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."

[Scan_Man]

Open beta I will be playing. After launch I will just observe, and see if I am interested in playing it by December. Launch is a no go for me because I will still be raiding hardcore on WoW to complete the expansion and my Shadowmourne (Boooo to Blizzard for making the last part of the quest long and grindy). Also, I am little more interested in picking DC Universe Online (has reasonable specs too). And of course Cataclysm comes out too.


But you know I am always interested in super-awesome-fun content that must be played immediately that may be found somewhere in the game. So if people say they found something like that in the later parts of the game I will pick it up.

Not a fan of leveling content overall. I like MMOs for endgame content. But if I had to choose, Guildleves is my favorite questing system so far (still need to experience Cataclysm's revamped streamlined questing and as well as The Old Republic's). Just sucks with the 48 hour cooldown.

This post has been edited by Scan_Man: Aug 28 2010, 03:44 PM