faerie Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 I'm not so sure if anyone knows, but FFXI is coming out on November 4th, 2003. This Fall!!! The game is going to be the first online MMORPG in the Final Fantasy line. Personally, I'm dying to get this. The story takes place in a world called Vana'diel, there you can create your character for the game, and will be able to team up with other characters. You'll be able to choose the race that you want, the sex, the way the face looks, the size of the body, job class, etc. A lot of not known about this game. Has anyone heard anything else about this game? And if you have, are you going to get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zeh Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 [size=1]I'm defintely getting it. Basically all you need to know is what you just typed. I don't want to get too much into it now, it'll probably spoil something.[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcCenTriC fairy Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 I'd love to get it, but I don't have the money for pay to play. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desbreko Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 [color=indigo]Originally, I was planning on getting the PC version, but I'm not so sure any more. First, I really doubt my PC will be able to run it, and I don't have the money to upgrade it. Second, there are too many other games that I'd want to spend the $10 a month on. (Isn't that about what is costs per month in Japan?) Since I only make about $30 a month, that'd only leave $20 for other games. And I don't want to go back to only being able to get a new GCN game every three months. :cross:[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semjaza Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Game seems like an overall waste of money to me. I applied for the beta program, so I'll play if I make it into that... but I'm definately not willing to pay monthly for the game at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zeh Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 [size=1]Oh yeah, i signed up for the beta testing awhile ago... I doubt i'll get it though, there's too many people just as qualified, lol.[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G/S/B Master Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Ahahahaha. I thought the game was going to be released next year like it said on the FOX 11 news ( they showned the whole begginning part of FFXI ) It was about Video Game Graphics... It said this is the first RPG game (or FF game) to be online. Do you ahve to pay the charges for beiong online? Not sure if it's November 4th, 2003 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zidane Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 I think i will get this game cos i just live for RPGs, except i dont know where ill get the time to play it but ill geuss ill just give up sleep. Sleep remaining each day :5 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faerie Posted May 16, 2003 Author Share Posted May 16, 2003 If you want to play FFXI, you have to pay a monthly fee. But I've heard its going to be like EverQuest is. You might have to buy a game card and enter the code into the game, thats the way I think is best. And I'm pretty sure the release is November 4th, cause I saw on a site that date and many other gamers have heard it too. I can't wait to get it, since I play 8+ hours of RPGs already. Now I can play with other gamers. Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 I'm still waiting for FFXI to be released, its gonna take a long time though in the UK, I don't think the PS2 has even gone online yet here :bluesweat I think I'll be able to manage though until it comes out, it's been out in Japan since February I believe? Possibly slightly earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Break Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 [size=1][color=crimson]I won't be getting FFXI, mostly because I don't have enough money to be able to pay for something monthly like this. If it was any cheaper, I'd [i]so[/i] get it, I think it looks amazing and the freedom of gameplay is very good as well, just getting tasks/quests from random NPCs. Good stuff. ^^[/size][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 [font=century gothic][size=1][color=gray] I won't be getting it. I don't have the money, and Final Fantasy as an online game has always seemed bad in my mind. I'm a classic gamer. I like RPGs the way they're meant to be.[/size][/font][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Break Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Mitch [/i] [B][font=century gothic][size=1][color=gray] I won't be getting it. I don't have the money, and Final Fantasy as an online game has always seemed bad in my mind. [/size][/font][/color] [/B][/QUOTE] [size=1][color=crimson]In my opinion, FFXI isn't really like an FF game, it's just an online RPG. This is 'cause the only elements from other FF games you get in there are the classes and that's it. Does anyone else think this?[/size][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zeh Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Break [/i] [B][size=1][color=crimson]In my opinion, FFXI isn't really like an FF game, it's just an online RPG. This is 'cause the only elements from other FF games you get in there are the classes and that's it. Does anyone else think this?[/size][/color] [/B][/QUOTE] [size=1][font=tahoma]I agree with ya Weh. I'm also hoping they'll have other common elements though, like Choco's, maybe some Moogles, and i bet there'll be some random NPC called Cid.[/font][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desbreko Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 [color=indigo][img]http://www.angelfire.com/alt/desbreko/FFXI-Chocobo.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.angelfire.com/alt/desbreko/FFXI-Moogle.jpg[/img] *cough* . . . Um, yeah, there are Chocobos and Moogles in FFXI. I don't think they could get away with calling it a Final Fantasy game without them.