Final Fantasy XIV
Click to Play Genre Fantasy- Developer:Square Enix
- Publisher:Square Enix
- Release Date:Out Now!
- Official website: Final Fantasy XIV
- VN:F [1.9.10_1130]
Based on the highly popular Final Fantasy franchise, this is the second MMORPG attempt from publishers Square Enix. Following on from the classic Final Fantasy XI, Final Fantasy XIV includes an array of exciting features with an in-depth class system, extensive crafting options and a number of unique MMORPG mechanics.
One of the most unique features of Final Fantasy XIV is the class system, dubbed the Armoury System. Unlike other MMORPG titles were your class decision shackles you to stick to it for the entirety of your experience, FFXIV allows you to switch classes at any time simply by changing your weaponry. The game features a total of 18 options in the Armoury System, including combat options like Gladiator, Archer and Conjurer as well as crafting classes such as Miner, Botanist and Carpenter. Each Armoury choice has unique abilities and traits, and can be leveled individually simply by using the class or craft.
The questing system also has a unique twist, Levequests are available to all players and can be collected from various NPC's. Once you accept a Levequest you're given the location and objective as well as an easy to use tracking system. Each Levequest is associated with a safe zone within an area, allowing you to replenish your mana and health at anytime during the quest and also offers a teleportation feature to get you back to the NPC as fast as possible. Upon completing your quest, you receive rewards instantly, without having to return to the NPC, and a portal appears that lets you teleport back to the associated safe zone.
Square Enix decided to make the game free to play until they were able to fix many of the issues reported at launch, it is scheduled to include to a pay to play model towards the end of November 2011, at which point it will return to the original $12.99 a month fee.
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This game had amazing graphics, cutscenes, and the voice acting to boot. However, the game had horrible gameplay mechanics and an overly complicated crafting system. Don’t get me wrong I like a challenge/complicated, but when you put an “overly” complicated crafting system along with NO auction house…..believe me shopping for an item through countless bazaars not knowing if any of them have the item you want is not fun. The fact that the game basically required you to do 30 minutes of traveling for a simple quest that took 2 minutes to finish was horrible. This was the first game I’ve ever actually started falling asleep while playing.
I am an Avid FF fan, and I went into this game assuming it would be as good as all other Final Fantasy games. Boy was i wrong big time. Fortunatly Square fired the development team or whoever it was in charge of the game, because it was probably the most boring MMO i have ever played.
I know why they did alot of the things that people dont like. It was to make it so that bots couldnt be created, but they did this at a major cost of interface, and enjoyability.
wow, if it could come out earlier id soooooo buy it, i wanna see how its gonna be!!!!
dang i want it sooooo bad!!!!! i love final fantasy, kingdom hearts, and ratchet and clank!!! imma gamer lol