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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn - Patch 2.2 26/03/14

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Rantai
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Okay let's get it out of the way that I am completely aware of the original FFXIV thread. I wish for that thread to stay dead and separate (this is a completely different game anyway!)



FFXIV has fully released as of 27th August 2013.

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There also happens to be an official benchmark for the game that also has a character creation bundled with it so you can also screw around with that:

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/benchmark

This post here gives a complete summary of the game and systems: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=657017

Other Links and Stuff
General background and news: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/

Lodestone (main page): http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/index.html

Account management: https://secure.square-enix.com/account/app/svc/login?cont=account

Pricing and other tid bits (note this is the NA version, other regions exist and may vary): http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/product/

Beta videos, sneak peaks and live letter streams: https://www.youtube.com/user/FINALFANTASYXIV

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What can I say? I quite enjoy this game (it has come a long long way from 1.0 launch) and am really excited for the release of ARR. I know a lot of people might have their reservations due to the original release but I'd say give it a chance before writing it off~!

I play a Lalafell female on the server Hyperion, if you happen to play be on the look out for Nonori Rereyl.

Just for note though: This game is P2P (beta is obviously free) - for those who it may concern.
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Justykanna
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My brother, sister in law and I all bought the original FFXIV on the day of release and it had sooooooo much potential.
Then fell flat.
Character customization was really neat but...
Combat was so broken, UI was dumb, crafting was neat but needed another step, resource for teleporting was limited, no direction on what to do...
It had the right ideas.... but yeah... that didn't go.

I hope A Realm Reborn picks up well, though I'm not planning to obtain it.
Rantai
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Yeah, just about everything was overhauled with ARR. No more obtuse UI, lag is significantly fixed, no crappy fatigue system, teleporting no longer uses anima (gil now), actual end game content and crafting... well actually crafting got changed to a resource based mechanic (with cross skilling and hq mechanics still present.

To be honest the two are nothing alike.
Ivalset
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I'll probably be playing on Leviathan for a while.

I really don't like the game that much, but it's something to do and maybe it'll become enjoyable by endgame.
Justykanna
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Rantai wrote:

Yeah, just about everything was overhauled with ARR. No more obtuse UI, lag is significantly fixed, no crappy fatigue system, teleporting no longer uses anima (gil now), actual end game content and crafting... well actually crafting got changed to a resource based mechanic (with cross skilling and hq mechanics still present.

To be honest the two are nothing alike.
I figured. I know not long after I quit, they sent out an email saying "we're changing our staff" or something like that.
It sounds like it should be a great game and I'm not doubting it'll do well.
Zerostarry
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Square doesn't know how to make Lolis.

Lalafells are a sad excuse, but I really want a new MMO to play so i'll be on this ride
Hika
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I've never played FFXIV, but I'm willing to try.
Rantai
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Princess wrote:

Square doesn't know how to make Lolis.
But Lalafell are the cutest people ever D:

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SPOILER
Don't mind the lack of AA, beta broke it D:

Me, husbando and the extended family. Marriage is going to be fun~ (never figured out where the church is though...)

D/w, not creepy at all.
Wishy
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Is this game worth even trying? Is it japanese only? Is there an english version (aka can I play the read w/o being able to read kanji?)?
Rantai
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1. I believe it is worth trying.

2+3. It is multi language. There is english, japanese, french and german for languages. You can even choose your voice acting language (cutscenes) separate to your text (for example japanese voices and english subtitles, french va and german subs etc).
Zerostarry
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Ingame now on Cactuar server IGN: Kyouko Kasodani
Rantai
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Holy carbuncles everywhere, it's an ACN party in Limsa (then again I kind of expected that).

Also carbuncles are so cute ;~;

SPOILER

Don't suppose anyone has tried pvp yet?
Justykanna
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Rantai wrote:

Holy carbuncles everywhere, it's an ACN party in Limsa (then again I kind of expected that).

