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  • DelphinidaesDelphinidaes FFXIV: Delphi Kisaragi Registered User regular
    Greg USN wrote: »
    thanks! My friends and I were just concerned it may be something nasty that an opportunist posted (not you!!)

    Oh yeah I checked that out first before posting it in here. That was my initial concern as well but it seemed legit.

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  • TopiaTopia Registered User regular
    edited August 2013
    I know I was registered for some amount of time. I don't remember how long, though. Any way to check on the service account website?

    edit: also is there somewhere, one site, where I can see all the "bonus" items people get for various things (preorder, legacy, paid time, collectors) and all the requirements? It seems so fragmented and its very hard to keep it all together.

    Topia on
  • Greg USNGreg USN Registered User regular
    i admit im playing GW2 right now and am pretending its FFXIV

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  • EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    So, the exclusion of the Crystal Tower from release to make it easier...they're not planning on taking it to Raid Finder levels of stupidity are they? Are they just tuning the normal version down a tiny bit and not crippling it so that "everyone can experience everything"?

  • Radiant OctaveRadiant Octave Registered User regular
    So to honor the launch of Final Fantasy: A Realm Reborn, I scrounged up one of my favorite concept artworks for the very first Final Fantasy game.
    1-scene-a.jpg

    Some more art, if you're interested, is located at: http://www.ffcompendium.com/h/art.shtml

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  • Radiant OctaveRadiant Octave Registered User regular
    If anyone can point out the blue creature's official name and the location they're at I'll give you an awesome.

  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    If anyone can point out the blue creature's official name and the location they're at I'll give you an awesome.

    I think it would be easier to get an awesome by pointing out how much easier it would be to get an awesome by pointing out...

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  • BlueBlueBlueBlue Registered User regular
    It's a warmech and it's only found underwater as they explode instantly on contact with air or sand

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  • BlueBlueBlueBlue Registered User regular
    It's a chocobo and you find them at the gold saucer

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  • BlueBlueBlueBlue Registered User regular
    It's the talking broom that tells you how to view the world map

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    CorriganXSionnach RuaRadiant OctaveSCREECH OF THE FARG
  • BlueBlueBlueBlue Registered User regular
    edited August 2013
    Realtalk from the spikes I think it's a... delimbed? white/frost dragon

    Oh no if that's the mirage tower then that has to be the blue dragon

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  • PoolCuePoolCue Registered User regular
    I'm usually pretty good about not being hyped for new MMO's

    but I'm so excited for this game why can't it be the 16th right now

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  • Sionnach RuaSionnach Rua FFXIV: Sionnach RuaRegistered User regular
    because... because something involving the tears of baby's and er uh uh... i got nothi- BLAME @Tridus1x that's what I do in a pinch! ahahahahah

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  • EnigEnig a.k.a. Ansatz Registered User regular
    Is there a very good gameplay video for this? I am a sucker for Final Fantasy worlds, but the combat I have seen doesn't look too compelling.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Enig wrote: »
    Is there a very good gameplay video for this? I am a sucker for Final Fantasy worlds, but the combat I have seen doesn't look too compelling.

    It's hard to watch videos of the combat and get excited. What's exciting is the combination of the world, the combat, and the music all coming together to feel like Final Fantasy.

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  • GrundlestiltskinGrundlestiltskin Behind you!Registered User regular
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Enig wrote: »
    Is there a very good gameplay video for this? I am a sucker for Final Fantasy worlds, but the combat I have seen doesn't look too compelling.

    It's hard to watch videos of the combat and get excited. What's exciting is the combination of the world, the combat, and the music all coming together to feel like Final Fantasy.

    It's not paced like GW2 combat, if that's the sort of thing you're looking for. It's more traditionally paced (think more EQ/Vanilla WoW/FFXI paced with some modern conventions).

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Exactly. So nothing about it looks exciting.

    But when the music kicks in during a Levequest or Boss fate? Better get a towel.

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  • Radiant OctaveRadiant Octave Registered User regular
    BlueBlue wrote: »
    Realtalk from the spikes I think it's a... delimbed? white/frost dragon

    Oh no if that's the mirage tower then that has to be the blue dragon

    You have defeated! You've reached level 4!

    ((STR increased by 2))
    ((DEX increased by 1))
    ((VIT increased by 3))
    ((INT increased by 2))
    ((MND increased by 2))
    ((PIE increased by 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286 208998628034825342117067982148086513282306647093844609550582231725359408128481 117450284102701938521105559644622948954930381964428810975665933446128475648233 786783165271201909145648566923460348610454326648213393607260249141273724587006 606315588174881520920962829254091715364367892590360011330530548820466521384146 951941511609433057270365759591953092186117381932611793105118548074462379962749))

    You've learned: Aero!

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  • Tridus1xTridus1x Registered User regular
    Esh wrote: »
    So, the exclusion of the Crystal Tower from release to make it easier...they're not planning on taking it to Raid Finder levels of stupidity are they? Are they just tuning the normal version down a tiny bit and not crippling it so that "everyone can experience everything"?

