Author Topic: Final Fantasy XIV crickets (2.1!) (Read 40909 times)

Akala · « **Reply #60 on:** September 30, 2010, 03:04:08 PM »

I will honestly be surprised if a lot of the big stuff is added in much before ps3 launch. Gonna play some more tonight, hopefully it's out of maintenance bythe time I get home.

ManaByte · « **Reply #61 on:** September 30, 2010, 03:10:56 PM »

Maintenance ends in an hour.

Saw a lot of players on Lindblum last night. Too bad half looked to be Gil farmers bunched up on spawn points.

ManaByte · « **Reply #62 on:** September 30, 2010, 03:38:44 PM »

I really want to shoot some FF fanboys in the fucking face with cyanide-tipped hollow points.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #63 on:** September 30, 2010, 04:45:29 PM »

Dude why are you playing it in the first place

chronovore · « **Reply #64 on:** September 30, 2010, 10:09:29 PM »

Self-hate?

ManaByte · « **Reply #65 on:** October 01, 2010, 12:43:59 AM »

I wish I could get a refund. Every single fucking time I login the client crashes. EVERY SINGLE TIME. It's apparently a problem with Nvidia cards, which Square probably won't fix.

Akala · « **Reply #66 on:** October 01, 2010, 09:22:07 AM »

Which card?

ManaByte · « **Reply #67 on:** October 01, 2010, 09:39:04 AM »

http://www.ffxivcore.com/topic/13148-still-no-nvidia-fix/

BlackMage · « **Reply #68 on:** October 01, 2010, 11:50:45 AM »

I bet Blizzard employees gather around a monitor and laugh at how shitty FFXIV is. Cataclysm wins already and it's not even out yet

Blizzard

Squenix

Akala · « **Reply #69 on:** October 01, 2010, 01:08:04 PM »

Runs well on a 460 :p

Upgrading everything else in December, plan on sli ing another.

I think there may be beta drivers on nvidias site?

ManaByte · « **Reply #70 on:** October 01, 2010, 01:16:55 PM »

There are. They don't fix the problem though. Guess they don't like Nvidia in China.

Akala · « **Reply #71 on:** October 01, 2010, 02:00:22 PM »

It takes a long time to get them to code anything! There are many barriers...be patient.

ManaByte · « **Reply #72 on:** October 01, 2010, 02:01:34 PM »

By the time they fix it Cataclysm will be out and FFXIV dead except for blind SE fanboys who will play anything with the Square logo on it.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #73 on:** October 01, 2010, 02:38:02 PM »

Quote from: BlackMage on October 01, 2010, 11:50:45 AM

I bet Blizzard employees gather around a monitor and laugh at how shitty FFXIV is. Cataclysm wins already and it's not even out yet

> implying Blizzard is aware FFXIV was released

Bebpo · « **Reply #74 on:** October 01, 2010, 04:29:20 PM »

I took a listen to the battle tracks ost. Seems kind of weird. Like bizarre 80s synth rock. I love Uematsu but first listen was pretty ho-hum with only 1 or 2 being really strong. Hope the Field music is better!

I really liked FFXI's music even though I never really played the game (well played it for 1 day).

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #75 on:** October 01, 2010, 07:58:16 PM »

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> implying Blizzard is aware FFXIV was released

Zing

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #76 on:** October 07, 2010, 11:29:09 AM »

Gamespot gave Final Fantasy XIV a 4/10.

ManaByte · « **Reply #77 on:** October 07, 2010, 01:00:27 PM »

TripleA · « **Reply #78 on:** October 07, 2010, 07:12:28 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on October 07, 2010, 11:29:09 AM

Gamespot gave Final Fantasy XIV a 4/10.

Has Square made a good game this gen?

Honest question.

demi · « **Reply #79 on:** October 07, 2010, 07:18:40 PM »

The Last Remnant

naff · « **Reply #80 on:** October 07, 2010, 07:38:56 PM »

Quote from: TripleA on October 07, 2010, 07:12:28 PM

Has Square made a good game this gen?

