Fame

[Firon]

I'd like a fame system in the sense of, if I do more quests, people in town should start to recognize me and react differently to me. In FFXI this was reflected by previously useless NPCs now offering quests to you. They basically thought "Hey I've seen this Tatl guy around town helping lots of people, maybe I can trust him with this difficult task after all." In this game it could be tied to the GC quests and that would be fine with me.

Rather than just going by level, certain NPCs might only offer you their quest when they know your name and have heard of your GC adventures. Actually I think those 3 stronghold GC quests sort of work like that since you can't do them until you rank up no? An expansion on that would be perfect. It doesn't have to be a straight rip from FFXI, but some sort of fame system would be welcome in my book. Our GC exploits should be known throughout the town, not just in the GC HQ.

The fame system in XI was a good idea they just did it wrong. It should have been you raise your fame to do quest from a certain npc and if that npc has multi quest you shouldn't be locked out from the next quest he is gonna give... If they trusted you enough to a difficult task the first time why not the second..? In short fame should just unlock quest but never interrupt a quest chain like it did in XI.

[Kiote]

The FFXI Fame system was terrible, but A fame system would be great. A Faction system would be even better. Make it so players can build reputation with Each Clan and Each city and each guild. Would be pretty epic. Just have to make sure it's not something people grind.

I would like to see a system where you actions(things you kill, quests you complete) raise and lower your standing with different groups resulting in things like Shop keeper discounts and side quest storylines.

No cabbage trading though. Would be better if say Defeating a Specific Kind of Beastman or Participating in a Specific Behest/Hamlet Defense would be the most significant things.

[Majidah]

if you think grand companies are the same as fame system. you have no idea what you're talking about.

grand companies are grind and repeat. there's no flavor into it... no npc outside the company's hall if at all changes its dialog when you rank up.

grand companies is basically the bad part of the fame system. its as if SE forced everyone to grind through it instead of letting them level it naturally by solving the problems of different npcs and knowing new stories and such.

[Yves]

Here is a link about fame. Hopefully this helps bring the thread to a close.

Link regarding fame.

[Lyndis]

I think this kinda touches on one of the things I feel FFXIV is lacking right now. There is no adventure to unlock the content. Even the end game content is accessible only after soloing some starting quests.

Currently this game is nothing but log on and decide which fight to grind (or grind some crafting or gathering). Really, fame would add variety to this game which is an astounding thing to say.

Edit: I thought I might want to stress this only applies to the current state of the game.

[Peptaru]

For the people trying (and failing) to say GC = fame, it doesn't. GC = city rank missions. Storyline = storyline. Fame = the levels in XIV. Things just unlock as you get higher now and it takes what ... a whole day or two to get level 50.... so ya, everything is available too quickly IMHO. The fame impediment was only to sidequests in XI, just like level is the impediment to them in XIV.

GC = City missions = trade a miniscule amount of crystals to raise your rank.... sounds about the same as trading a miniscule amount of seals to raise your rank, no?... ya it does. At least they don't let you buy your rank points at the AH in XIV.

I miss a fame system, XI's didn't bother me that much, but it definitely could have been better.

[Duuude007]

They could feasibly add special content for folks who have earned a specific title thru the achievements system. I guess.

[YuriSan]

LMAO! these "Bring Back" threads pop on daily basis now!!!
SO funny HA!!!

[Majidah]

Company ranks is at most, similar to nation ranks in XI.
And even then, its nothing but grinding. Its the same shit they did to quests with guild leves. They took the flavor and made it into a repetitive task.

People need to stop comparing it to fame only because it involves PROGRESS. Something which FFXIV seems to lack of.

[Sehro]

NO!!!!!!!!!!