A Sport (how about Blitzball?)

[debola]

what exactly is this gold saucer i keep hearing about?. I saw when yoshi mentioned it but all he said was that they were putting in new mini games like the gold saucer, never actually said what it was.

[Shougun]

what exactly is this gold saucer i keep hearing about?. I saw when yoshi mentioned it but all he said was that they were putting in new mini games like the gold saucer, never actually said what it was.

It's a casino in FF7 that is full of mini-games.

[IloveYouPumpkin]

what exactly is this gold saucer i keep hearing about?. I saw when yoshi mentioned it but all he said was that they were putting in new mini games like the gold saucer, never actually said what it was.

Here you go.

I think it's one of the best ideas for an MMO ever.

[Keisuna]

It's a casino in FF7 that is full of mini-games.

Actually it's less of a casino and more of an amusement park.

[Shougun]

Actually it's less of a casino and more of an amusement park.

I thought in a live letter or translation Yoshida called it a casino XD. But yeah that's a better word specially for how it looks and that they really had rides.. lol But there was a casino in there so technically.... hehe

Back onto blitz ball - what kind of rewards could you get from it? Money? I know someone in the weapon thread suggested the balls as weapons like wakka.

[Erana]

I'd consider the coliseum to be a sport, If they let us watch the matches between players.

[Reinheart]

I thought in a live letter or translation Yoshida called it a casino XD. But yeah that's a better word specially for how it looks and that they really had rides.. lol But there was a casino in there so technically.... hehe

Back onto blitz ball - what kind of rewards could you get from it? Money? I know someone in the weapon thread suggested the balls as weapons like wakka.

Crystal, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze trophies.
Have tournaments where free company vs free company is possible with ranking board

[IloveYouPumpkin]

I'd consider the coliseum to be a sport, If they let us watch the matches between players.

I'm fairly sure its been mentioned that betting on fights will be a feature of the Colosseum as a spectator in the audience. I'm 99% sure I'm not just imagining this. I think it might have been in one of the live letters. Something to look forward to, I love that idea.

[Shougun]

Crystal, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze trophies.
Have tournaments where free company vs free company is possible with ranking board

So FC decorations, perhaps personal ones too? Like the FC vs FC idea didnt even consider that. Just figured people would make teams.

Whatever city holds the sphere could also have the winning teams insignia blazed on flags and giant drapes through the city - that could be cool make it so the NPC themselves are sport fans~

[Keith_Dragoon]

Technically speaking, to add system like Blitzball will require complete new set of UI, game system (using your existing character data), BGM, SE, and other features so it will cost a lot to develop such system BUT say if they can get it as a expansion system for fun which doesn't really affect too much of the main game play of XIV aside from getting trophies (for housing) and small items and stuff. It may take 1-2 years to even develop such system on top of current server.

How many would actually pay for it?

I for one would buy this type of expansion.

Pretty sure the Gold Saucer one YoshiP mentioned will be an expansion but guessing it wont have sport game like blitzball.

Also not sports but you know YoshiP might still be hiding the card game everyones been asking for so that's one mini-game already + gold saucer, that two lol

*throwing money at screen* Rein... its not working yet! ; ;