I haven't played Last Remnant yet, bought it and lent it to Sceneman and he hasn't finished it yet, I like FFXIII too. Then there's DQIX and their Kingdom Hearts games if handhelds are your thing. They're publishing a bunch of games I'm interested in too like Dungeon Siege 3 and Deus Ex 3.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #81 on:** October 07, 2010, 07:52:07 PM »

The World Ends with You was good.

My inner WoWfag is gleeful at what's looking to be another FF MMO flop. Maybe Square will stop dumping that money into mediocre MMOs and use it to develop mainline Final Fantasy games that don't suck

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #82 on:** October 07, 2010, 07:57:44 PM »

Quote from: quietID on October 07, 2010, 07:38:56 PM

Quote from: TripleA on October 07, 2010, 07:12:28 PM
Has Square made a good game this gen?
They're publishing a bunch of games I'm interested in too like Dungeon Siege 3 and Deus Ex 3.

Just Cause 2

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #83 on:** October 07, 2010, 07:58:52 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on October 07, 2010, 07:57:44 PM

Quote from: quietID on October 07, 2010, 07:38:56 PM
Quote from: TripleA on October 07, 2010, 07:12:28 PM
Has Square made a good game this gen?
They're publishing a bunch of games I'm interested in too like Dungeon Siege 3 and Deus Ex 3.

Just Cause 2

Rico

archie4208 · « **Reply #84 on:** October 07, 2010, 08:11:54 PM »

Batman Arkham Asylum

BlackMage · « **Reply #85 on:** October 07, 2010, 08:13:09 PM »

did anyone read that thread on GAF about gamespot giving it a 4.0?! hilarious damage control

TripleA · « **Reply #86 on:** October 07, 2010, 08:26:09 PM »

Quote from: OptimoPeach on October 07, 2010, 07:52:07 PM

The World Ends with You was good.

Right, I'd forgotten about Twewy.

It seems Square have grown stronger as a publisher and weaker as a developer. Hmm.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #87 on:** October 07, 2010, 08:29:25 PM »

Quote from: BlackMage on October 07, 2010, 08:13:09 PM

did anyone read that thread on GAF about gamespot giving it a 4.0?! hilarious damage control

Sounds like just about every thread at GAF.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #88 on:** October 07, 2010, 10:20:02 PM »

Quote from: BlackMage on October 07, 2010, 08:13:09 PM

did anyone read that thread on GAF about gamespot giving it a 4.0?! hilarious damage control

I should feel ashamed for planning to go out to buy popcorn just to read that thread

Corporal · « **Reply #89 on:** October 09, 2010, 01:10:25 PM »

So, how about dat gametrailers 4.2?

It's even more of a beatdown than the gamespot one.

Truly hilaribad damage control attempts in that gaf thread.

Square never ceases to amaze me. They could have added a G-string option for the Mithra race and a /molest emoticon for the Tarutarus to FFXI and sell that for a premium. Screwing up so badly takes great determination and skill. Credit where credit is due, this is apparently a masterpiece.

ManaByte · « **Reply #90 on:** October 09, 2010, 01:36:55 PM »

Raban · « **Reply #91 on:** October 09, 2010, 01:59:47 PM »

After watching the review on GT, dear lord.

How could a dev miss not only one, not only a few, but literally EVERY feature that make MMOs worth playing?

ManaByte · « **Reply #92 on:** October 09, 2010, 02:01:46 PM »

Simple. It's Square Enix.

Raban · « **Reply #93 on:** October 09, 2010, 02:03:42 PM »

But they didn't even make it in-house!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #94 on:** October 09, 2010, 02:14:12 PM »

There are rumors that S-E outsourced a lot of the development to China.

ManaByte · « **Reply #95 on:** October 09, 2010, 02:18:06 PM »

Those aren't rumors.

Raban · « **Reply #96 on:** October 09, 2010, 02:24:51 PM »

It's pretty fucking obvious if you look at the game, it was made by people that have no grasp on MMORPG game design.

