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Sat, 22 Feb 2014 03:36:13
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FFXIV is out now for a little of a week on PS4. Totally free beta. I have littl experience with MMOs so this should be interesting. Everyone says this new version of FFXIV is great so I am curious. I think we need to be on the same server to play so make sure we coordinate. I will sign up now.

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Sat, 22 Feb 2014 03:43:50
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How many Gigs is the download?

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Sat, 22 Feb 2014 04:05:03
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phantom_leo said:

How many Gigs is the download?

10 I think? There seems to be more downloads after signing up, which is kind of a pain if you dont have a square account.

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Sat, 22 Feb 2014 04:18:39
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Oh it doesnt start till 3am, but you can have it all set up and ready to go.

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Sat, 22 Feb 2014 06:26:27
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I'm thinking about doing this game and Elder Scrolls Online as well.

I've never gotten into MMO's either but these two have me interested.

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Sun, 23 Feb 2014 00:49:35
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So I played for a good 3 hours, its an MMO for better or worse. Someone needs to invent an MMO where the average battle is interesting. For the most part you just use the same attacks over and over. I have video of a battle field where its just a bunch of people running around wacking the most easy shit like lady bugs, its a whole field of this going on, its ridiculous.

Then there are these live event moments where a giant enemy appears and you have like 10 minutes to kill it. Well it quickly became a gang bang with like 30 people surrounding the enemy and poking it with our pointy sticks. There was no stratgey at all it was just a mass beat down.  I understand dungeons and later on with parties that is when the strategy comes in but man does the average combat need to be pointless. If someone ever invents an MMO with combat like Dark Souls it would be amazing.

So I have been using the same three attacks I have for a while now, you can randomly help or be helped by people. The best part about the game is easily the world, its gorgeous! So much beauty to explore, loads of fetch quests to do, I know its busy work but it gets you to learn the world at this early stage. I am a lancer right now, at level 10 you can begin switching jobs if you like so i will use the beta to just mess around and see what I like.

There are a bunch of people but no one is communicating which I like. I dont want to feel like I am in someone elses game, its my game there just so happens to be other people in it. So if you guys join up we can experience our very own giant FF adventure, how awesome is that.

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Here is a video of me in the battlefield with a fun fight with a giant tree. You can see the moment where I realized no one was helping me and I was like HOLY SHIT RUN!!!! LOL

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Sun, 23 Feb 2014 00:56:08
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Oh if you do join go to beta server 7, that is where I am.

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Sun, 23 Feb 2014 01:14:04
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So I played for a good 3 hours, its an MMO for better or worse. Someone needs to invent an MMO where the average battle is interesting. For the most part you just use the same attacks over and over. I have video of a battle field where its just a bunch of people running around wacking the most easy shit like lady bugs, its a whole field of this going on, its ridiculous.

Then there are these live event moments where a giant enemy appears and you have like 10 minutes to kill it. Well it quickly became a gang bang with like 30 people surrounding the enemy and poking it with our pointy sticks. There was no stratgey at all it was just a mass beat down.  I understand dungeons and later on with parties that is when the strategy comes in but man does the average combat need to be pointless. If someone ever invents an MMO with combat like Dark Souls it would be amazing.

So I have been using the same three attacks I have for a while now, you can randomly help or be helped by people. The best part about the game is easily the world, its gorgeous! So much beauty to explore, loads of fetch quests to do, I know its busy work but it gets you to learn the world at this early stage. I am a lancer right now, at level 10 you can begin switching jobs if you like so i will use the beta to just mess around and see what I like.

There are a bunch of people but no one is communicating which I like. I dont want to feel like I am in someone elses game, its my game there just so happens to be other people in it. So if you guys join up we can experience our very own giant FF adventure, how awesome is that.

Sorry, what? I am suddenly distracted...



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Sun, 23 Feb 2014 01:15:23

Don't you have a Girthy Club you can strike the enemy with?

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Sun, 23 Feb 2014 01:45:03

MMO should be spelled MEH. Nyaa

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Sun, 23 Feb 2014 02:05:35

lol@the video.

Doesn't look too bad, but there's nothing as depressing as an MMO chat box with no chat in it.

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Sun, 23 Feb 2014 06:39:13
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lol@the video.

Doesn't look too bad, but there's nothing as depressing as an MMO chat box with no chat in it.

Why you want to read

"Join me, join me, join me"

"looking for level 36 rare staff with material slots!!!"

"Need a medic. Need a medic."

"TRADE with me!"

No thanks.

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Sun, 23 Feb 2014 06:56:01
Dvader said:
Foolz said:

lol@the video.

Doesn't look too bad, but there's nothing as depressing as an MMO chat box with no chat in it.

Why you want to read

"Join me, join me, join me"

"looking for level 36 rare staff with material slots!!!"

"Need a medic. Need a medic."

"TRADE with me!"

No thanks.

That's public chat. Why would you even have it on?

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Sun, 23 Feb 2014 16:06:09
Foolz said:

That's public chat. Why would you even have it on?

Cause I have no one to talk to. Sad

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Sun, 23 Feb 2014 16:08:58

I am leaning towards getting the game retail when it comes out; there's no way I'm gonna DL 10 gigs + right now on a wi-fi signal!

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Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:27:13
phantom_leo said:

I am leaning towards getting the game retail when it comes out; there's no way I'm gonna DL 10 gigs + right now on a wi-fi signal!

Is there a retail version?

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Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:34:25

April 15th, iirc.

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Mon, 24 Feb 2014 01:52:59
Dvader said:

Cause I have no one to talk to. Sad

Exactly. Sad

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Mon, 24 Feb 2014 04:12:20
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I currently look ridiculous. This is my best armor right now

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