Final Fantasy XIV

[Tobal]

isn't a mmorpg... well thats new one. If your trying to suggest this will play like monster hunter or PSO then your barking up the wrong tree.

[Darwock]

Er... you know what? I'm in the wrong damn thread! OK I take back everything I said, I thought this was the non-online version. Sorry! God that's embarrassing.

[abigsmurf]

Euch, further info on the lack of auto attack:

In order for the character to perform commands specified by the player, one must first store up the Action Gauge. If you select a command before the gauge is ready, it will activate once the gauge fills up. There is also a Power Gauge, which can increase the strength and accuracy of one's techniques. The interviewer notes that even with the absence of Auto-Attack, the player could simply use the most powerful skill over and over again. However, Tanaka reveals that repetitive usage of one skill will cause the monster to start seeing through your actions, and it will become harder to land your attack. In other words, employing a variety of tactics is the best way to defeat a monster.

Not only is there no auto attack, they making it so you can't just button bash. I hope they know what they're doing...

[Tobal]

Check your e-mails, invites are out for SE account holders for the closed beta. Sadly nothing yet in mine, but someone i know has one

->Open Spoiler<-

Missy has it C'/rare

[C']

Yeah, I did

->Open Spoiler<-

not

get in!

[djtickle]

Yeah nothing here either, hopfully there will be more and they will be sending them out in batches!

[Adam]

Team behind FFXIV is sacked, service remains free to play 'til they fix the game and the PS3 version is delayed until it then. Oh dear!

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/topics/detail?id=ae8d667b53355d8ea364fafa44d5253e4362e17f

[Rep]

Where does it say they've been sacked? Surely they'll have just been placed on other projects.

[Adam]

After thorough deliberation on how to meet those expectations, it was decided that the most viable step was to approach improvements under new leadership and with a restructured team.

Restructured then

[speedlolita]

Are the controls any better than FFXI may I ask?

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.the-magicbox.com/1110/game111014f.shtml

Screens and some info about the upcoming Version 2.0 update. If this proves unpopular, and maybe anyway, I think XIV will be the last 'numbered' online FF game

Not that the numbered series should have ever included online mmo's

[Adam]

Lightning and Snow in FFXIV.





Here's an overlook of the new Duty Finder (Group find tool):


(Excitement) (Inside) (Trousers)

[Neon Ignition]

So, I've set this up on my PS3 and registered via the included code. Thing is, once set up the game literally doesn't use the disc again as it installs everything onto the harddrive, not even requiring the disc in the drive to start up. Surely that means I could trade in the game and still play right?... Right?

[Hohum]

Would be worth nothing on trade-in, because it's useless without the key code (which you have now used on your own account).

[Neon Ignition]

Hmm, all the stores are listing trade in prices though. Not much but still there so it must be either usable second hand or the stores haven't realised it isn't?