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By Valkyrie 2011-10-14 03:48:32
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http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/teaser/

Pretty epic :)
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By Flionheart 2011-10-14 03:54:01
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That's a huge change. And I'm very excited about the change.

They're basically packaging and selling the game as a completely new product. A completely new graphics engine is a gigantic change.

I'm excited for it.
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By Damiyen 2011-10-14 04:15:05
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this looks absolutely spectacular
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By shinmetsu 2011-10-14 04:17:04
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Yea, really exciting changes.
I'm so extremly hyped now, that screen of FFXIV V2.0 is mind-blowing!

And a whole year to look forward to it.
Time to step it up and prepare I guess?
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By Lakshmi.Cesil 2011-10-14 04:19:00
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Yeah :D time for me to start leveling! :)
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By Jerihiri 2011-10-14 04:22:49
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too much info... head will explode...
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By Flionheart 2011-10-14 04:25:06
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The main thing that impressed me was the fact that they're tying the whole changes in with a storyline. That's such a great and awesome idea. Making you see the changes happen rather than just a jarring transference.

I'm not overly fussed about the yearly subscription before the changes are implemented, but if I get bored, I'll just stop playing until 2.0.

Incredibly happy they're re-marketing it completely with a new trailer in E3!

First time I've been legitimately excited by XIV news since the first launch.

This will gain a lot of publicity regardless of whether it works or not, simply because no MMO has ever done this.
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By Damiyen 2011-10-14 04:26:05
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In a weird way I'm almost compelled to play less now, so that I have more to do when the game becomes "Version 2.0

the more and more they show humility in regards to how bad this game was originally, the more respect for them I have
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By Flionheart 2011-10-14 04:37:43
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Same. And I'm highly impressed they're using other MMOs for ideas, rather than dismissing them completely.

I want a fun playable game, not a game that passes off as an unique snowflake.

I want to play, simply for the storyline that burgeons 2.0.
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By slipispsycho 2011-10-14 05:17:19
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Well damn.. I knew it was coming sooner or later, but I'm still not ready to pay for the game.. I hope they don't plan to delete characters and ***, I'll give it another go a few months after 2.0 kicks in, but the game is missing a lot to keep me firmly glued and addicted to the game.. At best I can manage a couple months interest at a time.
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By Lakshmi.Cesil 2011-10-14 05:23:38
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Oh they mentioned that they are not deleting anything :) We get to keep our current avatars/levels , etc and if we want we get the option to customize it once the new races/customization features are out :D
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By slipispsycho 2011-10-14 05:28:19
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Lakshmi.Cesil said: »
Oh they mentioned that they are not deleting anything :) We get to keep our current avatars/levels , etc and if we want we get the option to customize it once the new races/customization features are out :D
I didn't mean a total reset once it goes to subscription, I mean my character remaining inactive for many, many months, starting from the subscription renewal reset.

Basically, I hope they don't expect me to pay just to keep my character data active, because I have no plans to use my character until at least a month or two after it goes to 2.0 (want to give them time to buff out issues before I give the game another go)
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By Carbuncle.Flionheart 2011-10-14 05:45:08
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I doubt they'd delete character data. Also 2.0 will have a free trial available for everyone.
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By shinmetsu 2011-10-14 05:50:08
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They couldn't delete data...
If they did they might as well just shut down servers until re-release.
As everything we achieve until then would go to waste.

Pretty sure they wouldn't dare doing that in their situation.
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By Oumura 2011-10-14 05:52:34
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Character data won't be deleted.
They just need to work a permanent package deal for those who play both games. (While I no longer play, the BF still DBoxes my account and it would be much appreciated if rewarded for loyalty.)

And none of that 'for three months' crap either.
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By Bruceybangbang 2011-10-14 05:59:06
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This was a surprise. It's beyond what I expected from them. Extremely promising....
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By Valkyrie 2011-10-14 05:59:08
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Ohh yeah that would be lame if they deleted the character data..but I would guess since they are trying to entice people to come back and play they hopefully wouldn't delete any characters like that ;
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By Carbuncle.Flionheart 2011-10-14 06:00:50
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They're letting everyone re-customise character race and look in the 2.0 update. It's a great second chance.
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By Petori 2011-10-14 06:53:11
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Yes this really is something to look forward to.

Carbuncle.Flionheart said: »
They're letting everyone re-customise character race and look in the 2.0 update. It's a great second chance.

Re-customize or recreate?
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By Bahamut.Krizz 2011-10-14 06:59:13
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Kudos to them for suspending the automatic renewal to prevent unwanted charges.
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By Xeonerable 2011-10-14 07:02:39
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I hope they reconsider or offer a discounted subscription price until the "new version" if they are really going through with charging people.
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By Fenrir.Fearforever 2011-10-14 07:07:40
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Maybe we'll get a DirectX11 new game engine, also with the zone size being reduced my 1GB graphics card memory won't run out lol.
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By Asura.Daleterrence 2011-10-14 07:12:18
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I'm hyped again like I was pre-FFXIV release.. Don't screw it up SE, please. ; ;
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By Carbuncle.Flionheart 2011-10-14 07:29:30
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Petori said: »
Yes this really is something to look forward to.

Carbuncle.Flionheart said: »
They're letting everyone re-customise character race and look in the 2.0 update. It's a great second chance.

Re-customize or recreate?

Recreate, but you'd still keep everything you have.

The main point is because they're adding male mithra, female roegadyn (which I really hope has an Amazonian feel) and Female highlanders.


Asura.Daleterrence said: »
I'm hyped again like I was pre-FFXIV release.. Don't screw it up SE, please. ; ;

Same, I feel really excited again, like back in the day.

I'm also psyched they're making the zones into actual zones rather than seamless areas.
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By Carbuncle.Flionheart 2011-10-14 07:30:53
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Also for anyone who hasn't downloaded the PDF:

Taster image for the new content.
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By Asura.Daleterrence 2011-10-14 07:34:40
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I can haz Windowed Full Screen please SE? =P
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By Damiyen 2011-10-14 07:35:36
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Asura.Daleterrence said: »
I can haz Windowed Full Screen please SE? =P
now now, let's not get ahead of ourselves. We all know how SE feels about that one.
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By Buddhsie 2011-10-14 07:36:23
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Just, please.. someone invent a time machine and a way for me to not work next year...
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By Carbuncle.Flionheart 2011-10-14 07:36:30
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They said they'd be supporting apps made by outside sources (similar to how wow does) so that means that a windowed version is sure to be made by fans even if it's not made officially.
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By Asura.Revelation 2011-10-14 08:41:32
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Carbuncle.Flionheart said: »
Also for anyone who hasn't downloaded the PDF: Taster image for the new content.

Anyone else notice some of them don't have two names?

Edit: Nvm, that was the choco.. was looking at the party list and not on screen >.>
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