Remember or Forget?; Final Fantasy XIV Online 1.0.

[MiNuN]

As you all know, Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn is the reboot of Final Fantasy XIV Online 1.0.

With that being said, you can consider ARR as the starting point for this title and not 1.0. You can expect ARR to recap 1.0. in its own way.

It is really cool of them to allow 1.0. players to have their progress transfer over to the reboot title, but the people who will start ARR will never have the chance to experience 1.0. and all it had to offer.

I am a completion freak myself, I like to 100% games or I feel unsatisfied. There are some that mastered 1.0. content that will carry over to FFIXV:ARR and those that did not, but these content will never be available again even if it did carry over (1.0. achievements for example).

What I am getting at is, do you think 1.0. should be considered when talking about the whole FFXIV Online experience? I mean the fight with primals are going to be included in ARR but they are going to differ from 1.0. and you can consider the ARR version as the real version.

What do you think? Should we Remember or Forget FFXIV Online 1.0.? Give a reason if you can

The "Remember or Forget?; Final Fantasy XIV Online 1.0." is officially sponsored by The Blue & Yellow Club: The Guild of Nakama [Gungnir]

[Andreas-Lycaeus]

I'm an OCD completionist too! Missables drive me crazy. I'll avoid spoilers like the plague, but if there's something missable in a game I'll want to be told BEFORE I miss it.

I completed 1.0's story but I'll be playing on a new server. Everything in this game is new and I'd like it to feel that way. I'll probably continue my Legacy character's storyline for a bit to see all the exclusive content but I just don't feel comfortable starting a new game in a world where players are already going for relic weapons and have millions of Gil. I want it all to be fresh, I want it to last, I want to earn everything from scratch again and make the most of everything A Realm Reborn has to offer. 1.0 does count, yes, but I'm really looking forward to experiencing this as a whole new entity.

[Mjollnir]

I completed 1.0's story but I'll be playing on a new server. Everything in this game is new and I'd like it to feel that way. I'll probably continue my Legacy character's storyline for a bit to see all the exclusive content but I just don't feel comfortable starting a new game in a world where players are already going for relic weapons and have millions of Gil. I want it all to be fresh, I want it to last, I want to earn everything from scratch again and make the most of everything A Realm Reborn has to offer. 1.0 does count, yes, but I'm really looking forward to experiencing this as a whole new entity.

I'm absolutely torn between starting afresh on a new server with my half a dozen or so RL friends who will be new to FFXIV and playing the new end-game content straight away with my old character and LS.

There seem to be such strong points to both, that I'll just have to play twice as much and shun my job and my family...

[Andreas-Lycaeus]

I'm absolutely torn between starting afresh on a new server with my half a dozen or so RL friends who will be new to FFXIV and playing the new end-game content straight away with my old character and LS.

There seem to be such strong points to both, that I'll just have to play twice as much and shun my job and my family...

The idea of end-game content from day one does not appeal to me at all. I want to work towards it, experience the story and all the new locations from the very beginning and earn the new content. This game is hopefully going to be around for years to come, why skip to all the good stuff straight away and spoil the journey? That being said, I really do wish there would be a New Game+ option for new servers which would enable you to port over your character without items/Gil/levels so that you could experience the exclusive storyline without having to join a Legacy server.

[IndigoDarkwolf]

More and more, I find myself thinking of 1.0 and ARR as two separate games. That said, I'm sure there will be completionists who will see other players' 1.0 progress and go "Aw, man, I missed that." That's pretty much unavoidable, with one catch - those players won't be hanging out with the 1.0 people, at least at first. S|E has already said that they want to segregate the 1.0 characters at launch in order to prevent the economy of new servers from being imbalanced for some players. They want to ensure that new players won't be at a disadvantage or have to deal with inflated prices due to the overwhelming wealth of the legacy players.

Myself, I find myself wishing I'd come back to 1.0 sooner than I did, because I found myself wanting to complete more of 1.0's content before the final save. Nostalgic worst to first tale, and all that.

[Kinseykinz]

More and more, I find myself thinking of 1.0 and ARR as two separate games. That said, I'm sure there will be completionists who will see other players' 1.0 progress and go "Aw, man, I missed that." That's pretty much unavoidable, with one catch - those players won't be hanging out with the 1.0 people, at least at first. S|E has already said that they want to segregate the 1.0 characters at launch in order to prevent the economy of new servers from being imbalanced for some players. They want to ensure that new players won't be at a disadvantage or have to deal with inflated prices due to the overwhelming wealth of the legacy players.

Myself, I find myself wishing I'd come back to 1.0 sooner than I did, because I found myself wanting to complete more of 1.0's content before the final save. Nostalgic worst to first tale, and all that.

Umm...they aren't segregating the community...you have a choice on which server you decide to join. 1.0 Characters are only allowed on 'Vet' servers, but anyone can create a new character on a vet server. The only limitation is New Characters are only allowed on New Character Servers...but any 1.0 player is also free to re-roll on one of those servers if they wish.

[Alhanelem]

Umm...they aren't segregating the community...you have a choice on which server you decide to join. 1.0 Characters are only allowed on 'Vet' servers, but anyone can create a new character on a vet server. The only limitation is New Characters are only allowed on New Character Servers...but any 1.0 player is also free to re-roll on one of those servers if they wish.

you've got that sort of backwards.

You can create a new character on any server. "Fresh start" servers ONLY allow new characters. Existing characters can't move to one of these.

[Kinseykinz]

you've got that sort of backwards.

You can create a new character on any server. "Fresh start" servers ONLY allow new characters. Existing characters can't move to one of these.

Umm...they aren't segregating the community...you have a choice on which server you decide to join. 1.0 Characters are only allowed on 'Vet' servers, but anyone can create a new character on a vet server. The only limitation is New Characters are only allowed on New Character Servers...but any 1.0 player is also free to re-roll on one of those servers if they wish.

I realize it's not the clearest post in the world...but I did say it correctly.

It would have been clearer had I said 'The only limitation is that only New Characters are allowed on the New Character Servers...but any 1.0 player is also free to re-roll on one of those servers if they wished. Either way, I still said it correctly, just maybe not 100% clearly.

New Character Servers:
-Brand New Players
-1.0 players with brand new (re-rolled) characters

'Veteran' Servers
-Brand New Players
-1.0 players with brand new (re-rolled characters)
-All saved 1.0 characters

1.0 players CAN have characters on the new servers....they just need to create a new character to do so.

[Kallera]

I realize it's not the clearest post in the world...but I did say it correctly.

It would have been clearer had I said 'The only limitation is that only New Characters are allowed on the New Character Servers...but any 1.0 player is also free to re-roll on one of those servers if they wished. Either way, I still said it correctly, just maybe not 100% clearly.

New Character Servers:
-Brand New Players
-1.0 players with brand new (re-rolled) characters

'Veteran' Servers
-Brand New Players
-1.0 players with brand new (re-rolled characters)
-All saved 1.0 characters

1.0 players CAN have characters on the new servers....they just need to create a new character to do so.

There's often good reason why a new character may choose a veteran server. There are benefits in starting out with a smaller population. It's easier to get to know people and make a name for yourself for the social thing, and it'll be easier to get involved on dungeon trips.

Dunno how the economy will go, but I have some stuff leveled just in case. ^^

[Rosalie]

To me, ARR is Final Fantasy XIV-2. It's going to be a completely different game, just with the same protagonist. And yeah, I do the completionist thing too... I remember the final save day as being a completely desperate scramble to get those last classes to 36 and getting the chronicler's crown (mainly to see all of the last few cutscenes!) after which I slept for 12 hours as soon as the final save maintenance began.