Alleged FFXIV open beta (AKA Squeenix fails at the internet) - Page 6

POS Industries · 09-03-2010, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Fifthfiend

I'd ask why you think those are exclusive categories but I'm too busy being disappointed that you haven't read any of my fanfictions.

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...After I dedicated chapter 37 of Sora: History's Greatest Space Marine specially to you!

Baby you knows I be functionally illiterate!

Anyway, I'm in. Kimzi Jaador, Besaid.

Azisien · 09-03-2010, 12:58 PM

These initial impressions are uncomfortably bad. I need to go play a good game to feel better now.

My character name is Aholf Ditler.

POS Industries · 09-03-2010, 01:27 PM

Yeah, the graphics are god tier but then they forgot to actually make a fun game out of it.

Nique · 09-03-2010, 01:35 PM

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These initial impressions are uncomfortably bad.

What kind of issues? I need to know what I'm getting myself into here :/

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Yeah, the graphics are god tier but then they forgot to actually make a fun game out of it.

ERRRGYHHH... FFXIII was frusterating enough. What is the deal? Square, you are literally and metaphorically stabbing me in the face. Why?! I was even on board for FFVIII! The one everyone hates! Come on!

Fifthfiend · 09-03-2010, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by POS Industries

Baby you knows I be functionally illiterate!

That's why I included all those stick figure drawings!

Doc ock rokc · 09-03-2010, 02:46 PM

AHHHHH! I AM AT THE UBB MESSAGE BOARD AND IT WONT LET ME SIGN UP! SO MUCH RAGE!

Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope · 09-03-2010, 03:13 PM

Call me when S-E puts story back in their FF games. I'll be over here, trying to get Persona PSP games.

POS Industries · 09-03-2010, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Nique

What kind of issues? I need to know what I'm getting myself into here :/

Literally everything is awkwardly and ineffectually set up. Movement, combat, communication with NPCs, communication with other players, video options... anything that one would consider the bedrock of a video game is just absolute shit.

It's something that I've noticed with a lot of new MMOs where they don't want to be accused of being a "WoW clone" so they try to avoid it in the most wrongheaded manner by just trying to reinvent the UI in a way that's as far removed from what Blizzard did as possible (and invariably coming up with something unplayably worse) and leaving all the generic MMO gameplay elements that people associate first and foremost with WoW in place.

It's like they're throwing out the baby with the bathwater, except they're keeping the bathwater.

Yumil · 09-03-2010, 04:33 PM

Ok, I'm going to give it another try. Here's what I felt was wrong enough to make me stop playing and sleep:

1. There really isn't any direction in the start. The tutorial was fine, if it told me how to do anything. It says target monster, go into active mode, and hit attack. Easy enough, but it didn't tell me how to go into active mode and the attack shit doesn't pop up till you have the monster locked on...was quite unpleasant trying to figure that out myself. Active/Passive should not be a manual toggle...

2. It's hard to look at the whole map. You pretty much have to run a direction and get a look at like 5 feet in front of you. You can't really just say, hmm, where is this place the npc was talking about and find it. No, you have to run around and hope you are going in the right direction. I may find a way to actually pan around the map later so this may change, but I spent like an hour trying to find that stupid camp the bartender npc tells you to go to.

3. You can't really tell what npcs are the quest givers, what are flavor npcs, and what are shop npcs. I know, one player ffs are like this, but man, when you have so many npcs and a flood of pcs, it's nice to see that ! that is so common in MMOs.

4. Mouse and Keyboard controls feel bad. Space to talk...you know how many times I hit space because I expect there to be some sort of jump command>.< I'm going to try witha controller. Supposedly the controller controls are worlds above the m+k.

Now, it's not all bad. The voice acting is ok, the graphics are godly, and all the npc dialog seems well done. The combat is your typical MMO fair and so is your crafting. It's probably a game I will play, but it'll take me a little time in the OB to see if Im going to get it at launch. Some of this stuff needs fixed to make it more bearable.

