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It would take awhile t o explain all the changes they've made, but basically they've gotten rid of the gold sellers by taking away their ability to farm gold unless they're in a group in which case they can do daily instances called ENMs.
Also it's been made a lot easier to level since "level synchronizing" has been implemented, which lets anyone level 10 or higher group with high level players.
The only problems FFXI really has is it's still nearly impossible to play solo and there simply aren't enough people playing because so many left when the games economy was fixed and they got rid of the gold sellers that everyoe pretty much lost a lot of gold on equipment because prices fell on pretty much everything. It would be fine if people came back but that's not going to happen.
FF14 is a pretty good opportunity to get a lot more people playing again with a fresh start and everything Square did to fix FF11 will be implemented in the game from the start and they've also said they're going to simplify the leveling system to make it a lot easier to play solo. I'm really looking forward to a fresh start in a new world as well to get a whole new story, NPC's in the story and a whole new world to explore. I really hope a lot of people give FF14 a shot because I expect it to be a much better game to get into from the beginning and I really want a large player base to populate the game.
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Stay the fuck out then.
Sounds like you can't afford a measly $13 month or you just sucked at XI, anyways.
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@ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness:
Nobou: Yes my child?
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I always...believed
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@ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness:
Nobou: Ha ha ha! you've grown so much since I've been gone my child.. now come give me a hug. *smiles evilly*
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That is all.
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Final Fantasy games have always been able to create nice worlds to play in. But I think that they are being a little less creative with the online games.
Why don't they make one that plays in a world that is more similar to VII or VIII. I personally think that VIII had the best Final Fantasy world to date.
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Was enjoying that until 1:53 - god I hate those marlboro mobs !!
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I finished all the main storylines in XI (save the uncompleted ones) and absolutely fell in love with Vana'diel.
After seeing SE's mock-up map of Vana'diel, I always believed that there was so much more they wanted to do and part of me wishes that XIV was a continuation XI (story-wise) with greater accessibility.
Yet, XIV being mostly different is for the better. I'd still like to hope for XI to get some sort of "Vana'diel alliance" treatment as Ivalice has had before. Great stuff!
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@Torusan: The mock-up map to which I was referring.
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Question: CoP done? ZM? Which Nation did you stick with after doing all 3? When did you get Maat's cap? How was your Nyzul 100 run? How about those Zeni NMs?
Answer: .....lolwut?
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The game has taken a drastic turn to become more casual, user friendly and less "Grind like".
That situation of waiting around for a PT for hours on end is no longer the case. That was the result of having a level range of 1 - 75 and only allowing players within a 2 level range to PT together for it to make any sense XP wise.
Now you can "Level Sync" which will sync the entire party's level to a designated one. That means if you are a level 50 WHM you can hop into a Lv15 PT in the Dunes without a problem. It syncs your gear as well!
There are also a plethora of other ways to make XP and most of them are quite entertaining and vastly differ from the traditional MMO "Sit in a Party and do X". You can even "Quest" while in a PT now and you get XP and "Notes" that can be used to agument equipment.
There are also an array of new Jobs that making soloing very easy. Dancer, Bluemage, Puppet master,Beastmaster, Sumonner, etc etc... are all tweaked to let you solo to your hearts content.
I do agree that FFXI has a hard edge to it compared to other MMOs, but when you include the whole picture the game outdoes many of the other favorites in my opinion.
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Screw 13, this is the FF i've been waiting for. And if WarMech isn't a HNM in this one, I will be very let down.
Glad that they got Nobuo back for the music too.
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The somewhat Technology infused design in plan is interesting. I can't quite figure out if it works or not.
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Regarding the names. The last I heard was that they were "Looking into it".
The new Square Enix account management system that is web based, links your POL account with a web based management tool. That is definitely a sign that this time around POL will not be used. However, chances are that whatever POL account you have linked to your account there, may indeed have ramifications on how FFXIV is played. Perhaps even to the point of allowing people with FFXI content IDs to choose their FFXIV name ahead of time. I do not think that would be that hard to implement.
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I would not however, go as far to say that players that have invested a large amount of time into FFXI will go unrewarded when starting FFXIV. Whether it be an in-game item or some sort achievement, who knows, but if trying to lure players over to the new game is a task they have in mind, I would guess SE will implement some type of reward for existing FFXI players moving over to the new game.
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Yeah, I'm not going to lie....when I saw that the party was going to be THERE....I was like "oh damn, now I can wear what I REALLY want to wear."
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I wouldn't disappoint.
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Hey there! Yeah, I remember.....I trust everything went well?
I was actually going to message you, to see if you were going to be at the party....seeing as how we discussed it earlier in the summer. Do you think you'll be there?
I am actually back in the states right now...it had been 2+ years since I had last seen my dad and brother...so I took a week off and headed to Indianapolis. I leave tomorrow morning, and arrive back in Tokyo on Friday afternoon...and will probably still be mad jet lagging come the party on Monday night.
If you are at the party, you'll have to let me in on the details of your mom's visit. My aunt is coming to Tokyo (first time a family member has come out) in November, and I am in the midst of planning a well rounded tour of Tokyo. Any suggestions?
I'll probably be getting to the party around 8:30...and I'll be the guy in the RIDICULOUSLY good looking suit ;-)
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Well, I'm not really the one to ask about the dress code.
But that picture alone tells me "its nearly impossible to overdress at a place like that." So might as well try going just a tad over the top to match the decor, right?
So you have a traditional two piece suit...and then another blazer? Is it a white blazer with black pinstripes, or a black blazer with white pinstripes???
To quote Tim Gunn "Make it work."
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It went really well though and she's still raving about the trip. Kamakura, Edo Tokyo Museum, Traveler magazine's Ginza walking tour...oh, and there's this absolutely fantastic outdoor museum at Musashi Koganei where they uprooted all sorts of old interesting buildings, and planted them in a park for you to explore.
Anyway, I can natter about it there too. I'll be the blonde chick in the blue and white shirt, making faces in the reflections of all that gold.
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