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Final Fantasy XV Multiplayer Expansion - First Look + Closed Beta August 3rd
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Vergil called, wants his daughter back.
DR2K
Banned
The time has come and so have I.
Ala1995ginobiko
Member
"The Last Campfire" theme before the start of the quest is absolutely amazing.
I'm having a lot of fun with the beta, still too many missions with AI members
I'm having a lot of fun with the beta, still too many missions with AI members
LordKasual
Banned
They let you know when one of your partners is AI.
but i'm surprised u guys can play with anyone, these servers are terrible right now.
I really wish i could just play solo. I don't even know how to get AI characters.
Whompa02
Member
God this game is gorgeous.
YankeeDonB
Member
I love this katana style. Wanted to play Noctis this way in main game :-(
who needs Noctis when i can play with Inigo Montoya, the best avatar of the kingsglaive
the four dudes and other characters will be part of the full release anyway. avatars are just an option
PshycoNinja
Member
Magic is better. Sigils make a big difference on what magic use and how effective it is.
Also there are weapons that will change your offensive magic attack depending on if it is selected during combat.
In essence the magic system is very different and is very good.
It's from Kingsglaive, which is quite fitting.
Using FFXV as a test bed for new gameplay experiences is actually looking to be a pretty good idea. Hopefully it catches on so that they keep expanding it, by the time whatever Tabata's new project is in mid production they can divert the team into the game and start working on their multiplayer experience to get something right out of the gate thats great.
YankeeDonB
Member
Oh, I agree. I've no special attachment to Noctis. Just wanted to main katanas while playing vanilla XV and really wasn't an option, that's all.
Unrelated, I just realized Mandy Patinkin was Inigo Montoya, which is really weird to me for some reason.
LordKasual
Banned
Oh, i didn't notice this.
- The team attack button now just lets you target and cycle through your teammates.
- If you warp strike to a teammate, it heals like single-digit HP to them, which can recover them from Danger.
- The team attack button now just lets you target and cycle through your teammates.
- If you warp strike to a teammate, it heals like single-digit HP to them, which can recover them from Danger.
LordKasual
Banned
I think the trick to actually playing is to not attempt to join anyone's room.
Choose a mission, go to Custom, and click New.
It'll try to match you with people, but if it fails, it'll just give you 3 AIs.
KZXcellent
Member
Going by impressions it sounds like the Multiplayer alleviates my issues with the combat of the main game. Combat sounds better all around.
Guess I'm picking this up.
Guess I'm picking this up.
thanks for all the responses to magic
honestly everything in this multiplayer.....well most of it sounds fucking amazing and honestly a lot of these response changes, magic and what not need to somehow be implemented into the main game stat.......like it sounds much more fluid, responsive and just plain fun......
man.....I actually think support for this game has actually been fantastic and the season pass is one of my most justified purchases.
honestly everything in this multiplayer.....well most of it sounds fucking amazing and honestly a lot of these response changes, magic and what not need to somehow be implemented into the main game stat.......like it sounds much more fluid, responsive and just plain fun......
man.....I actually think support for this game has actually been fantastic and the season pass is one of my most justified purchases.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
Onimusha78
Member
Bought the Prompto and Gladio dlc the other day. Wish I'd gotten the season pass now
Nobody said they appeared first in any other game.
LordKasual
Banned
ur all late
The DLC is certainly fun but its going to live or die with their missions. The two I did were basically short killing stuff (still need to do the 3rd row).
I hope they add dungeons, there's a lot of dungeons in the main game that they can tweak here and there to give a lot of longevity on this DLC.
I hope they add dungeons, there's a lot of dungeons in the main game that they can tweak here and there to give a lot of longevity on this DLC.
Solid Sora
Member
I don't think we're getting dungeons. I'm excited to see how they'll handle late-game bosses, though.
FriskyrumX
Banned
Not yet, so far.
KojiKnight
Member
The matchmaking so far is pretty bad, and one person going afk cock blocked the whole group... Not a great taste so far. I'll give it another go later.
LordKasual
Banned
it's coming. At some point. We all know its coming
FriskyrumX
Banned
Well I mean, yeah.
Death Penalty
Member
Are people having better luck with premades maybe? I haven't gotten to try it yet, but we could potentially make some GAF-oriented parties if that makes things easier.
My server was automatically selected for me though so that may be harder than it seems.
My server was automatically selected for me though so that may be harder than it seems.
Glad I kept this game installed
SoraanTribal
Member
Yeah honestly I would be OK with them just taking old dungeons and adding bosses to them for Mp content.
