Final Fantasy Xi

InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
<div class="IPBDescription">Soon...</div> So yeah, Final Fantasy XI is coming out soon and I'm just wondering who's interested in playing it?

I usually stay well clear of MMORPGs, but this looks pretty damn cool to me. Rawr, Black Mage smackdown for me I think!
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  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    I haven't played any of the FF series. I wonder if i ever will <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> I might get 7 or 8 off a friend to play, one of those sounds like the best. I can't remember which one. Probably 7, he said.
  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    Being the fanboy that i am, i will definately be getting this if it ever makes it's way to England's shores. I don't care if it's MMORPG or not, it's Final Fantasy, that means i'm bound by international law to buy it.
  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    It's great. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> I'm defininately getting full retail version when it comes out. A bunch of NS IRCers and forumers ought to get a linkshell together, hmm? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> Hail San d'Oria! (Sorry, I <3 beta testing.)
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    edited October 2003
    If its p2p, I just lost all interest in FF series.


    Aha! I just read it has a nice fat monthly fee. *uck that.
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    Don't worry, its not peer to peer!

    /me giggles at acronym confusion
  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--CommunistWithAGun+Oct 15 2003, 08:04 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Oct 15 2003, 08:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If its p2p, I just lost all interest in FF series.


    Aha! I just read it has a nice fat monthly fee. *uck that. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Okay. While you miss out on the best MMORPG ever because of $12 a month, (That's what? An hour or two of work?) we'll be having tons of fun. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--CForrester+Oct 15 2003, 07:10 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Oct 15 2003, 07:10 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--CommunistWithAGun+Oct 15 2003, 08:04 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Oct 15 2003, 08:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If its p2p, I just lost all interest in FF series.


    Aha! I just read it has a nice fat monthly fee. *uck that. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Okay. While you miss out on the best MMORPG ever because of $12 a month, (That's what? An hour or two of work?) we'll be having tons of fun. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No.....its a marketting scheme. They know the popularity of the series, SO LETS MAKE AN EXTRA 10 MILLION AHAHAHA



    Gee, its so nice of them, their children can finally have that 5th Yacht. Pay to play is doing alot more dammage to online gaming than good..
  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--CommunistWithAGun+Oct 15 2003, 08:32 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Oct 15 2003, 08:32 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--CForrester+Oct 15 2003, 07:10 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Oct 15 2003, 07:10 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--CommunistWithAGun+Oct 15 2003, 08:04 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Oct 15 2003, 08:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If its p2p, I just lost all interest in FF series.


    Aha! I just read it has a nice fat monthly fee. *uck that. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Okay. While you miss out on the best MMORPG ever because of $12 a month, (That's what? An hour or two of work?) we'll be having tons of fun. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No.....its a marketting scheme. They know the popularity of the series, SO LETS MAKE AN EXTRA 10 MILLION AHAHAHA



    Gee, its so nice of them, their children can finally have that 5th Yacht. Pay to play is doing alot more dammage to online gaming than good.. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Okay, make a massive game like FFXI, run 25 servers that have to be up almost 24/7, and NOT make it pay-to-play.
  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--CommunistWithAGun+Oct 15 2003, 10:32 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Oct 15 2003, 10:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--CForrester+Oct 15 2003, 07:10 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Oct 15 2003, 07:10 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--CommunistWithAGun+Oct 15 2003, 08:04 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Oct 15 2003, 08:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If its p2p, I just lost all interest in FF series.


    Aha! I just read it has a nice fat monthly fee. *uck that. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Okay. While you miss out on the best MMORPG ever because of $12 a month, (That's what? An hour or two of work?) we'll be having tons of fun. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No.....its a marketting scheme. They know the popularity of the series, SO LETS MAKE AN EXTRA 10 MILLION AHAHAHA



    Gee, its so nice of them, their children can finally have that 5th Yacht. Pay to play is doing alot more dammage to online gaming than good.. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I am SO casting Knights of the Round when you're in my party...
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    /me waits till Inf has Zombie status then casts Full-Life

    oh crap i'm turning into one of you people...
  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--DOOManiac+Oct 15 2003, 01:44 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Oct 15 2003, 01:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> /me waits till Inf has Zombie status then casts Full-Life

    oh crap i'm turning into one of you people... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    /me waits until zombie status then uses holy water on inf

