[Munba]

Achievement!? Only 7 hours left?! I must be too late... damn it!

I think he could respawn until 1.22a, at least.

[Jinko]

Our set up was.

2 WHM, 1 CNJ, 1 BRD, 1 MIN, 3 WAR.

I would prob say the best party set up would be 2 DoL, 4 WAR's and 2 WHMs.

[kiryogi]

Our set up was. 2 WHM, 1 CNJ, 1 BRD, 1 MIN, 3 WAR.

Err one con? o-o 3 WAR. Figured :o

[Mr. Hyde]

I am about to buy this from amazon for $10.00. Is this game optimized now? I remember hearing how badly it ran when it first came out. I assume it runs better now. Also, which server does everyone play on?

[Buttons]

Yay won Garuda, boy this fight isn't easy on us WHMs. @.@



Sleepy Lalafell!

[Teknoman]

People need to use Paladins for something >:I

[Ravidrath]

I am about to buy this from amazon for $10.00. Is this game optimized now? I remember hearing how badly it ran when it first came out. I assume it runs better now. Also, which server does everyone play on?

Yeah, a while ago they put out a patch that improved performance by like 25% or more.

And most of the GAF crew is on Sargatanas.

[kiryogi]

People need to use Paladins for something >:I

SE showed its possible vs ruru! Lol BG and our own attempts ended up saying otherwise.

[Xux]

People need to use Paladins for something >:I

It's stupid that these aren't seven person fights that require one of each job.

[Teknoman]

Thanks for the help earlier with the new GC quest. Battle against the new-type Juggernaut was awesome, and i'm still surprised that last resort raise worked.

[Riposte]

I have like 30 days of Crysta left... I'd love to catch that Urianger achievement while trying to reactive as close as my classes finishing as possible. If he pops up again, I'd really appreciate it someone saying it!

[Mature]

Raubahn is such a man.

[Teknoman]

Looking at how big Dalamud is now...npcs should be acting just a little bit more on edge. And I dont just mean important npcs, but normal townspeople.

[Munba]

I have problem to take suppling quest from GC.. when i try to take it from the npc in the Company it says me to check my inventory because the transaction cannot be done e try again. But i have 52 free slots in my inventory.. what is the problem? :/

[kiryogi]

Raubahn is such a man.

Merl is better :o

[Teknoman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaCMC...ayer_embedded#!

Amazing...cant wait to try my luck against her.

[Jinko]

Merl is better :o

I agree Merl is more of a man.

Scarf is pretty drab looking lol

[Kesagiri]

I've been itching to try this game out lately, but I'd have to invest in a decent GPU first. As somebody who's been depending on consoles for games, I have no idea where to start.

[IonicSnake]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaCMC...ayer_embedded#! Amazing...cant wait to try my luck against her.

Can't wait to hear Bahamuts theme. :P

[Gromph]

A shot of our points in Hamlet.

Tribute to tecknoman. I'm dead. :)

[Gromph]

I've been itching to try this game out lately, but I'd have to invest in a decent GPU first. As somebody who's been depending on consoles for games, I have no idea where to start.

This should be a good start

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=455869

[Mature]

Is anyone actually running this in full screen? Has there been any user fixes to the alt+tab = crash problem?

[Teknoman]

Is anyone actually running this in full screen? Has there been any user fixes to the alt+tab = crash problem?

Full screen all the time here. Really dont have any need for alt-tab since i've got other means of checking up on things (ipad, cell, etc.) But they really need proper alt-tab once 2.0 hits.

A shot of our points in Hamlet. Tribute to tecknoman. I'm dead. :)

[IonicSnake]

Is anyone actually running this in full screen? Has there been any user fixes to the alt+tab = crash problem?

I run it in "fullscreen" I cheat using this.


http://www.ffxivcore.com/topic/14092...-instructions/

[Ravidrath]

Is anyone actually running this in full screen? Has there been any user fixes to the alt+tab = crash problem?

I still use the "FFXIV Windower" that Square C&D'ed at launch. I can share it, if you like.

[Kandinsky]

Yay won Garuda, boy this fight isn't easy on us WHMs. @.@

Lalas looking badass there <3

[Teknoman]

So for Hamlet Defense, you have to be in the hamlet to know when the "Call to arms" happens? Didnt think it would be instanced after seeing the similar events in XI. Also are people doing pick up groups? Just wondering in case its a time when we dont have any other LS members on.

EDIT: What kind of rewards do you get for winning?

[kiryogi]

So for Hamlet Defense, you have to be in the hamlet to know when the "Call to arms" happens? Didnt think it would be instanced after seeing the similar events in XI. Also are people doing pick up groups? Just wondering in case its a time when we dont have any other LS members on. EDIT: What kind of rewards do you get for winning?

You can hop in any time, just head to the hamlet when it's combat phase. And yeah you could possibly get a PUG there depending on interest. AT least the first combat phase it was often crowded and wasn't too hard to find a party.

[Jinko]

I haven't checked ye, but i doubt we are even at level 1 hamlet this time, the amount of materials you have to give in just to get to level 2 is absurd.