    From what I gathered, there will be 3 tiers-

    Normal- Window licking easy since it'll be through the raid finder.
    Hard- A bit challenging, prob need a group of friends to get through
    Ultimate(Not sure if they are calling it that)- This is where you go to die.

    Yea I'm not 100% on the last one but I kept hearing him mention about harder versions of dungeons and raid areas.

    I think from the start of the game and the way everything has progressed, Yoshi-P wants players to enjoy all the content in the game.

  • Basren DragonsnackBasren Dragonsnack Registered User regular
    We know that they're doing a Normal, Hard and Ultimate version of the Primal fights, but I'm not sure if they've ever mentioned Crystal Tower being the same way. It would make sense though. The comment regarding the raid on the Q&A just said that they finished Crystal Tower, but they want to make it easier so everyone can enjoy it.

    Does this mean it will be easier for everyone or that they're just implementing different versions...I dunno.

    On a related note - has any information been released regarding raid lockout timers. Weekly? Bi-weekly? I never played FFXI endgame so I'm not sure how it worked there.

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  • Greg USNGreg USN Registered User regular
    The lockout timers in FFXIV were 15 minutes at worst. I remember Ifrit being 5 minutes on a loss and 15 min on a win? TLDR they are not bad. Also I think lockout times suck.

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  • MyDcmbrMyDcmbr PEWPEWPEW!!! America's WangRegistered User regular
    So what was the deal with bonuses for longer sub lengths? I haven't been super in tune with the thread as I have been traveling for work all week.

    Kinda ticked that I can't register my code yet, even though I bought the game thru Square. :(

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  • MiniwolfMiniwolf Probably somewhere sniffing somethingRegistered User regular
    edited August 2013
    MyDcmbr wrote: »
    So what was the deal with bonuses for longer sub lengths? I haven't been super in tune with the thread as I have been traveling for work all week.

    Kinda ticked that I can't register my code yet, even though I bought the game thru Square. :(

    I believe its not 'if you sub for 90s days you get this' its 'if you continue the sub for 90 days you get this'. So you can do the monthy sub, just keep it subed for 3 months and bam, floating eye!

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  • Basren DragonsnackBasren Dragonsnack Registered User regular
    If you sign up for the 3 month sub plan you'll get the 30, 60, and 90 day rewards all at once on day one.

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  • EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    Tridus1x wrote: »
    Esh wrote: »
    So, the exclusion of the Crystal Tower from release to make it easier...they're not planning on taking it to Raid Finder levels of stupidity are they? Are they just tuning the normal version down a tiny bit and not crippling it so that "everyone can experience everything"?

    From what I gathered, there will be 3 tiers-

    Normal- Window licking easy since it'll be through the raid finder.
    Hard- A bit challenging, prob need a group of friends to get through
    Ultimate(Not sure if they are calling it that)- This is where you go to die.

    Yea I'm not 100% on the last one but I kept hearing him mention about harder versions of dungeons and raid areas.

    I think from the start of the game and the way everything has progressed, Yoshi-P wants players to enjoy all the content in the game.

    Ugh. I hate when they do this. I like for my in game accomplishments to be recognizable, rather than just having a slightly different shade of armor than what some kid who just facerolled through the whole thing received.

  • Greg USNGreg USN Registered User regular
    well in 1.0 you could only get primal weapons from hard mode.

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  • KysennaKysenna Registered User regular
    Topia wrote: »
    also is there somewhere, one site, where I can see all the "bonus" items people get for various things (preorder, legacy, paid time, collectors) and all the requirements? It seems so fragmented and its very hard to keep it all together.

    Do you just need to see the items? If so, there's this page.

    But if you had a 1.0 account and need to figure out what new version to get, someone made a handy flowchart for that: i.imgur.com/2AkziRv.jpg :)



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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    For anyone on the fence still GMG just put out a 25% off voucher you can use on XIV: GMG25-OGRUH-7SM8H

    Brings the base game down to $22.50 and the Digital CE to $37.50

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  • JarsJars Registered User regular
    what is that phial thing? I can't tell

  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    Kysenna wrote: »
    Topia wrote: »
    also is there somewhere, one site, where I can see all the "bonus" items people get for various things (preorder, legacy, paid time, collectors) and all the requirements? It seems so fragmented and its very hard to keep it all together.

    Do you just need to see the items? If so, there's this page.

    But if you had a 1.0 account and need to figure out what new version to get, someone made a handy flowchart for that: i.imgur.com/2AkziRv.jpg :)



    that is a very handy flowchart

    I still need to find out what I need to do to access my account from my ps3

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  • FreiFrei A French Prometheus Unbound DeadwoodRegistered User regular
    edited August 2013
    Esh wrote: »
    Tridus1x wrote: »
    Esh wrote: »
    So, the exclusion of the Crystal Tower from release to make it easier...they're not planning on taking it to Raid Finder levels of stupidity are they? Are they just tuning the normal version down a tiny bit and not crippling it so that "everyone can experience everything"?

