Return to Ivalice and A Missed Opportunity

[Exodyce]

I'm not sure how other people felt about the original Final Fantasy Tactics, but I personally loved it. I loved the story, the battle system, the characters, everything. With the upcoming release of the "The Return to Ivalice," am I the only one that is kinda sad we don't have an FFT-style battle minigame?

I feel like this would have been a great addition to squadrons. With the newly liberated Ala Mhigo, I'm sure there will be plenty of new action for Lyse and her people as they stabilize the region. These seem like great missions where you could send 4 or 5 squad members to help out and do an FFT style battle with Lyse as a hero-guest unit. Any faction that needs help could use this system to get assistance from our squadron, and this would make me care more about those units themselves. Personally, I've been hoping for a Tactics-style minigame in FFXIV for a long time, and now seems like a logical time to add it in.

What do you guys think?

[Theodric]

Keep Lyse far away from Ivalice, please.

[Linadae]

I believe that's what Verminion is, and not everyone likes/is good at rts style games so adding that as part of the msq would be a really bad idea I think.

[Exodyce]

I believe that's what Verminion is, and not everyone likes/is good at rts style games so adding that as part of the msq would be a really bad idea I think.

I dont think it's fair to compare LoV to FFT style battle games. Also, I don't want it as part of the MSQ, more as a squadron thing that you do, kind of like how you send them on hit-it-and-forget-it missions now. The Squadron thus far has been a glorified group of retainers, and while we get to take them into dungeons in the next patch, I think using them in a side-game to do FFT-type missions would be a lot of fun and a good way to make us care more about these units who are under our direct command.

[SenorPatty]

Idk whether or not if its the "logical" thing to do but I will say this: if we can have a RTS mini-game in the gold saucer, then turn-based grid mini-game should be possible.

Whether or not if it would be welcomed by an overwhelming majority of players is another thing...

[Linadae]

I dont think it's fair to compare LoV to FFT style battle games. Also, I don't want it as part of the MSQ, more as a squadron thing that you do, kind of like how you send them on hit-it-and-forget-it missions now. The Squadron thus far has been a glorified group of retainers, and while we get to take them into dungeons in the next patch, I think using them in a side-game to do FFT-type missions would be a lot of fun and a good way to make us care more about these units who are under our direct command.

Oh, well that's fine then. As long as it's not needed to progress through the msq or rank up in the Grand Companies then it's fine. Because frankly, I'm not only terrible at FFT and Ogre Tactics type games I also don't like them very much.

[Exodyce]

Keep Lyse far away from Ivalice, please.

Oh I intend to, haha. I just wanna be able to send our squadron out to help her on missions back home so that we don't have to go talk to her personally :V

I jest, of course, but yeah. I do want this to be a side-game type thing where it's by choice and you send your squad to help out your allies. Maybe Aymeric needs help once in a while, or your beast tribe allies need assistance. It would be a nice way to help out old friends without making you physically go revisit them all the time, and give a meaningful use for the squadron.

[Exodyce]

Oh, well that's fine then. As long as it's not needed to progress through the msq or rank up in the Grand Companies then it's fine. Because frankly, I'm not only terrible at FFT and Ogre Tactics type games I also don't like them very much.

Haha, fair enough! I always loved them (FFT and Disgaea especially). I've been itching for another Final Fantasy one, and while FFT:A and FFT:A2 were fun, I feel like it's overdue. FFXIV seems like a great way to have a soft-successor to FFT itself since we are doing Ivalice anyway =]

[Theodric]

On a more serious note, I would quite like some sort of Final Fantasy Tactics style mini-game baked into FFXIV. Especially if it has some neat story elements associated with it.

[Exodyce]

On a more serious note, I would quite like some sort of Final Fantasy Tactics style mini-game baked into FFXIV. Especially if it has some neat story elements associated with it.

Right? I feel like Squadrons being sent to help our allies in this manner would be a great way to revisit old story elements or even (optionally) keep track of side-story struggles that occur in time with the MSQ. There are many factions and groups that we help along the way only to never see them again. If we can't make an in-face appearance, I feel like sending the troops in our charge would be a nice gesture =P

Lyse, Aymeric, Jobquest NPCs, Beast Tribes. There are a lot of different questlines we could do / re-visit with squadrons in this style.