Would you play FFXI on a private server?

[Kittyneko]

Re: Would you play FFXI on a private server?

No, ok. Personally though, what bothers me the most is the security of my character and fair play. What if there's a unfixable bug, or a GM that decides to give some random other players currency/items and so on.. Those things bother me. I suppose real paying servers by a huge company such as Square-Enix give me much more security about those issues.

[Feba]

Re: Would you play FFXI on a private server?

It does depend entirely on who's running the server. There are some times when even the official teams can't be trusted; like those people who suspiciously figured out goblin drink before anyone else, and didn't share it (but were more than happy to let you pay for the drop); or what happened in EVE online.

Companies are generally more trustworthy, yeah, but other people can be trustworthy as well.

[Akashimo]

Re: Would you play FFXI on a private server?

I'd consider to play on one if I can set it up at home and just run around on it during something like a maintenance or try out job ideas.

Heh, even set up a crazy NM spawning chain system that spawns 0-9, A to Z every NM after the previous one was killed and all your mp/hp/timers were restored.

Or make mobs run about and aggro their 'natural' enemies based on the chart
Even change it so you can charm the Lamia to fight for you and enter cities ;o

/endweird

Anyways, idea of this is pretty awesome and something worth keeping tabs on.

[Feba]

Re: Would you play FFXI on a private server?

Heh, even set up a crazy NM spawning chain system that spawns 0-9, A to Z every NM after the previous one was killed and all your mp/hp/timers were restored.

BOSS RUSH GO

As to your other ideas, I doubt the possibility of them, but still.

[Akashimo]

Re: Would you play FFXI on a private server?

Yeah, but would set someone off balance to see a Demon from Castle Z. entrance suddenly zerg rush to the OP and started killing Shadow Dragons or Biast.

Or to see Lamia No.13 following you around in Whitegate.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: Would you play FFXI on a private server?

Aren't you confusing things a little bit? I believe at the last Fan Festival they said they were thinking about fully customizable assault-like dungeons

Feba hasn't played FFXI for quite some time now, so aside from the generic RDM or SMN cryfests and rants about the state of meritpo, he doesn't really know anything of current relevance about the game.

But yeah, SE was talking about that for some future content, they never said Assaults themselves would be customizable, nor was there talk of customizable dungeons prior to ToA's release.

I think the customizable dungeon idea was shelved, though it would have made for an interesting mini-game.

[Feba]

Re: Would you play FFXI on a private server?

Feba hasn't played FFXI for quite some time now, [...]he doesn't really know anything of current relevance about the game.

Sure I do. Most of the time I "played" ffxi was spent on forums anyway. It's not like logging in to the game magically gives you knowledge about what's going on.

they never said Assaults themselves would be customizable

I never said that they did, directly. It was, however, implied; and while a lot of it was the fault of the community setting their expectations for updates too high (as usual; although TAU really was an incredible expansion), the point was that SE's idea of customization and the playerbase's is very different. And yes, I know what I'm talking about; people were thinking of assaults, this was before FFFF06 (which, I'll remind you, I attended.).

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: Would you play FFXI on a private server?

Sure I do. Most of the time I "played" ffxi was spent on forums anyway. It's not like logging in to the game magically gives you knowledge about what's going on.

Then I'm sure you can tell the innermost workings and dynamis of Salvage, Nyzul Isle and Einherjar. Go on, tell us how those work and how to do them effectively. Sure, you could read about some of it on forums, but that's not the whole picture - someone had to get the information before posting it.

I never said that they did, directly. It was, however, implied; and while a lot of it was the fault of the community setting their expectations for updates too high (as usual; although TAU really was an incredible expansion), the point was that SE's idea of customization and the playerbase's is very different. And yes, I know what I'm talking about; people were thinking of assaults, this was before FFFF06 (which, I'll remind you, I attended.).

They neither said or implied it then, people just misinterpeted and wishful thinking went too far. That's a very different thing that happens all the time with update releases.

I mean how many thread have we had about "RDM frontline update" now. You got half the RDMs out there thinking thier update is the Second Coming of Christ when all SE said was they were thinking of ways to get RDMs on the frontlines occasionally. SE doesn't have a problem with RDMs on the backline, just that RDMs are on the backline all the time, which shouldn't always be the case.

[Feba]

Re: Would you play FFXI on a private server?

Then I'm sure you can tell the innermost workings and dynamis of Salvage, Nyzul Isle and Einherjar. Go on, tell us how those work and how to do them effectively

So, in your eyes, the only knowledge worth having in FFXI is a very small subsection of endgame; which itself is a relatively small portion compared to the game as a whole?

I never really took an interest in those things; and even if I had, that would be irrelevant. My being unable to explain how to do one part of the game does not impact my ability to speak of the game and know what I am talking about.

The only advice I give out anymore is to new players, and that's always been the same (Learn to google, love to google, and here's a few other things worth checking out.) ; if I don't know enough about a subject personally to give an opinion on it (such as asking about SCH or DNC), I tell them I honestly don't know. Actually, I seem to recall recommending to one or two people that they ask you about it.

Most of what I talk about anymore is stuff that anyone who's played an MMO before could chime in on, with a very small amount of knowing what FFXI is like. I'm really getting tired of your "feba doesn't even play anymore, so he doesn't know anything" crap, because it's as untrue as me saying "BBQ is a Mithra COR, he has no idea what a Galka Mage is like"-- you might not be able to describe it personally, but I'm sure you have a very good idea of what it's like, or know people that do.

They neither said or implied it then, people just misinterpeted and wishful thinking went too far.

Mmm, that would depend on where you draw the line between implication and misinterpretation, I suppose. Either way, it's irrelevant to the main point that SE and customization go together like a piano and a cat that really could care less.

[Kittyneko]

Re: Would you play FFXI on a private server?

Assaults have been introduced around the time of Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion release, and last Fan Festival (which was in theme of the latest expansion "Wings of the Goddess") the developers have said they were looking to implement very customizable dungeons (etc.)

[Feba]

Re: Would you play FFXI on a private server?

Ok, that doesn't mean that there wasn't talk of Assault being more customizable than it turned out to be (whether this was the fault of SE or the playerbase).

I can see where you would think I'm confused, but really, I'm not.

[Kittyneko]

Re: Would you play FFXI on a private server?

I can see where you would think I'm confused, but really, I'm not.

This is one of them quote's you'd put in a signature!

[Feba]

Re: Would you play FFXI on a private server?

This is one of them quote's you'd put in a signature!

Or take out of context to question someone's sexuality!

[Murphie]

Re: Would you play FFXI on a private server?

Incorrect use of the possessive.

People take everything I say out of context. Just watch what someone has to say about this post.

On topic: No. Becuz I plae eff eff eks eye 4 frens.