Press and player reactions to the new XIV

[Alixandir]

FFXIV is known as the worst mmo ever made, SE is going to have to drop 10s of millions on advertising to change peoples minds.

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As for the reviews several have been positive, but the communities on those sites still are considering this to be same game that launched.

This.

Most people either by playing at launch, or mostly just by word of mouth see this as an awful game, and have no idea about improvements made (and don't care either). Add to that the general hate that seem to be directed at SE this generation this game will have it rough, regardless of how good it might be.

I think the best bet would be to get new MMO player/ the PS3 crowd on, that can get in with a fresh view of the game.

[Avisaia]

I'm sure that if they wanted to release something snazzy in terms of game-play footage they could take a cue from TERA and just flex their "we're awesome" muscles. Something like a mix of... nostalgia/lore and battle epics -which is what made FFXI so fun. Awesome story and great battles too.

If they go with just footage from the game and some shots of cut-scenes with excellent scripting/typography to really hook the viewer in... pair that with some fantastic music... it would be great and they would avoid alienating any players based on vocal choices (because it seems many people disliked the voice-acting in the recent trailer release).

Like between these things:

FFXI Recollection ---||and||--- TERA In-Game Battle Footage

Anyway. I really hope the recent release of info brings some new players in. :) It will be great for the game to get some fresh blood.

[Hyrist]

Yeah I don't see Guild Wars 2 as much else but "Ooo, shiny!" I've seen such hype with Tera, SWTOR, Rift, Aion, and you can see how all those turned out.

FFXIV comes with the advantage of watching all of those come and go, listening to player's reactions, and building accordingly and towards their own fans.

Will GuildWars 2 hold some players? Sure, everyone is going to roam to find the game that suits them. But I have a feeling we have quite a few people eyeing AAR hoping it will turn out well enough to play it.

[bobbygunz]

http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/07...y-xiv-trailer/

"Did they really waste money on that?"

"I'm not gonna lie....that voice-over really destroys the mood of the trailer, which ,by the way, looks fabulous."

"Pretty visuals, horrible voiceover and just a generic script. It feels like a Tera teaser trailer... all shiny, no substance."

[yukikaze_yanagi]

http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/07...y-xiv-trailer/
"Pretty visuals, horrible voiceover and just a generic script. It feels like a Tera teaser trailer... all shiny, no substance."

Quite strange from a CG trailer, hmm ?
Meh

[neorei]

reading this makes me scared of the incoming noobs that's just going WoWerize it, man This Hardened community vs the Clueless "remake FF7" community is fuck shit up a lot. Even our bad apples aren't as fucking shitty as these people commenting on the game.

[HiirNoivl]

My sister quit the game shortly after release, citing boredom. I showed her the video of the new trailer. Her response: "No... that just doesn't seem like something I want to play sorry."

[Neptune]

The voice acting in that new trailer is embarrassing. Sorry Yoshi-P.

[bobbygunz]

reading this makes me scared of the incoming noobs that's just going WoWerize it, man This Hardened community vs the Clueless "remake FF7" community is fuck shit up a lot. Even our bad apples aren't as fucking shitty as these people commenting on the game.

The only noob saying "WoWerize" it was Yoshi from the beginning.

[Hyrist]

I think it's going to be up to the Alpha/Beta players to sell FFXIV, to be honest. If FFXI is any indication, we know how to do gameplay trailers better than they do, but I'm open to being surprised.