Final Fantasy XIV covers the basics of healing and fighting

It just makes you wonder what the hell is going on over there.

I have a tender spot towards FFXIV, let me down.

No hate from cures?

Not if you have at least 1 tanking class. The amount of hate seems to be equal when healing 1 person versus 10 people so its not really a concern? If that makes sense.

I play a healer and this guys point is extremely valid that healing = lame. So lame. In most mmorpgs, including wow, you have several different heals to choose from and you need to time your heals at the right times or you can perform combos by initiating your heals in the right order, etc. Buffs or bonuses working together for greater effect. Sometimes cd on items that you can use once every x often. Similar abilities that increase your heals by x % every x often. Multiple CDs, multiple abiities each with their own cooldowns, combos, etc.

Fun, challenging, rewarding. Feeling of accomplishment.

FFXIV. 2.....2.....2.....2......2.......2......2.......2.......2.......2.......2
Oh monsters headed, auto-follow melee till we reach the next monster.
2...2....2....2....2.....2....2....2.....2

1 hour later. I levelled! Sweeeet! I'm now a 24 conj. Did I get a new healing spell? ...no ... wait. Cure II? Sweet. Let me update my macro and ok ready to fight guys!

2 ....2.....2......2.....2....2.....2....2.....2....2...

There is no feeling of fun, accomplishment or enjoyment. Leveling seems tidious and you can't help but ask yourself. Ohhk, so once I have invested 80 hours of my life to level to level 50....what do I get in return? Will I get to run an instance? No, there are no instances in this game. Get to do a raid? No, no raids. Get to kill notorious monsters? No, no notorious monsters either. .... ... So I reach max level and I ....? Darn it! I've been tricked. /unsubcribe.

Destroying SE and destroying SE's reputation are two very different things. They can be huge, and I will always hope they bring out better games.

This guide, like the others, should be stuff ALREADY on the site at the beginning since they knew how damn awkward their game is to play.

As long as Square Enix keeps making Triple-A Anime it won't go under.


But if they keep making bad Final Fantasy's then people will wise up and stop buying them.

Final Fantasy XII - Fool me once shame on you.

Final Fantasy XIII - Fool me twice shame on me.

Final Fantasy XIV - Fool me three times and I'm never buying that game series again, The End.

Seems to me they've been offsetting supposedly mediocre FF games (I loved XII, XIII was okay, enjoying XIV more than I'm being told I should) with absolutely incredible Dragon Quest games. As long as they stay in cahoots with Level 5, they will be fine.

SE has taken a HUGE hit in its reputation this year, by releasing abysmal games like FF13, FF14, Kane and Kynch, Front Mission Evolved. ITs shows in their financial reports, profits are down quite a bit as compared to last year, but the sad part is it wont go under that easily, as long as theyre are ardent fans who will buy their franchoses and give them reasons to pump out the next overhyped dismal instalment.

won't destroy them but it'll affect their budget down the road. ff11 has helped their bottom line for years, and people that quit 11 for 14, and then quit 14, are likely not coming back.

They're not in trouble though, until they release a remake of FF7. That's a secret weapon they'll never use unless they are truly in dire situations.

@Dranaerys You know only two of those games are SE developerd games, right? Front Mission Evolved (which, amusingly, so many people quote as an example of crappy Japanese game design, is a western developed game based on a SE franchise).

That's exactly what I thought when I looked at that pic. Can someone who plays the game confirm that the pic in this article is actually a mob in this game? It looks very, very similar to a warp stalker to have just taken inspiration from that mob's design.

I spent the better part of two years playing long-suffering sidekick to a warp stalker, and while it looks remarkably similar, I think it's mostly the result of both having lizard body structure and draconic features. Warp stalkers have shorter necks and fewer spines, as well as having an overall more catlike appearance.

--Your local warpologist