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Break Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Desbreko [/i] [B][color=indigo] *cough* . . . Um, yeah, there are Chocobos and Moogles in FFXI. I don't think they could get away with calling it a Final Fantasy game without them.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] [size=1][color=crimson]What about Cactuars, eh? ;) But seriously, this still doesn't [i]feel[/i] like a Final Fantasy game. I don't really know why.. no storyline? *shrugs* But it's still looking/sounding good though. :)[/size][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G/S/B Master Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 whoa!!! It seems like another Dynasty Warriors 4 game when you've shown pictures like that! Also, what about weapons?(Ultima Weapon, Emerald, Ruby, Omega) Every game I know has weapons!! Well except FF9, they had Ozma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinnyLyn Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 Personally, I feel SquareEnix should have set this FF apart from the rest, as in, not one of the numbered FFs. The question is, where will FFXi be in 5 years? It took me just that long to get ahold of FF7 (late RPG bloomer, heh), and that was for the PC. Do you really think the server (or whatever they call it) for this game will still be around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desbreko Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Break [/i] [B][size=1][color=crimson]What about Cactuars, eh? ;) But seriously, this still doesn't [i]feel[/i] like a Final Fantasy game. I don't really know why.. no storyline? *shrugs* But it's still looking/sounding good though. :)[/size][/color] [/B][/QUOTE] [color=indigo]I'm pretty sure I've seen a screen shot of a Cactuar, actually. :p But still, I think people should wait to play it until they say it doesn't feel like a Final Fantasy game. I mean, really, how can you tell without having played it? And there is a storyline, of sorts. I'm not sure on exactly how it works, but I remember reading on GameSpot when they were playing the japanese version that you can go on quests and such, fight bosses, that sort of thing. So I suppose there isn't really one main storyline, but more like a bunch of smaller stories. (And I think I remember hearing that they'd be adding more quests and stuff after the game was up and running). And about where FFXI will be in a few years after its release, I'm worried about that too. I know I won't be able to get it when it first comes out, if ever. I'm guessing I'll have to wait at least a year or two before I'll be able to get a PS2, network adapter, and hard drive, or be able to upgrade my PC enough to run it. I've heard rumors that Square Enix is only going to keep the servers running for a couple years, but I have no idea whether that's at all true. Maybe it'll be like EverQuest, though, and last practically forever. It'll probably just depend on how popular it is and how much money it makes.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinnyLyn Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 If it ends up like EverQuest, though, that would mean those add-on programs (can't think of the offical name for them). In which case it goes back to me saying that SquareEnix should have set this MMORPG aside from the numbered series. Does anyone know if it will be playable by itself, as in, no internet connection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desbreko Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 [color=indigo]I'm not sure, but I don't think you can play it offline. I'm pretty sure your character information is stored on their servers, so that'd make it kind of hard to play offline.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Break Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 [size=1][color=crimson]I agree with Ginny, I reckon that this FF shouldn't be labeled as a Final Fantasy game. I think that's because it's the first online one and it's totally different from every other FF game. 'Breko! More screens, boy!!11[/size][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desbreko Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 [color=indigo]Yeah, I do kind of agree that they should have made FFXI an offshoot game like Tactics is and not in the main series, but really, I don't care that much. All it is is a name. And if you want screen shots, just go [url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/finalfantasy11/screenindex.html]here[/url]. GameSpot has a bunch, and they're new ones, too. Those two that I posted up are from months ago, before the game was even out in Japan. They've got some pics of some character models, too, which look really good. I [i]so[/i] wish I could get this game when it first comes out. >_<[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semjaza Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by GinnyLyn [/i] [B]Personally, I feel SquareEnix should have set this FF apart from the rest, as in, not one of the numbered FFs. The question is, where will FFXi be in 5 years? It took me just that long to get ahold of FF7 (late RPG bloomer, heh), and that was for the PC. Do you really think the server (or whatever they call it) for this game will still be around? [/B][/QUOTE] Before Square merged with Enix, Square said something about closing the servers down in like 2004 or something like that I believe. This was long before it was announced for US release, or even before the game was making a profit... so things may have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawl28 Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 earlier in the thread people were saying that they signed up for the public beta. I was wondering if any of you guys got it because i just got an email today saying that i was accepted to be a beta tester fro FFXI and TETRA MASTER (what ever that is). Also i get a free Hard Disk Drive for my PS2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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