[Kronotech]

Not really, the concept and importance of gil in this game isn't that bad. On my server the highest costing arrows are 45k a stack (A stack is 999 instead of 99 like it was in FFXI) which you can get back easily just by doing leves or selling Materia if you constantly buy cheap items to spirit bond with. And that's just minimal effort, leveling a gathering class (in conjunction with a crafting class) can get you more gil then you know what to do with pretty fast. I spent 'maybe' 2 hours of mining and went away with 1.8 mil worth of items after I crafted my ores into nuggets to sell on the market. You are going to spend more money on double melded+ equipment then you will ever need to worry about for ammunition, same as any class really. Consumables for the most part are almost always buyable with at least minimal effort securing gil.

Good to know. I'm up to 15 in GSM, WEA, and TAN for crafting but I can pick up mining just for the hell of it. Thanks for the info!

[nicoga3000]

So far, good night. Got ARC up to 20 and CNJ up to 8 (some random guy PL'd my CNJ so I can have cure and protect wooo).

E: Scratch that, got all jobs except GLD up to 10 (I forgot to buy a GLD weapon). Definitely going to make solo'ing easier with protect and second wind at my disposal! The one thing I still can't get a feel for is the tab targeting. It feels off.

[Teknoman]

Second day playing, and crafting is tons of fun, I think I'm going to play this game for a long time. I just have some lag issues, I think my pc is not that good, hopefully version 2.0 fixes that. Oh, my name is Rene Ambrose, I'm on Gridania if someone can give em a pearl for the GAF ls.

Good to see more familiar faces returning.

[Velocity]

So, I finally logged on and have a Level 6 LNC in Uldah named Vel Kriez. Just a heads up if people get some random tell asking for a pearl. I have no real idea what I should be doing in the game aside from leveling up and doing guild leves.

[Thoraxes]

Tomorrow I unlock WAR.

Hype.

[Jinko]

So far, good night. Got ARC up to 20 and CNJ up to 8 (some random guy PL'd my CNJ so I can have cure and protect wooo). E: Scratch that, got all jobs except GLD up to 10 (I forgot to buy a GLD weapon). Definitely going to make solo'ing easier with protect and second wind at my disposal! The one thing I still can't get a feel for is the tab targeting. It feels off.

Tab targeting is completely broken most people use the left and right arrows which isn't a whole lot better.

I hope they finally sort targeting out in 2.0 so far they haven't had a clue on the numerous times they have tried to fix it.

[Callibretto]

recent ff xi news make me really miss playing ff xi online. I've never been hardcore player, only reach lv 30s, but I really like the atmosphere in that game. no mmo I've tried ever since can really compare, not even WoW. if I want to go back to some FF MMO, should I try FF XIV? or should I just buy FF XI again? I'm pretty sure my old ff xi account is gone, but it's only $10 for the collection.

also, I'm gonna play casually, so no way I can stay late for hours forming party and play till morning like I did during my FF XI days. don't know if XI has changed into more solo friendly or not. how's XIV about playing it casual? (as in weekly, or just 1 hour at a time etc, can you accomplish stuff in an hour? I remember forming parties alone in XI can take up to an hour for me)

[Jinko]

recent ff xi news make me really miss playing ff xi online. I've never been hardcore player, only reach lv 30s, but I really like the atmosphere in that game. no mmo I've tried ever since can really compare, not even WoW. if I want to go back to some FF MMO, should I try FF XIV? or should I just buy FF XI again? I'm pretty sure my old ff xi account is gone, but it's only $10 for the collection. also, I'm gonna play casually, so no way I can stay late for hours forming party and play till morning like I did during my FF XI days. don't know if XI has changed into more solo friendly or not. how's XIV about playing it casual? (as in weekly, or just 1 hour at a time etc, can you accomplish stuff in an hour? I remember forming parties alone in XI can take up to an hour for me)

FFXIV doesn't have the same feel as FFXI IMO, but it does retain some of it and I'm sure they can get that kind of feeling and nostalgia in 2.0 though.

FFXIV is a much more casual game, you can level solo all the way to 50 if you want to, there is a lot of group content but none of it is required.

Saying that FFXI has changed a lot in the last few years and is a lot more casual now also.

