Final Fantasy XIV online!

[ViviTheMage]

uber mouse lag during the beta/alpha, doesn't seem like it's been fixed either.

 

[MrPickins]

Just scored 5091 on my i7 in sig. Performance should be fine. When I started FF11 it ran like crap on my ti4200 lol

I started FFXI with a Radeon 9000pro which barely met minimum specs. Looks like I'll be doing the same for FFXIV with my Nvidia 9600GT.

I scored 2800 on 720p with the card overclocked, though. Should be playable until AMD get SI out.

 

[blazeu25]

do u guys think i will be able to run the game at 108- with a gtx 460 1gb?
my cpu is is a dual core 2 2.80 oc to 3.15. and im getting 4gb of ram today.

 

[warr666]

.....

 

[KlokWyze]

Yeah I'd dig a Square MMO in an FF7/8 style setting.

good luck getting square to give people what they want.

all they want to do is emo japanese bullshit.

all that talk of a ff7 remake.... if they made it they would get BANK. :thumbsdown:

 

[Phobic9]

If anyone cares, the open beta client is available to download from here:

http://www.fileplanet.com/215249/210000/fileinfo/Final-Fantasy-XIV-Beta-Launcher

Of course after you download the 6.5+ GB client from their slow ass P2P network you'll still need a way to get an actual account to login.

Also, the devs seem to be limiting the amount of progress players can make each day. Seems like once you hit your "xp limit" you have to wait about 8 hours or so real time until that certain character can continue on. They don't want people to max level too quickly or something. Maybe because they can't make content fast enough or whatever. This game sounds dead in the water to me personally..

http://www.ffxivcore.com/topic/12068-balancing-character-growth-in-beta-3/

 

[Soccerman06]

If anyone cares, the open beta client is available to download from here:

http://www.fileplanet.com/215249/210000/fileinfo/Final-Fantasy-XIV-Beta-Launcher

Of course after you download the 6.5+ GB client from their slow ass P2P network you'll still need a way to get an actual account to login.

Also, the devs seem to be limiting the amount of progress players can make each day. Seems like once you hit your "xp limit" you have to wait about 8 hours or so real time until that certain character can continue on. They don't want people to max level too quickly or something. Maybe because they can't make content fast enough or whatever. This game sounds dead in the water to me personally..

http://www.ffxivcore.com/topic/12068-balancing-character-growth-in-beta-3/

Maybe they dont want people playing end game stuff until release? Happens a lot in MMOs, internally test end game and let the masses test leveling, balance, mechanics of stuff (creatures/instances), and quests.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

If anyone cares, the open beta client is available to download from here:

http://www.fileplanet.com/215249/210000/fileinfo/Final-Fantasy-XIV-Beta-Launcher

Of course after you download the 6.5+ GB client from their slow ass P2P network you'll still need a way to get an actual account to login.

Also, the devs seem to be limiting the amount of progress players can make each day. Seems like once you hit your "xp limit" you have to wait about 8 hours or so real time until that certain character can continue on. They don't want people to max level too quickly or something. Maybe because they can't make content fast enough or whatever. This game sounds dead in the water to me personally..

http://www.ffxivcore.com/topic/12068-balancing-character-growth-in-beta-3/

No. Copied from another forum


It's threshold hours. They calculated the maximum amount of XP anyone could earn in eight straight hours of non-stop XP gain.

You have eight of these at 100%, then 7 after at a lower percentage, which resets when you're doing anything other than not getting XP. This includes running to find a new mob, going to get quest, going back to town.

So basically, if you're not in a 15 hour long massive party grind where you're getting powered through by a bunch of crazy japs, then you're never going to ever experience any experience loss at all.

This whole system was designed so that it will only take say, 280 hours of experience gain to reach the max level, spread out across maybe 4-6 months, instead of having to grind endlessly for at least 800 hours like other MMORPG's.
It's a great system if you can understand it.

 

[xCxStylex]

I got my email with information for the open beta, just to give people a heads up to check for it.

 

[Aikouka]

I got the e-mail earlier as well, but I went to the page and it said it was delayed... or is that for being delayed until today?

 

[NikolaeVarius]

http://kotaku.com/5626366/final-fantasy-xiv-beta-is-no-go

 

[xCxStylex]

Did you read either the email or the page???

The email said the beta would open up at 17:00 (what time zone???).

However, if you go to the the page, and it says it was delayed indefinitely.


Copy pasted from
http://entry.ffxiv.com/na/index.html


"FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test Postponed

FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test, which is scheduled to begin at 19:00 (PDT) on Aug. 31, 2010, will be postponed due to a confirmation of critical bugs. New schedule will be releaseｄ at a later date.

Along with the postponement of FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test, the issuing of registration code for FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test will be postponed as well. With the download of client software's installer, it will be suspended at 19:00 (PDT) on Aug. 31, 2010. "

I got the e-mail earlier as well, but I went to the page and it said it was delayed... or is that for being delayed until today?