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #97 on:** October 09, 2010, 05:38:41 PM »

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Say the game were released a year from now, full of content and polished as fuck with all the bad design decisions out and good ones in. People would see this totally differently. That's likely what the game will look like a year from now. Does it still make sense to call this a bad game?

Amazing

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #98 on:** October 09, 2010, 05:42:42 PM »

just watched the GT review

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #99 on:** October 09, 2010, 05:47:37 PM »

Quote from: DJ_Tet on October 09, 2010, 05:38:41 PM

Quote
Say the game were released a year from now, full of content and polished as fuck with all the bad design decisions out and good ones in. People would see this totally differently. That's likely what the game will look like a year from now. Does it still make sense to call this a bad game?

Amazing

Purple Filth · « **Reply #100 on:** October 09, 2010, 07:46:36 PM »

Quote from: DJ_Tet on October 09, 2010, 05:38:41 PM

Quote
Say the game were released a year from now, full of content and polished as fuck with all the bad design decisions out and good ones in. People would see this totally differently. That's likely what the game will look like a year from now. Does it still make sense to call this a bad game?

Amazing

~~Link to post plz?~~

Saw it, lol

ManaByte · « **Reply #101 on:** October 09, 2010, 07:49:15 PM »

During beta I was saying the game was shit and people were screaming FUD.

Now the reviews are vindication!

Purple Filth · « **Reply #102 on:** October 09, 2010, 07:57:31 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on October 09, 2010, 07:49:15 PM

During beta I was saying the game was shit and people were screaming FUD.

Now the reviews are vindication!

Being fair reviews for MMO's are not always a good sign for quality given stuff can change but good God they could have at least set the bar higher than this.

ManaByte · « **Reply #103 on:** October 09, 2010, 08:22:35 PM »

There is no way the game will be much better in a year. It would take a massive redesign to fix the problems here, and SE never listens to complaints.

Hell, SE is trying to get the bad reviews pulled citing some BS 30-day embargo that is impossible to enforce. They want to trick people into paying for at least one month, but the game is out and they're scrambling to get sites to pull the bad reviews until next month. Sorry SE, bug you can't censor people once your shit is on store shelves.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #104 on:** October 10, 2010, 12:06:38 AM »

Well a certian poster in this thread is working overtime with the defense

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=409467&page=17

ManaByte · « **Reply #105 on:** October 10, 2010, 12:19:13 AM »

Whhyyyyy?

ManaByte · « **Reply #106 on:** October 10, 2010, 12:27:39 AM »

Now the FFXIV defense team on GAF is trying to pull out STO and say "at least FFXIV isn't that bad!"

Square WISHES they were running STO. That game hasn't even been out for a year yet and Cryptic has turned it into a really good MMO. There's nothing out there remotely as shitty as FFXIV.

Himu · « **Reply #107 on:** October 10, 2010, 12:35:39 AM »

FF has officially jumped the shark

ManaByte · « **Reply #108 on:** October 10, 2010, 12:43:57 AM »

It tried to jump the shark, but the interface lagged when the jump command was input and the shark ended up eating the player. But they didn't know that until five minutes after the fact because that's how long it took the shark model to load in.

Himu · « **Reply #109 on:** October 10, 2010, 12:45:24 AM »

Horrible joke. Final Fantasy main series game getting 4/10's signals the beginning of the end.

FF has jumped the fucking shark.

Agito and Versus better be awesome. That is, if FF14 doesn't turn out to be the next FF:TSW and bankrupt the company.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #110 on:** October 10, 2010, 12:48:49 AM »

"Final Fantasy XIV is slow, boring, broken, and repetitive, but, in a year from now, that will all be fixed through patches. 9.4/10"

demi · « **Reply #111 on:** October 10, 2010, 12:50:42 AM »

MMOs are garbage. who cares if they get low score. Squeenix is doing great. FF14 isnt gonna kill the company... rofl

Enl · « **Reply #112 on:** October 10, 2010, 12:52:24 AM »

They shouldn't even have had their MMO Final Fantasies part of there mainline series rather than simply calling them Final Fantasy Online. It just confuses the masses more.

