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Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Massy2k6 on July 08, 2010, 11:38:29 am
I was looking through Amazon when I decided to check the price for FF XIII, I'm waiting for it to go cheap because im a 'cheap bastard' when I realised what I was looking at wasnt XIII but XIV and it appears to be a MMORPG for the PS3. This is the first I've heard of this and so far it seems to have kept itself rather quite.

Did I miss a topic/thread on this because I find it hard to believe no one has bothered to even mention this yet!?

Whats the deal?

How do you feel about a FF MMORPG on the PS3? Do console MMORPGs even work compared to one on the PC?

Im not sure what to think of this. But I'm kinda excited, why? I dunno.

Maybe this is old news and I just missed it, if so.. catch me up.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: hobomasterxxx on July 08, 2010, 12:24:49 pm
FFXI was on the PS2. It's not touching any new ground really
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: DDay on July 08, 2010, 12:30:54 pm
And I think it was stated near the beginning of development of this game it would be on PS3.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Massy2k6 on July 08, 2010, 12:36:06 pm
FFXI was on the PS2. It's not touching any new ground really

it was?

I'll be interested to see how well this does.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: DS on July 08, 2010, 01:22:14 pm
it was announced like a year ago, at last year's e3 or tgs. and i wouldn't get my hopes up since it pretty much looks like ff11 v2 and ff11 blows. the reason no one mentions it here is because (hopefully) no one cares.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: pig style on July 08, 2010, 01:41:55 pm
I don't know man the combat looks a lot more fastpaced and it looks a lot better graphics wise. I don't think they are going to follow the ff11 formula to a T and while it was a pretty bad game there were some good ideas present and I hope they bring the game up to par with them.

I'm semi excited because I always felt FFXI could of been way more better than WoW if it was just a little quicker in the grind.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Ryan on July 08, 2010, 02:11:37 pm
yeah i have no interest in mmorpgs but FFXI had some really good ideas. just executed very poorly.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Maxximum on July 08, 2010, 05:50:31 pm
Not really my thing but for anyone interested, its supposed to have a September 30th global release.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: dragonx on July 08, 2010, 07:38:26 pm
Im still waiting on Suikoden 6(mmo)
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Ragnar on July 08, 2010, 08:50:01 pm
I'm assuming the game won't actually look like this http://ps3.kombo.com/images/media/960572_20090603_screen009.jpg but if it does this is like the first screenshot to get me pumped for a Final Fantasy game for years. I dunno know why I just hear that theme song from Final Fantasy IV playing in my head


this one if you can't look at a screenshot/movies of a recent final fantasy game and play this track over it and it doesn't seem to MESH or whatever it's not a real final fantasy game sry it's still square selling out
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Dead Phoenix on July 09, 2010, 12:18:50 am
it was announced like a year ago, at last year's e3 or tgs. and i wouldn't get my hopes up since it pretty much looks like ff11 v2 and ff11 blows. the reason no one mentions it here is because (hopefully) no one cares.
as a guy who still plays FFXI and has been watching FFXIV since it was called codenamed 'rapture' I think i can say beyond the similar graphics and familiar races the two games don't have much in common, beyond the stuff most MMOrpgs(and FF games) have in common anyways and even then, they've got a few ideas that they are hoping will make them stand out.

As for playing FFXI on ps2, its no problem as long as you have a usb keyboard(no mouse needed, in fact the mouse sucks on the PC version as well, most people use keyboard only or controller and keyboard on PC).  Of course on the pc version you can get windower which can make the game a bit easier to play(and look way better).
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: EvilDemonCreature on July 12, 2010, 03:27:37 pm
but if it does this is like the first screenshot to get me pumped for a Final Fantasy game for years. I dunno know why I just hear that theme song from Final Fantasy IV playing in my head

All that runs through my head when looking at that jpeg is that apparently whenever you put boots on a chocobo and look at him from directly behind, it makes him look exactly like a nerd in a shitty big bird costume.

