Alpha Video 4- Quests and Battle

[Tonkra]

Yes, there were markers for leves in 1.0 because those were intended as short-term "quick content". Guess what? Leves are still in ARR, and what this video shows aren't leves. They're standard "quests" given out by world NPCs. These are the bread and butter of what the game will be.

I like how you mention the stuff on the map, but completely ignore mention of the large, gold icons floating all over the screen in-game as well. What's your advice for that? "Don't look at the screen"?

Maybe you should take your own advice there, yeah?

ehm you havent quested in 1.0. did you? there have been also markers for quests and missions.... *rolls....

and yeah, you dont have to use the map then.. then you wont see markers on it. problem solved for the "pro" fanbase.
sorry.. thats just big *blabla* and flaming about old times and bad game design.

Awesome strawman there.

I'm talking specifically about the questing in FFXIV: ARR being a mindless, brainless endeavor as compared to questing in FFXI actually deserving the description, by making the player actually have to figure out and find things on their own.

I'm pretty clear in what I'm talking about, so you had to try pretty hard to completely miss it that completely.

Try again?

well you really have to use your brain when the mission said "go to taka tuka tomb and kill the big bat"?

its really no big deal or difference to me..