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Post by Yvondith on Aug 16, 2010 18:33:06 GMT -5
I'm gonna TRY to play, even if it means purchasing the game and then seeing I can't play it. I spent too many years playing FFXI to ignore this.
I will be getting my own internet connection soon. Mine has become entirely too unreliable to use normally.
Hopefully my computer can at least handle the game on the lowest settings. If not, well, upgrade time again.
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Post by dejibo on Aug 18, 2010 9:01:11 GMT -5
I am really struggling with this game. its been really buggy, and really hiccuppy. grrr....anyway they have opened worlds and are starting to expand, but its a huge steep learing curve. you get spoiled to just know where things are in FFXI, and then to not know squat sucks.
I hope you are able to play.
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Post by Office Ninja on Aug 18, 2010 14:30:31 GMT -5
I cant get this until the PS3 version comes out. I dont have $500 for my new video card for a while so.... I know my current backup card cannot play this game.
SIgh.
I will resist.
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Post by dejibo on Aug 21, 2010 12:52:01 GMT -5
i swear to god, I am ready to start smacking folks. they have opened new worlds and I landed in Sephiroth only because someone else I play with was going there. I WONT be picking it for my real character.
btw, SE is offering a large discount if you play both games. its only $7 for FFXIV if you are already registered for FFXI. They also offer some goodies like Hermes or speedy shoes.
I was just on and its CROWDED! folks were stealing my mobs from under me. its a HUGE learning curve and the game is laggy and slow to respond. I found it best to use both controller, and the mouse along with the keyboard for best results. Since I am using a borrowed account from someone who was granted Beta tester status and cant play it, I have made a new HUGE hume male and named it after him. I will be making a dejibo for when my game comes in the mail.
Its a PITA right now as its laggy as all hell, and glitchy and clunky. You dont know where anything is, the instructions are vague and not helpful, and there is precious little info out there on how to play or what to do.
I just cant picture myeslf spending 12 hours a day to learn this thing. I am sure it will all come in due time, but they need to really step up their game if they expect anyone to stay with the game once released. I dont consider this playable at the moment. too laggy, slow, and confusing.
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Aug 21, 2010 13:10:17 GMT -5
Doesn't sound much different than when we first started playing FF11 really.
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Post by Caller on Aug 21, 2010 16:29:28 GMT -5
Yeah exactly. We'll fit right in. I'm not gonna jump right into the game when it's released. I preordered it, but that's only because I want the sunglasses. Because, um, duh? Sunglasses! I'll play it around October-November maybe. But I *will* be playing. I've already decided my name too. I will have a Yue "clone" as close as I can get called Ithildae unless I like another hairstyle better. The name Yuehunei will not be reused for a couple reasons. We'll work out servers later
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Post by dejibo on Aug 21, 2010 19:32:27 GMT -5
I think I will make a Maggie MoonShadow.
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Post by Yvondith on Aug 22, 2010 13:53:00 GMT -5
I just hope I can play. I gotta work hard doing little things for family, and buttering some folks up, but I'm gonna try to get this by the deadline, since I'm finally going to get my own internet connection. It would seriously break my heart if we all went to play this... and I was the only one who couldn't.
If I can, I will be recreating Saekeion as a Lalafel. She will be my main character. She's probably going to end up as a healer of some sort. Yhamuna (now Yhamunah) will be returning as a Miqo'te Rogue/Thief type. Depending on things, don't be surprised if she hijacks the main character position. Tairotha might be making an appearance as an Elezen. Other two races are sorta meh.
Seeing the price drop...makes me wanna reactivate or start a new FFXI account. I've already been having cravings to play. But we'll see. I can't balance two games very well at all.
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Aug 22, 2010 15:47:32 GMT -5
You're telling us what races you are gonna use but I still have no idea what those are. I'm sticking with the old names.
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Post by Yvondith on Aug 22, 2010 19:15:17 GMT -5
Lalafel = Tarutaru Miqo'te = Mithra Elezen = Elvaan
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Post by Caller on Aug 24, 2010 15:05:29 GMT -5
So apparently SE is going to limit play time for this game. You get only one hour to play or else your exp and skillups are reduced by 25%. It's called the "Fatigue" debuff. Two hours, you're reduced by 50%. After four, your exp and skillups stop, and you become "Dormant." Dormant is a debuff that lasts for 48 real life hours. Or so this says. It MAY be fake, but we know SE and uh...yeah I could see them being so myopic they really would believe this to be a good idea. www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27427717&page=0EDIT Found out this may just be in Asian countries. Apparently there's a law there that limits online gameplay in Asia. The Chinese WoW stops all exp income after 3 hours, for example. Remains to be seen.
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Aug 24, 2010 18:40:01 GMT -5
The law may be for Asian countries. I recently heard a report about Starcraft 2 in Korea and anyone who plays a minimum of 4 hours a day is considered "addicted" and put on medication. www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-08/19/starcraft-addictionIf that little rule applys to all versions of FFXIV then I'm not even gonna bother picking it up. I know I may be slow to level compared to a lot of other people that had level 75 Blue Mages the day they came out or will have level 85 Worgen within a day but I still don't want any sort of hindrance. Just sayin.
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Post by Office Ninja on Aug 24, 2010 22:20:47 GMT -5
Sadly I think some Americans could use debuffs like that.
They would never do that in the US though because we pay monthly instead of hourly like they do overseas.
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Post by Yvondith on Aug 25, 2010 13:17:36 GMT -5
I'm a little bummed about the debuff, but I'll live. I checked, to play I need to add a new video card, and more ram. I am shocked that the game only requires 2.0GHz processor. I've got a 2.5GHz, so phew. A new video card, more RAM, and then I gotta fix my heat sink. I WILL play this game, come hell or high water. GIMMAH!!!
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Post by Office Ninja on Aug 25, 2010 19:47:26 GMT -5
Well i'll be damned this is true. although its not as bad as = thought. the debuff is per class, so you run out of exp on one and change to another. The way they are doing it is smart and could actually be something i support.
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