FFXII...only a few more years away. :( Dammit I want a new single player Final Fantasy now! Wait...that's what FFX-2 is for. Well, you know what I mean, I just want to see a new world with new characters! :)

-Lasereth

Bump, how are you all enjoying this game now that you have been playing it more?

it's fun...I'm currently a level 22 war, 16 whm, 10 monk

It's awesome, right now i'm lvl 30thief just got 20 darkknight which is an advanced profession tonight. I didn't think i could have as much fun as I did when I first started everquest back when It was just young and fun, but i am with this game.

Being a big fan of Player v. Player i would like to ask if there has been any hints as to when the PvP is going to beimplemented ?

As much as i like PvP i really detest Mezz, Roots and Stuns. Could you tell me if those "features" are in the game ?

Thanks in advance :)

I want to say i heard someone say Febuary they will patch the game to allow PvP with other regions in the game. IE if you are in Windurst, and from Bastok, and Windurstians are in control, then you can be attacked.. I actually dont know how they are going to do this, but im sure it will be cool, and fair to those who dont want to pvp.

The play style of the game is completely different than EQ. FFXI is supposed to be played like a console game, with a controller. And if you have a PS2 controller adapter and a ps2 controller, it plays so naturally and easily that it will make the game seem a lot better just because of that. Your EQ player friends were probably using mouse/keyboard, and I'll admit, the game plays terribly with mouse/keyboard, and it makes the game worse.

And before somebody says "why should I have to buy a ps2 adapter for a PC game", I'll point out that FFXI on pc is a PORT. It's a port from the PS2 game that will be released next year. The game was made for a PS2 controller, so of course it's going to play a lot better when you're using one.

FFXI definitely isn't for everybody, like probably EQ fans. But don't let someone's first impression be your first impression. They probably didn't even make it past level 10 and experience the aspect of partying and performing high level skillchains. The further I get in the game, the more it feels like I'm actually playing a FF game and not a mmorpg with an FF theme. Sometimes it feels kind of like when I played Secret of Mana multiplayer on the SNES. FFXI is a great game.

I was going to try it but then I heard they charge extra for a second character, they are not even trying to hide the fact that they are "money whores".

There is no need to make more than one character in ffxi.

nanofever if you even looked at the game you would realize there is no point in having more than 1 character, with the abilities and classes and such you can completly drop your class and start over with a new class with the same character, or go back to a different one whenever you choose...so why would you need another character? Its only 1 dollar extra per character anyway like thats huge money

yes the jobs are complealty switchable, plus, when you get your job high enough to have a sub class, one of the old jobs you played around with could be your subjob.

I don't know the level-up system that well but I'm willing to bet that when you level as a certain class your stats will adjust to suit that class more. I'm also willing to bet that like everyother mmorpg the leveling treadmill has a soft cap where leveling becomes very hard after a certain level.

Will my "max" level fighter be able to become a black mage and cast like a black which has leveled in that class from level one ?

If it can the game is stupid, if it can't then other characters become important.

The fact that square has the balls to charge for extra characters (not to mention the absurd worldpass system) is the issue, not how much they charge.

SWG had Single Character Servers, and i hated it. At least here you get the option to buy another character.

I am what some have called a "dabbler". That means i like to try out many different characters/classes instead of focusing on just one.

Anyway, i wont be palying until they implement PvP. :D

No, if you switch from you lvl 10 Warrior to a blk mage, the mage starts out as lvl 1. But you lvl 10 warrior doesnt reset, so if you like him better, you can switch him back, no penelty. Only when you get your subclass (lvl 18) can you use your other class. The sub job class is capped by half the level of the main one, so if you had a lvl 10 blk mage saved up, and your warrior is lvl 18, then the blk mage can only be lvl 9, when you get to 20, the blk mage will have the skill of 10. There are small stat bonuses depending on what combo of main/subjob you choose.

One character can be EVERY CLASS, just not at the same time. The only reason to need more than one character in FFXI is if you picked a race like Galka, and want to play an effective mage. Galka aren't very good mages because they are stupid and have low MP's. But they can still play a mage character.

Ok, I went and picked up this game. Played it last night and aside from the horrible interface I was impressed. Not sure if it will keep me interested past the free month, but I will see. I am on Diabolos and an elf (level 5 in like 4 diff jobs cuz I don't know which I want). I applied for the new server.

I'm lovin the game so far.

Are alot of you emmigrating to the new server? I can't make up my mind if I want to be on a new server with not as stable an economy and such, but probably more american players... I am on diabolos atm...

I am picking the game up tomarrow. Gonna give it a shot. It will be somthing different then spending my time on Shadowbane on Coruption server.

The game is much better with a gamepad,as the UI wasn't really designed for the PC (Most games are aimed toward the PS2).
Anywho,the game system is not too shabby,though it doesent compell me to play like EverQuest did when I started it.


I'm not looking forward to PvP ;x

I'm having no problems playing this game with keyboard and mouse, If you use the hotkeys and switch the style to compressed i think it is, it makes it a ton easier.

Well, im sure the keyboard is better for some people, most of my freinds all play with the controller, but i still have a few who like the keyboard better, to each his own!

Is it any faster or better graphics on the ps2?

I would imagine they would be the same, a PC lets you have upgradeable parts, ie videocard, ram etc. but besides the resolution you can run it on, im sure the ps2 version is the same.

ps2 version will not be released untill the 1st quarter of next year.

If you have a decent PC (1GigProcessor,512 Ram,64mg Video Card) The game runs smooth for the most part...definately less lag than when I play Everquest..

Could just be better programming though.