Originally posted by Aerowyn

and of course good old Cid.. has there been any FF game without a Cid?

Nope.

And of course even the Final Fantasy movie (I know, I know) had a Cid.

Originally posted by Aerowyn

no que for me tonight.. not sure if there is one now but i got on no que at all

No queue for me either since the maintenance.

It's a nice change from waiting an hour after I log in to be able to play.

Originally posted by Tumblebutz

Originally posted by Nyrrho

Agreed.

I'm glad CU has been fully funded. There are a lot of people who want to see this game realized. I myself am hopeful that this game will live up to its expectations.

However, I just can't stand listening to people drudge on and on about this game as if it were better than canned bread. It was never amusing to see someone speak their thoughts about CU, and then watch as several people with a "Support CU on kickstarter" banner in their signature hammer that person with a finely tuned bulleted list.

Hopefully now that it's funded, people can calm down and let MJ & Co. make their game.

Here's the funny thing: you never had to "listen to" or "watch" any CU supporters do anything in any CU thread.  All you needed to do was NOT click on this forum.... but, you did make those clicks... I wonder why?

Anyway, I'm excited for the back forum the trolling will be held to a minimum!

As I already stated, I am interested in CU. Typically, when one spends money on an investment, it's nice to see what other people think about said investment. 

One thing I try not to "listen to" or "watch", is people making nonsensical statements with no factual basis whatsoever. 

But I digress, I'll be interested to see how they go about developing the game. MJ has been pretty straightforward about everything, including the principles on which he will make the game. I wonder which ones, if any, will be more efficient.

Agreed.

I'm glad CU has been fully funded. There are a lot of people who want to see this game realized. I myself am hopeful that this game will live up to its expectations.

However, I just can't stand listening to people drudge on and on about this game as if it were better than canned bread. It was never amusing to see someone speak their thoughts about CU, and then watch as several people with a "Support CU on kickstarter" banner in their signature hammer that person with a finely tuned bulleted list.

Hopefully now that it's funded, people can calm down and let MJ & Co. make their game.

What surprises me is how the companies launching these games don't expect to get bombarded with network traffic when they release a game, which basically tells thousands of people to log on at a specific time.

Absolutely genius! 

It's very sad that over 90% of the copies being played are pirated. The fact that the people who pirated the game will go bankrupt due to piracy is, in my opinion, hilariously justified.

Anyone else notice that they have some really bad acronyms for this network test?

The client is named Drillbit Anthracite Ophelia Conifer (DAOC), and I'm not even going to say what the acronym for Camelot Unchained Net Test is... 

Ecol Tactics Online is probably the closest I have found to a Final Fantasy Tactics-esque experience, at least combat-wise.

Wildstar is the first game I've seen in a long time with a large focus on end game (or elder game as they call it). Obviously, people are going to look at this game and see similarities to WoW (mostly the art style), but people say that about every game.

I am a big fan of housing, especially housing that serves a functional purpose. That, along with some other things I've seen about Wildstar, makes me hopeful that this game can deliver a genuine amount of fun.

My only gripe with this game is that it is being published by NCsoft. While a decent company, recent news of layoffs and downsizing don't bring a lot of optimism for Wildstar. 

Originally posted by Alioth

Mob grinding, but with a party. EQ and FFXI rocked! I can't play quest grinders.

This. There was something to be said sitting in one spot for hours with the same group of people in FFXI. I don't think anyone would disagree that it definitely facilitates community more than running from hub to hub.

Lol... No.

EA was voted The Consumerist's worst company of 2012 for a reason. I can't recall them ever doing anything that could possibly be misconstrued as a redeemable action.