Music

[DeadRiser]

The best battle music in FFXIV is indeed in La Noscea..

Every so often when I make a subtle return to Limsa, it brings me back to first starting. The music there just fits the piratey-island-fishy theme it has going for it.

[SirEdeonX]

I think ppl like FFXI music better because they associate it with that game. I played just a bit of FFXI and I'm playing FFXIV now and I prefer FFXIV's.

So, generally, the opinions are biased. If you dettach everything you associate with the music and listen clearly to it, you'll see FFXIV is just as good as FFXI's They're both a work of art.

And if you're saying that about the battle themes, you haven't been to Mor Dhona:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23N092e3gl4

Or coerthas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OzLRt2FVP8

Wait until you have real fun with the game and you'll be loving the soundtrack.

[Black_Rose]

It's not really about like or dislike.
if i wouldn't like FFXIV i wouldn't play it at all XD.
i love FFXIV's soundtrack, coerthas & mor dhona music fit their zone just perfectly.
it's just the battle music that feels off in fights.
it's like i said before, the music is ahead of the fights, it's like listening to a uber piece of boss tune while fighting a little rat XD.

here is a piece from FFXI, personally my favorite because it was very fitting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joNTS...eature=related

everytime i entered a battlefield with this music i knew that something big is coming for me (and before endless nerf patches very tough >_<)

this is how it end up in FFXIV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmNbhhmLzRs

very good tune, but not very fitting the battle.
it's just my opinion tho.
probably it's really just FFXI that had my expections up high, but i still hope to get better fitting battle music in later expansions, especially for important story battles, like the promathia fight, or odin/alexander.
it's what makes a FF game better for me ^^

[Misha]

I think ppl like FFXI music better because they associate it with that game. I played just a bit of FFXI and I'm playing FFXIV now and I prefer FFXIV's.

So, generally, the opinions are biased. If you dettach everything you associate with the music and listen clearly to it, you'll see FFXIV is just as good as FFXI's They're both a work of art.

And if you're saying that about the battle themes, you haven't been to Mor Dhona:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23N092e3gl4

Or coerthas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OzLRt2FVP8

Wait until you have real fun with the game and you'll be loving the soundtrack.

Exactly... people Refuse to go outside of their "uldah bubble" in game xD ... I've explored Mor Dhona and Coerthas all over <3 ... best zones in game and WAY underused currently, hope that changes!

Edit: There's a chocobo song in 14 but never heard it in game yet... probably for unreleased chocobo content or cutscenes unless I'm mistaken ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUE32...eature=related

[Impulse]

Exactly... people Refuse to go outside of their "uldah bubble" in game xD ... I've explored Mor Dhona and Coerthas all over <3 ... best zones in game and WAY underused currently, hope that changes!

Edit: There's a chocobo song in 14 but never heard it in game yet... probably for unreleased chocobo content or cutscenes unless I'm mistaken ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUE32...eature=related

The LS I'm in has bi-weekly drunk fishing events in Mor Dhona. The music is nice, and gets even better when another member attempts to drop an Ogre/Bomb/Hog on the group and initiates the combat music.

[Misha]

The LS I'm in has bi-weekly drunk fishing events in Mor Dhona. The music is nice, and gets even better when another member attempts to drop an Ogre/Bomb/Hog on the group and initiates the combat music.

^This is the type of things LS's needa do to be more fun hehe <3 ... Glad to hear of other people 'getting out' of Thanalan too *^.^* ... Either way the soundtrack is kickass... there's just soooo many places and songs so underutilized. Doesn't help the zones are so big you can rank 1-50 in a single one :S Horrid idea whoever came up with that!

[Xeno]

Exactly... people Refuse to go outside of their "uldah bubble" in game xD ... I've explored Mor Dhona and Coerthas all over <3 ... best zones in game and WAY underused currently, hope that changes!

Edit: There's a chocobo song in 14 but never heard it in game yet... probably for unreleased chocobo content or cutscenes unless I'm mistaken ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUE32...eature=related

It's not that people don't want to, it's because of the fact that you can level from 1-50 inside of the "uldah buble." The devs really need to spread out the monsters more.

[zaviermhigo]

I love Uematsu, don't get me wrong guys, but I hate his 80s hair metal phase. The black mages ( i have the two main albums they did, love them but not the vocal tracks) is better than some of these background tracks. Some need minor work and he knows that, he said he didn't get to see finalized version of zones before he made music, he only got to see concept art. He'll know better for expansion zones.

[Misha]

It's not that people don't want to, it's because of the fact that you can level from 1-50 inside of the "uldah buble." The devs really need to spread out the monsters more.

True but that's a persons own fault and decision... If people wanna rank up elsewhere they WILL do it, they just choose NOT too atm! Travel is so insanely fast and easy in this game, especially with a party sharing anima that that isn't a valid excuse in the least. You know you can start coerthas as low as 20 and mor dhona at 35 right? :P

Monster ranks are spread out enough as is lol ... Alot of people do need that extra hand holding though to go out into the world, but as it stands right now... When your not on leves or wanna chain behest (Sigh) No reason to stick around these bland starting zones xD

[zaviermhigo]

I've been leveling up in Gridania lately cause no ones there. Lag free.