I'm really excited for FFXIV: A Realm Reborn. I have a lot of faith in this company to fix the issues at hand. Yoshi-P has so far proven to be amazing at turning this thing around. He's been very communicative with the playerbase and those who are interested in the future of the game.

That said I'd like to state the following hope:

I hope that MMORPG.com decides to make a new section for Final Fantasy XIV:  A Realm Reborn, in the hopes that it can gain the proper attention it deserves as what is basically a newly released game, since darn near nothing is staying the same aside from races and classes. That way the game can have an entirely new slate here on MMORPG.com.

Hell, they did it with WoW's Mists of Pandaria... I figure they could do the same for this. :)

Yoshi-P, in his recent interviews has said that the UI should be as responsive as WoW's (having told his developers to study WoW's UI) and the gameplay will be "much faster" than the current version.

When asked what were the biggest problems in 1.0, he said the UI, lack of content, and the server structure.  Accordingly, the most emphasis was placed on the UI, content and new servers/engine for 2.0.

I'm super excited!

Originally posted by ZizouX

Yoshi-P, in his recent interviews has said that the UI should be as responsive as WoW's (having told his developers to study WoW's UI) and the gameplay will be "much faster" than the current version.

thats the best news ive heard -even better than their trailer!-this got me excited for the game again for the first time!-i enjoyed their quests!

i hope the new UI will speak for itself!!!!although ive heard a few things about the PC version beign released around Oct november after PS3 version- i checked amazon and they state the game for 2013 release.

Above is the new UI... didn't have time to resize.

Min scenario / main story quests will have voice overs.

Sidequests/quest hubs will not.  Yoshi has said they want ot produce content every 3-4 months and having everything voiced isn't worth the time or cost.

Hint hint, we're not going to do what SWTOR did.

Originally posted by nordya
It's all ncie and dandy to show a CGI trailer, it does look exciting, but it's not the game, it's not gameplay. WoW also had some nice CGI trailers.

And a shitload of subscribers since its launch. Lol I know what you are trying to say, but WoW really isn't a good example lol.

Originally posted by prpshrt

Originally posted by Jimmydean

Originally posted by Terranah
Cinematics are useless.  Show us specifics.   I thought the game had charm in the appearance dept. but it was HORRIBLE to play.  I am a believer in second chances though and if the game was improved I'd give it another look.  But cinematics will not convince me, I want video of specifically what has changed.

It had meaning to the people who actually play the game. I'm sorry that they made a trailer for their devoted fans, and not the MMORPG hoppers. 

The gameplay videos are coming.

You do realize most of their money would come from these "MMO hoppers" and it would be in their best interest to make something for them as well so they're more likely to get people to purchase the game so they can you know... continue to operate?

Are you not aware of the fact that the franchise has tens of millions of fans worldwide, on all platforms? If there ever was an IP that didn't need any of these "MMO hoppers" to be successful, it is this one.

Gameplay will be shown at Gamescon in Germany on August 16, 2012 via an on stage presentation.

So those of you (and myself) waiting for gameplay, we only have one week from today's date to get it.