EDIT: if anyone else gets on, send me a message, maybe I'll be having fun.

HUGE EDIT: OMG, Controller is SOOOOOOOOO much better to use. It's like I'm playing a different game. Hell, the maps are easily panned with the controller(you use the camera move function, which if you do with the mouse it just moves the world camera and the map....!), it's like it fixes a bunch of my issues:O

Azisien · 09-03-2010, 05:19 PM

What Yumil said, except I didn't really find the graphics to be awe-inspiring. Guess the 295 is making me snobby, and it's good as far as MMOs are concerned?

09-03-2010, 01:27 PM	#53
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	Yeah, the graphics are god tier but then they forgot to actually make a fun game out of it. __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

09-03-2010, 02:46 PM	#56
Doc ock rokc ...Really? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: in Theory. Everything works here Posts: 3,961	AHHHHH! I AM AT THE UBB MESSAGE BOARD AND IT WONT LET ME SIGN UP! SO MUCH RAGE! __________________ I have a Pesterchum its DangerousDoc I am ether fading out of Time, Space, or Reality...Or Simply my Typewriter is running out of ink

09-03-2010, 03:13 PM	#57
Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope Definitely NOT a samurai Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Location: Wherever the wind leads me Posts: 5,347	Call me when S-E puts story back in their FF games. I'll be over here, trying to get Persona PSP games. __________________ Lost in the Music ~ On Hiatus Tales of a Torn World ~ World Building

09-03-2010, 04:33 PM	#59
Yumil Action Hank ain't got nothin on me. Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 527	Ok, I'm going to give it another try. Here's what I felt was wrong enough to make me stop playing and sleep: 1. There really isn't any direction in the start. The tutorial was fine, if it told me how to do anything. It says target monster, go into active mode, and hit attack. Easy enough, but it didn't tell me how to go into active mode and the attack shit doesn't pop up till you have the monster locked on...was quite unpleasant trying to figure that out myself. Active/Passive should not be a manual toggle... 2. It's hard to look at the whole map. You pretty much have to run a direction and get a look at like 5 feet in front of you. You can't really just say, hmm, where is this place the npc was talking about and find it. No, you have to run around and hope you are going in the right direction. I may find a way to actually pan around the map later so this may change, but I spent like an hour trying to find that stupid camp the bartender npc tells you to go to. 3. You can't really tell what npcs are the quest givers, what are flavor npcs, and what are shop npcs. I know, one player ffs are like this, but man, when you have so many npcs and a flood of pcs, it's nice to see that ! that is so common in MMOs. 4. Mouse and Keyboard controls feel bad. Space to talk...you know how many times I hit space because I expect there to be some sort of jump command>.< I'm going to try witha controller. Supposedly the controller controls are worlds above the m+k. Now, it's not all bad. The voice acting is ok, the graphics are godly, and all the npc dialog seems well done. The combat is your typical MMO fair and so is your crafting. It's probably a game I will play, but it'll take me a little time in the OB to see if Im going to get it at launch. Some of this stuff needs fixed to make it more bearable. EDIT: if anyone else gets on, send me a message, maybe I'll be having fun. HUGE EDIT: OMG, Controller is SOOOOOOOOO much better to use. It's like I'm playing a different game. Hell, the maps are easily panned with the controller(you use the camera move function, which if you do with the mouse it just moves the world camera and the map....!), it's like it fixes a bunch of my issues:O Last edited by Yumil; 09-03-2010 at 04:54 PM.

09-03-2010, 12:58 PM	#52
Azisien wat Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,177	These initial impressions are uncomfortably bad. I need to go play a good game to feel better now. My character name is Aholf Ditler.

09-03-2010, 05:19 PM	#60
Azisien wat Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,177	What Yumil said, except I didn't really find the graphics to be awe-inspiring. Guess the 295 is making me snobby, and it's good as far as MMOs are concerned?