I personally would never advise someone to go back to 11, but at the same time I would probably tell people to wait until 2.0 or 2.0 beta until they try FFXIV.

[nicoga3000]

Tab targeting is completely broken most people use the left and right arrows which isn't a whole lot better. I hope they finally sort targeting out in 2.0 so far they haven't had a clue on the numerous times they have tried to fix it.

OK, as long as it's not just me being terrible at it. Is there a way to target an enemy that a certain party member is targeting?

Also, do most people not use the mouse at all? I finally have enough skills to make use of 2 hot bars, but scrolling between them is odd since I have to use the up arrow.

And finally! When does 1.23 drop? I want to make sure I've got time to get ARC up to 30 before leveling CNJ up for Stoneskin. I'm 20 now, so if I get lucky and find a party, I should be able to hit 30 relatively quickly.

[Callibretto]

FFXIV doesn't have the same feel as FFXI IMO, but it does retain some of it and I'm sure they can get that kind of feeling and nostalgia in 2.0 though. FFXIV is a much more casual game, you can level solo all the way to 50 if you want to, there is a lot of group content but none of it is required. Saying that FFXI has changed a lot in the last few years and is a lot more casual now also. I personally would never advise someone to go back to 11, but at the same time I would probably tell people to wait until 2.0 or 2.0 beta until they try FFXIV.

thanks for the answer, I think I'll go try FF XIV. 2.0 will come sooner or later anyway.
now I have to figure out where to buy the game. do you know if I can use Indonesian Credit Card in US version of the game?

[Jinko]

OK, as long as it's not just me being terrible at it. Is there a way to target an enemy that a certain party member is targeting? Also, do most people not use the mouse at all? I finally have enough skills to make use of 2 hot bars, but scrolling between them is odd since I have to use the up arrow. And finally! When does 1.23 drop? I want to make sure I've got time to get ARC up to 30 before leveling CNJ up for Stoneskin. I'm 20 now, so if I get lucky and find a party, I should be able to hit 30 relatively quickly.

I doubt 1.23 will be till the middle of July, probably best to get to 30 and get your goobbue as soon as possible though.

There is a hot key to target both the closest target and the closest claimed target in the keyboard configurations.

Most people use gamepads at the moment, I'm expecting that to change in 2.0 though.

@Callibretto no idea bout using Indonesian CC with US version of the game, I can't see why it would be an issue, but SE are known for being dicks with payment stuff so who knows.

[Riposte]

Soloing 35+ seems highly impractical to me. You are basically grinding leves until you lose the will to live. Right now I'm working on the title "Sword of Eorzea" and it is tough.

[Clever Pun]

Soloing 35+ seems highly impractical to me. You are basically grinding leves until you lose the will to live. Right now I'm working on the title "Sword of Eorzea" and it is tough.

I've actually soloed to 42 so far as a THM without any issue. I don't do leves unless I have rested bonus and it doesn't take much time at all to get each level. I'd prefer to group up, but my time to play is limited, and when it's not I haven't been able to find a group.

Speaking of that, is there a better way then just waiting for shouts in Uldah?

[nicoga3000]

I've actually soloed to 42 so far as a THM without any issue. I don't do leves unless I have rested bonus and it doesn't take much time at all to get each level. I'd prefer to group up, but my time to play is limited, and when it's not I haven't been able to find a group. Speaking of that, is there a better way then just waiting for shouts in Uldah?

I got my leveling partner last night by just shouting myself. Why wait for someone else, eh? ;)

[Clever Pun]

I got my leveling partner last night by just shouting myself. Why wait for someone else, eh? ;)

Mostly the concern that I won't know where to go for xp! I like to "follow" in MMOs to learn before I lead.

[erawsd]

recent ff xi news make me really miss playing ff xi online. I've never been hardcore player, only reach lv 30s, but I really like the atmosphere in that game. no mmo I've tried ever since can really compare, not even WoW. if I want to go back to some FF MMO, should I try FF XIV? or should I just buy FF XI again? I'm pretty sure my old ff xi account is gone, but it's only $10 for the collection. also, I'm gonna play casually, so no way I can stay late for hours forming party and play till morning like I did during my FF XI days. don't know if XI has changed into more solo friendly or not. how's XIV about playing it casual? (as in weekly, or just 1 hour at a time etc, can you accomplish stuff in an hour? I remember forming parties alone in XI can take up to an hour for me)

I was torn by the same decision a few weeks ago. I ended up going with FFXIV and I've really enjoyed the game so far. The game def caters to a gamer that doesn't want to devote themselves to the game -- in fact, it seems like you get punished for spending to much time on the game.