Hero Prinny
Member
Looks like fun but I tried for 1 hour and only got one quest going...I either froze at the camp,meaning I couls still move around but once the counter reached 0,nothing was happening...no other option was working so I had to PS to desktop and close the game.
Or I kept getting error 4,on all servers...lets hope they add servers for the weekend or something.You cant choose to play with your friends either,even on custom but I am sure it will be possible on launch.
Or I kept getting error 4,on all servers...lets hope they add servers for the weekend or something.You cant choose to play with your friends either,even on custom but I am sure it will be possible on launch.
Made a character. Very laggy UI. One of the facepaints looks like they put their head in a dirty diaper. Hair seems too floaty but otherwise interesting.
Walked around and clicked on random things, not sure why the tutorial is spread out across the camp like this. What is the gasoline message for?
Tried to enter a quick match, started counting down from 1 hour, with a helpful message that when it hits zero it will end. (Uh???)
Got a server error (-4).
Tried a custom match, only three showing. Tried to join some guy named Mike's. Now it's searching for players (why?), there's no countdown and I can't interact with anything.
In addition, the menu doesn't even have the option to back out to the main menu, so I guess I have to manually quit the game from the PS4 menu to restart?
I dunno guys, this seems about par for the course for FFXV - it's not even the servers, it's a straight up abysmal UI and nonintuitive lobby system.
I'll try again tomorrow or something.
This seems less like a beta and more like an alpha.
Walked around and clicked on random things, not sure why the tutorial is spread out across the camp like this. What is the gasoline message for?
Tried to enter a quick match, started counting down from 1 hour, with a helpful message that when it hits zero it will end. (Uh???)
Got a server error (-4).
Tried a custom match, only three showing. Tried to join some guy named Mike's. Now it's searching for players (why?), there's no countdown and I can't interact with anything.
In addition, the menu doesn't even have the option to back out to the main menu, so I guess I have to manually quit the game from the PS4 menu to restart?
I dunno guys, this seems about par for the course for FFXV - it's not even the servers, it's a straight up abysmal UI and nonintuitive lobby system.
I'll try again tomorrow or something.
This seems less like a beta and more like an alpha.
I don't think 5 minute missions about kill every monster in the room will gonna cut it. There needs to be more variety in the final product. And they have a lot of work done from the main game to do it.
Btw, there needs to be some kind of menu in-game. I was doing the truck escort mision, and one dude decided to go AFK. Truck wouldn't move past a point because he was way behind, but we couldn't also kick him out or even leave, so I had to close the game :/
AlexFlame116
Member
Technically speaking you can go solo in the beta if you wish, you'll just be with AI partners instead. Not as easy as being with actual players, but still there.
So for all those asking if you can play solo: yes?
So for all those asking if you can play solo: yes?
PshycoNinja
Member
It's called world-building.
Yeah. The servers aren't doing so hot and it could be a lot better. Hence, why I think they are doing this Online Beta Test. The message in-game is saying the servers are under heavy stress so that could explain the bulk of the issues.
First part is unnecessary. Doesn't help your "I'm level-headed" point you like to hit on. The UI is perfectly fine, but the lobby system does need a lot of work, as it's kind of bonked right now.
Also, the perversion of what a beta is these days is so off-putting, Demos of games being passed off as a "beta" and not a true beta test of content has been one of the the biggest pet peeves of mine these past two gens. This actually feels like a beta test, flaws and all.
KojiKnight
Member
Completely separate stand alone, at least during the beta at least.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Been home for about an hour. Got in first mission was with Ai they're ok I did most of the work like most games so meh there.
Played another this time with ppl who I assume were all in a party before me because they sent me a party chat invite and we had a blast it was really fun. I like the magic usage but it doesn't have enough impact like the single player ones does and it cost a lot of mp so that's something to look into.
Character customization is awesome can't wait to see the full scale version
Played another this time with ppl who I assume were all in a party before me because they sent me a party chat invite and we had a blast it was really fun. I like the magic usage but it doesn't have enough impact like the single player ones does and it cost a lot of mp so that's something to look into.
Character customization is awesome can't wait to see the full scale version
Different weapons have better spalls, bear in mind the weapons are also level 1.
I'm sure some spells are great at high level.
Also wait, you don't keep any progress right ? I lost all my weapons somehow. =(
PIMPBYBLUD
Member
Were they on sale? If not why not just get the season pass. It's one of the cheapest out there.
It's buggy - what works best for me is either opening my own camp and waiting or try the quick-search and keep retrying until I get in. I started out having issues connecting but it seems to be working better for me now.
AlexFlame116
Member
Go to the middle of the camp. An option appears there.