Ok, so lots of people have said what they want from XI, and what they DON'T want from XI.. and a couple of posts people have said what they want from other FF's. I've not seen a dedicated thread to it though, because I'm sure there's a lot that SE could include.

Here's my thoughts:

- Chocobo racing (PvP)
- PROPER Chocobo Hot & Cold (instanced)
- Tetra Master, Triple Triad (yes, both. Why not?)
- Moomba's!
- A snow town
- Magitek Armor (I think this is semi-confirmed?)
- If we're getting a zone-free world, monsters in the sea/sky.

I'm sure there's more................

Good point. The XI villains never really cut it for me.

In all honesty, for me it's really quite simple. I'm easy to please when it comes to rpg's. Need proof? I liked ff8 (insert slappage here). Wasn't my favorite, but I still enojoyed playing it.

I just stopped playing xi about 2 months ago. Ultimately, what made the game fun for me was you ppl. Sure, the rapid heartbeat of the NM fight and the gratification of CoP were unsurpassed. But, if I had accomplished the plethora of things by myself, it wouldn't have been the same. Not even close.

I've been dabbling with Aion for a few weeks with my best friend who bought it for me. I wanted a break from mmo's until xiv, but I couldn't tell him 'no' since he lives out of town. I've heard from friends and forums how the playerbase is noticeably different on ffxi from other mmo's. It's very easy to see.

I'm one of the many who enjoyed the party-oriented grind. Just becuase that's when I met most of the friends I made. Sure, I met the occassional a-hole. But, the friends and acquaintances I made far outnumbered them.

While I'm enjoying Aion, I'm lvl 15 now and haven't met a single person ig (There was this one guy who said "U NO HOW TO DO DIS". I assume he was asking how to fly.) That's the closest I've gotten. It doesn't feel to me at all like an online game. Spoiled by ffxi? Probably.

My main point was that I'm easy to please with rpg's. The one fail-filled factor is the community of xiv. It's the only thing that bothers me. I hope there's still a feeling of unity and it's not every person for themselves.

I know this has been addressed before, but **** I'm bored sittin here at work. I hate mondays -.-

I just want Biki back in 14!!!

A strongly paced main storyline. IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, and X (didnt play IX and XII sort of failed at this) (all them kitase directed FFs) had strong pacing to the main storyline that moved you from set piece to set piece. All of this was before the phrase 'set piece' was tossed around in this industry. One moment you're trying to defeat Ifrit to pass your field exam then the next you're running away from a giant mechanical spider. Each one of these games started with a bang, instead of long winded exposition. And the pacing was brisk enough to keep you engaged yet feel like it was much longer and methodical than it actually was.

FFXI's storylines was one that i never got around to appreciate fully. The pacing of the storylines (the first one anyway. ) was hindered by the amount of time to look for groups, and to level inbetween. Regular FF fans should be able to enjoy the main storyline at least. That does not mean that the missions or quests should be any easier, but better intergraded to normal playstyle.

There should also be some more interesting set pieces this time around. Maybe throw in a giant mechanical spider type of deal where your main objective is to run away and survive rather than destroying it. More Interaction with NPC's would be interesting when it comes to quest. And i hope for some honest puzzles within guild leeves.

I've come to notice this kind of stuff when i downloaded FFVII on the psn store. The writing is okay, the controls outdated, and the battles are slow, but it still kept you moving from situation to situation.

Some things from previous FF's I would like to see in XIV are!

-Trains (the FF8 ones were fun I think that if bastok had trains that would have made the republic look epic.)
-Campaign system, but more epic.
-bears that are beastman lol.
-those rat beastman, as a new playable race lol they look kinda of cool. Forgot name >_<

Modes of transport that take as long as I want/start when I want. Waiting 15min for a boat to wait 3more min for "travel time". I don't give a damn if its realistic, waiting in line is not "fun".

Can I come? Even if I don't know if I ever met you on Pandy?

Edited, Nov 3rd 2009 7:31am by fandalg

Hey, even if I don't know you, it's not like I care. Everyone on Pandy is officially awesome, anyway :)

We'll probably just post in the XIV main forum and XI server forum on the websites. We might update the Wiki as well just to let people know.

If there's another server called Pandemonium, we'll be on there fo shizzle.

Is it fair to say: Valkrum Dunes?

Although FFX-2 was an awful game, there was a mini game where you shoot wolves and dogs with Yuna in a Resident Evil style, it was fun to play, but very easy.

I really liked the dark world from FFVI, if you know what I mean...

Enemies with big armors and helmets ( Golbez, Exdeath, the Judges) are very cool.

I also like big mutant enemies, like Shin or Promathia.

A final area that resembles the Crystal World from FFIX (this is the first FF and my favourite one).

A tropical paradiso, like Besaid or even better.

Sig'd.