Also a group of well-armed adventurers overlooking an impossibly open and expansive landscape just won't do it for me anymore. FFXIII killed that experience for me quite easily (and I didn't even have to play it myself).
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Parker on July 13, 2010, 03:34:37 am
if it's anything like FFXI, it will be awful. my roommate plays that game a lot and it looks just terrible and not any fun at all.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Rajew on July 13, 2010, 04:33:39 am
FFXI was terrible and awful but it had a lot of really cool ideas and atmosphere and if this can match that but with them better implemented I will be so happy
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: EvilDemonCreature on July 13, 2010, 03:28:07 pm
FFXI was terrible and awful but it had a lot of really cool ideas and atmosphere and if this can match that but with them better implemented I will be so happy

Ok, take what you just said, and replace 'FFXIV' with 'any Final Fantasy title that has already come out'. Then replace 'FFXI' with 'any FF that came out before the FF you are using to make this comparison'.

If you want to guess whether or not this new Final Fantasy game will actually meet the expectations you just set for it, I think you'll have your answer right there.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Warped655 on July 13, 2010, 09:43:33 pm
Final Fantasy XIV is PS3 exclusive because Microsoft didn’t want it. (http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/final-fantasy-xiv/news/snubtacular-burn-final-fantasy-xiv-is-ps3-exclusive-because-microsoft-didnt-want-it/a-2010071313462419042/g-2009060212274149050)

Just felt it was worth mentioning. Thought the idea was kind of funny.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Ultimaweapon9 on July 14, 2010, 06:18:08 pm
Eh I hate MMOs.  It seems weird that they're wasting "numbered" Final Fantasy games on MMOs.  Seems like more of a spin-offy thing to do.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: dada on July 15, 2010, 06:00:53 pm
Final Fantasy XIV is PS3 exclusive because Microsoft didn’t want it. (http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/final-fantasy-xiv/news/snubtacular-burn-final-fantasy-xiv-is-ps3-exclusive-because-microsoft-didnt-want-it/a-2010071313462419042/g-2009060212274149050)

Just felt it was worth mentioning. Thought the idea was kind of funny.
Why is there always a whore in the character lineup of a Final Fantasy game?

And why is it usually a guy?
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: dada on July 15, 2010, 06:02:15 pm
(http://wedemandhtml.com/tmp/finalwhorefantasy.png)
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Dead Phoenix on July 15, 2010, 10:00:33 pm
that's the subligar eq set from ffxi, you either hate it, or love watching people complain about how much they hate it when you're wearing it in an xp party
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Ragnar on July 15, 2010, 10:03:22 pm
seriously does Tetuya Nomara realize he's flamingly gay

Edit: Somebody learn enough Japanese to send him an e-mail something like 'you and me are the same in many ways' and he gave you the courage and experience points to come out
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Dead Phoenix on July 15, 2010, 10:06:59 pm
as far as i know Nomara has nothing to do with FFXIV, so no running around in a zipper suit with 4 belts.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: big ass skelly on July 15, 2010, 10:17:36 pm
Is cloud going to be in it? That's "Cloud", that's his name, I don't mean clouds. I'm sure the game will have clouds. In the sky.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Ragnar on July 15, 2010, 10:18:21 pm
as far as i know Nomara has nothing to do with FFXIV, so no running around in a zipper suit with 4 belts.

I can't tell if this is supposed to be a joke or if this really happened
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Terrorantula on July 16, 2010, 02:13:29 am
*Steals piccy* OOH!
 I wonder if anyone would have the balls to cosplay that. . .
And don;lt forget, Massy, about the other two XIII games...
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Parker on July 16, 2010, 02:31:10 am
seriously does Tetuya Nomara realize he's flamingly gay

Edit: Somebody learn enough Japanese to send him an e-mail something like 'you and me are the same in many ways' and he gave you the courage and experience points to come out

ahahaha
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Vanit on July 16, 2010, 02:44:31 am
Final Fantasy XIV is PS3 exclusive because Microsoft didn’t want it. (http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/final-fantasy-xiv/news/snubtacular-burn-final-fantasy-xiv-is-ps3-exclusive-because-microsoft-didnt-want-it/a-2010071313462419042/g-2009060212274149050)