All that said, I still can't shake the feelings of nostalgia. There are a lot of familiar elements, but it doesn't quite "hit the spot".

[nicoga3000]

Who should I contact in game for LS invite?

[Gromph]

Relics complete on my server.

[notworksafe]

Who should I contact in game for LS invite?

Just bug Rain!

[Coldsnap]

Relics complete on my server.

ugh insane. i feel hatred too

[demosthenes]

I've actually soloed to 42 so far as a THM without any issue. I don't do leves unless I have rested bonus and it doesn't take much time at all to get each level. I'd prefer to group up, but my time to play is limited, and when it's not I haven't been able to find a group. Speaking of that, is there a better way then just waiting for shouts in Uldah?

Bonus?

Can someone give me a quick run down on what the 'advanced' jobs are? Someone in LS chat told me if I'm going to solo to not unlock warrior but to keep on MRD. I'm kind of confused on this.

[nicoga3000]

Just bug Rain!

Those times are not going to work for me being EST, haha. Anyone else able to help?

[Relaxed Muscle]

Relics complete on my server.

WHAAAATT!!!

Even a Gae Bolg!

*hate/jealousy*

[Jinko]

The purple text is delicious .. I want one !!!

[Clever Pun]

Bonus? Can someone give me a quick run down on what the 'advanced' jobs are? Someone in LS chat told me if I'm going to solo to not unlock warrior but to keep on MRD. I'm kind of confused on this.

any time you spend (even time logged out) in your inn room (unlocked via a quest at about level 10 or 11 I think) grants you resting bonus that provides +50% xp from killing mobs/crafting/gathering. I log off in my room every night, and if you don't get on every day, or do something other than level up when you are logged on, it starts to add up.

Even at level 42 I have more than a full level worth of bonus which means I could easily hit level 44 or 45 tonight with 90 minutes or so of doing leves (unless I run out of bonus in which case I would probably do some quests).

[FrankNitty]

Relics complete on my server.

Gromph your on Masamune? Also?

Been seeing a lot of unfinished ones lately.

[demosthenes]

any time you spend (even time logged out) in your inn room (unlocked via a quest at about level 10 or 11 I think) grants you resting bonus that provides +50% xp from killing mobs/crafting/gathering. I log off in my room every night, and if you don't get on every day, or do something other than level up when you are logged on, it starts to add up. Even at level 42 I have more than a full level worth of bonus which means I could easily hit level 44 or 45 tonight with 90 minutes or so of doing leves (unless I run out of bonus in which case I would probably do some quests).

Oh my god I need this quest, how do I unlock it?! Do you need to do each cities quest to get each inn?

[Allard]

Oh my god I need this quest, how do I unlock it?! Do you need to do each cities quest to get each inn?

You just need to complete the first of your starting nations main quests and then just talk to any Inn NPC and it should have a quest. The quest takes 'maybe' a minute, the quests are by far the quickest quests in the game.

[B-Dex]

This is gonna sound like a noob question but what is the /command to search for a specific person?

So I can see if anyone is on to give me a pearl later :P

[Allard]

This is gonna sound like a noob question but what is the /command to search for a specific person? So I can see if anyone is on to give me a pearl later :P

Its not there :(, it sounds like they were hoping to have it in by now but if it doesn't make it in by the end of 1.23, it will be in on day 1 for 2.0. There was a comment from a rep about it a couple weeks ago.

Having said that you can add a pearl holder to your friend-list even when they are not on and through it you can tell when they are online.

[B-Dex]

LOL I guess that explains why it emoted me /sea all Jinko Jinko when I tried last night ... hahaha

[nicoga3000]

Got half-way to 22 tonight. I'm retiring at the inn and not logging back in until after work tomorrow...Hopefully I'll have a nice build of rested exp to screw around with!

[Mature]

Got official dev acknowledgement in the thread I made awhile back regarding caravan exploitation.

