FF11 mobile cancelled?

[ItMe]

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I continually floored by the dedication that old MMOs took.
Your recount was riveting and sharing it with my FC got some of the old hats waxing nostalgic for 11 again.

All this is why a mobile version would have the assets from FFXI but it would not be FFXI, it is impossible to make ffxi on mobile due the platform limitations and playerbase expectations on the platform. Mobile games are all about quick burst of play, easy in and out, quick rewards, and simplicity. It is as far away from what ffxi was as you can get.

I think if they want to make a mobile ff game. It should be its own thing specifically designed to work with the platform. I honestly think it could work, but they should NOT adapt any mmo to mobile. The genre and platform do not mix at all.

Oh my gooood you're right.
Which is a shame because, having more time to think about it (and doing some research) ... I wouldn't count on a single player version ever being released if only because it sounds like an impossible business case to make.
That game handles basically everything server side so it would have to be built from the ground up to be entirely local, and from what I understand that's why it took forever just to get private servers.

Even current "Mobile MMOS" are not really mmos when you look at what a mmos had traditionally include and focus on. A solid CO-OP FF mobile game I could see making big bucks and being a fun solid gaming experience.

Haha
Yeah, SINoALICE has done a lot to show me how the mobile MMO market has changed its shape.

And Crystal Chronicles has me hungry for a good* CO-OP FF game.
(*CC is a good game but yikes that multiplayer)

[lolicon09]

All this is why a mobile version would have the assets from FFXI but it would not be FFXI, it is impossible to make ffxi on mobile due the platform limitations and playerbase expectations on the platform. Mobile games are all about quick burst of play, easy in and out, quick rewards, and simplicity. It is as far away from what ffxi was as you can get.

Gameplay-wise, a mobile FFXI is totally posible since the game is pretty slow and doesn't require constant buton pressing and movement as current games. Saddly, it's true that most people won't like the idea of having to actually read dialogs and pay attention to what the hell you're supposed to do, with no indicators of any kind on your screen (Just your HP, MP, compass, and chatbox), no mini map, no quest tracker telling you the last thing you did of a certain quest and what you need to do next, no icons over the head of NPCs to see which one has a quest. Hell, some people will probably hate the idea of having to open doors manually as well, or the idea of getting killed by the very first enemies you find outside of the cities

[ItMe]

Update: officially canned.

https://youtu.be/yZM9oWA32eU

[RyuDragnier]

Sucks, but I'm glad that at least Nexon has nothing to do with the game anymore.

[Vahlnir]

I wanted a single player console/PC version anyway. So hope is back on the table!

[Keramory]

Sad to hear about this. Been recently replaying FFXI and miss the gameplay and world terribly, especially before the level cap raised from 75. The game had it's flaws and probably in some ways was a little too time intensive of a sink to get through... but I think FFXIV went too far in the other direction to avoid FFXI's flaws. FFXI had a real, dangerous world to explore and actual dungeons you could get lost and killed in. The dungeons had puzzles to solve to get through and some bosses needed items to pop them. Everything was so complicated and intertwined you didn't just farm tomes for BiS gear and sit there until the next update. Heck the weather would actually influence your elemental spells. Weapons had different attributes for different monsters (lances being good against birds or smaller shields having a better block rate for example).

The single most important thing they did however though was at it's very core made it a game about communication and connecting with others, by making the game brutally punishing if you didn't. That naturally enforced people to have overall good behaviors and be helpful towards one another. You don't see that anymore at the same level FFXI had.

These are things I greatly missed and havent found elsewhere. At the same time, I don't know if I'd have the time I once did to dedicate to what would be needed for FFXI if re-released today. Clearly many do though because their subs keep spiking even to this day when new content is released. Sounds silly but I wouldn't be half surprised if the game outlasts FFXIV with a dedicated (hard)core base.

[Kamau]

They should redo FFXI in the FFXIV engine, And release it as a co-op local LAN game vs an online server game.
Increase EXP by 200% again. Increase drop rates to mini of 10%

Bless you kind Warrior of Light, this is all I have ever wanted. So glad to hear someone feels the same way.