THE BORE
General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: 213372bu on December 12, 2016, 02:56:36 PM
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I figured I make a thread here since not everybody might check the "I just got FFXIV thread".
Anyways, a couple of Bore members have been interested in playing/are playing FFXIV so I wanted to make a thread to let others know.
If you've never played Final Fantasy XIV there's a free trial on PS4 and Steam for a two week period. Additionally, if you've owned FFXIV and don't have a current sub you might be able to get 96 hours free until 1/4/2017.
We'll be playing on the Hyperion server, and while that's not my main account, I'll try to be on while everyone else wants to do stuff. I also don't play as often nowadays, but I'd be willing to play more often for fellow Borians.
The game is pretty fun and you should be able to clear a lot of content for free if you want to try it out.
Anyways, considering the free periods and everyone wanting to jump in after FFXV, now's a great time to jump in.
Also, controller support is not only supported, but also highly recommended. If you've never liked complex key bindings or w/e with MMOs, FFXIV fixes it with their controller support.
Free Login Campaign w/ requirements (http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/7f6f03825f75fdb71701f7ad9f68cbf4d8ab3bca)
FFXIV on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/39210/)
FFXIV (Demo) on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/312060/)
FFXIV (Demo) on PS4 (https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/final-fantasy-xiv-a-realm-reborn-free-trial/cid=UP0082-CUSA00288_00-C000060000000000)
Bore peeps that are playing by in-game name:
Positive Touch: Ydaine Aribalti
Queen of Ice: PM her
213372bu: Leet Haxor
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game is fucking fantastic and if you have a single weeb bone in your body you're missing out if you don't give this game a shot. I'm someone who never played an mmo before, bc blah blah antisocial and monthly fees and whatever. trust me the game is not some user-unfriendly shitshow like you might think. it's even very easy for loner weebs to play thru. and the price thing isn't much of an issue since the game itself is very cheap and you get 6 weeks free including the demo. very affordable considering your getting a fuckton of content.
I'm Ydaine Aribalti on Hyperion btw
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Is there chocobo riding? I might be down if there is chocobo riding.
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I'm down to try it out. DLing the PS4 version
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there is both chocobo rising and raising. also you can have your chocobo fight in battles with you
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Will be playing tonight after work around 10 pm ct. Pm me for my ID.
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No
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No
sux 2 b u
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Will be playing tonight after work around 10 pm ct. Pm me for my ID.
I'll try setting this up tonight. What server?
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queen is on hyperion too. join us
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might just...
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MMOs are the devil
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Alright, Beezy in too. Let's do this.
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MMOs are the devil
stop resisting beezy
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:brazilcry
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oh man this is tempting but i dunno if i want to relevel from scratch
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No
More specifically: If it wasn't $15 a month, I would. But a subfee for an MMO is just "no" territory for me. Which is a shame, as I enjoyed the beta for 2.0 when they did it.
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Stuck at work. Dunno if I'll have time to get this going tonight :| I'm assuming it takes a while to make all the accounts and sign in and get going.
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yeah it takes awhile to download
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IF YOU ARE ON PS4 TURN REST MODE OFF WHILE DLING. It will not dl through the client when in rest mode!
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Downloaded, account setup and just D/L'ing whatever updates. Going to be tomorrow before I can play.
Hope this is good :hyper I need some persistent game in my life. I was just retesting the waters with Destiny, was even thinking of going back to WOW.
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I'm already on Atomos. : (
But it doesn't matter since I can't play when you guys do anyway.
Btw, you can pre-create your character design in the Benchmark client while waiting for the game to install.
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butt you can? :wtf
come :bolo
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Ok, just got home and loaded up FFXIV. Looks like I bought it but never installed it or played it so I still have the free month that the retail Realm Reborn comes with. I lost my SE account from the one time I tried to play FFXI years ago, so I made a new one and it went fine I think. I'm logged into the launcher and it's downloading it now. Gonna take a shower and see if it's done when I come back.
So I just gotta make a character, join hyperion and then I can find you all? Are there like different starting points at different parts of the world? Where should I start to find everyone?
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If you can't join Hyperion wait until later tonight to join the server when it's available.
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you will start in one of three cities depending on what class you choose. the first few hours of the story will be unique to your starting city.
don't worry about finding us; we'll be able to find you a lot easier ;)
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FUCK there's going to be maintenance on the servers tonight in an hour :(
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If any of you are Australian or some shit and live in a dumb timezone like I do, LMK and we can group up!
