if u play the 360 version PLEASE answer

[the_ultimate_shadow]

im gonna get the 360 version of this game, and well, what happens when another expasion comes out, the current one comes with the three expansions, but if a fourth expansion comes out...do i have to buy a new disc....does the disc download....and i download a patch that cost...how does it work?? (PS same question with regular quick fix patchs and such things like that)

[Bricklayer]

im gonna get the 360 version of this game, and well, what happens when another expasion comes out, the current one comes with the three expansions, but if a fourth expansion comes out...do i have to buy a new disc....does the disc download....and i download a patch that cost...how does it work?? (PS same question with regular quick fix patchs and such things like that)

POL updates happen when you try to load POL. FFXI updates happen when you launch the game from POL. These are free.

For expansions, you have to buy them. Whether this can be done online or not for the XBOX 360, I'm not quite sure. I would assume you'd have to buy another CD or DVD, unless the 360 has some significant storage capabilities.

[Runningriot]

im a 360 user and let me say a few things you need before you start:
xbox live silver or gold membership
at least 5 gigs oh hard drive space
visa or mastercard

the updates are feee so don't worry about that and to now on the expansion, the already comes with everything+ all the expansions (as well as ToAU) on one disk so when you pop it in to play(after you register the expansion), you get all the expansions but you still need to be a higher lvl to access the new areas

[Haggai]

The game installs to the hard drive. All patches and minor updates are downloaded, free of charge, directly from SE. They are downloaded automatically and you cannot skip them.

Expansion packs are purchased from a local store and you install that disc to the hard drive. I highly doubt that SE would release a downloadable expansion pack. It's not like the 360 brings anything to the table in terms of downloading huge files. That's the other thing, the expansion pack files are so huge that it would take forever to download, even on a mega-high-speed connection.

That and I don't think they want to waste the bandwidth. Imagine half a million people trying to download a Gig or two all at the same time. Doesn't sound like fun to me.

[Murphie]

I think what he was getting at though is that (I believe) you keep the disk in the game as you play (for some reason). So if there is another expansion down the road, he's not sure how that will work out.

Of course, that's a few years down the line, so maybe not so urgent, but still an entirely valid question.

[ikkleste]

and given ToAU is not long out you probably won't have to worry about getting an expansion for a year or more.

[Haggai]

I think what he was getting at though is that (I believe) you keep the disk in the game as you play (for some reason).

360 runs with the disk in? That's silly. The PS2 doesn't need the disk.

In that case, I imagine that it would work like a PC expansion for a game the runs from the disk would. You just run from the disk of the newest expansion. I just reinstalled the Sims and expansions for my GF, that's how it works for those.

[Murphie]

Probably. But still, we're looking at like, 2008 before it even becomes an issue.

[Mhurron]

360 runs with the disk in? That's silly. The PS2 doesn't need the disk.

It's a Microsoft anti-piracy move, you have to have disks in the 360 to play games even if the whole thing is loaded from the HDD as FFXI is. You can probably even take the disk out after the game has launched.
The next expansion's disk will most likely also fill that requirement, so you would just run the game with the latest disk in it.

[Haggai]

It's a Microsoft anti-piracy move, you have to have disks in the 360 to play games even if the whole thing is loaded from the HDD as FFXI is. You can probably even take the disk out after the game has launched.
The next expansion's disk will most likely also fill that requirement, so you would just run the game with the latest disk in it.

Sounds like Microsoft. "Let's prevent piracy of a game that requires a registration code to play!"

[the_ultimate_shadow]

can anyone answer how the controls work with the 360 in game?

[Mhurron]

can anyone answer how the controls work with the 360 in game?

Yes the manual is very good at that.

[the_ultimate_shadow]

oh, lol, yea, i went to buy it today and couldn't find it at walmart or gamestop, so i will probly buy it off the internet this weekend, i just wanna make sure the controls are easy on a xbox 360 controller

[Icemage]

oh, lol, yea, i went to buy it today and couldn't find it at walmart or gamestop, so i will probly buy it off the internet this weekend, i just wanna make sure the controls are easy on a xbox 360 controller

The controls are very simple (and fairly similar) on the PS2 and Xbox360 versions. The only major differences are due to the physical placement of the analog sticks and buttons.

There's a number of different control schemes you can use, so I won't go into too much detail, but I'm sure you can find a setting you can live with.

Oh, and in case you're wondering, the game plays very well with a controller - arguably better than just plain keyboard.


Icemage

[Intensity]

Oh, and in case you're wondering, the game plays very well with a controller - arguably better than just plain keyboard.

Icemage

I actually have a USB adapter for an actual ps2 controller for my PC version, way better control than mouse/keyboard. But yeah, PS2 controls and 360 are almost identical.

Anyone else who run on 360 notice a huge lag? Seems FPS as well as network. My wife plays on 360 and complains constantly about the huge lag compared to when she used ps2.