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You're right, you didn't say you were no longer interested. "Really...struggling" means you're super interested right?

To be fair I didn't say you were no longer interested, that's all you.

Edited, Apr 11th 2013 8:58pm by Wint

Good, maybe SE will announce a FFVI HQ remake then!

Edited, Apr 11th 2013 10:17pm by Hyrist

As long as the FFVI characters are kept to a teaser, then I'm fine.

I'll start getting angry if they actually throw in Terra in the storyline, or Squall, or any main series character.

Then again, FFIII Dark Cloud is a raid boss in the Crystal Tower according to the Letter from the Producer... so I don't know what to think.

Edited, Apr 11th 2013 7:53pm by UltKnightGrover

I can't imagine they would do that, this was merely intended to be a fun video to show off new stuff, I don't see what the big deal is.

I'm actually okay with them allowing characters to make cameos, but keep it subtle. A random quest or leve with some lore text is fine. Using Terra as an example, rather than having an NPC Terra giving you a quest, maybe allowing you to do a magitek quest battle where you fight a trio of Magiteks using the Terra/Biggs/Wedge models (but without names) is okay. Only the players who played VI and are paying attention might get the memo. Also known as Easter Eggs.

In the same vein. I take to FFVI's flavor of Magitek like some people enjoy steampunk (And it's pretty much the same genre.) I like that Anamo style of design and artwork. I did when they made Dragoon AF to fit to its standards too. To me, its a step in the right direction, mixing a bit of the old in with the new - and the little bit of FFVI fanservice to pay homage to the game the mount came from was endearing.

No, it won't make or break the game - but I appreciate the shout-out to my childhood all the same.

I don't expect full on character cameos, unless they were featured in like a Gold Saucer Arena mode or something. That would be cool.

Given that each main Final Fantasy title has always been set in a different world with entirely different characters, I do not see how fanservice cameos would be synonymous with "what made FF successful."

Obviously SE is simply trying to attract people to FFXIV in the best way they know how: by relating or attaching the new product to the old products in some way. It makes sense, really, as they're essentially faced with two marketing options. They could either show FFXIV for what it is -- a totally failed title remade into a reasonably generic post-WoW MMORPG -- or associate it with what they'd like it to be -- one of the finest and most well-remembered RPGs ever created.

It's like when Richard Garriott announces he's making a new game. Do you think he refers to himself as the Father of Ultima or the Father of Tabula Rasa?

You know the best thing about this video? It was probably rendered in an area of FFXIV:ARR where there is actually snow. The simple fact that such a zone exists where one did not before speaks volumes especially in the desired improvements sought by fans/critics of 1.0.

I know some people are feeling because of the video that it is just a rip-off but honestly... it is magitek... and it looks great if you ask me. The Devs probably wanted to have a little fun. I'm betting many of the people who work there do so because at some point they were fans of the series or the company.

The only problem I see from this video is that the /nda off command is very slow to respond and does not work.


Just venting some excitement for Phase 3 to get here and SE to utilize the /nda off command.

Edited, Apr 14th 2013 9:22pm by kainsilv

holy hell in a handbasket o.o