    Bah, i was gonna try get esuna in there somewhere, but i forgot it doesn't cure zombie status.
  • BlackMageBlackMage [citation needed] Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17474Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Infinitum+Oct 15 2003, 03:46 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Infinitum @ Oct 15 2003, 03:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Black Mage smackdown for me I think! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    do you feel lucky, well do ya punk?
  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--CForrester+Oct 15 2003, 02:10 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Oct 15 2003, 02:10 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Okay. While you miss out on the best MMORPG ever because of $12 a month, (That's what? An hour or two of work?) we'll be having tons of fun. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I thought the best MMORPG ever was supposed to be Star Wars Galaxies? Oh wait, that one sucks royally. Good thing there is no way at all that could happen to FFXI. I think I'll wait until the reviews start pouring in anyway, just in case.
  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    The character customisation looks cool and the graphics are pretty but from what I hear it's just another boring stat cruncher at heart, plays a lot like everquest and follows the almost facist MMORPG tradition of forcing you to join a party/guild (as apposed to just walking along together in a group) or die many many horrible deaths =/
  • Paranoia2MBParanoia2MB Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7832Members
    wow

    12 bucks for that

    pay an extra 1 buck and play UO..you can do A LOT AND I MEAN A **** LOAD A LOT more then u can on a FF MMORPG game.
  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Geminosity+Oct 15 2003, 11:36 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Geminosity @ Oct 15 2003, 11:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The character customisation looks cool and the graphics are pretty but from what I hear it's just another boring stat cruncher at heart, plays a lot like everquest and follows the almost facist MMORPG tradition of forcing you to join a party/guild (as apposed to just walking along together in a group) or die many many horrible deaths =/ <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It's really, really fun. To equate it to EverQuest is an insult, really. Also, you don't HAVE to join a party. You can solo, it's just a bit harder.
  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    basically... what's combat like? Is it the fudged up version of Dance Dance revolution that DAoC had or is it more like RO where you clicked and occaisonally hit a special attack button if you felt like it (which is more fun that DAoC though still far from honestly exciting or challenging) or is it more akin to PSO's super duper "I'm actually playing this game instead of my stats" which involves manouvering, timing and combat being viable at pretty much any range from guns to swords and all in real-time? =P
  • dr_ddr_d Join Date: 2003-03-28 Member: 14979Members
    edited October 2003
    Final Fantasy MMORPG....hahahhahahhahahhahahahaahahha.....this of course just proves my theory that each game has had less and less story and character devolpment, they just fired all the creative people they had and made a massively multiplayer game, oh well I can still snuggle my FF6 in a dark corner while the heathen pay 12 bucks a month for a giant chatroom so they can trade magic like pokemon cards.



    Square headquarters

    PR Consultant: Sir FF X-2 is only estimated to make 300 million dollars and the last story board writer went insane after you told him you wanted to cut the devolpment of six characters and just add in a cutscene where Cloud McSyphon Badazz flys around on a jet powered hand glider.
    Satan: Well that's too bad....hmmm....well seeing as how were out of writers.......make an MMORPG
    Consultant: Will that go over with the fans?
    Satan: They bought FF8 didn't they?
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--dr.d+Oct 15 2003, 10:53 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (dr.d @ Oct 15 2003, 10:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Final Fantasy MMORPG....hahahhahahhahahhahahahaahahha.....this of course just proves my theory that each game has had less and less story and character devolpment, they just fired all the creative people they had and made a massively multiplayer game, oh well I can still snuggle my FF6 in a dark corner while the heathen pay 12 bucks a month for a giant chatroom so they can trade magic like pokemon cards.



