And in 1.20b we'll have...

[Veltaine]

wowzie, well we save on server lag by "carpooling" parties around? i mean, that is a pretty classy way of doing this

[TMjolnir]

i think people often forget the word fantasy in final fantasy. thats right kids, its not real.

YEAH....Agreed!! Don't go crazy with what is added...This is FANTASY!! :P

[Rowyne]

Blaming the Japanese and the Japanese auto industry for all or any of that makes you a racist.

Common sense would be recognizing falling American manufacturing and design standards over the years that led to Japanese auto makers making such headway into the American market because they made cars that people wanted to buy and mismanagement at the big 3.

Deriding people for driving Japanese calls, calling them "rice grinders" (from the implication, and even your ridiculous stereotypical assertion that rice is an appropriate cultural identifier for anything Japanese), and wrinkling your nose at them just makes you sound extremely petty and really explains a lot of your racism tinged posts on this forum.

LOL, I'm not blaming the Japanese auto industry. I'm disappointed in Americans who don't support our own economy. And people like you, who clearly don't care, are a big part of the problem. It happens every day. Do you ever pick up that item you're getting ready to purchase, turn it over, and see where it's made? Do you ever opt to visit a shop owned by someone in your neighborhood instead of going to Wal-Mart? Do you ever buy your produce from local farmers, instead of something imported? Labor is outsourced and goods are imported when it could be done locally. Do you turn a blind eye, or make informed choices?

I'm not denying that there has been mismanagement within Chrysler for years, and that GM's misleading statements regarding its loan payback hasn't earned it some scorn, such as the nickname 'Goverment Motors'. But Ford refused government money and pulled itself up by its bootstraps, maintaining a level of integrity you can't help but respect. And quality? The Ford Mustang is not only an American icon, but the bare bones V6 is 305 HP and gets 31 MPG, and costs less than $25K. GT, even better. Or better yet, hand one over to Roush, Saleen, or Carol Shelby and see its full potential.

You're clearly fixated on making this into something it's not. I'm not deriding anyone, and made no such insults. In fact, I clearly said that if anyone wants to drive such a vehicle, that is their choice. I may not agree with it, but that is their choice, and I defended their right to make it.

If this is truly an issue over the choice of a nickname I used (something that is widely used by people in gearhead circles across the country every day and I have yet to meet anyone who has ever found it to be offensive), I will be the first to apologize. To anyone. Just step right up and say so. I also edited my original post just in case it really does genuinely bother someone.

However, you jumped in guns a blazin' and outright called me a racist (now deleted by the forum mods) and turned a perfectly good thread into a flame war. Again. Pretty much like the server merge thread where you irrationally and repeatedly called anyone who was in favor of regional servers racists, as well. Which leads me to believe this has nothing to do with your being 'offended'. Your rude posts, name calling, paranoia, and continual need to somehow make yourself a better person than everyone else by bringing down others indeed lead me to see how people call you elitist. I seriously can't tell if you're trolling at this point, or if you really believe the outrageous things that come out of your mouth.

All I said is that people like choices. Just like everyone has different tastes in cars, people have different tastes in mounts, so let them choose and be happy.

[neizero]

Why, why and why? Also why?
What is the big deal about these mounts? Why do you want them? A monkey can't be tamed, how can something with HUGE TEETH and stupid durp arms be tamed?

Who cares? Its a videogame.

[Jennestia]

-stuff-

And to answer your question earlier, no you don't equate Rice with Japanese food -- While it is a staple of a lot of Japanese food, it is also a staple of other asian foods, much like Bread is a big thing in American food. Japanese food is more equated to seafood than anything, this is where I think he was getting his generalization thing from, since I'll be the first to admit we eat rice with A LOT of stuff, but so do Koreans and Taiwanese.

[Baxta]

What the hell is going on in here? Wasn't this thread about gobbues looking fabulous before?

[Rowyne]

And to answer your question earlier, no you don't equate Rice with Japanese food -- While it is a staple of a lot of Japanese food, it is also a staple of other asian foods, much like Bread is a big thing in American food. Japanese food is more equated to seafood than anything, this is where I think he was getting his generalization thing from, since I'll be the first to admit we eat rice with A LOT of stuff, but so do Koreans and Taiwanese.

As you said, it is indeed a staple. It's not meant as an insult. Just like you said bread is a big thing in American food. It's just a fact. *shrugs*

If people of other countries started calling American cars 'bread machines' or something, I wouldn't find it racist. I'd find it amusing.

[Forte]

<<<<,Mrbiggelsworth. Leviathan. Yessir (or ma'am?). And who might you be? I love running into old XI folks.

Cough Mr Merlincloud :P also got Turt to play this game with me again xd only took me a year to convince her lol

[Gramul]

As I said, if you can't see how it diminishes the artistic integrity of the game (esp in light of the 2.0 direction), I can't convince you otherwise.

Taste, either you have it or you don't.

I really don't see how this is any worse than the primal weapons.
But then again, if you thought those where tarnishing the artistic integrity, I can fully understand your stance.

This does feel a little out of place with a game as classically inclined on an artistic scale as this. But at the very least, we can take peace in knowing that these enemies where always in the game, and taming them does not fall out of the bounds of lore. It just supposed to be very hard, so let's hope that whatever we have to do to get them is a fair test of ingenuity and patience.

[Kailea_Nagisa]

You gotta understand this is the battered housewife club that has been mentally abused by years of only playing XI. All they want is XI again and if anything is outside the box of where XI was it's unacceptable for them. Funny this is that SE seems to be trying to move on but they cant.

This "defense" is honestly very flawed and not very accurate at all......

I dont want FFXI again, but it is still a good idea to take the things that where good from one and bring into the other.
FFXIV would have started off a lot better, if they took FFXI and used it as a base for FFXIV, then pored in the FFXIV filling, instead of trying to make it as different as possible.

We don't need 20+ mounts, we need a chocobo breeding system, and little customization with them equipment wise, and thats all.
Maybe bring back the racing and improve on it, and more chocobo games to play with others.