Forum Settings
       
« Previous 1 2 3
Reply To Thread

Official Ask Wint Anything About the Media Event ThreadFollow

#1 Feb 21 2013 at 8:11 AM Rating: Excellent
I was informed I'm even allowed to answer questions about the hands on time, so if you have any questions that I can answer ask away! I'm working on another news story with my impressions and what I saw, so if you want to wait until that is up I understand.
#2 Feb 21 2013 at 9:06 AM Rating: Good
*
181 posts
I'm dying to know about the moogle delivering mail! Will we see it every time we get a new "letter"?
#3 Feb 21 2013 at 9:07 AM Rating: Excellent
I wanted to share some photos I took while going to San Francisco:

The view flying to Dallas:
Screenshot


My creepy, Kubricky hotel room:
Screenshot


Squeeeee!!!
Screenshot


Yoshida-san was nice enough to sign my FFXIV Collector's Edition journal Smiley: nod
Screenshot
#4 Feb 21 2013 at 9:08 AM Rating: Excellent
scorleone wrote:
I'm dying to know about the moogle delivering mail! Will we see it every time we get a new "letter"?


I don't know, that was something we didn't see in the hands on. However they did say that everything in that video was from in-game, nothing was pre-rendered.

When I was in one of the camps there was a moogle flitting there in the same outfit, so perhaps there will be one at the major camps?
#5 Feb 21 2013 at 9:27 AM Rating: Decent
**
793 posts
Some general questions...

1) Was there anything noteworthy that we, the lowly public, have not been privy too yet?
2) What impressed you the most?
3) How does the Beta version "feel"?
4) Has combat changed in anyway?

I'm assuming all of these questions are kosher, if they're not I apologize.

Edited, Feb 21st 2013 10:14am by Onionthiefx
____________________________
I might be an onion thief, but I'm still a thief.â„¢





#6 Feb 21 2013 at 9:36 AM Rating: Excellent
Onionthiefx wrote:
Some general questions...

1) Was there anything noteworthy that we, the lowly public, have not been privy too yet?
2) What impressed you the most?
3) How does the Beta version "feel"?
4) Has combat changed in anyway?

I'm assuming all of these questions are kosher, if they're not I apologize.


1) Well I did get to see the pets they were talking about. Available were a Balloon, a Mammet, and a Chocobo chick. They're fun, I hope there are quests/FATE battles to gain them as rewards, perhaps collectables?

I could write so much on this but since I'm planning an article, I'll make you wait for the rest unless you want to know about some feature specifically Smiley: smile

2) The atmosphere (this could probably answer #3 as well). Everything feels more alive. The camps are full of NPC's who are talking and doing things, and the camps themselves are bigger and better. I got to run around Uld'ah and Limsa Lominsa's countryside, and while they weren't finished yet, they were just leaps and bounds from where 1.0 left off. You get this sense of a living, breathing realm rather than the sort of 2 dimensional feel it had before. They had things like night and day working (Seems to be about a 70 minute day), which helped that feel as well.

4) This is something I wanted to write about more in depth, but it is definately different. You saw in the alpha videos that there is now a cool down timer system in place. For solo work it makes the battles faster, but my worry was with party play. I got to do The Thousand Maws of Toto Rak with the community team (Pinurabi, Bayohne, and Rukkirii), and the combat really worked well for that, especially with larger monsters. Strategy is definitely required, it's not a zerg rush kind of thing at all. You actually have to be aware of not only the boss himself but the environment around him as well. It was really fun, I'll have more detail in my writeup.
#7 Feb 21 2013 at 10:00 AM Rating: Good
***
1,566 posts
Sorry if I'm jumping the gun on your next article, but did you get to try the regiment system? (Or whatever they're calling the thing where you fill the gague like in the pre alpha video where the Blm casts meteor. In early 1.0 we had a system called Regiments)
#8 Feb 21 2013 at 10:15 AM Rating: Excellent
That is Party Play Limit Breaks and no, we didn't get to do those.

Another interesting tidbit: your party gets stat boosts depending on how many people. Like when we grouped up with 4, as soon as the 4th person was added "Light Party" popped up and there was a boost to STR, INT, and AGI I believe. I don't remember the amounts, but the implication is that a full party of 6 would get even more stat boosts.
#9 Feb 21 2013 at 10:17 AM Rating: Decent
**
793 posts
Thanks Wint. After what you said, and what I saw in the videos... I am so incredibly jazzed... the world feels so alive and exciting.

Do you know if the pets are purely aesthetic? Have they commented on this?
____________________________
I might be an onion thief, but I'm still a thief.â„¢





#10 Feb 21 2013 at 10:20 AM Rating: Excellent
I got to use them and they seem just aesthetic, for now at least.

Another fun tidbit: Yoshi-P said he'd like to see other elements from other FF's in the game. He specifically mentioned the Golden Saucer and....

wait for it....

Ridable Magitek Smiley: nod
#11 Feb 21 2013 at 10:24 AM Rating: Good
Sage
**
562 posts
Can you speak to or calm the worries of those of us who are afraid FFXIV 2.0 will be just another cookie cutter modern MMORPG, the likes of which have completely saturated the market, or is it still too early to tell? You mention this, which raises an eyebrow, is why I ask:

Quote:
Strategy is definitely required, it's not a zerg rush kind of thing at all. You actually have to be aware of not only the boss himself but the environment around him as well. It was really fun, I'll have more detail in my writeup.



