except a ton of people had to wait til today to get into beta (still no keys btw...WTF SOE?) so we get less then a day to try the game out.

Originally posted by Ocirusskd

I do have a unused ps3 key, but  i imagine most want a pc key

id take it, im sick of waiting.

but yes it ends tomorrow.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/114/1142605p1.html

according to a bunch of people and a few sites posts (something about a guy playing batman during it) that big event is tomorrow and thats our only day to play.

really quite lame to wait until the last day to let people in to try a game.

doesnt really matter much. apprently the beta ends tomorow night so all of us waiting on pre-order betas get almost no time to try the damn thing. WTF is taking so long when you know your stopping in like 24 hrs?

i^ i doubt it, the only way to even get in the beta now is through pre-order. It also says get it in before the 2nd so you can get a key on the 4th. Most places ive checked people are still waiting to get them, so im going with some problem with the patch made them hold off.

Originally posted by Khrymson

I wanna see them bring every amazing system from XI over and change the classes back to their proper names, as well as the party system with XI'x Con system too for enemies.  Honestly why do so many developers make such amazing original games {FFXI being SE's first MMO} and then when they go to make a sequel they remove everything that made the original awsome and replace it with worse features.

 

XIV should have been basically XI in a new world, heck I'd of even setttled for a 1:1 remake of XI with XIVs graphics.

 

I dont get it either, have they not seen how EQ2 turned out (its now F2P and EQ1 is still P2P). I also dont get why they would rather go for a more "realistic approach" to a game called final FANATSY. They really dont even have many FF staples in this game aside from some mobs, the like 5 chocobos in the whole world, the moggles you never see, not even a mention in any of the games lore of the summons (we saw them in a video, but that was the end of them)

 

FF has some of the most defined classes in RPG gaming, yet for some stupid reason they needed to change that. Its a fricken staple for a reason.

Originally posted by TribeofOne

they would no be asking such questions if the situation wasnt dire. The game must be doing very poorly.   I wonder if the possible Do over will drive away those who are still playing it

there is barely anyone still playing a free game to care. The servers are more dead then their 8yr old MMO. Business-wise they would be better off just restarting for a much much bigger potential of players then trying to satisfy the tiny a$$ population that barely exists now.

 Sadly i have to agree with most of th peoples opinions. I ADORED FFXI. It was by far one of the greatest gaming experinces ever (5 years).  I wanted to love this game just as much as FFXI, but they are making it SOOO hard to do. From the copy paste terrain, EXTREMELY reptative leve quests (they are ALL just kill X mobs/kill X mobs for drops), tons of bugs and missing ...very basic features, this game is a giant mess. 

 I almost wish NA/EU did't get this game until a year from now like we did with FFXI....it was a blessing in disguise TBH. Maybe when the PS3 version rolls around il re-sub to see if its in better shape, but until then its just a shame. I put like 400$ of upgrades into my PC purely for this game, just to be let down. Its a damn shame becuase this was finnaly going to be my next big MMO, coming from a Genre that has turned into a giant solo/lets hold you hand fest. I honetsly have no idea what to even bother with...maybe if EQ3 comes out....

LOL @ artical start. Seriously how is an editor of an MMO site so uninformed about an MMO? the games are COMPLETEly diffrent besides races and some classic FF stuff like monsters. seriously do some research before you spew non-scense to your readers sir.

Originally posted by MMO_Doubter

Originally posted by Gravarg

Only game that uses jumping right is Assassin's Creed.  All other games should get rid of it :P

Mario says no.

80% of the NES-Genisis-SNES catalog would disagree XD

its more then highly unlikely, its just not going to happen, garunteed. Reminds me of poeple who want to transfer characters to this game. Its a new game/universe..ect so i can 100% say it won't happen.

agreed w/ swak, they are likely going to aim inbetween the 2. 

once again, stop thinking this is FFXI-2, the gameplay workings so far seem VASTLY diffrent. And as for the race thing, most MMOs in the same series do this (Everquest, Linage, and even starwars/guildwars will have many similar races. and SWTOR is a game made by a new dev.) so the reusing races thing has been done a bunch of times, most games just adding new ones at most.

OP....STOP COMPARING! everyone i run into seems to compare every aspect of 14 to their FF11 experience. from all the info ive read, this game is going to be very different from 11, and you have to stop making comparisons. The machanics of 14 will very likely be quite different from FF11 (or they seem to be as of now) so don't pass any judgement, hell we don't have any soild info from the players yet (because beta hasnt started) so take a deep breath and wait it out, or you can just stick to WoW and call it a day.