Hey guys! I wanted to let you know that when 2.0 arrives the caravan defense system will be changed drastically and a countermeasure to prevent this type of behavior will be implemented.

Drastic changes, hm? I think it would be kind of cool to have chocobos pulling a covered wagon filled with cargo that maybe gets progressively more damaged if it's attacked. Maybe make the tactics rely more on covering all angles of the caravan instead of watching spawn points.

[kiryogi]

Those times are not going to work for me being EST, haha. Anyone else able to help?

Stay up late! Only the dedicated deserve a pearl. . . Or seek:

Ravidrath Astolph, Jinko Jinko, Rin Morikaze, Nagisa Kamiya, Kyudo Kyohon, Vice Winter.

These folks are on during various times of the day.

[Kyudo]

Stay up late! Only the dedicated deserve a pearl. . . Or seek: Ravidrath Astolph, Jinko Jinko, Rin Morikaze, Nagisa Kamiya, Kyudo Kyohon, Vice Winter. These folks are on during various times of the day.

Dont listen to him im like, never on.

[Allard]

Got official dev acknowledgement in the thread I made awhile back regarding caravan exploitation. Drastic changes, hm? I think it would be kind of cool to have chocobos pulling a covered wagon filled with cargo that maybe gets progressively more damaged if it's attacked. Maybe make the tactics rely more on covering all angles of the caravan instead of watching spawn points.

We know Behest is getting drastic changes as well and its due to the new content finder system. My guess is escort caravan is going to get balanced around 8 person party for lvl 45+ (or whatever the levels will be in 2.0) and be instanced and be done whenever you want rather then at specific times, due to the instanced nature, they can better define the limitations for the party and if someone just heads to the front they probably disconnect or won't be able to, and you also don't need to worry about world competition in an instanced capacity so people won't sabotage runs either for a different ls group (like was specifically mentioned in the JP rep post).

[Darryl]

I think my friends gonna let me use his character with all 50s to PL myself. Anyone know what's the best spot (and the best job combination to go with)?

[Mature]

We know Behest is getting drastic changes as well and its due to the new content finder system. My guess is escort caravan is going to get balanced around 8 person party for lvl 45+ (or whatever the levels will be in 2.0) and be instanced and be done whenever you want rather then at specific times, due to the instanced nature, they can better define the limitations for the party and if someone just heads to the front they probably disconnect or won't be able to, and you also don't need to worry about world competition in an instanced capacity so people won't sabotage runs either for a different ls group (like was specifically mentioned in the JP rep post).

I like that they're doing that, honestly. Though I think it's a great opportunity to make these events more cinematic and fun. When you have an enclosed environment where you can manipulate what happens and pull strings easier without interaction from the 'outside world', you need to take advantage of that.

[Gromph]

Gromph your on Masamune? Also? Been seeing a lot of unfinished ones lately.

Yeah, whats your char name?

[Jinko]

We know Behest is getting drastic changes as well and its due to the new content finder system. My guess is escort caravan is going to get balanced around 8 person party for lvl 45+ (or whatever the levels will be in 2.0) and be instanced and be done whenever you want rather then at specific times, due to the instanced nature, they can better define the limitations for the party and if someone just heads to the front they probably disconnect or won't be able to, and you also don't need to worry about world competition in an instanced capacity so people won't sabotage runs either for a different ls group (like was specifically mentioned in the JP rep post).

I would be glad if Behest and Caravan were instanced personally, it would make it more fun to group up and do content with strangers and actually work as a team, plus they could do a lot more with it in an instance setting.

I'm sure most of the cry babies on the forums will complain about another thing being instanced though lol.

[nicoga3000]

I did a Behest yesterday (is that the caravan stuff at the camps?). It was incredibly underwhelming...A high level BLM joined and nuked everything, so I got almost no experience. Lame.