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Ok, done installing. Let's see how this goes...
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Made a character and did the intro. Got to a city in the desert and got control of my character at 8:57pm PST and there was a message that maintenance was starting at 9:00pm PST and to log out before then so I logged out because the last thing I want to do is get kicked out and have to sit through the intro again. I guess I'll get back to it tomorrow since maintenance will be for the rest of the night?
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yeah maintenance will be all night. you don't have to worry about doing content over again; any time you log out or are disconnected you will be exactly where you left off when you reconnect.
if you heard someone running around and screaming about how everyone was going to die, that was me. I'll be back on tomorrow.
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I played this for a month when RR launched on PC, do I need Heavensword if I want to play again?
Or can I just buy Realm Reborn for PS4?
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Man all my peeps from my other weeb-y multiplayer jam are on Ultros tho. :-[
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Im on Ultros too :-*
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I played this for a month when RR launched on PC, do I need Heavensword if I want to play again?
Or can I just buy Realm Reborn for PS4?
Heavensward has content you won't reach just yet, so there's no point in buying it right away.
I kind of answered this question in Queen's recent FFXIV thread (http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=44653.0).
Is FFXIV better to play on PC or PS4? I'd assume PC with a PS4 controller + kb for typing chat?
Also, I own FFXIV on PC, but not Heavensword. Just Realm Reborn. Can I play through the main story with this or does Heavensword add really useful game things that would make the main story more enjoyable?
It probably doesn't matter, but boils down to personal preferences. If you have a very good computer, why not just play on PC for the best graphics? Or just stick with console, either is fine.
There are shittons of MSQs to do before you can access the Heavensword content, so there's little point in buying it right away. You need to be level 50, but also have completed tons of quests to access it. So once you reach level 50, you still have tons of quests (MSQs up until patch 2.55) to do unlock Ishgard. However, I would suggest you buy it right before you hit level 50, since that's the level cap of the game until you have Heavensward. You wanna keep earning XP once you hit 50. At least I believe this is how it works. So if you hit level 50 without the expansion, you won't earn any XP from killing mobs/doing quests. I'm sure someone else can confirm/deny this if I'm wrong. Also, you get to play Au'Ra from the start, if you want that.
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If it wasn't $15 a month, I would.
What, for real?
I was going to start up a character tonight but I don't want to get hooked on this shit if that is the case.
I'm out. :yeshrug
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weak
its actually $12 a month and the first is free. that's the price is one entree at a damn restaurant
get hooked
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I'm on right now btw
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So the free period doesnt work cause for me for some reason, lame
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Do I have to fuck around through 3 hours of boring zzz fetch a bucket quests before I can join you guys and beat up slimes? Cause I'm overstressed and overworked right now and I don't got time for the intro boring stuff.
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Well, I finally got it downloaded and everything set up, but Hyperion is currently locked down. >:(
Alright, Hyperion opened up and I'm in.
Character name: Arlis Cathait
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Do I have to fuck around through 3 hours of boring zzz fetch a bucket quests before I can join you guys and beat up slimes? Cause I'm overstressed and overworked right now and I don't got time for the intro boring stuff.
no, it doesnt take long to start unlocking dungeons. just do the main story quests that are marked with a meteor icon. also if you tell me your name i can find you and help you out.
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Finally got everything going, but now it's too late to actually play. Meh. I'll probably be on tomorrow for a while, though.
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Do I have to fuck around through 3 hours of boring zzz fetch a bucket quests before I can join you guys and beat up slimes? Cause I'm overstressed and overworked right now and I don't got time for the intro boring stuff.
no, it doesnt take long to start unlocking dungeons. just do the main story quests that are marked with a meteor icon. also if you tell me your name i can find you and help you out.
Ok. I promise I'll play with you guys this weekend. I'm working crunch right now so I get home, play some Persona and crash. This weekend's free though so I plan to game a ton with FFXIV & P5.
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Might get a chance to hop on for a few hours tonight.
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I'm here bros. I'm always here.
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Do people use voice chat in this when grouping?
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I'm here bros. I'm always here.
I'm less tired and horribly burnt out. Might get home at a decent hour tonight and hop on.
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I'm here bros. I'm always here.
But where were you when I needed you the most?