^ lol. Well in "real life" i cant cast magic, swing oversized swords, or battle giant creatures, so lets leave the "compared to RL" bit out of it......unless you can cast magic?

RL does not = fantasy in a video game 

Originally posted by Arch49

Thanks guys, kinda disappointed though

trust me, any good well maintained and updated MMO has a monthly sub. Its either that or its free and full of cash shop crap.

 the reason FF14 is being held back is because of the lack of  (i guess the simple word is "portal") to the game. FFXI was fine because it used POL to connect and update the game, where as FF14 has no "playonline" type feature. This in turn makes MS use its servers to connect directly to the game and host its updates in a sence. So of course MS wants people to have to pay for XBL gold, where as SE wants i to be free because its an MMO that already has a monthly fee. MS would basically have to do SE a favor (though a smaller one then to most other online games, where as they purely run off MS servers) to make it part of the free silver membership.

I honestly think one side will end up giving in soon, because i don't see them waiting past a year after release to put this game on X360.

 they already stated a few times you cant do it anytime. They also say the while in passive mode (to gain HP) you can't have any hate or be in battle, so it wont happen the way you are thinking. i actually thought the same thing but you know they would stop that from being exploited.

Originally posted by Selenica

Originally posted by Derrico

Hi guys, I never played any of the previous Final Fantasy's so I am unaware of how the game play was for PS2 i'm also a college student. Being in college I do not have a decent desktop, just a solid laptop for work and such nothing for gaming. However I do have a PS3 and was wondering if some questions could be answered.

Do the PS3 players and the PC players play on the same server?Are the two versions released at the same time? Are there any major differences about the two? Playing on PS3 do you use the controller, how do you type and stuff or do you use a usb keyboard and usb mouse for controlling...

 

Thanks guys

 

"Do the PS3 players and the PC players play on the same server?"

Yes. It'll be like Final Fantasy XI (where PS2, Xbox 360, & PC players can all play on the same servers!) There's no word if it'll be released on 360 though. So, just PS3 & PC players on the same server.

"Are the two versions released at the same time? Are there any major differences about the two?"

Yep, they should be. Final Fantasy XI had some weird release dates as it released in Japan first and then slowly made its way to North America. I'm willing to bet FFXIV will release on console & PC at the same time but I wouldn't be surprised if Japan gets an earlier release date (Like with XI and XIII).

"Playing on PS3 do you use the controller, how do you type and stuff or do you use a usb keyboard and usb mouse for controlling..."

You can use the PS3 controller. Keypad or keyboard work like in XI but I don't know if the PS3 version supports playing with a keyboard and mouse. I plan to use a controller with an attached keypad. I use it for PS@Home and sending messages to friends.

 

 

just noting for you

1) the game is having a worldwide release on both platforms, so this time no place will be ahead of anyone else. if they do decide on an X360 version, that will be later down the line due to no agreement being confirmed as of yet.

2) both systems can use BOTH keyboard and mouse or keyboard (or chatpad) and controler. This was a smaller annoucment made during an interview. Though both systems where build slightly different, they both support all forms. 

Originally posted by Hya1221

So we all agree its ok for someone with giant fighting claws can steal mid fight? ok just wanted to make sure. Thank you all for your jabs and flames I expected no less from the lovely community here at MMORPG.com. Everyone just treated the thread like "OP" wanted to down the game when im stating simple things that don't make sense. I agree with Archer as a great solo and I think its wonderful a MMO finally made it so a tradeskill based character can actually repair players items and make reasonable profit and I think the Maurader and the Gladiator have great basis but unfortunately the Pugilist who as far as I know is a boxer at least according to the name could be butchered. Its speculation. Take it for what its worth. I still have hopes the game can pull thru.

EDIT: I could care less for a beta invite. I have beta tested a few games and so much changes from beta to launch that its really hard to get a firm grasp on what to expect. Some classes may seem powerful some weak and that could be flipped come launch.

/butthurt....apparantly

 

actually it makes more sence to me. the guy with daggers has his hands full, so unless he puts one of them away he cant steal either. As a pugilst you actually have fingers free so you could stop gripping the knuckles (they would fall back twords your arms, making most of your hands free) so that you could grab stuff then essentially "flip them back up and grip them again to fight, which is quicker then putting away/taking out daggers.