At least it will be easier to win with level 1.

[Ravidrath]

I haven't checked ye, but i doubt we are even at level 1 hamlet this time, the amount of materials you have to give in just to get to level 2 is absurd. At least it will be easier to win with level 1.

I wonder if they tripled the level up costs, since there's only one place to do it right now, and that's why they seem so high?

[Toth]

Yeah...so...it sucks when your pickup group kills Ifrit and one of the whms leave with 3 people dead....I am still rather pissed off, especially since it ate my lantern and gave me nothing ><

[hteng]

what timezones are you guys the most active?

[Teknoman]

Yeah...so...it sucks when your pickup group kills Ifrit and one of the whms leave with 3 people dead....I am still rather pissed off, especially since it ate my lantern and gave me nothing ><

I need to jump in with some pick up groups unless we're still doing Ifrit and Mog.

[Yoshichan]

What's going on here? Meteor in the sky?

[Teknoman]

What's going on here? Meteor in the sky?

Yup, "Dalamud" aka Meteor. Its the world's second moon, but seems to be artificial (think FFIV). The bad guys in the game (Garlean Empire) has figured out a way to activate it, and are bringing it closer and closer until...well something happens, which ushers in all that environmental and graphic changes for 2.0

Its been getting bigger and bigger every patch, and whats cool is that players noticed it, and sort of charted it's appearance before they officially revealed what was going on. We dont know if it will actually crash, or just cause some magic chain reaction.




And the current stage is in the shot you quoted.

[Nohar]

The current stage is rather unsettling... Brrr.

[AlphaDragoon]

Merl is better :o

Merlwyb is best leader. Fuck a Raubahn.

I haven't played much since the patch came out, mainly because Xenoblade is like the best game ever and partially because my classes of choice are once again getting fucked over in the Garuda fight in favor of derpy BLM spam and WAR tanks, even after SE took measures to try and stop those very things from happening.

[kiryogi]

Merlwyb is best leader. Fuck a Raubahn. I haven't played much since the patch came out, mainly because Xenoblade is like the best game ever and partially because my classes of choice are once again getting fucked over in the Garuda fight in favor of derpy BLM spam and WAR tanks, even after SE took measures to try and stop those very things from happening.

You should check the new video posted on dot site. If anything, it's all dependent on everyone's skills.

what timezones are you guys the most active?

Daytime US time zones, but there's GMT folk too. Then there's me that's PST but I work 2nd shift . . . so it's sometimes more inline with the GMT XDorking 2nd shift.

[kiryogi]

dblpost

[Kyudo]

You should check the new video posted on dot site. If anything, it's all dependent on everyone's skills.

For those to lazy to check the website here it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSwCgchFnvg

[Ravidrath]

For those to lazy to check the website here it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSwCgchFnvg

Awesome.

I really hate the mentality of "this was the first way it was won, so it's the only way!" and the inevitable bitching that leads to.

That seems to happen with every new fight, and I'm glad these guys are showing the whiners up.

Does this kind of thing happen with every MMO, or just FF ones?

[Yoshichan]

Guys, big question here. How much have they really revamped the game from launch FFXIV? I'm really considering playing the game but I really want almost every aspect of launch FFXIV to be gone.

So basically what I'm trying to ask is, is this FFXI HD yet? I look at the screenshots and I'm amazed by how it looks... I'd love to play it.

[rhfb]

So how far away is the 2.0 release? The videos posted on this page look pretty good actually, much better than what I can remember from playing during the beta.

[Mature]

Guys, big question here. How much have they really revamped the game from launch FFXIV? I'm really considering playing the game but I really want almost every aspect of launch FFXIV to be gone.

They've reformed and improved all of the major systems since launch. Things like combat and level progression are an entirely different paradigm now. However, there's still niggling issues and remnants of the broken FFXIV, so I have a hard time just saying "Yeah, it's all good now, dive right in". For most people, I say research it and if you're that interested, give it a go, but if you have any doubt, wait for 2.0.

That being said, there's pretty big incentive to start now with the Legacy program. I can see that pushing people over the edge.

So how far away is the 2.0 release? The videos posted on this page look pretty good actually, much better than what I can remember from playing during the beta.

They released PDF files with dates around the time 2.0 was announced.

[Riposte]

Speaking of big changes to FFXIV, I plan on making a thread for that return event in May. I imagine I should list important changes in the thread... so I'm curious what you guys think are particularly worth mentioning. I already plan to list all the end-game fights and quests/raids and also Jobs.

[Allard]

Guys, big question here. How much have they really revamped the game from launch FFXIV? I'm really considering playing the game but I really want almost every aspect of launch FFXIV to be gone. So basically what I'm trying to ask is, is this FFXI HD yet? I look at the screenshots and I'm amazed by how it looks... I'd love to play it.

I'll echo Matures thoughts. The game is very much improved across the board and right now its at the point where I start recommending it to my friends to play, but only with the preface that they know what is getting changed in 5-6 months from now. The Legacy campaign they announced recently is reason enough to jump in now if you have any intention of play into and beyond 2.0. However having said that if it wasn't for the promise of 2.0 and how a good job Yoshida has done thus far fixing the horrendous launch experience I would be hard pressed to recommend it to people out of fear of just much of a future it had.

