Seriously give the game time?

[zaviermhigo]

There are achievements btw, on the lodestone, half of things you mentioned we do have in some form, how long have you been playing? Cause I played since Collector Edition release and every new patch has been the content I've had to live through.

[Verecund]

To be fair, this game was released as an MMO title without even having end-game content. Who in their right f**king mind does that?

[gifthorse]

They need to hire more staff and poor funds into this piece of crap to get updates out at a rapid pace. There's no way FFXIV can compete with upcoming MMOs unless it is worthy of competing with them. And it just isn't. And it won't be until some time unless they increase manpower. GW2,TERA, and ArcheAge are already in way better shape than FFXIV even before Beta testing for those games has started (at least judging by the videos: endgame, combat system, UI, quests, miscellaneous features, many many zones, etc).

FFXIV just doesn't have much hope in terms of gameplay. The lore, setting, and graphics are reasonably sound. But that won't be enough to maintain subscriptions, even on PS3 where competition isn't so fierce. Mainly because PS3 has DCUO and Blade&Soul on the way.

I don't mean to be the harbringer of doom, but Greencactuar does have a point. Updates are slow. Even though there are reasons for the slow updates, it just isn't good enough if FFXIV doesn't want to fade into obscuritiy.

[Zahak]

Um..Lore is one of the best parts about the game world. I don't see you staying here long

[Speeral]

I think this thread needs to be locked

Mental issues .......

Have some tact

[Reika]

Don't forget that the NA release was 1 year after it was released in Japan and the NA package included the Rise of the Zilard expansion pack.

Release dates of Final Fantasy 11:

PlayStation 2

JP May, 2002
NA March, 2004

Windows (PC)

JP November, 2002
NA October, 2003
PAL September, 2004

Xbox 360

NA April, 2006
JP April, 2006
PAL April, 2006

I wanna hear from someone that played during JP launch of FFXI (no expansion) Their take on the games beginning. because people seem to have it in their head that FFXI started out with EVERYTHING to do. They probably didnt have chocobos either.

[TheVedis]

I wanna hear from someone that played during JP launch of FFXI (no expansion) Their take on the games beginning. because people seem to have it in their head that FFXI started out with EVERYTHING to do. They probably didnt have chocobos either.

I played at jp launch but i didnt get very far due to the language barrier(had friends translating for me who also played)
alot of what you are hearing about what wasnt there and what was, is true though i can confirm that

[Kaedan]

Arcell addressed what I would have said fairly well.

Greencactuar... you are pretty much the epitome of wowtard. This game doesn't need to be, and shouldn't be, just another wow-clone like Aion and Rift (the other two games you believe they should base it off). If you really like the concepts of a wow-clone... go play one of them.

[KaiKatzchen]

Guys give the game time? No thats bs at this point of time to be honest. The games been out for almost an entire year and it has yet to have any end game content. How can you say things like give it more time when we've yet to see the things thats needed?


Don't rush it either and take your time, but don't take a year to add one UI change like you typically do.


My best advice to give SE at this point of time would be to completely scratch the game though and have yoshi go play rift hit cap try endgame and do the same with aion and wow. Afterwards take the things from there and notice how 99% of gamers could give a damn about graphics. Make a game that looks like aion, but has a nice fluid combat system. Afterwards do all the things I said above.

Ok, this is kinda back and forth... first you said its BS for them to need more time. Then you say not to rush things and take time, but not TOO much time. Then you tell them to scrap the whole game, go play some other games and come back and remake the game.

So... what are you wanting exactly, because you say three different things here. Sounds like you don't even know what you want them to do.

As for the rest, speak for yourself not for everyone else... if people agree or disagree they will let you know. I care about the lore and, also I do care about graphics. I can't believe you're even comparing this games graphics to WoWs graphics. They are on two totally different spectrum of the graphic bar. FFXIV's graphics try to be more realistic as if it was a real world, where WoW's are a lot more blocky and cartoony. I don't care if its the best bloody game in the world, if the graphics suck I'm probably not going to get very far into it.

Also a lot of the stuff you said they have either already done, are doing or said they weren't going to do.

Over all a very confusing post going in 50 million directions and a lot of incorrect information or asking for stuff that has already been implemented. By the way I am not saying FFXIV is fine, I know it needs work but I don't think you even know what you're really talking about.

[Zahak]

What Kaedan said.

Also heres a unofficial account of the first year of XI and beyond. There was a better one but I can't find it now.
http://zeusls.llima.net/download/ffxiupdatehistory.html