Nostalgia overload (FFXI event)Follow

I kind of hate to say it but this is starting too look true..
I am a older gamer, I have 4 classic full size coin op arcade games in one room.. I used to have a lot more but recently sold some.
We used to game and we had multiple systems but now it is Xbox vs PS vc PC.. People are loyal too, it dont matter how bad or how wrong they stick by just like in politics.
Like COD even though it is nothing but a map pack almost every time people will still buy COD 782.
What frustrates me is game companies trying to tell me what I like to play and not giving me what I want. Some CEO who has never played a game or in Microsoft case someone who was in development of Office.



What happened to imagination? Wanting something to be different? Wanting to play something different..What happened to taking a chance? What happened to having an open mind?
You know it is happening everywhere even in the movies. It is this heard mentality or everyone seems to have to defend what they are playing?
Nothing in this worlds is perfect and nothing can not be improved on.

Edited, Dec 17th 2015 2:27pm by Nashred

Graphics are the least of XI's problems. It's one of the best looking MMOs out there, even now, imo.

You have to think of the normal 30 FPS frame rate differently here. Instead of a game that was only animated to run at 30 FPS, you have a game animated at 60 FPS that only displays every other frame of animation. Essentially what you're doing by 'unlocking' the frame rate is allowing those previously removed frames to display. You're not running 30 frames at twice the speed.

Let's say you took a 60 page flip book and flipped through it in 1 second. Now go through and tear out every even numbered page(30 pages) and flip through it again in 1 second. The book will show the same thing happening in the same amount of time, just that you have more frames of animation to process.

In most of today's games things happen so fast that your brain(our brains, not specifically yours) don't have enough time to process all the information we're receiving anyway. That's why a lot of people will say "Oh, there's really no difference between 30 and 60 FPS". Most people go to youtube and look at a side by side comparison of a racing game with a car zipping past things at 120 MPH. Of course they're not going to notice a difference. If you're someone who picks up on the details rather than just the broad scope of what you're looking at then you'd spot it immediately.

I completely understand SE's motive in presenting this game on console, but the things that had to be adjusted or even omitted completely from the game for that reason is borderline tragic. Especially when you consider how important the smaller details are to immersive games such as these.

Anyway, if anyone would like to know how it's done feel free to PM me.

Which is something I don't mind because despite being more casual...it still feels like there's plenty for me to do that's relevant that isn't forcing me into obsolete content...yet again.

Matsui sounds like they have a plan for after console support is dropped because given the time frame, they can more than get XI's core swapped over to rely less on PS2 dev kits and thus further development and all it'll take to resurge numbers is lower the fee or go B2P with a cash shop for vanity/small boosts like GW2 does.

As for unlocking FPS and overclocking, it did speed up XI dramatically which gave the illusion of speedhacking because they designed the game to run at a capped 30 FPS and 56k datastream, so unlocking it "breaks" the limits (much like changing your PC/system clock will automatically kick you from XIV to prevent you speeding up timers and so on.)

I think a graphic update would not help. The game has got to big for the amount of players, To many areas are just empty now. I forget what I was doing but Tesee was watching me and said I ran around for a hour and never saw another person. The game needs to be revitalized, it need to bring people back to old areas. The game needs major upgrades to things like crafting, Crafting absolutely no fun in FFXI and talk about RNG... FFXIV is defiantly a more rounded game in gathering and crafting.

Even if they added new content the game is dieing now. I think there has been a surge of players at least on my server for FFXI and part is FFXIV has had a pretty big exit since Heavensward, part is people are feeling some nostalgia because people know the end is coming. Tesee even brought it up last night, if the end was not coming to FFXI we would probably not be talking about going back.

I think a big problem is the 360, there is a pretty big base of users that are going to have to exit the game, I was talking with one yesterday. A few might get a PC since the software is free really. But allot of people will leave even on the PC if their friends are on the Xbox.

Tesee and I talked about her going back last night but she only knew the 360 and really does not want to buy one to use for a few months.

We are thinking of me leaving FFXIV for a while and keeping her account active so if we decide to go back we still have the house. I still have faith things in FFXIV will change but I am so tired of doing the same thing over and over with no reward. I know MMO's are grinds but the grind has been the same for two and a 1/2 years with no reward. If I was getting something epic for it that would be cool but you get something that is outdated in weeks. But I have been playing since beta and lets face it someone could be exactly where I am in the game in a few months and I have been playing for what almost 2-1/2 years. I think it is cool that they do have a way for people to catch up but that is too soon but We have nothing to show at all for 2-1/2 years, Nothing epic. FFXI problem is it was too hard for new people to pick up and is kind of why it has been dieing for years already, very little new blood, FFXIV is way too easy to catch up..

