Famitsu Wave interview splashes down with Final Fantasy XIV info |
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The latest issue of Famitsu Wave was recently released in Japan with a DVD containing a lot of new info on Square Enix's upcoming PlayStation 3 and PC MMO, Final Fantasy XIV. Here are some of the interesting tidbits.
Final Fantasy XIV will not have a leveling system and, consequently, no experience points. Wow. Big surprise right off the bat. Square Enix wants the new system to let players try out any quest and to make character growth more enjoyable by throwing in a tightly-knit story complete with cutscenes.
There will still be jobs, but they're expanding upon the basic system. Weapons will also be of a greater focus, as they determine how players play, grow, and fight. So maybe a Job Point system instead of actual XP? Never player FFXI myself, but weapons have been used as a way to acquire skills in previous Final Fantasy titles.
Teaming up with friends and forming parties are supported, of course, but solo players will also not be left out of the loop. Large scale battles are also in consideration, but regular battles will be against single enemies.
To learn more about Final Fantasy XIV, check out the video below. It's from an E3 2009 interview with director Nobuaki Komoto and producer Hiromichi Tanaka conducted by members of the Japanese press. Don't worry, it's subtitled.
Related articles:
- Rumor: Final Fantasy XIV beta kicking off in September
- Final Fantasy XIV producer says it will be completely different from FFXI
Via ScrawlFX
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this is kinda sounding like monster hunter.....but just a bit
That there gonna make this enjoyable and possible to solo quests because no one wants to shout or be forced to static everything in the damn game. Nor should one half to resort to a Wiki for everything,
the hdtv's brand is samsung..
..................weird....................
Video was removed :(
I'd call it a good thing granted they do it right.
I'm not even touching it unless it's *not* using PlayOnline.
Final fantasy XIV is NOT going to be using the PlayOnline service. This was mentioned a while ago. so No worries there.
I hope this is better than XI, I hate leveling up in that game too forever.
I stopped playing because the interface and item system was horrendous. Say what you will about WoW, but it's menu and addon/hack system was top-notch.
Thanks. Looks like I'll try it out.
1st, your welcome NarooN.
2ndly, I don't think the UI in ffxi was bad. I mean, you could hide it and it never bothered you, and all your info was to either side of the screen and out of the bloody way. I do agree with blkthunda, i hate leveling. but in 14, there are no levels apparently (from everything i;ve heard and read so far) and your character grows by the weapon in which he/she chooses to use.
Just a few notes on it, apparently the weapons will degrade, the areas look really nice and remind me of ff12 in some instances (the openess of the fields and whats in them and what not), Gil is the currency still and if you are in a guild, you can instantly teleport to any location for a fight using some kind of card (like a membership card). its called Guild Reeves (or something similar)