Just felt it was worth mentioning. Thought the idea was kind of funny.
This story is inaccurate. The reason they can't put it on Xbox 360 is the way the servers work. XBL games aren't allowed to just connect randomly to anywhere on the internet (ie, mmorpg servers), they have to connect to specific, closed, xbox 360 only, servers. Its my understanding (and I'm pretty sure SE made a PR to this effect) that this is the issue, and not that "Microsoft didn't want it".
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Rajew on July 16, 2010, 04:21:33 am
So how did FFXI on Xbox360 work?
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: The Penguin on July 16, 2010, 04:27:43 am
It was a closed Xbox 360 server that couldn't connect to the PC and PS2 versions of the game.
The only game that I can think of now that has had cross platform gaming for 360 is Shadowrun for 360 and PC.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Supra Mairo on July 16, 2010, 06:08:52 am
Well, I see 3 problems with this game:

1. It's a Final Fantasy game
2. MMORPG
3. I Don't think a game could look any more generic and uninspired than this
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Supra Mairo on July 16, 2010, 06:10:45 am
But if you are a japfag and like big shiny numbers and tedious grinding I think this is right up your alley
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Dead Phoenix on July 16, 2010, 06:59:17 am
It was a closed Xbox 360 server that couldn't connect to the PC and PS2 versions of the game.
The only game that I can think of now that has had cross platform gaming for 360 is Shadowrun for 360 and PC.
completely wrong
not 100% sure, but i believe the Play Online service SE had for FFXI(and a few other games), that was require to play the game, had something to do with it.  Since SE no longer plans to use POL for any more games, it can't be used to play ffxiv on  the 360.

Also FFXI recently had its level cap increased to 80(from 75) and will be at 99 by the end of this year, fortunetly new content over the last few years has made grinding much faster from 1-75 and the latest Add-on allows whole alliances(three 6 man parties) to get absolutely ridiculous xp/hr
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: dada on July 16, 2010, 08:26:50 am
as far as i know Nomara has nothing to do with FFXIV, so no running around in a zipper suit with 4 belts.
Thank goodness, but I contest that second claim.

This story is inaccurate. The reason they can't put it on Xbox 360 is the way the servers work. XBL games aren't allowed to just connect randomly to anywhere on the internet (ie, mmorpg servers), they have to connect to specific, closed, xbox 360 only, servers. Its my understanding (and I'm pretty sure SE made a PR to this effect) that this is the issue, and not that "Microsoft didn't want it".
An accurate version would be that Microsoft didn't want to stray from its closed down platform to accommodate to Square Enix. The only way this could have worked is if PC and PS3 servers were really specific Xbox 360 servers.
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Post by: The Penguin on July 16, 2010, 03:45:15 pm
completely wrong
not 100% sure, but i believe the Play Online service SE had for FFXI(and a few other games), that was require to play the game, had something to do with it.  Since SE no longer plans to use POL for any more games, it can't be used to play ffxiv on  the 360.
Oops, you are completely right, sorry about that :/.  It was apparently the first cross platform MMORPG too; I thought it was closed, but what do I know, I never played the game.
Also, my roommate got into the beta, I'll ask him how it is.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: Rowain on July 17, 2010, 12:36:23 pm
as far as i know Nomara has nothing to do with FFXIV, so no running around in a zipper suit with 4 belts.

This is the best description I've heard of his character designs.

I also would've accepted prostitute with absolutely impractical jewelery tastes.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: hamburg3rz on July 17, 2010, 05:01:31 pm
Well, I see 3 problems with this game:

1. It's a Final Fantasy game
2. MMORPG
3. I Don't think a game could look any more generic and uninspired than this

Exactly what I was thinking,This game is going to fail more than 13 did for sure.
Title: Wait!... what! FinalFantasy MMORPG? on PS3?
Post by: pig style on July 19, 2010, 08:53:48 pm
Got into beta so excited to try this thing out.