Request: Memorable characters

[Seif]

http://games.ign.com/articles/121/1215142p1.html


While the above list isn't my list of favorite FF characters (Shantotto and Zell would be on that list) it's just few examples of what kind of good characters FF series has had so far.

XIV however has none that I can even remotely care about. While Y'stola's (see how am I supposed to remember her name?!) visual design is slightly better than your average npc she really doesn't have much of personality. She merely describes the convoluted plot and then leaves for another 70 hours to be seen only in the handful of in-game cutscenes.

While in a single player game this would be just an irreversible disaster XIV has all the opportunities in the world to make these characters more interesting and more importantly meaningful to the player.

I'm requesting more attention to how the characters are integrated into the gameplay and quest-lines that bring us closer to our Eorzean non playing characters.

Please give them more chances to meet us in the battlefields or join us in a co-op crafting/fishing sessions.

Good storytelling has little to do with server issues and this is one aspect of the game that could be improved upon before 2.0 arrives.

[Catapult]

I've been enjoying the quests that have been building up these characters as the patches have progressed.

I feel it is inevitable that they will develop with time. Naturally, it would be silly in an MMO to have all the character development presented at once.

[SuzakuCMX]

It would help if they didn't disappear outside of the sparse mainline quests.

[Catapult]

It would help if they didn't disappear outside of the sparse mainline quests.

True, dat.

[AdvancedWind]

http://games.ign.com/articles/121/1215142p1.html


While the above list isn't my list of favorite FF characters (Shantotto and Zell would be on that list) it's just few examples of what kind of good characters FF series has had so far.

The MMOs are always ignored in these lists, nothing new about that

[Fensfield]

But.. I like a lot of the characters o.O

Momodi's my favourite Final Fantasy character in a while, Thancred is pretty fun, I liked Sisipu and loved watching Yda and Papalymo interact, Raya-o-Senna was interesting to see as well.. even if they did give you no options aside from violating her with the Echo or no story progression, there -.-

These are characters I wanted to enjoy learning more about, and .. frankly I was a bit put out when they info-dumped us about who the tattoo-bearing characters were and spoiler'ed what I'm pretty certain would have been an interesting little arc in the original main scenario.

So rather than asking for more enjoyable characters I'd sooner ask for more development of the ones we already have, less rushed, clumsy exposition, and fewer moments wherein you get no option whatsoever in how your character will act (and that's even if there aren't subsequent plot consequences, nice as they'd be - it's still nice just seeing and exploring the various immediate results and reactions in a single scene with a character of your own creation).

Frankly I think the problem is less the the characters are uninteresting and more that the main scenario was aborted for the time being before anyone got a proper character arc. .. Well, that and it was probably rushed out like everything else, too.

[Catapult]

Frankly I think the problem is less the the characters are uninteresting and more that the main scenario was aborted for the time being before anyone got a proper character arc. .. Well, that and it was probably rushed out, like everything else.

Well, we DO know that the "main scenario" is on hold until the Seventh Umbral Era sequence is done with. Probably so they can make room for their desired cataclysm into version 2.0

[Fensfield]

Well, we DO know that the "main scenario" is on hold until the Seventh Umbral Era sequence is done with. Probably so they can make room for their desired cataclysm into version 2.0

Thus my saying 'for the time being' >.>

[Catapult]

Thus my saying 'for the time being' >.>

Just agreeing with you.

[Seif]

While I would first and foremost like to see small cutscenes in quests it would help if they put a little bit more effort to giving the world more diverse looking characters. It surely can't take that long to give one npc's appearance a bit more memorable look to it, can it?

This is the one thing I thought for sure SE would improve upon when moving from XI to XIV.

Characters re important even outside of the main story-line.