Alpha First Look: Video 3 - The Black Shroud

[Tupster]

Not this shit again... if you want to be in an mmo without jumping, go to FFXI.

EDIT: You know what? After reading how full of yourself in other posts and how much you act like you own the FFXIV IP I'm going to create a dummy character, find you, and *Jump* *Jump* *Jump* *Jump* *Jump* *Jump* *Jump* *Jump* until you ragequit in absolute terror- LALAFELL STYLE!

Why so much anger? I thought there was a good discussion where good points were made on both sides. Do you have anything specific to say about those points or are you just going to attack my motives? If all you had to say after reading the thread is "I would harass you until you quit the game" then I don't think you actually understood mine or anybody else's point of view.

Edit: Your weird assumption about me acting like I own FFXIV reminds me of the people in Idiocracy who thought the main character was a douche bag because he could speak intelligently. Just because I speak analytically about FFXIV doesn't mean that I think I own it.

[Radacci]

Jump jump jump jump jump jump.

Jumping seems to serve almost no purpose except to make me wonder why somebody is jumping. I was going to wait to complain until I saw how nervous players would be, but after seeing the Live Letter and now even this video where the PR rep can't keep from jumping, I must say that I really hate the jumping. It is really distracting. It looks bad (one should jump differently if one is running vs. standing still). It also seems like it will actually be unneeded to actually get anywhere.

The jumping needs to be fixed.

[Edit: I address a lot of criticism later in this thread and a lot of good points were made. I encourage anybody interested in this to read the thread.]

i think it's a bit more convenient to jump over a mile long fence, than to walk around it.
why is jumping bothering so many people so much? he only jumped 30 times in a 6min vid
they aren't gonna *fix* it, for the same reason they removed turn animations.

It looks nice, though i think the dungeon needs to be darker looks kinda stiff with global lighting. there should be glowing plants, or fireflies or other lightsources to brighten up some areas of interest. and some darker areas to make it a bit more gloomy and atomspheric.

[Soukyuu]

why is jumping bothering so many people so much?

Jumping per se is fine. Jumping on flat ground while running is obnoxious to many people on the other hand.

they removed turn animations.

False. They didn't add them yet.

It looks nice, though i think the dungeon needs to be darker looks kinda stiff with global lighting. there should be glowing plants, or fireflies or other lightsources to brighten up some areas of interest. and some darker areas to make it a bit more gloomy and atomspheric.

Lighting is not final yet either, the beta build is some months ahead on that.

[Radacci]

Jumping per se is fine. Jumping on flat ground while running is obnoxious to many people on the other hand.

False. They didn't add them yet.

Lighting is not final yet either, the beta build is some months ahead on that.

I find it difficult to understand why ppl are bothered by such a small thing. but i suppose some ppl would explode if they didnt have something to whine about.
hmm, thought i read in some letter that they wern't gonna add turn animations etc, cause it hinders mobility etc.
and then there's the *it's just beta* excuse, that they want to stay away from

[whoopeeragon]

I find it difficult to understand why ppl are bothered by such a small thing. but i suppose some ppl would explode if they didnt have something to whine about.
hmm, thought i read in some letter that they wern't gonna add turn animations etc, cause it hinders mobility etc.
and then there's the *it's just beta* excuse, that they want to stay away from

I suggest you pay a visit to the Translations - JP to English thread and go to the last 10 or so pages. There's quite the bucket-load of information there.

[Soukyuu]

I find it difficult to understand why ppl are bothered by such a small thing. but i suppose some ppl would explode if they didnt have something to whine about.

It's a subjective matter. It might be a minor thing to you and not so minor to others. In any case, they listened as the newest video only had jumping where it was needed.

[Kraggy]

I find it difficult to understand why ppl are bothered by such a small thing. but i suppose some ppl would explode if they didnt have something to whine about.

I assume you've never played a game like WOW, LOTRO, Rift, etc. and had idiots bouncing around like manic five-years-olds while you're trying to interact with NPCs.

It has one useful feature though .. gives me additions to my 'ignore' list of mental defficients I don't want to play with.

[Arcell]

Absolutely gorgeous new areas and superb music :3

[Karbine]

Whatever amount you are paying to Soken.

Double it.

Immediately.

The zone looks great as well I think SE will be able to release this with confidence if they can nail down those character animations and give us good combat and content rich gameplay.

[MoonKeeperr]

I love the music i can just image me logging or fishing and be like what time is it oh my its late. I think they spaming jump a lot because lot of u people were crying for it, they didnt really wanted to waste there time on a simple thing but they did anyhow to make u guys happy but they rubbing it in ur face for it