Alpha First Look: Video 5 - Quests and Combat

[Elexia]

It will, but I think it will be harder for you and others, (people who repeat the same points about it being like WoW and "generic"),

Yeah, I'm still waiting for an MMO to do the quest progression differently, so far as of today, they all end up exactly. the. same. way.

Deny it as much as you want, you're guaranteed to see the same style quest repeated everywhere you go even if it mixes it up between:

"Kill 10 boars!"
"Go pick 5 vegitables!"
"Roll that rock down the hill!"

You'll repeat these 3 types of quests 100x over every hub you go to. Let's not forget the dungeons that tend to also repeat in objectives unless they're linked to a story, which is very rarely.

[Psykotsu]

Yeah, I'm still waiting for an MMO to do the quest progression differently, so far as of today, they all end up exactly. the. same. way.

Deny it as much as you want, you're guaranteed to see the same style quest repeated everywhere you go even if it mixes it up between:

"Kill 10 boars!"
"Go pick 5 vegitables!"
"Roll that rock down the hill!"

You'll repeat these 3 types of quests 100x over every hub you go to. Let's not forget the dungeons that tend to also repeat in objectives unless they're linked to a story, which is very rarely.

There is no denial. It's clear that MMOs will use these quest systems. It just comes with being an MMO. Are you asking for quests like:

"Protect this valuable figure while he carries this valuable item, from point A to B!"
"Disguise yourself as these guys and listen in on this conversation to see what they are planning!"
"Make it to this switch in ? minutes before this devastating effect happens!"
"Talk to all these people, figure out who is not saying who they say they are!"

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[Nayto]

There is no denial. It's clear that MMOs will use these quest systems. It just comes with being an MMO. Are you asking for quests like:

"Protect this valuable figure while he carries this valuable item, from point A to B!"
"Disguise yourself as these guys and listen in on this conversation to see what they are planning!"
"Make it to this switch in ? minutes before this devastating effect happens!"
"Talk to all these people, figure out who is not saying who they say they are!"

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That's pretty much levequests in 1.0. And we still have yet to look forward to those (if they're still the same). And we've yet to see class/guild specific quests that usually house a different pot of tricks(usually, haven't done all of them but some of them were definately different from the norm).

Yet people think these two quests we see in the video are all it's ever going to be...

[Denmo]

There is no denial. It's clear that MMOs will use these quest systems. It just comes with being an MMO. Are you asking for quests like:

"Protect this valuable figure while he carries this valuable item, from point A to B!"
"Disguise yourself as these guys and listen in on this conversation to see what they are planning!"
"Make it to this switch in ? minutes before this devastating effect happens!"
"Talk to all these people, figure out who is not saying who they say they are!"

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Hehe, I like your style.

"The chocobos are rowdy today! Would you mind playing with them while I clean their pens? *chocobo-minigame ensues*"

"We need you adventurers to jury this court case! The defendant is accused of stealing from the Miner's guild! His attorney? None other than Famous Lawyer Hildebrand! *OBJECTION!*"

"You! You are perfect for the part! I need you to stand in for my lead role! She broke her leg! GET OUT THERE. I DON'T CARE IF YOUR A MAN *tosses a dress at you*" *players must /emote at the right time or face eternal shame*

"I'm a ghost haunting this Inn room, and I won't leave until my wife reads this letter!"

"Here, take this contraption of mine and use it imbue these magical plates with the image of what's in front of them! I call it, Magi-picto-tek! Now go to each of these locations and take good photos!"

Quest where a player must infiltrate a squad of Magitek riding Garlean Soldiers, as they march north into frozen territory. *Cue opening credits and sad music* Biggs: "Yep, that's the target" Wedge: "You sure this is the new recruit? He looks kinda funny."

[Hestern_Nestern]

Hehe, I like your style.

"The chocobos are rowdy today! Would you mind playing with them while I clean their pens? *chocobo-minigame ensues*"

"We need you adventurers to jury this court case! The defendant is accused of stealing from the Miner's guild! His attorney? None other than Famous Lawyer Hildebrand! *OBJECTION!*"

"You! You are perfect for the part! I need you to stand in for my lead role! She broke her leg! GET OUT THERE. I DON'T CARE IF YOUR A MAN *tosses a dress at you*" *players must /emote at the right time or face eternal shame*

"I'm a ghost haunting this Inn room, and I won't leave until my wife reads this letter!"

