Shiva model!

[EinSoFZ]

Seriously, just put Elexia on Ignore. You'll be far happier. She isn't interested in real discussion. She is either trolling out of boredom, or so wrapped up in some bizarre world of hyperbole that rational discourse just isn't possible. Either way, the best response is to 'Ignore.'

Pessimistic as Elexia often is, he/she often has input about the game that is fairly accurate. Realistically speaking, they've let us down with this game so we have good reason to be fairly critical of what is being created for us as a means to make up for the past letdowns. At the very least, I don't think it's trolling but some kind of harsh criticism (deserved or not) towards SE.

Anywho, I'm glad the Shiva related issue got cleared up...though I myself thought from the start that what Fernehalwes said was pretty evident without clarification.

[Firon]

Oh noes another rep post to clear up peoples reading comprehension...

[RisaCooper]

I get the whole we have been let down before.... but that was the old team.... The new team hasn't let us down yet, with anything in my opinion. So I don't really understand where the negativity is coming from.

[Klefth]

I get the whole we have been let down before.... but that was the old team.... The new team hasn't let us down yet, with anything in my opinion. So I don't really understand where the negativity is coming from.

Well, some of the decisions they've taken have been a bit of a let down for some of us. If they haven't been for you, well, good for you, but keep in mind that there will always be differing points of view to everything.

[RisaCooper]

Well, some of the decisions they've taken have been a bit of a let down for some of us. If they haven't been for you, well, good for you, but keep in mind that there will always be differing points of view to everything.

I am actually incredibly curious about this... I really want to know what they have let you down on. Because I really don't understand what they could have let you down on. I'm not saying this to say that your wrong or anything. I just haven't been let down at all and I want to see your side of it. Right now I'm just confused.

[Kiote]

I am actually incredibly curious about this... I really want to know what they have let you down on. Because I really don't understand what they could have let you down on. I'm not saying this to say that your wrong or anything. I just haven't been let down at all and I want to see your side of it. Right now I'm just confused.

Mage Spell Sets

Removal of CC spells

Imposition of CC effect on Weaponskills

Quest Based Leveling

All Dungeons are Instanced

Ridiculously low Drop Rates

Removal of Position based combos

Archer Auto Attack

Instant Transportation

All Medicine Sharing a Single Timer

Failure to address Power leveling

Paladins having lower health and defense than Warriors

Just to name a few.

I really don't like to think about it all the little things that I personally think are bad design choices. None of these are game breaker and I understand some people agreed with the decisions, but all the little things do add up. It makes you more concerned about future decisions.

I don't care how "obvious" things are to other people. I will not stay quite if SE even hints at something I don't like. Maybe people will agree with me, maybe they won't. Maybe SE is ignoring everything I say, but I'm not going to boot up ARR knowing that I didn't speak my mind on every potential issue that comes up.

[Psykotsu]

I honestly can NOT believe that this had to be clarified. Some of you guys need to take your ff goggles off and explore something new.

I suggest Zbrush.

[Klefth]

I have expressed everything I haven't liked from the changes they've made in a lot of my previous posts. Things like the changes to the combat system in favor of a stagnant standard, the switch to quest oriented leveling, again in favor of said standard, the watered down animations... not sure if there's anything else that escapes my mind atm.

Oh yeah, the change to the movement controls which caters exclusively to mouse and keyboard PC gamers (uncomfortable as hell and inconvenient with a gamepad; wish it was just an option), GCD, Hmm... what else was there?

[RisaCooper]

I have expressed everything I haven't liked from the changes they've made in a lot of my previous posts. Things like the changes to the combat system in favor of a stagnant standard, the switch to quest oriented leveling, again in favor of said standard, the watered down animations... not sure if there's anything else that escapes my mind atm.

Ah. Alright. Thx ^_^
Though I'm pretty sure a lot of the 'watered down' animations are just placeholders. Though I could be wrong. We shall see in Beta. Plus we don't even know if they are keeping everything from alpha. I didn't love everything from alpha, and I do hope they change some things. That's actually one of the reasons I'm so excited for beta, so I can see what changes they have made and what they haven't. ^_^

[Shougun]

Ah. Alright. Thx ^_^
Though I'm pretty sure a lot of the 'watered down' animations are just placeholders. Though I could be wrong. We shall see in Beta. Plus we don't even know if they are keeping everything from alpha. I didn't love everything from alpha, and I do hope they change some things. That's actually one of the reasons I'm so excited for beta, so I can see what changes they have made and what they haven't. ^_^

Well we do know that animation blending will be present in beta (maybe a later stage of beta not right away).

That should be help make everything look better.

I think we are all excited for beta - just some think differently then others. Like "I dont like the way that looks" "Its not official" "how do you know" "Because I feel so"* "..." lol.

*In this case people had better arguments then "I feel" but the obviousness of those arguments is only obvious once shown, so in that case it wasn't obvious. "Thats a beautiful Fourier Series", may be obvious but only to those with knowledge of such.