Raban · « **Reply #113 on:** October 10, 2010, 12:59:37 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on October 10, 2010, 12:35:39 AM

FF has officially jumped the shark

What a drama queen.

Quote from: Stringer Bell on October 10, 2010, 12:45:24 AM

Agito and Versus better be awesome. That is, if FF14 doesn't turn out to be the next FF:TSW and bankrupt the company.

This is how you screw yourself, you and every other distinguished mentally-challenged Final Fantasy fan. Why expect so much? How are you not skeptical after all this time? Did you see the gameplay snippets from Versus? It looks boring as fuck. Same with Agito. Stop falling for this brand recognition, and stop assuming that Square-Enix is going to magically make the next mainline Final Fantasy better than your personal favorite.

I thought Zelda fans were the worst, but it seems after FF13, SE fans are trying to relinquish the gold medal for that honor

EDIT:

Quote from: Enl on October 10, 2010, 12:52:24 AM

They shouldn't even have had their MMO Final Fantasies part of there mainline series rather than simply calling them Final Fantasy Online.

I fully agree with this. The online games share absolutely NOTHING with the single player series outside of a name on the case.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #114 on:** October 10, 2010, 01:02:51 AM »

Quote from: demi on October 10, 2010, 12:50:42 AM

MMOs are garbage. who cares if they get low score. Squeenix is doing great. FF14 isnt gonna kill the company... rofl

Demi's right, even "good" MMOs suck. Might as well just play Two Worlds II or something instead.

demi · « **Reply #115 on:** October 10, 2010, 01:05:31 AM »

two worlds

Himu · « **Reply #116 on:** October 10, 2010, 01:13:30 AM »

Who said anything about wanting a new Final Fantasy that is better than my personal favorite? I just want a good Final Fantasy game that's not a remake. Fans want a good game. That's it. Not an over-glorified movie. Not some crappy mmo. But a great game - simple.

Agito trailer looks awesome.

Also, no, that's not being a drama queen. It is fact. Final Fantasy game getting a 4/10 is beyond insane, and the fact that S-E seems to be fine with this is even more telling. The series name has been dragged into the mud. It now officially, as of this game, and also with FF13's reception -- game has a metacritic score lower than FF10-2, a highly hated game in the fanbase -- Final Fantasy truly has officially jumped the shark and no longer stands for quality.

Sorry some FF fans have standards.

demi · « **Reply #117 on:** October 10, 2010, 01:17:15 AM »

> some ff fans have standards

> ff8

> greasy fart in the mouth tastes so sweet

Raban · « **Reply #118 on:** October 10, 2010, 01:19:28 AM »

Yeah, all I read is :'(, Himmy

I can understand your point, after being let down by 13 and then 14 being slammed by reviews, but you're overreacting. Remember what you thought of 12 when you first played it? You fucking hated it.

And please, don't talk to me about standards. From what I understand there isn't a universally accepted criteria upon which games can be judged, so what you're talking about is TASTES, not standards. And I'm sorry FF13 didn't fire on all cylinders, but acting like this is the last nail in the coffin for FF is absurd.

Himu · « **Reply #119 on:** October 10, 2010, 01:24:29 AM »

How am I overreacting?

13 is one long tube the entire game and FF14 is apparently a shitty mmo. Both of which are incomplete games where content is either not finished or rushed only to be implemented at a later date or cut entirely.

Meanwhile, it takes S-E a gazillion years to make new FF games.

FF14 has received not only a handful of bad press, shitty user scores, but also two -- count them, two -- review scores from two major review sites that are 4/10. A Final Fantasy game.

And you're trying to argue that Final Fantasy hasn't jumped the shark with this game? Really? Ten, thirteen years ago if a new Final Fantasy game came out with a 4/10 score no one would have it.

So tell me, after the lackluster-dom of FF13, the shitty state of FF14, if Versus and Agito end up being average or sucking, why would anyone want to buy another Final Fantasy game at full price?

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Author Topic: Final Fantasy XIV *crickets* (2.1!) (Read 40909 times)

Author Topic: Final Fantasy XIV crickets (2.1!) (Read 40909 times)