and exspect to be taken seriosly?

Grow up kid, all new games use things from the past. Its what we are used to and it wont be something that changes the game completely around.

Not to mention in your OP you made some blow hard claim that a "merit" system is in most MMOs. Again, though, you lose credibility by making false claims that most MMOs have it when its not true.

All that being said. I ask you, what type of "merit" system do you want in XIV?

[AresGodofwar]

Not to mention in your OP you made some blow hard claim that a "merit" system is in most MMOs. Again, though, you lose credibility by making false claims that most MMOs have it when its not true.

All that being said. I ask you, what type of "merit" system do you want in XIV?

im not comparing fps to mmo idiot, im comparing the change from game to game in any franchise. What is liked is always carried over. Everytime 14 mentions something similar to 11, people cry like little babies.