[Jinko]

Interview translated from connecton by Rein on the offcial forums (some good info in here)

New Screenshots (The one from E3) the warrior CG is imaging the powerfulness. Dalamud gives you a feel of it's purpose as a bridge to rebirth. The quality 15% up was said by Mr. Hashimoto Yoshihisa "It's going to increase so don't say it's complete!" There are higher Coeurl 'Ancient Coeurl' The NPC's in class guild will be wearing gear which will make adventurers want to wear it one day and dream about it and work on raising the character... that's the true image. What's the name for 2.0's development engine? -> Didn't even think about it. Should request for a name (laugh) Current the max can display up to 40 players at same time. In 2.0 you can feel the liveliness. Like having a Miqo'te sleeping on the beach. In 2.0's dungeon including leveling dungeons will be based on gimmicks. You have to do something to advance, and have mid boss... something like that. FF3's Crystal Tower you couldn't save so maybe in 14 make it where you can't return (laugh) For dungeon aside from Crystal Tower there is one more which the name wasn't released yet. This one also gives feel from previous FF series. For above dungeon it's something that will updated throughout the year. It won't end with one release. Content will change a lot. Can level to level 5 0in short time and can challenge in obtaining much harder items and once you can deal high DPS challenge in a high rank content... that's the flow they are thinking. Raising Chocobo is in a way end content. Can raise tank style and after sorcerer style... The plan is that you will be able to obtain different Chocobo gear and make it where you can upgrade as a buddy. Party is made of 4 players Light Party, 8 player Full Party, and maximum 3 party alliance. In one instance battle max is 24 players. Player will be able to adjust the setting of how much players to display. Don't want situation where you can't see party members when you're in full alliance or when taking a big group photo and not being able to see some people. Screenshots are basically advertisements movement from the players. Having few people in it is a minus for players that never played and looking at the SS. There isn't much content that's going to be transferred directly but for CC and AV it will remain as is. For primal battles they are related to the 7th Umbral Era so for those remaining the style will change. Along with new main story there will be ones that will come up. PvP can be challenged 24 hours. There are Colosseum and Front Line for this. For Colosseum it's made for casual, you can use content finder to create a match and fight. For Front line there are 3 bases and in middle of the battle field there is one free castle, the forces from the 3 bases will try to take this place over. 3 forces = Grand Company? You can change the company but there will be demerit where you lose your rank and such. Within grand company preparing a system where players company becomes the official army Have plans for giving titles to top teams. Calculated over some time and grouping will change. There are many methods to calculate for ranking, free company point system (Crafter makes stuff and sell, once sold point increases, or increases when completing 7-8 quests and such) For Free Company you don't have to be same members of the grand company, however in PvP this will be separated. In 2.0 making adjustment where adventurers ability and gear's strength is about half and half (?) CP(Crafter Point) will be introduced. Crafter uses CP to use actions. You will be challenging against the recipe's quality with it. Same type of system will be implemented for Gatherer you use abilities within the available points and try to obtain rare materials. From the monster images we released Teacher Typhon (Dunno that NM name in English... the purple guy from FFVI...JP is Tupone) is getting lots of attention from players overseas as well. Jump is controlled and making adjustments so it doesn't become action game. In Character making you can change the background, or can see images with sample gear equipped. For current characters you will be able to change the characters race, gender, parts once. After 2.0 start update is being planned to come in big waves. Main features that will be added through updates will mainly be PvP, Housing, and Dungeon For housing at first you can buy the land and build a house on it. Later will add more contents for the yard. AV and CC is normal difficulty which you can challenge at level 50. True Garuda is harder content. For Delivery Moogle, planning to put them in safe place such as settlements. Item deliveryes are delivered real time and once you check the mail box icon you can see whats inside. In 2.0 the Equipment will be separated from Inventory For the timing in the game where 2.0 starts for some it may feel like some time passed but some may say it's this short? In 1.23, a and b we will deliver the end of the world "Will go that far (laugh)" In 1.23 planning the timing for a and b's release will be 1 month In 1.23 a battle awaits players which is definitely like FF series battle You can fight this boss at timing of 1.23 Got teary looking at the grand finale material. Since it started out bad there are parts you miss. After the grand finale might do a poll to see to keep the server running with a condition where you can't save the data? For the nightmare event is done by person in charge of contents and is idea from someone playing FFXIV a lot. He's also in charge of side quest with Hildebrand Just saying out of thin air but Hildebrand is fighting his own way through the major disaster (laugh) In 1.22b cut scene's Hildebrand's new scene made me laugh (YoshiP) Looking forward to 1.23 last battle (?).