    Square headquarters

    PR Consultant: Sir FF X-2 is only estimated to make 300 million dollars and the last story board writer went insane after you told him you wanted to cut the devolpment of six characters and just add in a cutscene where Cloud McSyphon Badazz flys around on a jet powered hand glider.
    Satan: Well that's too bad....hmmm....well seeing as how were out of writers.......make an MMORPG
    Consultant: Will that go over with the fans?
    Satan: They bought FF8 didn't they? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ahahahha so true.
  • Paranoia2MBParanoia2MB Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7832Members
  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    It's an FF game. By international treaty, I will acquire it. Probably gonna get the PC version though, as I don't have my PS2 with me on campus.

    and boo to all you heathens who think Square has stopped caring about story. FFVIII had a story, albeit a convuluted one that you had to think about.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    FF11's story is How magical it is to keep buying a game on a monthly basis XD
  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    The FF bashing is funny and stuff but I'd still like to know what the combat system is like... combat pretty much makes up the largest part of these number crunching wonders so if it's boring the game tends to follow suit... and... well... most MMOs are boring =P
  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    LAY OFF FF8!

    Well i've only played 8 and 10, apparently the two worst. I would have to say I preffered 8, if only for the 2 most awesome cutscenes in the history of time.

    You know what I mean, the D-day esque Dollet landing, and the Whole Battle of the Gardens part..... I nearly peed myself just thinking about it.

    Supposedly 7 is the best, must borrow it off my m8.

    As for FF11 I certainly will get it, since i'm a fan of MMORPGs. Well, technically i've only ever played one, so technically I guess i'm an Ultima Online fan. Ah UO, we had some good times, but no more, for I have seen all you have to offer, and don't have several years to spend becoming a Grandmaster Mage.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    A grandmaster mage with nothing in his wallet, no less <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • ForlornForlorn Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2634Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin--Nil_IQ+Oct 15 2003, 03:49 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil_IQ @ Oct 15 2003, 03:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> LAY OFF FF8!

    Well i've only played 8 and 10, apparently the two worst. I would have to say I preffered 8, if only for the 2 most awesome cutscenes in the history of time.

    You know what I mean, the D-day esque Dollet landing, and the Whole Battle of the Gardens part..... I nearly peed myself just thinking about it.

    Supposedly 7 is the best, must borrow it off my m8.

    As for FF11 I certainly will get it, since i'm a fan of MMORPGs. Well, technically i've only ever played one, so technically I guess i'm an Ultima Online fan. Ah UO, we had some good times, but no more, for I have seen all you have to offer, and don't have several years to spend becoming a Grandmaster Mage. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    For story line,

    6 ranks in at #1 for best FF (or any RPG) story line, EVER, talk about charecters, not only that but the game is f'ing huge.

    7 comes in far behind at second.
  • TenSixTenSix Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7932Members
    Meh, no PvP... sounds kinda like uh... every other MMORPG released/being developed?
  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    This is Square/Enix. They don't want us to try and kill each other and ruin it *ahem, Diablo 2 hacked item arseholes*


    Still, *MUST ACQUIRE ALL KNOWN SQUARESOFT GAMES*
  • dr_ddr_d Join Date: 2003-03-28 Member: 14979Members
    You know I wouldn't be half as **** if they just re-named it, for god's sake stop calling it FF if you want to completely change around the game mechanics, call it World of Gaia or some crap, is that so much to ask?
  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    I'll agree squaresoft are good games makers ( Secret of Mana and Einhander... mmm... ) which is why I'm kinda interested about FFXI, but at the same time it's an MMORPG.
    I love and hate them with equal passion.
    On the one hand you get to go on an adventure in foreign lands, meet new people, see new places, do new stuff.
    On the other hand, it's full of stupid numbers and half the things you 'do' are done for you by dull, boring numbers with very little influence from your part. Want to be a lvl 10 spellcaster? How do you get there? KILL STUFF!!!
    It's the answer to everything... cooking rice better, making better pottery, becoming more efficient at stealth; somehow it gets better because you kill stuff. The stuff never changes either, if you go and wipe out all moogles on gaia's navel, guess what? They're still there!!! Nothing's extinct, nothing's moved in to fill the life void, nothing's changed. There's still a big plain full of monsters that don't really appear to have a reason for being there other than to get in your way and provide you with better, though completely unrelated, skills.

    I've ploughed through a lot of MMORPGs and I'm seriously getting sick of the number-crunching kill-fest that poorly disguises these over-glorified chatrooms. If square hasn't tried to break the mold then they're not getting any of my money, that's for sure ><
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