The big things that still remain to be fixed but look like they will be fixed in 2.0 is a proper keyboard/mouse UI, mediocre to horrible graphics optimization, and animation/input lag during battles. 2.0 = Redone graphics engine from the ground up, server architecture overhaul from the ground up, 2 UI styles designed specifically for either gamepad or Mouse and Keyboard users (No more 1 single UI that tries to work with both systems) alongside completely redesigned over world map.

Things that have been fixed or mostly fixed since launch. Marketwards now behave like an AH with a middleman, you don't need to travel to a specific location anymore to buy stuff, you can search and buy from all marketwards in each city and even send your 'seller' called a retainer from any city to the wards (thus the middleman, since retainer sells your wares and you don't put them up in a sell prompt, thankfully you can call your retainer and send him out from the mercantile houses!). EXP system on almost every class but Gathering has been overhauled and made more streamlined and faster. (I especially love what they did to crafting EXP recently :) ), each class has its own unique identity now and role (Some better then others, balancing still needs to be worked on), and the guild leve system has been 'fixed' so you can now save up to 99 leves, the leve renewals happen almost immediately after completing/losing a leve making them quick and fun EXP spurts that you can spend all at once or over a period of time. These days I have a harder time spending them then I do gaining them XD.

On top of this they added a free 'return' command to a bind point and you can make your bind point anywhere instead of at the crystal you last touched. Crafting recipes got overhauled so most don't require extra components to make an item, just raw material. Added mounts which you can call at any time in the field as long as you don't have aggro, airships that take you between the three cities, job quests, side-quests (Not just leves anymore!).

Basically the only remnants of launch that still need to be taken care of look to be fixed in 2.0 or before, so if you want to wait for it, might be best to just wait for 2.0 since there will be a free trial initiated when it comes out but you will miss the legacy campaign where you get like a 5 dollar a month reduction for the best billing option (9.99 for 40 characters + 8 characters a server, yes in 2.0 we will see a normalized billing service!)

Speaking of big changes to FFXIV, I plan on making a thread for that return event in May. I imagine I should list important changes in the thread... so I'm curious what you guys think are particularly worth mentioning. I already plan to list all the end-game fights and quests/raids and also Jobs.

Some of the larger things worth mentioning is all the market ward changes and addition of optional travel besides anima. Those two complaints plus horrible UI/Lag and the lack of content (Map repetitiveness is another, but sadly we will need to wait for 2.0) were some of the biggest reasons people jumped ship real quickly when launch happened. For newer players there is now plenty of content, markets have been 'fixed' to be extremely close to an AH while still using remnants of the old system (The markets are getting a complete overhaul in 2.0 according to Yoshida, but compared to what it was at launch its night and day difference). But the maps and UI is still going to leaving a lingering taste of dissatisfaction for some players that jumped ship. Its why I will recommend the game to friends but I am not quite at the point of recommending it to strangers till 2.0 comes out. But the legacy campaign might be good enough reason to come back. I would hold off on posting the 'changes' thread till E3 personally, wait till they start their 2.0 campaign so people get excited for what is to come on top of what is there now.

[Teknoman]

Maybe we should just drop the OT2 once that happens? I mean new banner, 2.0 trailer, Dalamud summary, jobs, and all that?

Awesome. I really hate the mentality of "this was the first way it was won, so it's the only way!" and the inevitable bitching that leads to. That seems to happen with every new fight, and I'm glad these guys are showing the whiners up. Does this kind of thing happen with every MMO, or just FF ones?

Every MMO i'm sure. You'd think it would be less so in FF, since every FF game...well maybe aside from XIII, you can beat anything with any job combo via the right plan. But yeah, every MMO...especially the "You dont have ____, so you cant join us" mentality.

EDIT: I just realized...this is the first Final Fantasy main series game since...IX that actually has a "go to sleep" theme. A pretty nice one that has a nostalgic feel to it at that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG77MmaKo1o

[Teknoman]

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[kiryogi]

Maybe we should just drop the OT2 once that happens? I mean new banner, 2.0 trailer, Dalamud summary, jobs, and all that? Every MMO i'm sure. You'd think it would be less so in FF, since every FF game...well maybe aside from XIII, you can beat anything with any job combo via the right plan. But yeah, every MMO...especially the "You dont have ____, so you cant join us" mentality. EDIT: I just realized...this is the first Final Fantasy main series game since...IX that actually has a "go to sleep" theme. A pretty nice one that has a nostalgic feel to it at that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG77MmaKo1o

I love how it's the fanfare jingle in a music box style.

[Riposte]

Waiting until e3 means people with unused accounts will miss the free week or however long it was. Kind of defeats the purpose. Any E3 hype will probably get its own thread considering how news threads worked last time.

SE might give FFXIV a new name, like FFXIV 2.0. That basically means it would be a new entirely new OT wouldn't it? Maybe not. I guess expansions don't get new OT names? Hell, we should just call it |OT 2.0| lol