Too many flashy abilities?

[TenraiNagi]

The only move that actually took the whole screen was the mobs move...

I don't know which flashy abilities you guys are talking about... But the spiral water fountain with a yellow/ black circle thing is definitely the slugs move, not the lancers..

[Psykotsu]

And you're SE defense force.

Go watch the alpha battle video lancer section.

Saw that and saw this:

The only move that actually took the whole screen was the mobs move...

I don't know which flashy abilities you guys are talking about... But the spiral water fountain with a yellow/ black circle thing is definitely the slugs move, not the lancers..

Maybe you should watch it.

I don't care about defending SE or the little fanboys/girls that post on the forums.

I'm just against the irrational and thoughtless mentality that spreads on the forums. Whichever side I end up defending, it's cuz the other side is usually whining. :/

[casker]

Final Fantasy at it's core is a fantasy game, look at its title and Fantasy is in it. When I think fantasy I think colourful extravagant and flashy skills magic and such with a dark evil to be conquered. So far the flashy skills and magic I enjoy it so far, though the casting animation looks kinda weird. My only issue is the damage text not being over inflated with now what cause the damage being with the visual display. Luckily, at least I think I remember it being there in XIV and know it was in XI, you can turn it on or off. I might turn it off since it looks a little out of place now that it tacks on the action that caused it as long as it wasn't a regular attack.
If your worried about things being too flashy, your into the wrong hobby. Games tend to be flashy for things that we cannot do in reality. Though I'm sure if you want, there will likely be a turn off animations options in the filters somewhere.

Bread and butter attacks in FF games - not flashy.
Cloud's Braver - not flashy. One single, well-placed lense flare.
Tifa's Beat Rush - a few small fiery pummel marks
Kain's Jump - He just jumps really high, with some motion blurring effects
Freya's Jump - Jumps, throws lance

These were all also turn based games, where a single ability occured in isolation, not games where multiple party members attacked at the same time, or multiple monsters attacked you at the same time. Even if FFXIV had the same level of flashy abilities (it doesn't it has more, bigger ones) the result would not be the same, simply because of how much more frequent they are in this system.

[TenraiNagi]

Even if FFXIV had the same level of flashy abilities (it doesn't it has more, bigger ones) the result would not be the same, simply because of how much more frequent they are in this system.

Can you please mention which ability is that from the alpha video?

The lancer lets out a yellow aura whenever a WS is used, and that doesn't even last half a second. The spiral thingy I already mentioned is the mobs move... so... I'm confused..

[Forgo]

Saw that and saw this:



Maybe you should watch it.

I don't care about defending SE or the little fanboys/girls that post on the forums.

I'm just against the irrational and thoughtless mentality that spreads on the forums. Whichever side I end up defending, it's cuz the other side is usually whining. :/

I with you bro, I myself i'm not a fan of the whining and crying i see in alot of threads but..on the other side even those that are trying to stop the whining end up starting more...It would be nice if everyone got along but that won't happen as long as people always find the wrongs in other peoples statements

[Psykotsu]

It's not about disagreement. It's because he said I'm just bored in an attempt to diminish criticism.

And in your case it's because you said people like OP lead to the game not progressing. Actually, it's the people who try to ignore criticism and let things slide who keep the game from progressing.

I didn't say you were bored at all. What are you talkin about?

My statement was true. People are bored and as a result, try to create topics on minuscule subjects because they have nothin else to do. This isn't true?

I with you bro, I myself i'm not a fan of the whining and crying i see in alot of threads but..on the other side even those that are trying to stop the whining end up starting more...It would be nice if everyone got along but that won't happen as long as people always find the wrongs in other peoples statements

Yea, I guess you're right.

[Joji]

I guess there are some SE defence forces around in these forums, but the worst kind must be the SE hooligans.
I've watched the video 4 times now and I don't see what casker is talking about either (Did you forget to put your glasses on? how many fingers do I hold up?. So I guess i just recruited into the SE Defence Force as well.