Also carbuncles are so cute ;~;

SPOILER

Don't suppose anyone has tried pvp yet?
Ha, they're always cute.
Rantai
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Whew well beta is over. Got myself to 20 arcanist and 10-19 to every crafting class (except weaver (50) ). It's a shame that there were so many server issues but overall I am glad that they were discovered during the beta and not during early access/release. Though I wasn't affected by them so lucky me. Apart from that though the game didn't seem to have any gamebreaking bugs but the difficulty of the game was far far easier than the previous beta. I'm assuming that low levels are supposed to be easy though but I can't make that call. PvP was hilariously broken (for good reason though).


That said I loved it, release is just around the corner, I'm excited! (Nono is too).

SPOILER

As a side note I'm going to mess around with the first post with all sorts of random stuff (related), the joys of making the thread.
Villani
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Princess wrote:

Square doesn't know how to make Lolis.
I'd disagree http://i.imgur.com/Bml0PHL.jpg :>

Anyone here from Europe going to play this? :p
I'm in a desperate need of people to play with D:
Noobita
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played the beta and really liked the game... but the p2p model is really annoying me
Rantai
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villAni wrote:

Anyone here from Europe going to play this? :p
I'm in a desperate need of people to play with D:
Hmm I'm not from Europe (though I have an EU account =.=) but if you're starting fresh you could always try to get on my server (Hyperion). It's an NA server but the EU and NA servers are all located in the same place anyway.

Only problem being that time differences could be a problem (but hey, at least you know someone right?). Our linkshell is open to any casual player as long as you're not a complete dick :P

Just a consideration~

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@Noobita - I think Yoshi-P gave a detailed reason why he decided to go with p2p and to be fair it's a lot better this way. Sure it might cost some money ($15 a month is not that big when you think about it) but it keeps the content production consistent and everyone is at an equal playing field (none of the pay to win stuff).
wolfn
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I got hit with the 90000 error and later 3102 during the open beta, but I'm still looking forward to playing on pre-release.
Currently on Cactuar with the name Zefie Lycuria. I loved what I played in closed beta so I'm still pretty excited for it, despite not having played 1.0.
Rantai
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Appropriate I believe.
wolfn
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Haha, I've seen that around somewhere. I'm not discouraged over it, though; I'm ready to make up for lost time in-game. As for the P2P, well, it is kind of expected, considering they made a game and announced one year later, "Okay this game sucks we're remaking it."
Noobita
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decided to buy :S
Starry-
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4 minutes left on the early access download ouo woo x3
Loctav
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Enjoying the early access time very much right now ~w~
I am on EU-Phoenix tho
Villani
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Decided to keep playing on EU servers.. :p

Thou' Square Enix isn't really keeping up to the expectations...
3 hours maintenance right off the bat in early acces... :/
Rantai
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I am honestly surprised it didn't start dying until 6 hours after launch. Not too bad.

I still remember WoW's launch... *shudder*

Though I know a lot of the hardcore free companies are crapping bricks right now because they're losing the race for world firsts, on my server at least.
Starry-
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am enjoying it so far ouo
didn't take part in the beta so i'm only lvl5 O:
in eu-ragnarok server and everything seems fine :3
Rantai
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Whew it seems they fixed those server issues (seems more stable now than other maintenance).

Just in time too Dx
Azer
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Welp, if any of you are on Excalibur, feel free to add 'Azer Rintarou'.
I'll be competing against Blue Garter with my free company, Noire, in a few weeks.
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Azer wrote:

Welp, if any of you are on Excalibur, feel free to add 'Azer Rintarou'.
I'll be competing against Blue Garter with my free company, Noire, in a few weeks.
need more 1017 pls
get transfer pass and transfer to ragnarok eu right now owo
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Crafting is so much effort ;u; I just wasted all my gil on Bronze Ingots asdf worst idea ever.
Rantai
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Azer wrote:

Welp, if any of you are on Excalibur, feel free to add 'Azer Rintarou'.
I'll be competing against Blue Garter with my free company, Noire, in a few weeks.
Good luck ^^

We've got RareEx and Conviction to compete with ;_; (though I doubt they're as well known as Blue Garter)

Also this is my ritual for 30 mins every time I log in ;_;



Why you got to be so popular Hyperion.
Wishy
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Do you seriously have to wait to login?

