FF14

yeah i posted the link a few back.

lets take a moment and think... was 7 8 9 10 online or a mmo? didnt think so

lol... But.. but...

I put a ton of time into my character!!!
I don't want all that effort to go to waste!
I don't just play the game because I enjoy it!
I play it to accomplish things and have something to brag about to others!

Pathetic.

I'd rather characters DID NOT transfer over. This is a new universe, everyone starts over from scratch. No reason why leetsauce relic holding peeps should start the new game with an advantage over everyone else.

If you wanna be uber, you gotta work for it again. You did it once, how hard will it be to do it a second time?

Characters are not transfering over. POL will not be used for FF14. Friends list can carry over.

11 and 14 are completely different.

*Cough* some of us didnt get the luxary of partying our 75 levels *Cough* >.>

you still have time to get to 75 stop slackin to 75 dont take to long nowadays. and the friends list be better if we can bring other things over also

yeah just saw that . you have to start over OFFICIAL they are both independent games. also they going to expand the job systems, perhaps alot more new jobs yay!^^

Transfering FFXI characters to FFXIV?... MADNESS!

Seriously tho, you honestly think the game will have the exact same jobs, equiptment and spells/abilities? Not to mention almost EVERYTHING else will most likely be different...

I'm expecting it to be something completely new and different. Just because it has "Final Fantasy" people automatically think "ZOMG FFXI-2!1!!1one"

As long as we can job change and no WoW BS one locked job. But I would like more choices when it comes to char creation.

I'm sortof a fan one "Single job" characters, for me it makes you be better at what you are.

EDIT: AS long as it's like WoW, where you can make as many chars as you want for the same monthly fee

Agreed. Switching classes is a must. And more options for customization is a given, I would think. Prolly allow some gear color changes too, at least for accent purposes. I would guess...people wanted that for a while now in FFXI.

Here is the whole thing for those that want the information.

11:48 FFXIV is an MMO so expect a fee on both PC and PS3. Nothing concrete has been announced for pricing as far as I know.

11:49 If they give FFXIV details, you'll get them. Or I could make stuff up if you really need something now?

11:50 That "confirmation" of FFXIV being Free 2 Play seems shaky, but I could believe it if the game was based around a paid "premium" experience or micro-transactions.

11:51 Ok, here's some made up stuff for FFXIV: It takes place entirely underwater and those flying drones in the cinematic trailer were actually Mutalisks from StarCraft.

11:52 People are still filing in, but we should be starting soon.

11:53 This just in, I see name placards for the two leads on FFXIV.

11:53 And away we go!

11:53 This is Brian Leahy from TheFeed.

11:54 It seems like this is very much about FFXIV.


11:54 Update on exclusivity confusion.

11:55 Please be patient as this is going to be translated from Japanese.


11:56 FFXIV will be coming to the PS3 & PC. They are currently considering other hardware (including Microsoft hardware!)

11:56 Q: What are the ties to Final Fantasy XI, if any?


11:58 A: While you may have noticed that some of the same type of races appeared in the trailer, the world of FFXIV is different from FFXI. The reason that we made the races similar to the FFXI races is so FFXI players could choose a similar type of race in the new game. For example, in movies, you might have an actor that plays many different roles. Please, think of it that way.

11:59 Q: What happens to Final Fantasy XI now that we're moving to FFXIV? Are you going to phase it out or continue to publish new content for XI? How will the development team be split?

11:59 XIV does not take place in Vana'deil.


12:00 A: The development for FFXIV started 4 or 5 years ago with primary ideas. Development started a few years ago, while FFXI was still being supported. FFXI will continue to be supported. There is another year of content planned. There are no plans for the near future to stop development on FFXI.

12:01 Q: What influence have games like World of WarCraft have on the development of FFXIV?

12:02 A: As with WoW, we want to aim a bit for the casual user. However, we don't want to make a copy of WoW. We believe we will have things that are unique and will stand out from that game.

12:02 Q: Will combat be more action oriented or turn-based?

12:02 A: We cannot talk about the battle system at this time.

12:03 Q: FFXI has evolved a lot over the years, especially in the areas of player accessibility and the ability to solo. Will you carry over features like level sync and other features to FFXIV?

12:04 A: Yes. All of the knowledge and experience we gained from FFXI will be used in the development of FFXIV. At the launch, we intend to have content for solo players as well as large-scale battles. We want a wide-variety from the start.


12:04 Q: Are you planning a simultaneous worldwide release or will it be released in Japan first?

12:05 A: Yes. At the launch, this will be a worldwide simultaneous launch on PS3 and Windows PC. English, Japanese, German, and French versions released at launch.

12:05 Q: Will all servers be worldwide or split by territory?

12:07 A: The current plans are to have worldwide servers that are cross-platform and cross-region. We will do a beta test and look at the balance and player experience. We want to look for a good balance between region and cross-region play.

12:07 There's your beta!


12:08 Q: Will you be taking feedback from your FFXI users?

12:08 A: Yes, we still get a lot of feedback from our FFXI players and will continue to take feedback as we move into beta. The game will change as it goes.

12:09 Q: Will you try to move players from XI to XIV or will they be separate communities?

12:09 (I'm on my laptop + 3G now ;) )

12:10 A: It's up to the community themselves. We envision users that will hopefully play XI one day and XIV another. They will be independent, but users are free to play both.

12:10 Q: Are there plans to localize the game in Spanish?