 

[Aikouka]

I read it on my phone after I saw the e-mail... I was pretty certain it was delayed past its intended start date (today), but sometimes I can't interpret the Engrish that S-E puts out .

 

[Entity23]

Figures. Finally get an email having to due with Beta and it is postponed indefinitely.

 

[pontifex]

i got an email today that said the site would be available at 19:00 today.

so am I hearing that that has been postponed even more now?

 

[RavenSEAL]

why?!?!! WHY?!?!! Why did they have to delay the beta

 

[Entity23]

FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test Will Start on Sep. 1!

We would like to take this opportunity to provide an update regarding FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test, which was announced to be postponed on Aug. 31, 2010.

Along with the completion on investigation and correction of the critical issue, we have decided to begin FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test on Sep. 1, 2010 at 19:00 (PDT).

Starting on Sep. 1, 2010 at 19:00 (PDT), acquisition of registration code required for FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test will be available.

We are looking forward to your participation in FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test!

Beta back in action! Relatively stupid question, how does one get a registration code?

 

[RavenSEAL]

WOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Downloading the client when i get home!

 

[Entity23]

I can't remember when I signed up for beta but does that window that I quoted on the site drop and a log in appear when Reg codes are being handed out?

 

[Onita]

Am I correct in seeing that you cannot get the code until 19:00 pdt tonight?

 

[Entity23]

Am I correct in seeing that you cannot get the code until 19:00 pdt tonight?

Yes.

 

[Russwinters]

Have a guild member who got the beta, and played for maybe 2 days.

I am in a competitive online guild;a guild-mate has been playing and this is what he has to say:


Apparently the combat system is pretty dull, and expect 30 second fights even at level 1, where you barely make it out alive.



Quote:
FFXIV, on the other hand, has punishingly long fights right from the start. Once you manage to somehow target the squid mob through the grace of god (this was before I caved in and used my PS3 controller), you have one ability (let that sink in...ONE FUCKING ABILITY) that you just spam until its dead. Pretty standard, right? I mean, you're low level, who cares about having a low number of abilities. Well, I'd be right on board with that, if the fight didn't take 30 fucking seconds.



Also apparently the game just sucks to play on a PC with a mouse and keyboard. He mentions several times in his review how he wanted to pull his hair out because it was so frustrating, and that the urge to use a controller was growing rapidly.


Quote:
Ignoring the fact that you flat out can't use the mouse if you want to play unless you're okay with using it like a controller



There is much more bad about it; such as the fatigue system (oh, you will learn about that soon enough!)

And the fact that there are basically a HUGE lack of mobs in zones (only enough to sustain a few people apparently)

 

[morpheus305]

Have a guild member who got the beta, and played for maybe 2 days.

I am in a competitive online guild;a guild-mate has been playing and this is what he has to say:


Apparently the combat system is pretty dull, and expect 30 second fights even at level 1, where you barely make it out alive.



Quote:
FFXIV, on the other hand, has punishingly long fights right from the start. Once you manage to somehow target the squid mob through the grace of god (this was before I caved in and used my PS3 controller), you have one ability (let that sink in...ONE FUCKING ABILITY) that you just spam until its dead. Pretty standard, right? I mean, you're low level, who cares about having a low number of abilities. Well, I'd be right on board with that, if the fight didn't take 30 fucking seconds.



Also apparently the game just sucks to play on a PC with a mouse and keyboard. He mentions several times in his review how he wanted to pull his hair out because it was so frustrating, and that the urge to use a controller was growing rapidly.


Quote:
Ignoring the fact that you flat out can't use the mouse if you want to play unless you're okay with using it like a controller



There is much more bad about it; such as the fatigue system (oh, you will learn about that soon enough!)

And the fact that there are basically a HUGE lack of mobs in zones (only enough to sustain a few people apparently)

He's right about the control issue(mouse support is very awful) and the amount of mobs per zone. Where he is wrong is the one ability thing. I'm not even sure what lvl he is but anything about like 2 or 4 you should already start having multiple abilities.

 

[tedrodai]

does that window that I quoted on the site drop and a log in appear when Reg codes are being handed out?

and

Am I correct in seeing that you cannot get the code until 19:00 pdt tonight?

That's how I interpret it. And to the guy that wants to go download the client tonight: good luck. I started their peer-to-peer download/install program last night around 9pm, and it had reached a little over 40% by 6am this morning on file 1/2 for the 8-30-2010 update. It'll get done, but it isn't quick.

Maybe more people will get on it today and tonight?

I'm glad there's an opportunity for the open beta test, because there's no way I'd consider this game otherwise. The latest Square Enix games I've tried do not inspire much confidence, and I'm dissapointed they used the same races from FFXI--I hope it doesn't make it feel stale to me. Maybe testing the game for the next couple of weeks will change that outlook.

 

[kehlsi]

tell us how you really feel!!