2.0 Excitement thread

[Rydin]

Do you read through the PDF's at least once a week?
Do you have dreams of yourself running naked through Crystal Tower?
Are you concerned for the safety of Eorzea inhabitants?
Are you eager to jump on Musketeer and "Bust-a-cap" in some Primal arse?
Can't wait to find those treasure maps on your DoL class?

If you answered yes to any of these questions... then this may be the thread for you

I just notice there is a ton of little stuff that you might not notice right away that will be planned for 2.0. Stuff you see in concept art, in game shots, text...
So what has you the most excited about 2.0?

I'll start....
Obviously the new Server structure is Numero Uno, hands down
The Graphic engine and Maps are definitely right there with it though...
As is the UI...

But those are the BIG things that we all know and have talked about ad nauseum
But what about the little things (Well, big things that just aren't as big as the BIG things)
like:

Chocobo fighting with us and leveling up (AWESOME)
I can see my chocobo saying "You wanna fight me? you must be Kweh-zy"
(Clearly my chocobo is Cuban)

As I previously mentioned.... DoL being able to randomly find treasure maps... thats very cool....

Manqo'te's?

Estroegadyn?

TheVedis, as much as you used to play with dolls, I know you are looking forward to the new Mannequin system??? (lulz... I'm frakin with ya)

more voice acting? I am looking forward to that... I read WAY TOO MUCH in this game... If I wanted to get smarter I'd go watch "House" or "Frasier" reruns

This one piqued my interest

Materia released in patch 1.19, with future plans including release of additional materia slot items, materia to mitigate requirements to equip gear, further system expansions, and additional items

Additional Materia slot items and materia to mitigate requirements to equip gear?
Let me find out SE actually has a master plan for materia beyond trying to triple meld Heaven's Fist to Cobalt Mitt Gauntlets
I can see them adding unique/untradeable materia that can only go on specific U/U gear...
So instead of upgrading stuff like AF... when the cap raises, you can quest for materia that increases all of its stats... could be interesting

Free companies (minimum of 4 people) at 2.0.
Im hoping they restrict you to only 1 free company...
Free company estates and cooperative synthesis coming after 2.0... NICE!!!!

What are YOU GUYS most excited for?


edit: 2.0 features thread
A very nice place to view 2.0 in all it's splendor

[Zahak]

NEW LAND! Behemoth's Dominion can I have it?

Hm, judging by this notice on the dev. roadmap "The roadmap below contains both completed and pending items. All changes to this chart will be posted on the Lodestone or another official venue such as the FINAL FANTASY XIV Forums." I would say all is going according to plan? :P Which means...
There things should be finished by now: Some being finished by end of the month
Character System
Chat System
Party System
Items
Enemy Distribution
Enemies
NPC's
Phasing System
Instancing System
Collision
Battle System
Camera
PC's
Retainers
Targeting System
Friend List
Black List
Linkshell System
PC Search Function
Character Motion
AI
Quest Systems
In-game delivery system
parley
non-instanced dungeons
markets
levequests and behests
login and patch procedure
crafting and gathering
server load test client
GRAPHICS ENGINE
Tool Design
Tool Production

[Starlord]

You know what I'm most excited for currently?

E3 Promotional Trailer!!

That Aside, I'm really looking forward to Seeing those Concept Art and In-Game Screenie in Action!, Also those Primals!! *Drool*.

Also.. all the Structure Changes such as Servers/Graphics/Client etc.

I'm also Excited for each patch and how big Dalamud Gets . Hoping for everything being red in Eorzea Come 1.23 . I never seen a game do this in my entire Gaming Career!! Thank you Yoshi-P!

[Rydin]

NEW LAND! Behemoth's Dominion can I have it?

I actually was thinking about this the other day....
Behemoth as an NM... pretty cool....

But what about Behemoths as regular MOBs and named Behemoths (Like King Behemoth) as NMs

Imagine a Super Mario Bros 3 Big Islands type zone

where EVERYTHING is huge
And Behemoths and Iron giants were regular MOBs

You know what I'm most excited for currently?

E3 Promotional Trailer!!

only like 2.5 months to wait... I feel you on this

[Starlord]

I actually was thinking about this the other day....
Behemoth as an NM... pretty cool....

But what about Behemoths as regular MOBs and named Behemoths (Like King Behemoth) as NMs

Imagine a Super Mario Bros 3 Big Islands type zone
http://www.modojo.com/media/features/486/big.jpg
where EVERYTHING is huge
And Behemoths and Iron giants were regular MOBs



only like 2.5 months to wait... I feel you on this

Yeah its around the Corner, I am sure SE is Nervous and a little scared on how People are going to take it in the Sony Press Conference, I hope people keep and open mind, and give this game a second chance.. I have faith this game is going to turn into something wonderful, under Yoshi-P's Helm =)

[Coldfire]

The only thing im really looking forward to is the new netcode. They will hopefully magically fix the lag issues. The graphical engine will look the same and use DX9 as well so it won't be much of an improvement. All the other interesting stuff seems to be coming after the release of 2.0

[Rane]

The world. I cannot wait to explore the new world.
(Sorry, I know you said to pick something less obvious to talk about. But man, I want to see the new zones.)

If anyone needs me, I'll be hanging out in the new fall colors area of the Shroud. (Bonus points if they end up calling it Turning Leaf.)

[Rydin]

The only thing im really looking forward to is the new netcode. They will hopefully magically fix the lag issues. The graphical engine will look the same and use DX9 as well so it won't be much of an improvement. All the other interesting stuff seems to be coming after the release of 2.0

2 different graphics engine can both use DX9 and still look drastically different... I don't know that this will happen here, I'm just sayin...

i am also looking forward to the complete rebuilding of the server structure. I wouldn't facetiously call it a "magical fix" though. That's like saying a construction crew working 12 hours a day for a month "Magically built me a new house"
I think it's a legitimate, reasonable fix
My only concern is that Yoshi and co. have acknowledged but aren't completely aware of how bad the server lag is when coupled with the internet latency of being halfway around the world
He can indeed reduce the server latency but he can't make the internet faster. Fortunately, he doesn't have to... 300ms round trip is still adequate for having a great gaming experience (Not on an FPS, mind you, but in an MMO, yea)

[Colino]

The only thing im really looking forward to is the new netcode. They will hopefully magically fix the lag issues. The graphical engine will look the same and use DX9 as well so it won't be much of an improvement. All the other interesting stuff seems to be coming after the release of 2.0

Yeah but at least it will perform better on lower spec machines and use less resources on your current system... I can't be the only one worrying my videocard will someday walk out of the case and tell me to fuck off.

[Purity]

I'm sorry, I'm kind of busy at the moment so I couldn't read your post, OP, but I did read the first two lines:

Do you read through the PDF's at least once a week?
Do you have dreams of yourself running naked through Crystal Tower?

And you won me over! Like'd!