Things that should be improved about FFXI...

[Sevv]

Re: Things that should be improved about FFXI...

Here is what I'd love to see.
PS2 no longer supported (so we can advance the game a little).

This hurt i love my ps2 its so much easier to just say when your old hnmls tells you to bot sorry i play on ps2 if you want me to bot buy me a 5k computer and ill think about it. They never buy the comp it was much easier to live with it lol.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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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.

Did you even listen to what I said?

The beastiary sees repainted models/rehash in every Final Fantasy game. By your logic, FFXIII should have a larger and more diverse bestiary due to PS3 being a more powerful system.

Its not going to happen. You want to know why?

Its not practical, cost-effective or sane to roll out a new mob model all the time. You have to pay people for design concepts, 3-D imaging, AI, and so on. Hell, FFX was one of the smallest FF games ever in terms of world design and it was on a more powerful system than its predecessors. All the design money went into making linear, on-rails maps and there was no overworld to speak of, nor were there as many dungeons as prior games.

There are repeated models all over the FFXIII already. You will walk into towns and see NPC models repeated not only to cut corners in making the game, but to let it run smoothly.

Everyone wants more out of a game they made than they were able to do. Only 1/4th of the original scenario made the cut for Final Fantasy IV on the Super Famicom. Now they're remaking it for the Nintendo DS and they'll be able to have the full scenario because the memory limitations aren't the same.

But will character and enemy models be repeated? You can bet on it.

As for Dropping PS2, I don't think any MMO developer in their right mind would drop support for a certain system or processor ever again. Sony burned a load of EQ players when Ruins of Kunark REQUIRED a new PC processor.

Sorry, I already pay $12.95 to play a month. I will not buy a new system or graphics card just because somone paid your company to dick over your customers. PC gamers may be used to getting screwed over a barrel every few months just to play a new game, but console gamers are not as stupid, we want the most milage for our dollar, which is why we got a console in the first place.

[Hershies]

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mmmmm, grilled kitten with BBQ sauce *drools*


....ummm seriously though *shakes head* I know where you're coming from, bbqkitten. I just see the potential Vana'diel has, and it's annoying to see it squandered because of hardware limitations (PS2). Hopefully their next MMORPG will be able to be what they wanted for FFXI.

[Sevv]

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mmmmm, grilled kitten with BBQ sauce *drools*
....ummm seriously though *shakes head* I know where you're coming from, bbqkitten. I just see the potential Vana'diel has, and it's annoying to see it squandered because of hardware limitations (PS2). Hopefully their next MMORPG will be able to be what they wanted for FFXI.

You do know FFXI was designed for the ps2 originally and not the pc right?

[Omniblast]

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Tweak The Hands Of All Humes, Mithras And Elvaans So That They Aren't So Freakishly Huge!

Huge Hands != Sexy!

WTF I HAD EVERYTHING IN CAPS!

[Mhurron]

Re: Things that should be improved about FFXI...

WTF I HAD EVERYTHING IN CAPS!

Ya the board software stops that.

[Sevv]

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Ya the board software stops that.

Really does it now?

[Olorin401]

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Body shape changes would be a nightmare, though, since S-E would have to go through all the armor art assets to make sure things don't look horrible on fat and skinny characters, and fix anything which look bad--which could be a huge number. I can't think of an easy way to accommodate more faces, either.

Elvaan Males already look fat in cloaks and tunics..

What I'd like to see is the ability to change something like hair color/length or facial hair at any time.

[Sevv]

Re: Things that should be improved about FFXI...

Elvaan Males already look fat in cloaks and tunics..

And thats why the humes get the ladies (^.^ )b

[Malacite]

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And thats why the humes get the ladies (^.^ )b

We're dead-sexy in all the heavy armors and MNK/NIN/SAM gear though :3


PLD AF anyone?


Seriously though, I'd love to see what SE could do to FFXI given the time and resources with PS3 and Blu-Ray. It won't ever happen, but it's fun to dream.

[PhiberOpticks]

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If they would split the head .dat file into a face and hair .dat files, that would be great. That way, they could open up barber shops in all the towns and cities for some cool creativity. And they could dye hair there as well.

I really hope that this new MMORPG that they're working on, if it's worth a damn, will go to the PS3.

[Aeni]

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You do know FFXI was designed for the ps2 originally and not the pc right?

Moot point, however, seeing how their income is generated through the PC side of the business. In fact, when NA version was released, within just a few months, the number of PC accounts surpassed their total PS2 accounts by far.

[Hershies]

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Yeah so there! ; ;

[Hershies]

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Moot point, however, seeing how their income is generated through the PC side of the business. In fact, when NA version was released, within just a few months, the number of PC accounts surpassed their total PS2 accounts by far.

Yeah so there! ; ;

sorry double post *dies*

[LyonheartLakshmi]

Re: Things that should be improved about FFXI...

Moot point, however, seeing how their income is generated through the PC side of the business. In fact, when NA version was released, within just a few months, the number of PC accounts surpassed their total PS2 accounts by far.

What exactly are the numbers that you base that on? Even if PC has twice as many players as PS2, that still means one-third of revenue comes though PS2 accounts. If I were SE, I wouldn't easily part with that much cash flow. Especially not over a costly overhaul that might not bring in enough new business to justify the loss of a very safe revenue stream.