Final Fantasy XIV outlines changes to the enmity systems

@InkSix

Do not play this game,

@InkSix
None of them do. Despite how hard SE tries to make it look not so, this is a burning ship that everyone long since abandoned. FFXI has a bigger playerbase still, and they've outright said they are done with that game.

@InkSix

I think its going to be tough to find many people willing to give anything but a negative response. Most people (whether or not they've actually played the game) have a negative impression of the game based off of beta/launch and it will take a long time for SE to overcome that, if they ever will be able to.

Like I posted below Besaid is one of the top 2 or 3 populated servers. If I recall correctly there aren't any specifically US servers, all the servers are open to everyone.

@InkSix

Try Lindblum. It has some of the bigger guilds like The Star Onions.

@(Unverified) While it was rude, I still second this. It'll save some heartbreak in my opinion. I wished FFXIV never existed, at least in it's current state.

@Palebane Not knowing if you are pulling a monster off someone is a big deal in some games where monsters could 1-2 shot you. It makes for less wipes and less angry people either playing the tank for ebing a fail or playing the DPS for pushing too hard.

@Alex Oglitchkin
You mean players have to actually learn how to play the game instead of being told by the User Interface?

@(Unverified)

110% agree with you there. At it's core the game is boring and and lackluster. They're just painting frosting on a turd now. I'll be absolutely mind blown if the PS3 version can save this game.

@(Unverified) Bandaid fixes are considered to add fixes onto certain things. Changing the whole battle system (removign the stamina guage, adding auto attack, changing how hate works, etc) isn't a bandaid fix.

I can agree with you on the other subjects, though.

@Jennacide Class changes are coming this summer, advance class will look like FFXI classes.

Will give it a shot after summer updates completed

@Jennacide Class changes are coming this summer, advance class will look like FFXI classes.

Will give it a shot after summer updates completed

@angryhoar
I have to agree. mmorpg.com has an article up arguing that consoles will be the future of mmorpgs, but I haven't seen any evidence of that so far. I think DCU could have been a huge console game if it had been b2p+issues/dlc/expansions, and they had gotten over their desire to promote the ps3 and instead promoted the game on all 3 consoles.

Still when developing an mmo devs need to focus on one platform or the other. If you want to make a console mmo then stick to consoles, don't make some half-shod mess to present to pc players just to make a few extra bucks. In the end this greedy grasp just makes your company/game look bad and wards players away.

@augustgrace

My brothers kids both do the ps3 and xbox, itemization is insane on the consoles, they pay for every little thing and this is what the developers want, itemization and more cash, they do not see it in the PC.

@Graill440

Exactly, so why spend the time making a shoddy port for pc players? FFXIV and DCU should have just been b2p console games. This would have avoided the flack they got from pc players, and dlc packages would have gone over much better with console players than subs.

While FFXIV was a mess, there is absolutely no excuse for DCUO falling so hard. Cutting out the pretense of a pc port would have saved time and money, make the game b2p and work out a comic that follows the continuing story line of the game as well as some merchandise. Then sale dlc packs called "issues" that had story lines that corresponded with the events in the special DCUO comic line. This would have appealed to the much larger console market, as well as appealing to comic/collectibles enthusiasts. DC and Sony both blew it big time which is why both companies remain second tier companies.