Tesee who is not even much of a gamer can see what is happening FFXIV.. She was saying it stinks when you bust your butt for something in this game and a month later they just hand it to someone. She was talking about leveling the relic. I think when they ended that and it really was useless after 50 and the same with the lucis.. Why do the work.. She said last night she has know for a while I have been getting frustrated with the game, she said she has been lately too and not had the desire to get on like we used to.. Funny how you like a game so much and short time later it does nothing for you, We even bought 2 PS4 to play and a laptop and now regret it.

We do not totally hate FFXIV though and are still having fun, it is the fun is becoming less and less. How many times can you do the same exact thing before it becomes no fun. I love pizza but if I had to eat it everyday I would be sick of it.. If a game aint continually changing and giving people new thing to do it dies too.. But now this is something FFXI will suffer from too. I dont think people will stick around and pay full price with out something significant to the game.. Adding trials to weapons does not equal new content just like adding 3 more dungeons too FFXIV does.

We do want to back, there are some of the expansions we did not finish in FFXI and Tesee want to finish here empyrean weapon. just do not know the best way to get her on for now..




Edited, Dec 18th 2015 3:50pm by Nashred

It is easy to get help there are people really with nothing to do anymore and are just looking to help just to have something to do...
plus they nerfed almost everything and with alter ego's you can do most things yourself. I am getting through the final mission so far no help..
I stopped in-case Tesee wants to do them with me..

I have a bunch of friends on facebook from FFXI and they have friends and so on and so on. We had this huge discussion about FFXI and several still play and allot went back.. I had offers with help just there.

I agree they already have one foot out the door. I do think we have a better chance of SE making another MMO closer too FFXI and maybe based on FFXI same world.
One thing that may help it or maybe hurt it and it is FFXIV. I feel FFXIV is on a downward spiral now. Tesee opened up her friends list which is huge because she is a girl. Anyway I thought mine was empty. Then she started going through their FC's and it was 0 out 190 on and 0 out of 50 etc. It is to early to call FFXIV dead it certainly is not but it is loosing people pretty good now, at least are not playing. This could either hurt or help the chance of us seeing a new FFXI.

I think the whole thing now about more updates coming too FFXI is because the game has seen a surge from people leaving FFXIV and gong back to FFXI, so right now FFXIV is defiantly helping out.

IF FFXIV were to have major issues it could scare SE though into not ever doing another MMO or it may push them to do one like FFXI.

I think it's high time I return to Vana again, just to pay my character a visit.

You can compare gear actually. Until they add the new UI to the live servers it's a bit weird to get used to.

They added the comparison to live servers, just not the full UI that makes it more obvious. I'm not sure the default key since I rearranged all of my keys and use a Xboxone controller lol.

Well We bought Tesee a xbox 360 again to play FFXI at least for now to see how it would be. She has not touched FFXIV since and she really didn't want to go back to FFXI, LOL. I have a hard time getting her to put FFXI down now.

At this point I will probably cancel my sub for FFXIV and Tes wants to keep hers just for her house for now.. We will eventually go back hopefully.

I know FFXI is just a shell of what it used to be but it is the depth of the game, I do not think FFXIV developers understand it. It is not how hard FFXI is, it is the depth of the game. In FFXI as a healer I actually feel like I matter other than popping heal and ensuna once in a while. I mean I have dia and haste etc. I have to think and can actually have make a difference in a fight. I want to go skill up to make myself better, I want to go get new gear. Nothing makes a difference in FFXIV.

Clothes and stats mean something other than just I-level.

Tesee said the same thing when in battle she has to think about what she does vs some stupid rotation. There is timing.

What amazes me is even though there is a skeleton crew on FFXI they can come up with new creative things in FFXI still.

Even still the game just feels like it need a major over haul.. There is allot in FFXIV that could be used in FFXI. Partyfinder, the whole mission system for example. Getting stuck on every little pebble, Clunky interface. Even still the game still is more fun than FFXIV and the game is not hard anymore but it still is a deep game.







Edited, Dec 31st 2015 11:49am by Nashred

Never has a game made me think "well, this could have been useful... YEARS AGO" more often than FFXI has.