Fun for the whole family!

[nasomi]

My kids got new computers for xmas, they're 8 and 9, as well as controllers, big 23" hp led monitors, and bluetooth headphones. And Final Fantasy XIV.

They've never played anything like it before, but they've seen me play, and keep asking to play. We set up and I got them to the character creation screens, where they could customize their characters race and appearance. They had great fun with that and spent nearly 30min on that part alone. Then we got to the names and selected world/starting cities. I had them do the intro on their own, with minimal help, follow the tutorial, etc.

The most difficult thing for them I must say is the dual analog for camera and movement at the same time. Then switching to the d-pad for targetting in a group of monsters. They're getting the hang of it though.

I took them through the xmas event, then put them in a party together, both as marauders, and put them outside limsa by the sheep, showed htem how to go between active and passive mode, and kill sheep. In about 1.5hr, they hit level 7, I moved them to chigoe's, and they worked on them, while I sat and cured them when needed. They got the hang of it fairly well though.

I sent them back to limsa and let them roam for a while, they hit probably every pc and npc that they came across with a snowball or two, which they greatly enjoyed. I figured I'd let them play with emotes and run around to get the hang of the dual analogs.

Then they were level 10, and I took them to kill dodo's. When they hit 11 I switched to archer and joined them, with specific instructions for one to attack a monster, then the other to attack the link, and I'd just dps, with my mule out of party healing us.

At level 13, I switched my mule to conjuror, and the 4 of us were in a party together and we just murdered dodo's. We were getting 2-3 links, and they were able to target in the middle of the mess, not very well at first, but better with time.

They've picked up on the game rather quickly, and we can party together, and htey can have hours of fun doing nothing more than running around exploring. One got killed by a roseling once, and now they're both afraid to go near them, but you can't really blame them for that.

Anyone else have their kids playing?

[Tango]

Omg you have your own crafters! Make them craft!! 8 hour shifts!

[Kopuno]

LOL Thats cute, a family that plays together stays together, unless your gf/wife finds someone else in that same video game and leaves you, but thats another story lol. And yeah I would totally have my kids crafting for me non stop, slave shifts. xD

[Bowen]

I wish my family would play with me. ;_;

[nasomi]

They keep seeing nodes and want to harvest them because they're shiny... and they see people making stuff and want to do that too. However I think that the difficulty level might be a little high for them just yet, they have to understand the money system and buying stuff first. The game has a difficult learning curve for someone that age, when you consider they're just killing now, then I have to teach them about selling to npc, then getting a retainer, checking market price, selling crystals, getting money back, then figuring out what to buy. Then to craft they need to get ingredients, etc. I'd rather just have them level the jobs to 10, then take their crystals and give them the money back(less 50% handling fee, of course^^).

[Bowen]

I wish my family would play with me. ;_;

Disregard this post. Nothing but me being stupid. >_>;

[nasomi]

I haven't even told the gf about this game... I'm not so sure how well it would go over just yet...

[Matsume]

then I have to teach them about selling to npc, then getting a retainer, checking market price, selling crystals, getting money back, then figuring out what to buy. Then to craft they need to get ingredients, etc.

sounds like a great idea for 8 and 9 year olds...

except when you precede it with this:

when you consider they're just killing now,

Im just saying, out of context...

[nasomi]

Out of context, sure, but any game you play these days involves killing monsters. It's not like they play halo or call of duty where they're killing other people in simulations of real life, like their friends are doing.

[Lienn]

I play with family. My mom and sis. Originally this game was awesome to play in very small groups...when we first bought the game we nearly did everything in 3. It's way better than playing with random ppl! ^^

Also, it's funny that my mom followed the very same situation your sons did. Started playing MMOs after watching me playing FFXI for a while...and did had some "camera issues" too =P