[Coldsnap]

I'm scared about re-making my character. I REALLY like how King Lala looks, I think it's perfect, and I'm usually super picky about my characters. I'm worried that if I roll with the same stats his look might change a bit in 2.0.

[ROBOKITTYZILLA]

A lot of great information in that interview. Getting really hyped for this again!

I like where they are heading with the dungeon design and it sounds much more exciting than instances where you just run around and kill stuff. I would love to see some hardcore dungeon mechanics like Crystal Tower not allowing "Return", but they would probably have to reserve mechanics like this for "Hard" or "Extreme" modes. There would be too many tears.

It sounds like they may not raise the cap at launch and leveling is still going to be pretty fast. As grindy and difficult as it was to level in FFXI in its infancy, it was something that I really enjoyed and made a lot of friends and memories along the way. I hope this doesn't turn into another solo MMO where you only do content with other people at end game.

PVP sounds like it could be a lot of fun and the 3 factions are almost guaranteed to be the three different grand companies. I assumed the Coliseum would be 1v1 content but it sounds like a lot of players can participate. I wonder what the player and level caps will be for these events.

The comment about not much content being transferred directly pretty much confirms my belief that 2.0 is essentially a new game from the ground up.

[Nakazato]

re-upped

will in one be on if 2 hours to pearl me ?

[JoeFenix]

So I've been getting more and more curious about this game lately, reading up the dev blogs and it seems like the new team has been doing great things. Is this game worth getting into now?

I'd be in it for the long haul, 2.0 really looks cool but I would like to see the game before the big switch. How playable is the game in it's current state?

[Riposte]

I really like the idea of an "old FFXIV" server being up and about.

[Allard]

A lot of great information in that interview. Getting really hyped for this again! I like where they are heading with the dungeon design and it sounds much more exciting than instances where you just run around and kill stuff. I would love to see some hardcore dungeon mechanics like Crystal Tower not allowing "Return", but they would probably have to reserve mechanics like this for "Hard" or "Extreme" modes. There would be too many tears. It sounds like they may not raise the cap at launch and leveling is still going to be pretty fast. As grindy and difficult as it was to level in FFXI in its infancy, it was something that I really enjoyed and made a lot of friends and memories along the way. I hope this doesn't turn into another solo MMO where you only do content with other people at end game. PVP sounds like it could be a lot of fun and the 3 factions are almost guaranteed to be the three different grand companies. I assumed the Coliseum would be 1v1 content but it sounds like a lot of players can participate. I wonder what the player and level caps will be for these events. The comment about not much content being transferred directly pretty much confirms my belief that 2.0 is essentially a new game from the ground up.

Its kinda what I always assumed since almost all the new quests and instances (including primals) are directly related to the umbral era story line, all those quests need to be rewritten and mechanics changed to fit in whatever capacity they are needed for 2.0. More surprised he said AV is going to stay largely the same as that was one of the instances I was expecting to change some since the reason you are even in AV is directly related to the umbral era stuff. CC is pretty stand alone though, not surprised that one is going in almost as is.

As for the comment about leveling, several other interviews said that the 'pace' he wants people to be introduced to the content is as followed: Solo/learn the game to lvl 10, level to 20 largely by yourself while also getting introduced to light party content (Small dungeons, behest etc.), mid levels more group oriented content opens up (Dungeons, caravan, behest, whatever else they have up their sleeve) and so on and so on till lvl 45+ where end game content begins to open up and the games systems are largely group oriented. Basically he wants introduce the content at a very deliberate pace where a person can go from solo to party only content by endgame and not feel completely lost. It just slowly becomes more group oriented and you don't just land into group content at lvl 50.

[Effect]

What are the odds of Square offering a disc version of 2.0 once its out? Would gladly pay for it if that's what it took.

Getting the feeling that it might be better to wait for the PS3 version, if it ever comes, to avoid the massive download. Trying (postponing in the end) to redownload The Secret World has shown me how much I dislike digital dowloads on my current connection (patching is something else unless I have to patch everything in the client (why I haven't reinstalled Lord of the Rings Online)). Or digital downloads for anything that is above 5gb. I can at least do that over night while everyone is sleeping.

[ZiZ]

three grand companies in 2.0?

I always assumed Ishgard would have it's own GC.