yeah it's still valid, it's the exact same game in that the cdkey will work for A Realm Reborn.
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Square Enix issuing field destroy credit to retailers for Final Fantasy XIV inventory
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It was mentioned it will be valid.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
All of us who have copies of the original game and anyone else who grabs it will be able to play A Realm Reborn. We will probably have to download a new client, but we aren't locked out from the new game.
I don't think this is indicative of a disaster, of all of the things that have happened with the game. SE is preparing to relaunch the game from scratch, it's definitely in its best interest to get rid of all of the old stuff so that only the new version is available in stores.
I see now.
Young Child: "Daddy what are you doing?"
Gamestop Manager/Dad: "Son...I...I...didn't want you to see this. This is something I have to do."
*Sounds of a chain saw grinding against a game disc permeate the small store.*
Pai Pai Master
Banned
The relaunch is definitely not happening this year, or any time soon. The beta should begin shortly (original timeframe was September and as far as I know that hasn't changed). As for the actual release of A Realm Reborn, it was originally Q1 and now they are saying that it will be in the first half of the year, definitely not Fall 2013.
The last thing they want to do is rush the last stages of development of this one, so I don't think there will be a firm date until the beta is well underway.
MotionBlue
Member
I felt terrible smashing them, some sort of testament to our growing consumerism.
As a company why would you want a game on the shelf that is already at a bargain price, when you can re-market a "new" game so that it comes with a higher newer game price tag.
Ah, prevent people from buying older, cheaper copies?
The roadmap has the PS3 beta test and 2.0 free trial period starting in November. Is that no longer correct?
Correct.
A bunch of us already got our dirt cheap copies though so neener neener Square.
2.0's $30, so after you factor in return shipping it's basically SE swapping new boxart for old boxart straight-up.
And this way means 2.0 will actually show up in sales charts, and won't be subject to added butthurt when the game triples in price once 1.0 dead stock sells out.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
I think the original plan was to start the free trial period in November prior to launching in like, January or something. Once they started throwing around the idea of launching past Q1 at Gamescom though, I don't think that'll be the case anymore. He pretty much said something along the lines of "not as late as fall 2013, but not early in the year either, closer to the summer."
With how much work they're doing on it, I can't exactly blame them either.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832166014
Collector's Edition 1.0 for $20. Get it while it's still available!!
Collector's Edition 1.0 for $20. Get it while it's still available!!
I tried to going back to FF11 and couldn't its still very much like a MMO that designed in the EQ99 ruleset.
I want to try this new version of ff14 but i hope its not the same grind that was EQ99 any other game from that era because I do not have the time any more to play that kind of game any more
I dunnnooooooooo. 3 star review? I'm not sold.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002I0JJ2U/?tag=neogaf0e-20
$12 on Amazon to try out 2.0, hmm. Gonna think about it
$12 on Amazon to try out 2.0, hmm. Gonna think about it
TheJollyCorner
Member
so is FFXIV v2.0 getting a new logo?
I legitimately don't know. :/
I legitimately don't know. :/
Dreamwriter
Member
Maybe they just don't want the bad PR of the last(?) packaged FF14 release coming before the last packaged FF11 release for the PS2.
Dead Prince
Banned
That price isn't bad. i guess for a sub game.
RomanticHeroX
Member
Like everything else about launch era FF14, the box reeked of laziness and apathy. Hopefully the 2.0 boxes will look a lot better.
TheJollyCorner
Member
isn't that just the way FF boxes have been (especially in Japan) since FFVII, i.e. logo over white background?
RomanticHeroX
Member
I'd be all for that, because that minimalism usually looks way better. The first FF14 box was hey look, CG man.
Metalmurphy
Member
Yep. That's most likely it.
TheJollyCorner
Member
AHA! Didn't know that. Thought the one shown in Recall's post above was the original.
I left my copy back at my folks place when I was living with them. What a monstrosity that game box is, and it perfectly represented the game too. Looks awesome, but then when you look inside it's well...just an empty shell with only a small goody tucked in.
Luckily 2.0 looks to rectify everything, and hell the game in its current state is a damn big upgrade that is fun.
Mister Zimbu
Member
Just bought it for $12, even after pledging to never ever buy the game after playing the beta.
I hear it's actually playable now, at least.
I hear it's actually playable now, at least.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
It's ok I did too
Me too. At least my CE copy will be worth something, I hope.
Isn't this false? Legacy status was only for those who had paid subs for a certain number of months prior to September, had nothing to do with the boxed copies, right?