A Quick Summary of the recent JP Articles

[Shougun]

It wouldn't be a problem if they just updated the www.finalfantasyxiv.com website like they're supposed to be doing.

It even has its own news section... >.>

[Ashel]

Excellent news!! It gives me something to look forward to when it arrives. Excitement building.

[Kerwin]

Just sayin, everytime SE does something you always say its "unfair" or some form of. Realize a Japanese company with a Japanese development team will post and market things in Japanese first and foremost. Western companies does this as well. Everyone is on equal footing when it comes to their MMOs, if you don't believe this, play a Korean based MMO localized to English and see how many updates the International (NA/EU) version is behind compared to the original KR version.

We all pay, but SE isn't an NA/EU company, it's a Japanese company. It has branches in other nations but that doesn't mean they handle the same exact development. Even the companies apart of SE now handle their own thing like Eidos, which also gets staggered information in Japanese sometimes despite their team being part of SE now. Hell the EU reps get info that even the JP reps doesn't even post sometimes, so it's not "unfair treatment" or anything, it's simply how the info is being handled. It wouldn't be a problem if they just updated the www.finalfantasyxiv.com website like they're supposed to be doing.

So you do recognize that there IS a problem?

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

I hope mob AI isn't programmed based on gambit. I want encounters to be more spontaneous and require situational awareness not rote memorization of some formula.

[Elexia]

I hope mob AI isn't programmed based on gambit. I want encounters to be more spontaneous and require situational awareness not rote memorization of some formula.

There's no such thing as spontaneous AI. Everything has a set pattern that will eventually repeat sooner or later unless it's "learning" A.I. You fight a Skeleton boss it will always be that same skeleton boss with the same skillset and same stats baring difficulty changes (more hp/additional moves etc.) You fight him in a castle that eventually crumbles and you have to platform through phases..that will always be true the next time you fight it.

Dynamic encounters goes only so far.

[Ryans]

Hmm I was hoping they would at least keep the instanced primals differently from the ones that roam in the open world. =( Because if its just one of each primal roaming... not many would even get a chance at one or even to see one. Because I'm sure more of the elite LS groups will have the primals on lock if that is the case.

I'm fairly certain that we've gotten confirmation that there are two ways to encounter primals; open world encounter that takes you to an instance and then the more common talk to aetheryte and start the encounter (the way it currently is.) The first way is for free companies to summon the primal and the second way is for your every day loot grinding.

[Naraku_Diabolos]

While it could seem like it's lazy research, they probably do not want to mess with placing characters from other Final Fantasies' canon into the world of XIV. It's more likely just an homage in appearance, but using the name of the lore-irrelevant version of the boss.



As others have mentioned, the feature of the Gambit system is that you had the choice to automate your party's actions based on commands you programmed. This is what the Gambit menu looked like:



The lower on the list an action is, the lower priority it is for the character. As you can see, the first action a character will use above all else is for if a party member is dead, and so they will use "Phoenix Down" on any character. The game is smart enough to only use it whenever someone is dead so you don't need to specify further. After that, it's to Poisona. Then if all characters' HP are above 70%, it'll go to the next action, which is to cast Aero on any flying-type enemies. If there are none or they are defeated, the character can finally use the basic Attack function on the next closest enemy. I hope that helps.

I've played some of the Tales of games, and it sounds a lot like how you program your other party members. Like locking onto the target you are fighting, back-up healing, buffs, etc. Yeah, I see what it's about now. Cool

[Firon]

I've played some of the Tales of games, and it sounds a lot like how you program your other party members. Like locking onto the target you are fighting, back-up healing, buffs, etc. Yeah, I see what it's about now. Cool

It's kinda like that but in much more detail.

[Reika]

OKay I get that for companion NPCs. How do monsters operate now that's different?

It means they are going to become predictable, and boss-mod-able lol.

[indira]

Thank you for the summary.

I am surprised with the confirmation of the "lower than 720p" resolution "upscaled" to 720p.

I hope this doesn't hinder PC content in the future due to PS3 limitations. (yes, I'm freakin' serious)

this game will suffer the same fate of FFXI of never getting content advancements as tech gets better. other MMO's get updated with expansions and just for the hell of it after so long.

PS3 won't limit XIV just like the PS2 didn't limit XI till they started expanding past it's initial design limitations (i.e zone caps.)

yeah it will the ps3 is already 6 years old, thats ancient already. ps2 did limit FFXI. PC only games get major over hauls. even wow got new system/graphic upgrades with each expansion