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probably taking a nap with my cat
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Thought I was set up to download the updates last night, didn't count on it going into rest mode while downloading :'(
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getting on soon
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Alright, let's do this shit! I'm lvl.1, haven't done a single quest, have no equipment or anything and am in the desert starting city? Started as a gladiator because I like to tank and smash. What do you need to find me? My character is named "Dequillo Ternatham" because I wanted a very rpg name.
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On now
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Did the starting quest to explore the town. Then needed to be lvl.4 for the next one so I ran outside and fought monsters which was pretty boring solo with only 1 attack. Then I accidently triggered mouse mode while going through the menus and my quickbar turned into a diablo style keyboard bar so I couldn't use my controller and it took me like 20 minutes of going through the ton of menus to figure out what I accidently changed and changed it back. Hit lvl.4 and I'm off to the next quest.
When does the combat get normal non-mmo rpg fun? Because attack -> enemy attacks -> attack -> enemy attacks is pretty boring even with a couple of skills. Also at what point can I just join a party with you guys and do fun things? Also, as someone who doesn't play MMOs, the UI has like a million things on screen. It's a bit overwhelming.
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XIV is a WoW-style MMO. It's a lot of solo leveling mixed in with a dungeon / primal every couple levels.
That said, sub 30 most classes are a snoozefest, especially sub 10/15. Once you unlock your job, things get interesting.
NIN at 60 is about 10x more complicated than just about every DPS spec in WoW. There's at least 25 or so abilities in your rotation. The end game content in XIV isn't nearly as interesting as WoW's to me, but I'd much rather play NIN than most WoW classes.
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Thanks for the info! So it sounds like after lvl.10/15 when I get a job the combat will get more interesting. Cool. Yeah I'm looking forward to the exploration/questing too. I just need to get a handle on these controls cause it's kind of a lot to take in at first.
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A fair warning is that Gladiator is both the easiest tank class to pick up, but also never really gets complex at all. You'll have a 3 button active rotation all the way up to level 50, with lots of defensive cooldowns. Marauder gets more involved later, with different attacks applying different debuffs on the thing you're tanking.
I'm Onix Sunblade, and SpeedStats is Asha Sunblade, both of us were already on Hyperion~
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Had lots of fun!
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zomg we had a big bore party
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Played 3-4 hours and got to lvl.10, what level can I join you guys in combat? I could see you guys talking but I had no idea how to find anyone.
So my experience as first time mmo, it seems sorta...generic/plain so far? Like you can sorta explore, but unlike single player rpgs where you get rewarded for exploring by finding chests with cool loot...I haven't seen any chests in the game? So basically exploring out I get to areas with level locked quests and fight some monsters until they get too high level and then there's nothing to do. Fighting monsters or taking quests below your level basically gives jack shit xp, so there's not much to do besides just the next main quest at your level. The fates have been a mix, there was one early on that was like a boss fight vs 1 strong enemy and that was a lot of fun. But all the rest I've run into are just "keep beating down enemies below your level for 8 minutes" which is crazy boring so I leave after a bit and get the xp/gil. The story so far is kinda boring? Like a bunch of uninteresting delivery quests and people are amazed when you beat up like lvl.10 enemies "omg you are the chosen one so strong!! :lol" and the story is all chosen one, go find the crystals, pretty standard tropey stuff. Not getting why people say FFXIV is "real FF" unless they mean like FF1 or something. The graphics/art designs is also a bit plain compared to single player FFs/rpgs so far. Looks very plain MMO-ish.
Anyhow, haven't done "dungeons" yet, haven't done the classes stuff yet (just hit lvl.10), haven't teamed up and played with other human beings in a party vs enemies, so all these things hopefully will be rad and this was just a slow start. Will stick with it though, because I want to give MMOs a real shot since people really like FFXIV.
A fair warning is that Gladiator is both the easiest tank class to pick up, but also never really gets complex at all. You'll have a 3 button active rotation all the way up to level 50, with lots of defensive cooldowns. Marauder gets more involved later, with different attacks applying different debuffs on the thing you're tanking.
I'm Onix Sunblade, and SpeedStats is Asha Sunblade, both of us were already on Hyperion~
Well that sucks. Can I at least pick an interesting job to add more complexity? Don't really want start over and grind through this intro stuff again with a different class.
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Stick to it for now while you're learning the ropes. When you reach level 10 and do the corresponding class quest, you gain the ability to swap to other classes by simply equipping another weapon, once you unlock them at their guilds. You visit the other cities and get their classes unlocked once you reach the level 15 story quests.
The game has an exp bonus system where any subsequent clases you level get a boost, making them not take as long to build up.