"Here, take this contraption of mine and use it imbue these magical plates with the image of what's in front of them! I call it, Magi-picto-tek! Now go to each of these locations and take good photos!"

Quest where a player must infiltrate a squad of Magitek riding Garlean Soldiers, as they march north into frozen territory. *Cue opening credits and sad music* Biggs: "Yep, that's the target" Wedge: "You sure this is the new recruit? He looks kinda funny."

I don't know if this was meant as a joke or not (I'm too literal), but...I REALLY WANT THESE QUESTS and Psykotsu's quests. They sound like fun! Let me give take a smack at creativity for a moment:

Quest Name: Cold Paws Not Cold Feet
Quest Giver: Miqo'te Bride
Dialogue:
"Oh! I can't - I just can't! And what of my adventuring days? Do they expect me to toss my gladius away and don the robes of a housecat? Hiss and Diss, I say! I don't want to play with this ball of yarn anyway!"

PC Dialogue options:
"I say prance to the beat of your own meow!"
or
"But surely you want to be unoriginal!"

IF FIRST OPTION, THEN:

"That's right! I don't even like white! It's time I marry proper - that is, marry my blade to the face of some beast! Oh - um - you - yes, you - the person I've been talking to this whole time - hello! - try this on for a moment..."
*FADE TO BLACK* *RUSTLING* *STRUGGLING* *A Cat's Meow of Pleasure*
"Aha! That's better! You look splendid, mi'lady."
You've acquired a Catty Clad Costume!
Objective: Your Groom Awaits!

IF SECOND OPTION, THEN:

"No, I - wait, huh? Oh, just leave me to my gnawing!"
*CANCELS QUEST* *SPEAK TO MIQO'TE AGAIN TO BEGIN*


[Admittedly I was inspired by your "Understudy Understudied!" quest (Like the name?) and yes this was way too long of an example. Also, I clearly don't know how Miqo'te speak. I'm sorry. I tried. I failed. I die now. Also, I am going to start a thread for this sort of thing. I think it would be cool if the quest is given by the groom if you're a male character but crossdressing is always fun!]

[Rustyhagun]

Hehe, I like your style.

"The chocobos are rowdy today! Would you mind playing with them while I clean their pens? *chocobo-minigame ensues*"

"We need you adventurers to jury this court case! The defendant is accused of stealing from the Miner's guild! His attorney? None other than Famous Lawyer Hildebrand! *OBJECTION!*"

"You! You are perfect for the part! I need you to stand in for my lead role! She broke her leg! GET OUT THERE. I DON'T CARE IF YOUR A MAN *tosses a dress at you*" *players must /emote at the right time or face eternal shame*

"I'm a ghost haunting this Inn room, and I won't leave until my wife reads this letter!"

"Here, take this contraption of mine and use it imbue these magical plates with the image of what's in front of them! I call it, Magi-picto-tek! Now go to each of these locations and take good photos!"

Quest where a player must infiltrate a squad of Magitek riding Garlean Soldiers, as they march north into frozen territory. *Cue opening credits and sad music* Biggs: "Yep, that's the target" Wedge: "You sure this is the new recruit? He looks kinda funny."

Awesome dude! I liked that... if only, this was tied straight into the epilogue for FF6.

And FF1.0 had emote quest and so did FFXI. 10gil says ARR will have it too.

There will be quirky chocobo quests as well... as FFXI also had it. I only make reference because we have the same team working on this game as well.

[Reika]

There is no denial. It's clear that MMOs will use these quest systems. It just comes with being an MMO. Are you asking for quests like:

"Protect this valuable figure while he carries this valuable item, from point A to B!"
"Disguise yourself as these guys and listen in on this conversation to see what they are planning!"
"Make it to this switch in ? minutes before this devastating effect happens!"
"Talk to all these people, figure out who is not saying who they say they are!"

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I am fairly sure WoW has those quests too