I have not played yet, I've only done research online but so far I can't really see anything innovative here at all. 

2 Factions, just like WAR and WoW and others. 

Warfronts? Those are just battle grounds/scenarios

PVE, OK every game has that.

The only thing that looks new is that there are a ton of classes to play. But in the end, if the game play or style is similar to WoW, WAR and others, what are they expecting that will keep players entertained before running back to a more established game that offers the same thing?

Im not trying to troll, QQ or flame. I'm literally just wondering what the hook or angle will be in this game to keep it going.

Chinese are on their own server. 

http://www.uodivinity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26230

THE NEW SHARD RELEASES TONIGHT!!!!! Almost 200 people in the IRC chan just chomping at the bit to start up.

Also check out Uorevelation.com

people thought ffxi sucked really bad too in the beginning....7 yrs later..... :-p

this was probably the most groundless post I've ever read about any game, ever.

Should be deleted.

Dare to be different?  This is final fantasy...  FOURTEEN.  lol, sorry, couldn't resist.  Its too funny to hear a troll say 'dare to be different' while this is the 14th iteration on the final fantasy game world.

 

By different I mean FF 1-14 are different from most of yesterday's and today's "main stream" MMOs, I.E. EQ->DAOC->WoW->WAR  where you have very similar combat styles, keyboard macros and mouse controls. FF franchise has always been "different" to what most MMO players are expecting or used to.

 

The response and load times are the killers, to be honest.  Once they speed up load times that take minutes to make them takes seconds, and having the NPCs respond in less than a second instead of up to 30 seconds.  Those are the major hurdles of this game.

 

I do however also dislike this part of the game and other than just eating time I can not see another purpose for it. I think a lot of it may be lag, same reason it takes 5-10 seconds to load players in crowded rooms. But maybe that is the price we pay to have a beautiful game to look at.

I like the game but the design is CRAP. I will not be forced to spend 30 seconds to get my character to wave at someone. 

Try /wave before you QQ

I should have known better when the box reccommends a gamepad but I've never played a console game style mmorpg and didn't know you spend 30 seconds to do what you can on a keyboard in 1 second.

Keyboard and Mouse work GREAT! I use both and gamepad for different things and fly through UI. This game wont hold your hand.

Again, GOOD game, but NOT A PC GAME.  

Really? Because it plays on PC just fine, like ALL THE REST of us that play. I didn't know you were a highly opinionated and regarded software engineer. Because to me (the layperson) it plays on PC just fine.

II'll play it again, but for now, its 'unplayable' as a computer game.  OK, not unplayable...its garbage in its current setup.

It is unplayable if you're stuck in a way that you think all MMOs need to be played.....oh idk like WoW maybe? Dare to be different?

 

You need to learn from History bro.

I play a lot of MMOs and I've NEVER played from at launch that was "finished" or has full content for later levels  2 WEEKS after launch.

If your plan was to only sub 1 month, wait for a miracle or quit, then im sorry sir but you wasted like $90 and time. I suggest in the future you keep an open mind about gaming. Especially on new release MMOs otherwise you have a long future of forum flaming and MMO bashing to look forward to.

People keep bashing on Square like they know what's going on in their minds when creating a game.....If you're not a Japanese person (i'm not) maybe stop and consider any cultural differences that may exist between you and how businesses you're used to run and then stop and look at how the Japanese do things, which is different, yes sometimes annoying, however in the end and history on our side, they generally make really good products.

I've seen many times how square put in systems into games that made players (especially us Western players) go WTF OMG.....only later to find out there was a reason to all the madness and confusion.

This game is an infant MMO. Looking back in history at how FFXI evolved from pre-US release to today.....I can honestly say im EXCITED to see what SE has in store for us.

Probably the most used database (my opinion) http://ffxiv.yg.com has recently allowed players to make an account on their website and host the items they can make or have to sell. Now when players are researching recipes or items, if you have the item or can make it, your name, server and whether you're online or not will show up. 

I've been using it for a few days now and already made over a half million Gil from people sending me what seemed to be random /tell, but they were getting my name from the new Player Bazaar setup from that site.

Like many of you, I was/am frustrated at not having an AH, however, the player run economy has its perks. I get to name prices, not just the last 10 sold items will dictate value and it forces players to socialize more. 

Try it out. If you're having trouble selling items this just may be your ticket to becoming a Gillionaire!

Great post, its refreshing to see useful posts about this game instead of just a load of opinion from disgruntled MMO Nomads.

Well your main quest line is just that...your main quest line. There aren't two of them just your one main storyline. Its the guildleves and crafting leves that have had quests added to. You will find at launch there are more options now, however, they made the gear rewards more rare. Probably to emphasize importance of crafting.

If you really like/liked WoW then I suggest save your money. This game is COMPLETELY different. With that said, This game offers something totally different that is fun for Hundreds of thousands....Millions maybe who will call this place home. If you seek Great Rewards for your efforts then hop in to Eorza and check it out. 

After playing this game in Alpha, CB & OB as well as last 48 hours of Live I can tell you this game is just like all the other Final Fantasy Games. Slow UI, Complicated and FUN AS ALL HELL. I have also seen this game evolve. One thing is certain, with FFXIV you will get Support and Content...something many MMOs fail to do shortly after launch.

If you like Final Fantasy, you'll probably love this game and play it for a few years at least, it is very much an EQ feel, by that I mean Epic Battles, Large Open World, Deep Story Lines and Quest Experience, Steep Learning Curve.

Most likely never to happen.

HOWEVER, it is shaped to become very successful and have years of SUPPORT, PRODUCTION VALUE, AND CONTENT. That's something worth A LOT these days.

Also like that they removed all the gil and item rewards from leves in Beta....stay true to the style and make it hard to gear up. This game is supposed to be hardcore and turn away those twitchy gear happy WoWbies

I thought it was a GREAT patch. Everything they said they would do they did. Although I could use a faster scroll time still but now I can get tot he bottom of my inventory by pressing up up while at the top of it. 

I like that my action bar doesnt reset when I switch classes, I do feel the faster responsiveness of the UI and the quest timer reduction.

Why would you risk setting up an OPTIONAL security token on an MMO RELEASE DAY????? You're begging for something catastrophic like that to happen....With my experience in MMOs i've learned on Release Day..just keep it simple stupid.

But I DO feel your pain. Square/FF is notorious for making the simple things very hard to do.