I'm torn between instances/no-instances

i definitely see the pros to having them, but having instances removes an important(what i feel as) criteria for an mmo, and that is seeing other adventurers around doing stuff. a rather simple thing i know, but as an example, I'd love walking through almost everywhere in ffxi and seeing others doing stuff/battling, it really made it feel like a world. Well i guess for boss battles i like them, it makes it more fair for everyone, but you can do that by a sort of trigger spawn (without a 4hour respawn gap). as far as a whole dungeon or 'tower' goes i want to see others, not necessarily in my party climbing that tower too.

when too many things become instances it may just feel like guild wars, which... i didn't really like... only places you saw other (outside your party) was basically the towns.

duno, just my opinion.

Moogles as a playable race, more Assault like systems(getting gear through spending points) -- also, with crafting being made into classes, item mixing for different attacks for alchemists(similar to Rikku's in X)

The golden freakin saucer. I spent so much damn time there it wasn't funny. Also I want an auction house like in FFVI, one that has a npc throws up random goodies that people bid on in real time for like 10 minutes or something, I think that would be sweet. Of course I want just about every class to be included in their armory, more options is always good. If by the grace of god an online blitzball could be made well then I'd sh*t my pants and probably die from lack of sleep and food.

This is sort of how dynamis works. Except Dynamis isn't a rush through, it's a slow steady tentative crawl through THOUSANDS OF GIANT FAT STONE THINGS.

Some assaults are like this though (that kill all one in Arrapago Reef springs to mind), so it can be done.

Then there's Nyzul Isle, which is basically a multi-floor version of what you've mentioned. It's not hard to realise why Nyzul is so popular.



Well... we had this in XI with Purgonurgo Isle... but considering it took a week to get there and there was nothing to do except clamming (pointless) and a couple of fights... it was always dead.

SE should have made Kazham look like Purgonurgo. I agree with you on that point. Hot sexy coastal town please.

Litie, I think we've palyed the same games *wink*

I do want some good villains, I feel like XI's were satisfactory, Brothers so old and evil, a good man gone wrong because of pain and love. Actually the shadowlord amazes me because his wrath went so deep he couldnt leave the plain of existance totally.

Then we got to kill a god with CoP. *thumbs up*
and mayhaps.... we killed an entire religion in sky?

I would like to see something like magitek/our own technology that we could update or maintain.

Im hoping that things become conveinient to play with others. Whether this be easy syncing ( no levels ) or just the ability to easily connect a regime of leves for a fun and beneficial journey.

A Gold Saucer like area, the Four Fiends(not mobs or NM's named after them) and/or Four Elemental Archfiends, Red Wings, a snow town/village, underwater battles, submarines, Ghido (turtles rock), Gilgamesh from FFV/VIII/IX, Magitek armor, the Void!, Devout/Magus/Sage, an actual card minigame to play ingame with friends, Doom Train, Dwarves (FFIV/IX).

I want the depth they put in to FFXI.

Moon phases, elemental days of the week, weather....

And then having all that impact game play in the way of drop rates, crafting, magic attacks and en-spells... monsters with elemental affinities and weaknesses (although, something more varied than 'everything is weak to ice' would be nice)

I know I'm forgetting stuff, but it was that kind of depth that made Vana'diel feel like a world, and not a game. The sheer number of zones didn't hurt either.

Consistent music quality.

I know Nobuo Uematsu is composing 100% of the game's soundtrack, but I'm still a little worried. What I mean is:

Zones that don't have you just mindlessly listening to the wind.

Enjoyable town themes that aren't repetitive (Mizuta didn't do well when it came to this, up until Wings of the Goddess), an extended FF victory theme in classic fashion, a Prologue theme (XI didn't even have one until A Crystalline Prophecy), Enjoyable battle themes that don't have me wanting to turn off the sound, etc.

XI's soundtrack, I hope we can mostly agree, was mediocre when you compare them to the first ten, I hope XIV brings me classic FF music quality with a mix of the fun an FF MMO will bring.

I don't think they need musing in every zone. Some zones would do fine with just wind, especially the desolate zones. If they had less, but better tracks I'd be happy.

I wonder how the music will change between "zones" of a seamless world =o

I'm thinking the easiest way to solve the 'zones with just wind problem' is for vast, outdoor areas (an analogue in XI would be La Theine, Meriphataud Mountains, all those other large desolate zones) have just a catchy 'Main Theme' music, like every other FF out there, a long piece of music that fits with the overall sense of adventure.

I completely agree with Altreer. Rather than have no song at all, have a catchy world map like theme or something. Anything is really better than the wind, to be honest.

Moogles and chocobos I guess are what makes a FF game familiar.

I'd like to see music reused from prev FFs, appropriate music of course.

Maybe throw in some Naruto battle music in there as well:
http://songza.fm/~v3gtlt


Edited, Dec 14th 2009 6:48pm by odinpingpong