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Aw, Elvaans are OK. Just stop cross breeding them with giraffes. ._.
Aw, Elvaans are OK. Just stop cross breeding them with giraffes. ._.
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gk'ahg >< mental image!Comment
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I hate the subligar so very much.
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PS2 had nothing to do with that. The rehashing/repainting of monster models with new names is as old as the series itself... or any game, for that matter. I can't even think of a game where the town NPC models weren't recycled except for Zelda N64 games onward.Originally posted by Hershies View Post
I think you're just used to seeing specific models. Dig a little deeper into the game and you'll find the beastiary is quite respectable.
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Originally posted by Omgwtfbbqkitten View Post
I would like to see more color variety in monsters. It doesn't bother me that all crabs are shaped the same, what bugs me is it's the same bright blue everywhere I go (Except for a very few brown ones). Same with the damselflies, and those ungodly pink birds...why aren't there more of the brown skin.
I think there should be more color skins for monsters, the way animals in the outside world blend in with their surroundings. It can be fun to try to pick out a couerl in meriphad mountains from however many ilms, ESPECIALLY with names turned off.
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If you know how to download and use VRS, I am interested in being tutored.
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I've always wondered why Ravens aren't black.Originally posted by Irisjir Callard View PostComment
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Actually, Blizz is moving forward with the next phase of the Armory, which will include an option for guild bank. Now members can withdraw repair expenses for guild sponsored events (i.e., Dynamis) and there might even be an option for consumable storage through which withdrawals can be made either through gold payment or even a Blizz-created DKP system. The myraids of possibilties for this is endless as well as for abuse. Right now, obviously, the design team is making sure they don't open any avenues for abuse, but you know hackers, always looking to find it.Originally posted by Murphie View Post
Some of the additions will also include a voice-over-ip built into the game.
These kinds of possiblities exist because with a PC you're not restricted to limitations of some pre-fabricated system like FFXI is.
But that's neither here nor there...
As for improvements in FFXI, much of it is unfortunately tied to the PS2 architecture. Believe me, if it wasn't for the PS2, S-E would've made all of these suggestions into reality with tons of their own. FFXI would be a whole different beast than it is today. Right now, S-E is trying to squeeze every ounce of creativity out of this tight restriction to make the game interesting and unique today as it was when it first came out. And that's not an easy task by a stretch of the imagination. I have to applaud S-E for making this effort. But at the same time, reality will tell you that it's near time when you wanna push (nudge) PS2 users to other systems and eventually "force" them to upgrade.
This won't be a hard thing to do actually, considering Sony has stopped developing HDD capable PS2s for a while now and it's so hard to find replacement HDDs for the existing ones that are probably near failing (HDD lifespan is not long, and if you look at how old FFXI already is, you will see the problem that lies just on the horizon for many PS2 players...)
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Re: Things that should be improved about FFXI...
The PS2 has everything to do with that. System memory limitations really hurt what SE can do with the game, but they can't afford to just cut off PS2 support either. The game's top developers themselves came out and said in an interview a month or so back (it's on POL.com somewhere) that they couldn't create the Vana'diel they wanted to due to technological limitations.PS2 had nothing to do with that. The rehashing/repainting of monster models with new names is as old as the series itself... or any game, for that matter. I can't even think of a game where the town NPC models weren't recycled except for Zelda N64 games onward.
I think you're just used to seeing specific models. Dig a little deeper into the game and you'll find the beastiary is quite respectable.
The PS2's system memory is probably the biggest one. All the same they did a damn fine job.Comment
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In my post above, I did warn everyone that once the HDDs start dying and Sony can't service these customers (Obviously) and also for the handful of customers looking to buy a replacement PS2 for the one that died ... there really is no choice but to move to another platform to continue playing, right?Originally posted by Malacite View Post
This trend is likely to pick up steam in another 2 years or so, as the average life expectancy for the HDDs that Sony had used for the PS2 were estimated to be around 5-6 years. FFXI has already been out for 5 years...
Personally, my own PS2 is on its last leg. The DVD drive servo motors are not happy and my hard drive has already crashed at least 6 times in the past month (It's not even FFXI related since I haven't played FFXI in nearly a year) Once that happens ... well, at least I was wise enough to also invest in the PC version with all the expansion upgrades for it before I left.Comment
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Fantasy Earth is old news. www.feonline.com
We're now looking forward to their next-gen MMO, which they have been extremely quiet about.Comment
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Things that should be improved?
FFXI download, bought from the SE store, and expansion download, both charged directly to your POL account.
The same way you buy content IDs, you create a POL account, then buy the game and expansions you want without having to import a disc. You can get the codes via POL mail so it's all within the system.
I mean, zomg buying online games at a store is too 90's.
(And importing if you live outside the US is a pain.
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Ah. That makes a lot of sense now. Haha. 'Bout as quiet as Blizzard was about Starcraft 2. I guess I'll be following it until release like I did with FFXI.Originally posted by DakAttack View Post
Being able to charge updates to FFXI through POL would be great.Comment
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QFMFT!Originally posted by Raydeus View Post
Final Fantasy XI Online Download crits Aeni for 7.5 hours of patch downloads.
Aeni died.
Aeni falls 70 levels to level 1.Comment
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Of course it could be optional, though. That way, those of us with above average internet connections don't have to leave our homes more than we already do XDComment
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Here is what I'd love to see.
PS2 no longer supported (so we can advance the game a little). Release an expansion that rebuilds the game from the ground up visually. Allow for much greater character customization (vs NONE currently available... don't give me that hair A hair B crap), more friggin' beasties (someone above said the game has a respectable beastiary which I don't wholely agree with.. definitely needs more variety), retooled graphics engine (more polys, better textures, less seam tearing, lets shed off that nasty PS2 crap for good), and JUMP! I hate being glued to the ground in mmorpgs ; ;
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