Ffxiv is playable!!!

[Raydeus]

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Really hope they don't let people start their names with lowercase letters and have numbers in their names.

I know it's Alpha but holy shit that will be so fucking stupid if they do it that way. Dumb names are bad enough, let's at least have the courtesy to capitalize our names and eliminate numbers from the mix.

Tch. There goes my plan of calling myself <name>B166ER.



PS > I seriously doubt SE will change their naming policy from what we've seen on XI.

[Aksannyi]

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Like I said, I know that, but I don't put it past SE to fuck it up somehow.

[Pwnagraphic]

Re: Ffxiv is playable!!!

Really hope they don't let people start their names with lowercase letters and have numbers in their names.

I know it's Alpha but holy shit that will be so fucking stupid if they do it that way. Dumb names are bad enough, let's at least have the courtesy to capitalize our names and eliminate numbers from the mix.

Remember, it's just a demo. I'm sure the gcusa030 and the gcusa020 was just the number of the guys in line to play. Maybe gcusa means gamescom user lol.

Edit: Ahah.. it says gcuser. I couldn't see the r with the glare.

[Kailea]

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Really hope they don't let people start their names with lowercase letters and have numbers in their names.

I know it's Alpha but holy shit that will be so fucking stupid if they do it that way. Dumb names are bad enough, let's at least have the courtesy to capitalize our names and eliminate numbers from the mix.

They wont, if you notice all the names are "somting" with the numbers 01-90 (maybe 99?) on them, its just place hodler names.

[Pwnagraphic]

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Is there anywhere to sign up for a beta yet?

No

[Aksannyi]

Re: Ffxiv is playable!!!

Really hope they don't let people start their names with lowercase letters and have numbers in their names.

I know it's Alpha but holy shit that will be so fucking stupid if they do it that way. Dumb names are bad enough, let's at least have the courtesy to capitalize our names and eliminate numbers from the mix.

[jenova_9]

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new gameplay videos

field map

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chdNKvgyopE"]YouTube - [GoHa.Ru] Final Fantasy XIV Gameplay footage[/ame]


this 2nd one looks like that's closer to the actual pacing of the fighting.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW_Y-XlpwGg"]YouTube - [GoHa.Ru] Final Fantasy XIV Gameplay combat[/ame]

[Nameless]

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Is there anywhere to sign up for a beta yet?

[jenova_9]

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the macro system probably has an auto command to automate any sequence of specific command(s) you don't want to do manually. That might help some out. But I'm really looking forward to the more hands on command system.
if there is an automatic macro option, I might end up using both. Because as fast as I can type, sometimes it helps
communicate smoothly not having to punch in actions every 3-5 seconds while I'm sending a message. :p

[Raydeus]

Re: Ffxiv is playable!!!

Playing XIII's demo I really struggled having to choose each and every action (including attacking) without macros while mobs just kept auto-attacking.

So I hope I don't have to go through the same on XIV.


<----Auto-attack addict.
<----Also Auto-Run addict.

[jenova_9]

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Then the macro system better be freaking good or commands very simple to input.

Because the guys in those videos seemed to be really struggling to even swing their sword.

they weren't choosing the commands/skills/actions at the bottom enough, that's the only reason.

They expected the auto-attack to do the rest. Those guys definitely never played an mmorpg before.

[Takelli]

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hen the macro system better be freaking good or commands very simple to input.

Because the guys in those videos seemed to be really struggling to even swing their sword.

They just started playing the game. It takes time to get used to playing a new game. It could be that they just picked up the controller randomly and started hitting buttons.

[Raydeus]

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Then the macro system better be freaking good or commands very simple to input.

Because the guys in those videos seemed to be really struggling to even swing their sword.

[Aksannyi]

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I hate all of you for hating jump.

---------- Post added at 06:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:32 PM ----------

Actually screw you guys I'm gonna just play Aion.

[jenova_9]

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- I hope the players in those videos are using higher delay weapons than normal, otherwise it looks like they need to speed things up a bit.

the players don't realize that FFXIV uses an active battle system. it isn't simply auto attack, they have to choose the next command for their next action or they won't continue to attack, that's based on what I read.


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they have to select commands each time they attack or there will be a longer delay until they choose their next attack.