Guess I'll wait another year before trying this. :/
Rantai
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As it stands there are too many people logging in to the servers.

They're expanding the server capacity at the moment, expecting it around the weekend.
Noobita
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anyone playing on ragnarok? ._.
Azer
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Wishy wrote:

Do you seriously have to wait to login?

Guess I'll wait another year before trying this. :/

I'll just... drop this here..
Starry-
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Noobita wrote:

anyone playing on ragnarok? ._.
I'm on ragnarok :D
1017 is super pro \:3/. But nowdays I can usually bypass it within 4-5 tries ouo (Compared to a few days ago, spent 30 minutes spamming ;-;)
Noobita
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Starzd wrote:

Noobita wrote:

anyone playing on ragnarok? ._.
I'm on ragnarok :D
1017 is super pro \:3/. But nowdays I can usually bypass it within 4-5 tries ouo (Compared to a few days ago, spent 30 minutes spamming ;-;)
what's your name? ;P
Tetsu_old
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Just downloaded the game today. I'm on Sargatanas.
Rantai
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This storyline, wow.

They didn't disappoint (though it picks up only after Titan

Also:

Minor spoiler but creepy

Oops.
Ivalset
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Hit 50 WHM last night, game is pretty fun. I'm really terrible at healing, but that's completely masked by the fact that people are terrible at dodging aoes.

Best part about this game is the music though. Garuda theme is too sick.
Cyclone
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As a pugalist, can the tanks of this game please be aware our goal is to be behind the enemy. Stop moving between every single attack. It makes my job hard. Thanks.
Ephemeral
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great game, 1017 is the most fucking annoying thing ever and 2002 is even worse
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Cyclone wrote:

As a pugalist, can the tanks of this game please be aware our goal is to be behind the enemy. Stop moving between every single attack. It makes my job hard. Thanks.
as a THF from FFXI, I sympathize
Skywards_old
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I have few question about this game.
1. After u buy the game. How long do u have until the monthly pay starts?
2. Hows the combat? Is like any other game? Can u guys give me example of a game that is similar combat system?
Noobita
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Skywards wrote:

I have few question about this game.
1. After u buy the game. How long do u have until the monthly pay starts?
2. Hows the combat? Is like any other game? Can u guys give me example of a game that is similar combat system?
1. After you buy the game you get 30 days subscription included with it (i think)
2. Combat is like in WoW or GW2 (click and wait) but you can move freely while attacking
Rantai
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Seems like the Moonfire Faire is back and without the relentless looped elevator music.

Page 1 showcases the best of the festival; swimsuits, catgirls and mankinis. Everything you could ever want. And lolis

On a side note, finally grabbed my Gae Bolg relic quest. Just did the Chimera fight, not looking forward to the many wipes on Titan though (Ifrit and Garuda are relatively easy).
Justykanna
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Downloaded the game today.
Apparently this week is/was free for the people that purchased the original.
I can't believe my authenticator still works. xD

Only played a an hour or so. Combat 'actually' works now and I don't remember it being 'that' detailed.
It's nice that they kept my old character with his gear, levels, etc and they let me change him around.
Graphics are insane - though I remember liking them before anyway.
I'm impressed with what I've done.
Rantai
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Today in Hyperion.

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I swear every crazy thing happens here. And I got my Gae Bolg +1 today :3
Blaziken
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Downloading the patch for this now. Actually had to use LAN since my wlan is shit tier for downloading. 0.00mbps.
EDIT: Now I gotta refresh dis server selection until Odin is free.
Ivalset
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For some reason, crafting is really enjoyable in this game. I started out making a goldsmith just because all my friends were doing different crafts, now I have a 50 goldsmith/carpenter/leatherworker and spend all of my time crafting HQ craft gear sets and watching the marketboard. I don't even have a real use for all of the money I make aside from getting more money to make my various stats ever so slightly higher.

It's really shitty that the ilvl 70 gear is locked behind philo stones, though. I guess it'll be fine once that market develops, but until then it's painful.
Rantai
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http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000495.html

Shantotto pet? Yes please!
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