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E3 09: Final Fantasy XIV is an MMO and...that's all we know! photo

I just stepped out of the "secret" press conference Square Enix hosted and, well, it was a rather interesting experience. It wasn't terrible by any means -- in fact, everyone there could not have been nicer or more gracious -- but the entire focus was on nothing but the recently announced Final Fantasy XIV. This would have been fine, but once the conference started the moderator came out and immediately opened the floor to questions. But ... but ... none of us knew anything about the game outside of the quick trailer shown at Sony's presentation yesterday. How were we supposed to ask anything?

Luckily, many people stepped up with interesting -- if rather general (but who can blame them?) -- questions.

Based on the little information that was revealed, Final Fantasy XIV is an MMO set in a different, but similar, world than its online predecessor Final Fantasy XI and will have a worldwide release exclusively on the PlayStation 3 and PC. Other than that, nothing more was talked about outside of a lot of "no comments."

As a guy who hasn't played Final Fantasy XI, it was hard for me to find anything to get too excited about regarding Final Fantasy XIV. But, I have to admit, the game looks beautiful. Check out the trailer after the jump and the gallery with a handful of gorgeous screens that the producer promises are a combination of in-game and pre-rendered cutscene footage. If the game ends up looking this good in the end, I may very well dive into the world of MMOs that I have always wanted to brave. Could Final Fantasy XIV break my MMO virginity? It certainly is doing a good job wooing me.


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Genius's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 17:13
Genius
As long as it doesnt play like that disaster of an MMO FF11 then I will like it. Which means please for the love of freakin god let me solo, I should not have to be forced to group... EVER. Thats what makes WoW a good MMO, you can group when you want and dont have to when you dont want to. That said, I know the idea of not having to group goes against everything an asian MMO stands for, so I wont hold my breath.
Chad Concelmo's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 17:17
Chad Concelmo
@Genius,
Actually, you can solo. Sorry I didn't mention it in my post, but that was brought up during the live blog press conference. :)
Mentok the Mindtaker's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 17:18
Mentok the Mindtaker
@ Chad - During your live blog you said something about getting rid of the "Plan Line" system, could you have possibly meant the Play Online system? Also, what was your question going to be?

Anyways I hope to hear more about the soon!

@ genius - I can understand what you mean about the whole solo thing (Be a beastmaster for heavens sake ><) but the game was meant to push the interaction between you and other characters on the server. It was a social MMO.
Black Uroborus's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 17:19
Black Uroborus
"As long as it doesnt play like that disaster of an MMO FF11 then I will like it. Which means please for the love of freakin god let me solo, I should not have to be forced to group... EVER."

This.

Final Fantasy XI would have been so much better if I didn't need to have 5 other morons messing everything up all the time. I'll never forget the time a White Mage said the words "I'll pull/tank!".

Other than that, I look forward to what this game might bring. Glad to hear that during the conference they briefly mentioned they'd focus on solo content (unless I read the liveblog wrong?).
funran's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 17:20
funran
wtf man, how can you call it a disaster, it's been around for 6 years and has a huge player base to this day, it has over 5 expansions released as well! Yes, it's not a wow clone that makes everything easy, partys are important (but if you had read anything in the past 4 years, the game is soloable now, and they've made a ton of changes to the way the game works to make it more newb friendly).

Just because FFXI isnt for you, doesnt mean that a game is a disaster. I don't like Madden, but the games are not disasters just because i got frustrated and don't know how to play.

Give it a chance before you go wining about everything. In the press release they stated that they want a more casual atmosphere for some players, who want to put in less than an hour a day, and allow it to be soloable.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 17:21
Chronic Logic
SWotOR, CoH, Aion, Mortal Online, and DC Online. FF14 is going to have some serious competition. I hope FF14 is not like FF11. Skip the grinding and skip the .00001% rare loot drop.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 17:33
Wedge
I'm pretty sure we also know it's going to be a boring grindtastic piece of crap as well =D.
Lcdscreen's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 17:53
Lcdscreen
I'm excited. ;D
I tried to play a demo of FFXI but it looked crap on my monitor and everyone I spoke to said "Sorry, I don't speak English". Quite possibly the most frustrating experience ever. Hopefully I'll be able to get some enjoyment out of this.
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 17:55
Im OK
And... just like FFXI, this will be another Final Fantasy game that I won't be playing, simply due to it being an MMO. Oh well. *starts looking forward to FFXV, assuming of course that it isn't also a MMO* *mumbles something to himself about FFXIII not even being out yet*
ChrisK's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 19:04
ChrisK
As someone who beta tested FFXI and continued into retail for a little over 2 years I have to say the game is far from a disaster. True the game had some growing pains, however they have continued to adapt the game to try and accommodate players of all types.

The combat system in FFXI was, and still is, one of the best around. It emphasizes and rewards a good team. The combat system actually requires you to know your skills, time your attacks, and above all else pay attention to your team. It's a huge difference when compared to the spammy nature of most MMOs out there.

Personally I eventually stopped playing because I hated the continued emphasis on bigger and bigger groups (raids) to get through even the most basic content. The endgame also consisted of just sitting around waiting for HNM's to pop. However, a lot has changed over the past 3-4 years since I stopped playing and I might actually jump back into the game if XIV wasn't just a year away.
Senger's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 19:22
Senger
Rofl your MMO virginity. I loved that comment, I really look forward to this game. I was set back just a tad that they decided to call it FF14 atleast they put the word Online this time in the title, but with there past 6 or 7 years into the MMO business and still making money from FF11, I think they will make a better more enjoyable MMO experience aimed for more than just hardcore MMO addicts. They did emphasive on Solo play being a bigger part in this game, Solo play in FF11 was almost Non existent until the last expansion pretty much. People who take time to read my comment try not to be too skeptical about this MMO, It will either be a great success or it will do only as well as 11 did. If you not into the whole Final Fantasy Online experience then just dont buy the game. As for myself I have high hopes because I am a major FF fan.
Wan Sum Dung's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 20:18
Wan Sum Dung
Am I the only one who feels that a game in the "main" series shouldn't be an MMO?...
Chad Concelmo's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 22:08
Chad Concelmo
@Wan Sum Dung,
I actually felt the same way, but after hearing the producers speak so highly about the game and talk about how hard they have worked on it, I feel like dismissing it as not one of the "main" games is not giving the project its due.

But I still see what you are saying ... :)
Chad Concelmo's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 22:09
Chad Concelmo
@Mentok the Mindtaker,
Hahaha. I think you are 100% right. Since I don't play Final Fantasy XI I wasn't sure what the translator was talking about. Haha. Oops. :)
Midgetsnowman's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2009 05:20
Midgetsnowman
@Wan Sum Dung:

Well, I loved ff11, so my thoughts on people complaining about them being mad about them being in the numberng is generally summed up as ..

"fuck you. ff7, 10, and 10-2 sucked balls and 11 and 12 were awesome" :)
Fantasy-XIV's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/09/2009 00:53
Fantasy-XIV
The Final Fantasy XIV Screenshots look awesome. I'm afraid that this game will require a powerful PC, just like FFXI back in the day.
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