well .. just waking up and checking out my email and favorite site.. DOTL and having a lil' bfast.. so my thoughts this early in the morning:
I very anxiously awaited FFXIV and was very letdown when it came out and frustrated like alot of others. It is very evident they did not have the right man in place for the job. The server I am on was packed and even had rmt! lol.
It went through some hard times and even I quit playing for months but it has become the game I had hoped it would be and will get even better. I do not think the ps3 will be the saving grace nor do I think anything is a "saving grace".. well except Yoshi. I still don't know if the game will last in the long run but by years end I can say that I would pay to play this game.. will others? That's the question and pretty much will decide the future of this game I think.
I too have seen an influx of new and returning players lately via forums, my friends playing 14. I do however believe that without another release on ps3 with a heavy marketing campaign ahead of time.. this game will die. So to an extent I am contradicting myself as far as the saving grace thing but it does need that influx of new players and not just depend on the pc community.
I love fishing. I love botany. I enjoy all the new guild tasks, grand company quests, NM's, crafting. The interface is streamlined, the market taking the place of a AH worked out and the game can only get better.
There is room for improvement still of course. We need chocs and airships and we will get them soon. We need more npc quests in each city, we need job specific weapons and possibly armor along with quests like AF in FFXI. I'm looking forward to upcoming holiday events and I hope a lot of new players for the holidays and new year.
There is a reason FFXI was so loved and you need those successful aspects of that game in 14 but not a complete clone. It's Final Fantasy after all. Just give me my damn yellow birds and a relic fishing rod and I'll be a happy man.
lastly.. don't believe in the continued negative posts by people on various forums. The game is on the upswing and this Fall is very important for all of us. If you want to play the game..great play it and get your friends to come along. If you played last Fall and are not coming back then please move on and quit being a hater and troll. Hating for the first 3-6 months is understood. Hating well into this Summer just smells of trolling and butt hurt and makes you look sad.
I am back and I hope to see more of you playing this game for years to come. Thank you Kida as well for a great site. It's people like you who help make the game enjoyable.
Patch 1.18a
Toggle on/off weapon visuals.
Patch 1.19
Anouncement of Chocobos for 1.19.
Update on Chocobos and Pets for 1.19
Access to Airships as means of transportation..
Introduction of Stronghold and large sized Beastmen Settlements.
Ifrit Battle
Enabling members to rejoin their party in dungeons after getting disconnected.
Attack motion diversification and fine-tuning
Abolition of physical levels
Noticable impact from atributes/ststs.
Patch 1.20
Food Efect Revamp 1.20+
unknown when but has been mentioned by SE:
Job Implementation
Clarification on Materia System.
Implementation of character's housing.
World map revamp confirmation.
Inclusion of male MiQuote and female Roegadyn along with PS3 realese.
Jump Ability confirmation
Change to crafting facilities support.
Bonus EXP for Rested status.
Putting the /emote list in order.
Multiple Linkshell Chat.
Expanding LS Crests.
Linkshell Officer Controls
Inclusion of Map Markers.
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