Edited, Feb 21st 2013 11:25am by Whales
____________________________
FFXIV - Fellows - Fabul
FFXI - Fellows - Gilgamesh

[ffxivsig]286961[/ffxivsig]
#12 Feb 21 2013 at 10:30 AM Rating: Decent
***
1,163 posts
How excited was Yoshi and his staff to tell you about the game and give the presentation? Were they really excited to show their work and progress, genuinely, or was it a Milli Vanilli pony show? If they were excited, and you were excited, we should all probably be excited for whats coming. That's what I'm getting at.
#13 Feb 21 2013 at 10:32 AM Rating: Decent
***
1,163 posts
Did anyone touch on an in-game card game? Was it even asked/mentioned, it doesn't have to be a card game, anything really.
#14 Feb 21 2013 at 10:37 AM Rating: Good
**
863 posts
The light party/full party buffs were in 1.0 as well though, maybe they changed the buffs, but it worked the same way with light party giving you like 5% higher stats/-dmg taken and a full party being 10% I believe. Something along those lines anyway.

Either way though, is a full party only 6 now? I kind of like that I think.
#15 Feb 21 2013 at 10:38 AM Rating: Good
**
863 posts
WFOAssassin wrote:
Did anyone touch on an in-game card game? Was it even asked/mentioned, it doesn't have to be a card game, anything really.


I was afriad to ask, but I really wanted to too :D
#16 Feb 21 2013 at 11:09 AM Rating: Excellent
Belcrono wrote:
The light party/full party buffs were in 1.0 as well though, maybe they changed the buffs, but it worked the same way with light party giving you like 5% higher stats/-dmg taken and a full party being 10% I believe. Something along those lines anyway.

Either way though, is a full party only 6 now? I kind of like that I think.


I never partied towards the end so that was news to me. I'm not sure what the max size was, Toto Rak was level 25 and we were level 35 so we only needed 4. Still wiped once on the final boss though Smiley: tongue

I did not see any card games, sorry Smiley: frown

Edited, Feb 21st 2013 11:09am by Wint
#17 Feb 21 2013 at 11:12 AM Rating: Good
***
1,566 posts
Did you mess around with DoL/DoH at all?

I loved both initially in 1.0, but by the end leveling them was a will-breaking exercise in madnes.
#18 Feb 21 2013 at 11:15 AM Rating: Excellent
I did, but it was BOT which I hadn't tried in 1.0. Was a lot of fun I thought, but it's much like the alpha video showed which I know some people weren't happy with.
#19 Feb 21 2013 at 1:27 PM Rating: Decent
21 posts
did you jump!!? and jump and jump? heh on that note did it feel fluid? like being able to jump over things? did it chop or u get stuck. And how did the mount system work? is it just a spell u have now?
#20 Feb 21 2013 at 1:42 PM Rating: Excellent
It's funny, nobody really jumped a lot after the initial novelty wore off. It's useful for getting around and required at some points, but it's not abused.

Chocobo's are an item you have in your bag, I think like WoW does? You can drag the Chocobo Whistle to your hotbar if you want.
#21 Feb 21 2013 at 1:54 PM Rating: Good
***
3,737 posts
WoW used to handle mounts like that, but over time the piles of animals in your inventory started taking up too much space, so they added a sort of nebulous "collection" they go in and you just pull them out of the aether when you want them.. Rift does this too.

As long as inventory space isn't a problem, there's no real issue with having your mount in your inventory as an item.
____________________________
svlyons wrote:
If random outcomes aren't acceptable to you, then don't play with random people.
#22 Feb 21 2013 at 2:01 PM Rating: Excellent
I'm sure it won't be at first anyway Smiley: smile
#23 Feb 21 2013 at 6:26 PM Rating: Good
***
3,825 posts
Did you get to craft or battle only? If so what were your impressions of the systems assuming they changed?
#24 Feb 21 2013 at 6:38 PM Rating: Excellent
Perrin wrote:
Did you get to craft or battle only? If so what were your impressions of the systems assuming they changed?


I did mostly battle, but a little Botany. I personally found BOT fun, but it is a lot like the video they showed in the alpha so if that looks disappointing then I don't know if you'll like the new system or not. I'd give it a try at any rate, you might be surprised.
#25 Feb 21 2013 at 10:08 PM Rating: Good
Avatar
****
4,780 posts
Wint, were you alone when they gave you your media service or were you with other media groups as well? If in the positive, how was the energy in the room with everyone? Was there a general positive vibe going in or were there skeptics among your group?

Basicly, I'm asking for the general feel of the media here before and after the presentation.
#26 Feb 21 2013 at 10:47 PM Rating: Excellent
I don't want to name names but the media that were there with me didnt seem enthusiastic. 2 hadn't played the game and another was 30 minutes late to the event. I've only read one of their reviews and it was mediocre to say the least.
« Previous 1 2 3
Reply To Thread

Colors Smileys Quote OriginalQuote Checked Help

 

Recent Visitors: 191 All times are in CST
Anonymous Guests (191)