I mentioned it before, but the game has a ton of lower quests that aren't very interesting or worth doing if your current level is too high above them. Only bother with the ones that have the Realm Reborn logo or ones with a + icon. The former are the main story, while the latter unlock stuff (features, dungeons, etc).
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you'll find plenty of reasons to explore the maps as you progress. fates and leves will take you all over if you're grinding exp (which you shouldn't do until you're leveling a second class; the main story gives you enough exp for your first class), but you'll also be running everywhere if you start playing a gathering class.
you'll start unlocking dungeons shortly after you start riding airships. keep in mind this game has tons of content, that unlocks as you play the game, including stuff you can't access until you beat the 2.0 story. there's crafting and gathering classes, daily quests and roulettes, multiplayer, the gold saucer, house building, chocobo racing, triple triad, GLAMOUR, etc etc etc. this is a huge game and it'll be a long long time before you exhaust all the content.
as for the story, yes it will get more interesting soon, although some of the level 20 story quests have the worst fetch questing bullshit ever. like pretty much everything else in the game, it gets better and better the further you go.
and as for it not feeling like an ff game, just you wait :) there'll be so many fun references, homages, and cameos that you will flip out if you know your series history.
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https://youtu.be/TXc0loyuq9I
official 1.0 story recap
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Wait, 1.0 had its own story? I'll watch that later.
But why aren't there treasure chests? It's kinda like Diablo without chests, so far there's no loot in the game, monsters just drop like meat and the only loot is from quest rewards. I love finding chests with a new piece of equip or weapon in rpgs.
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lmao it's an mmo. you draw for items after beating bosses in dungeons. you can also craft gear, and the postgame is filled with content that gives you all sorts of unique currencies that can then be used to purchase unique items.
also if you're stuck on treasure hunts, gathering classes can find treasure maps that lead you to chests guarded by powerful monsters, and some might even do more than just give you cool treasure...
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Interesting, so 2.0 is literally FFXIV-2 and the sequel to 1.0? So 1.0's story is canon?
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yes it absolutely is. 2.0 is a direct sequel. the story even changes a little if you transferred over a 1.0 character.
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Will be playing FFXII-2 when I get home from work at 11 pm - 12 am ish. I'll be playing alone I guess.
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I'm curious what you think feels similar to FFXII? Not getting XII vibes.
yes it absolutely is. 2.0 is a direct sequel. the story even changes a little if you transferred over a 1.0 character.
So was the world map different in 1.0 because I thought the reason everything is kinda wastleland is because Bahamut raging in the Calamity. So if 1.0 was before that I'd expect the world to be more thriving.
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Hyperion all full :'(
Also, what does it mean that it's a Legacy server?
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So was the world map different in 1.0 because I thought the reason everything is kinda wastleland is because Bahamut raging in the Calamity. So if 1.0 was before that I'd expect the world to be more thriving.
The maps were all different, yes. It wasn't really any more lush in 1.0. But all the environments were just small section copy/pasted over and over so I guess it's hard to judge.
Hyperion all full :'(
Also, what does it mean that it's a Legacy server?
Anymore it doesn't mean anything. At launch of 2.0, Legacy servers were servers that hosted old 1.0 characters and any new 2.0 characters. Other servers were "New Character" servers and 1.0 characters couldn't transfer there. I'm pretty sure at this point all the restrictions on transfers are removed.
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Keep refreshing the server list, Hyperion should open up eventually.
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Don't wait and reload servers. Hyperion is open on late nights around 11 PM CT
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I'm curious what you think feels similar to FFXII? Not getting XII vibes.
Zones. Blue dotted lines for each zone. Large cities. Takes the basics of FFXII and expands it. Hunts. The battle system. The Yoshida character designs. The aesthetic. Of course, a lot of this is due to the fact that FFXII borrowed a lot from FFXI and FFXIVARR has borrowed from FFXII AND XI. You warp around via Crystal. It even has monster chains.
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The latter stuff in 2.0 is some really really cool heavy Final Fantasy shit. Heavensward's middle section has the most Final Fantasy scenario I've played in probably a decade.
Also Bebpo, there's value in leveling classes to 15/30 for a number of reasons. Most of the jobs require you to have leveled other classes to 15 and you can cross class skill some useful stuff from other classes. I'm sure GLD has something critical for the other tanks.
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Most I'm sure GLD has something critical for the other tanks.
Every time a Warrior or Dark Knight does a duty without Provoke... :japancry