    From what I gathered, there will be 3 tiers-

    Normal- Window licking easy since it'll be through the raid finder.
    Hard- A bit challenging, prob need a group of friends to get through
    Ultimate(Not sure if they are calling it that)- This is where you go to die.

    Yea I'm not 100% on the last one but I kept hearing him mention about harder versions of dungeons and raid areas.

    I think from the start of the game and the way everything has progressed, Yoshi-P wants players to enjoy all the content in the game.

    Ugh. I hate when they do this. I like for my in game accomplishments to be recognizable, rather than just having a slightly different shade of armor than what some kid who just facerolled through the whole thing received.

    edit: what I said here sounded really mean and I didn't intend for it to. i will work on rephrasing it or maybe not say anything at all.

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  • Hunter_KillersHunter_Killers Registered User regular
    Jars wrote: »
    what is that phial thing? I can't tell

    Appearance change.
    Legend states that any who drink this mysterious liquid before lying down for the evening will awaken a new man (or woman).
    Grants you a single opportunity to edit your appearance in the character creation screen upon your next login.

    http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/topics/detail?id=10982e2b30371a138e97d0f6bf198b0ef6c9c8dc

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  • Greg USNGreg USN Registered User regular
    I think it would be rad to offer the phials periodically. like at the 120day sub point.

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  • CadeCade Eppur si muove.Registered User regular
    Hey I got a question for you folks.

    Someone asked me if they bought the PS3 CE if they could play it on the computer or a PS3 depending on what they were doing. I told them that didn't make sense but they said they saw a listing that said having one enabled you to play with the other, I mentioned it likely meant cross play but not sure if that's the case in all this or what. So could someone give me the proper on this answer so I can tell them what the exact score is. I hate giving incorrect information.

  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    Cade wrote: »
    Hey I got a question for you folks.

    Someone asked me if they bought the PS3 CE if they could play it on the computer or a PS3 depending on what they were doing. I told them that didn't make sense but they said they saw a listing that said having one enabled you to play with the other, I mentioned it likely meant cross play but not sure if that's the case in all this or what. So could someone give me the proper on this answer so I can tell them what the exact score is. I hate giving incorrect information.

    If you want to play on both platforms, you need to buy it for both platforms. But it is crossplatform, and you can play on the same server with the same character.

    Elldren
  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    you can have both ps3 and pc service on the same service account

    this requires you to buy both

    however, if they bought 1.0 for pc and buy the ps3 CE they can link their 1.0 service account and the ps3 one

    I'm doing this

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  • EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    Frei wrote: »
    Esh wrote: »
    Tridus1x wrote: »
    Esh wrote: »
    So, the exclusion of the Crystal Tower from release to make it easier...they're not planning on taking it to Raid Finder levels of stupidity are they? Are they just tuning the normal version down a tiny bit and not crippling it so that "everyone can experience everything"?

    From what I gathered, there will be 3 tiers-

    Normal- Window licking easy since it'll be through the raid finder.
    Hard- A bit challenging, prob need a group of friends to get through
    Ultimate(Not sure if they are calling it that)- This is where you go to die.

    Yea I'm not 100% on the last one but I kept hearing him mention about harder versions of dungeons and raid areas.

    I think from the start of the game and the way everything has progressed, Yoshi-P wants players to enjoy all the content in the game.

    Ugh. I hate when they do this. I like for my in game accomplishments to be recognizable, rather than just having a slightly different shade of armor than what some kid who just facerolled through the whole thing received.

    edit: what I said here sounded really mean and I didn't intend for it to. i will work on rephrasing it or maybe not say anything at all.

    Not really necessary. I'm sure it's you just calling me an elitist or something, which I am, and I have no problem with. I really enjoyed back in vanilla WoW when it could take you a couple of months just to get the proper gear to run MC. When purples were actually very, very rare outside of raids.

  • Tridus1xTridus1x Registered User regular
    edited August 2013
    So I'm looking for some direction for my character. I already know I will be roe female, so it'll be awesome for some feedback. I guess I'm wondering which skin tone I should go for and what face.

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    - Roe 1
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    - Roe 2

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    - roe 3

    Tridus1x on
  • TrepperTrepper Registered User regular
    The answer is make her look as much like Merlwyb as possible. So hot. <3

  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    Tridus1x wrote: »
    So I'm looking for some direction for my character. I already know I will be roe female, so it'll be awesome for some feedback. I guess I'm wondering which skin tone I should go for and what face.

    QQM06aK.jpg
    - Roe 1
    a76xPW0.jpg
    - Roe 2

    xysE5Gw.jpg
    - roe 3

    Personally I like 2 the best of those options. Not too dark skin, but a nice contrast to the hair colors. Less 'sultry' features than #1 (personal preference, I don't really like female characters I play in mmo's (which I rarely do anyway) to look really 'sexy' so much, even if they're super cute like my Aion sorc or mithra's) and just generally friendlier features. 3's eyebrows to me look too angry, the softer angled ones in 2 just feel less mean, but still substantial. Also I'm not a fan of the scar, but that's such a subjective thing, you clearly like it so stick with it :P I don't know anything about the hairstyles for that race, but those ones look good.

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