12:11 A: Currently, there is no Spanish version in development. We'll consider it if enough Spanish-speaking users demand it from us. Getting good translators in Japan is hard, but if there's enough demand we will consider it.

12:11 Q: How can users transmit this demand?

12:12 A: We will conduct marketing research.


12:12 Q: Is there any special element in the MMO genre that you will improve with this game?

12:13 A: Our plan from the beginning was to make the best Final Fantasy game available. That is our vision for XIV. Then we thought, how can we make the best FF game and we came to the conclusion that it would be an MMORPG. It was decided to make the best FF first, then led to the decision to make it an MMORG and use that genre.

12:13 A: However, we are trying to implement a lot of new systems that other MMO's haven't used in the past.

12:14 Q: Why did you decide to make a new game rather than continue to evolve FFXI?

12:16 A: It all comes down to, originally, FFXI was designed for the PS2. It then moved to PC and Xbox 360. A lot of people have asked for a port to the PS3. With an MMORPG of this size, you have to develop new content. Porting to a new technology would take a lot of effort. Instead, we decided to use that time to make something new.

12:17 Q: Yesterday's trailer that was shown, was that running of a console or was it pre-rendered?

12:18 A: There were parts that were pre-rendered and parts that were running on the in-game engine.

12:18 Q: Is that the quality you're aiming for? The scene with the Galka fighting, is that what you're aiming for?

12:19 A: Yes, that is the part that was running in-engine.

12:19 Q: In that scene, we saw many parties and many enemies. Is this the new focus: many parties fighting many enemies?

12:20 A: I cannot say too much, but we hope to have battles that are many vs. many and many vs. one.

12:20 This is a Q&A for FFXIV, not a press conference. It was added at the last minute. FFXIV will be the only title discussed.

12:20 Q: What would you like to emphasize with this game? What is different from FFXI?

12:21 We're asking questions, but they are currently going through the international and Japanese press.


12:22 A: For FFXIV, the keyword that we've been using is "The Growth and Development of the Character." We will have the same type of storytelling and high-quality graphics. We also want to expand and create new in-game systems. The player can grow & develop in a more natural way without putting too much weight on the player. We will expand the job system to make it fairly different from the one in FFXI.

12:23 A: Another very important concept that takes a different direction from FFXI, for FFXIV we want to make it so the player can choose to play solo, in a party, 40 minutes, all-day... there will be content for ALL of those play styles and systems for all of those play styles.


12:24 Q: On the beta process, will current XI players get in?

12:25 A: As with the actual release date of the game, we don't have a concrete beta schedule yet. We will have a beta and look forward to more information about then shortly.

12:25 Q: Will FFXI characters be portable to XIV in any way?

12:26 A: The game is completely different. There will not be any XI character transfers to XIV. However, the character design is familiar and XI players will be able to create a similar character.

12:26 A: We will NOT be using PlayOnline, but friend lists will transfer over.

12:27 Q: If I'm new to the MMO genre, why would I choose FFXIV over other games?

12:27 A: We believe that players will fall in love with the world & story that we have created.

12:31 Q: I've been seeing information that the title is free to play, is this true?

12:31 A: No pricing has been decided at this time. It is still TBD.

12:33 That wraps it up for the Q&A. Thank you all for following along and I hope you had some of your questions answered. That last one about pricing was mine, by the way.

12:34 Remember to come back later for Konami's press conference. I'm guessing they will reveal what the "Mask" game is that is being teased on Kojima's site.

12:34 Square-Enix's session is over.

After carefully reading that... I have decided this game will blow away any other game ever created, that is all.

PEOPLE WILL BOW TO IT

Moved here instead of 2 threads >.> again

I think for the past 7 years, SE has used us as guinea pigs to find out what works and what doesn't.... anyone else agree?

http://www.thefinalfantasy14.com/ff14/e3-press-conference-q-and-a/

All the Questions & Answers and it's nicely laid out with links! Shame we won't be able to port our Final Fantasy 11 characters though - I was hoping to at least be given the choice.

Agreed.

AND they made money off of it... damn they are f'n smart.

If you have a better link, link to it and stfu.

im happy I didn't want players to E-peen on day 1



wb woood :o

I gave the link to the official site. We don't need a fan-site that's going to jump to RIDICULOUS conclusions.

Ooohhh... Did you hear, Wooooodum? FFXIV's gonna be in Vana'diel! I saw it on this really cool site!

Did you even click that link? Once a troll, always a troll. Now I remember why I stopped posting here.

Of course I clicked the link. I for one, am NOT jumping to far-fetched conclusions about a game with minimal information released.

Don't you think before you post? How would I know they stated in their introduction that it'd be in Vana'diel if I hadn't read it?

Many people vs. many enemies! THIS IS WHAT I LOVE IN FINAL FANTASY!
I hate jumping one mob all the time. I want some chaos. Like campaign battle, just send hoards of mobs at me and let me slice and dice!

Then SE throws something random

Many people vs Many Many Many people O.o

Imma make a taru again >.> lol hase galka

A Reigekei system on a small party vs one would be nice. >.> But oh my god if we EXP in the form of Campaign battles I will eat a baby walrus in glee.
ROFL Best movie evar.

That's the exact reason I'm making a beasty character - just so I can /sit on your face.

Wonder how long it'll take before all the emotes are categorized into the "humping/dirty" and "innocent" categories.

Gonna be some orgies on day one, I'm betting.