FFXIVstuff, aka monster hunter XIV Options

[Alisha]

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/04/final-fa...new-job-system/

The latest edition of Famitsu Wave recently hit newsstands in Japan, bringing with it a DVD which contains an 8-minute exposé on Square Enix's second stab at the MMO genre, Final Fantasy XIV. The whole video is posted after the break. Fret not -- it sports convenient English subtitles.

Here's some of the more titillating excerpts: The game features a reinvented character progression system which does not include experience points or leveling up. The job system from XI will make an appearance, but in a heavily altered form -- an interview with the game's director, Nobuaki Komoto, revealed that the game will place a focus on the weapons players use, explaining that your armaments will determine "the way you play" and "the way you grow." Sounds reminiscent of Final Fantasy IX. (That's a very good thing.)

In addition, FFXIV producer Hiromichi Tanaka explained that the game takes place in a new region with a more "modern" feel to it -- the mysterious Eorzea which was mentioned in the trailer. The new world features familiar races (albeit with new names), and plays host to a "deep story," which is told through cut-scenes and quests. For more FFXIV info than you can possibly handle, check the video after the jump.


sounds similar to monster hunter no?

Race Scans

Someone translated the text on BG Forums regarding the characters:

"When you make your character, aside from choosing the race, you will also be able to customize their appearance. Head, skin color, hair type etc, there will be multiple factors. Just how exact we will be able to customize their appearance is still unknown, but we mean it in a good way when we say that it seems like it will become a worry to many players."

[HC82]

Wall of text for the win. I like to read walls of text, assuming it has value. The AT boards don't have much discussion, actually, so it's not always a bad thing to express an opinion.


Also, FFXIV will sucks balls because anything FF that's online has sucked, will suck and can only suck worse then the suckiest of the sucky suck sucks. So, my final conclusion from not playing the beta and being a blind FF fanboy is that the game has to suck because my opinion dictates absolute truth of reality, thus everyone must be offended... right now!

By the way WoW sucks too. I stopped playing it because its a waste of time and money. I can do something meaningful like educate myself and my mind. I'll be damned if I don't get the next rare loot drop that becomes useless in 6 months, while my real world body wastes away as I drink mountain dew and eat doritos.

I mean really. Why do people play video games anyway? It's a huge waste of time and anyone who plays video games is a total loser. Go do something constructive, like get a Doctorate Degree in real world awesomeness.

For that matter, don't go to the movie, or watch TV, surf the internet or read a book for entertainment. It's all useless, because we're soulless fleshbots.

With that said, MMORPGs suck, as do video games, life in general, and everyone who reads this. So, on that note, I'm going to take out my Super Mario Galaxy 2 game from it's shrink wrap and pre order FFXIV, since I just bought a new PC for for gaming.

Cheers.