Square-Enix's new MMORPG for Vista/Xbox360/PS3

Vanillatea

And it's not FFXI 2.

http://videogames1.mtv.com/pages/gamespace/story.php?id=6147946&pid=928330 general announcement and xbox vs. ps comparisons.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MOR795E7vag tech demo!

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060324/sa19.htm picture

http://www.square-enix.co.jp/e305/nextgeneration/na.html official pictures

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/702/702289p1.html general, mentioned PS3 and Windows Vista.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/finalfantasy11/news.html?sid=6154196 it's not a sequel to FFXI.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/758/758359p1.html SE signs up with Unreal Engine 3.

http://www.ffinsider.net/post/final-fantasy-goes-online----again.html

http://www.spirasdestiny.net/Wordpress/square-enix-set-to-make-new-mmo-final-fantasy/ claims it'll be a pre-established FF world.

http://kotaku.com/gaming/square-enix/square+enix-mmo-skipping-ps3-235086.php rumor about PS3 being only a "possibility."

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3331495&postcount=1 Final Fantasy Haeresis XIII ?

http://www.psu.com/node/10027 It's a Final Fantasy? (or just an article mistake)

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3159493 They want it multi-platform as soon as possible. (instead of like what they did with FFXI)

http://ps3.ign.com/objects/823/823994.html IGN page.

http://forums.ffxiclopedia.org/viewtopic.php?t=5032 They're still working on it alongside the new "Wings of the Goddess" expansion. Mentions some stuff about working on an engine I can't make out. Working for Vista/Xbox360/PS3 release.  Mac/Linux is a possibility.

http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/sdetail.html?story=10045 New MMO being produced by the same team as FFXI.

Shilar

If it's like Final Fantasy, it will not do good. Need MORE originality.

Vanillatea

Supposedly this is close to what it'll look like. (rumor from the 2006 Fan Festival)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MOR795E7vag

Gaeras

Its just gonna be a polished up version of the current FF11, with new features, and possibly updated graphics.

Phife

Originally posted by Gaeras

Its just gonna be a polished up version of the current FF11, with new features, and possibly updated graphics.

 

 

Cool!  I loved FFXI, it's just too dated now.

grndzro

Originally posted by Gaeras

Its just gonna be a polished up version of the current FF11, with new features, and possibly updated graphics.

I played FFXI for 2 years and if this is what the new MMO is going to be they better nip the gillsellers in bud so to speak.

Gillsellers is the only reason I quit FFXI, If it is a revamped FFXI I would buy it in a heartbeat if they kill off the money farmers.

Lazzerus

I loved FFXI and square-enix in general, looks like I may have a reson to buy a PS3 when this come out.

mbblade

i liked FF11 but the way you log into the game really ticked me off. Lets hope they don't do that stupid fecking viewer again or else i will have nothing to do with it. That is my biggest complaint about ff11 that it didn't start up after clicking the exe, you had to go though signing in to some stupid viewer then click the game and then click play and then sign in again then you were ACTUALLY in the game. 1-2 mins to get into the game is fecking nuts and stupid

Omrie

I can't wait for the next Square Enix MMO, instead of midevil, I'd like to see somthing futureistic/midevil.. somthing like a FF7 Setting. ^^

Unknown

Originally posted by Shilar

If it's like Final Fantasy, it will not do good. Need MORE originality.

Uh.. FFXI is one of the most successful MMOs to date.



It's the fact that it didn't sell like the offline FFs sell that are the root of the common misconception that it was a failure. Before WoW, 500,000 subscibers was like the target amount for an MMO to be considered very successful. Due to FFXI's unusually faithful player-base, they have maintained the 500,000 subscribers for nearly 5 years now.



Not only was it a success, it's actually a great MMO imo.



It's probably the most challenging MMO there is, and the job-change system goes with the MMO genre like bees to honey (or something).



PLEASE GOD PLEASE let them keep job changes for the new MMO, PLEASE!



I do not understand why all MMOs don't have this. It almost guarantees that your casual players will play longer to try out different jobs, and the hardcores will try to cap as many jobs as they can.

There is nothing that compares to the feeling of satisfaction of having a single character with such a wide variety of abilties and well... jobs.

Vanillatea

Square Enix signs up with the Unreal Engine 3.  Might be related to their new MMORPG.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/758/758359p1.html

Omrie

I hope SE makes another good mmo.. i miss FFXI.. but after playing 4  years i want to try a different FF setting mmo

Thaxor

ffxi was a really good mmo but i hope they will build even better one now if they can

Vanillatea

http://www.ffinsider.net/post/final-fantasy-goes-online----again.html

http://www.spirasdestiny.net/Wordpress/square-enix-set-to-make-new-mmo-final-fantasy/#comment-279

These sites claim it will take place is a pre-established FF world.  Ivalice maybe?

Bane82

I wouldn't mind playing another FF MMO, but two things have to happen for me to buy. 1) get rid of RMT period! These botters ruined the economy so badly, it made your hard earned gil look like nothing. 2) get rid of the damn grind and make it more casual friendly! for god's sake! some of us have enjoyed and played FF games for a long time and I loved the idea of finally being involved in an FF world, but if I have to a) do a long grind with LITTLE to NO rewards for my efforts and b) need a party to do almost 80% of the cool story line content I will be shrugging off this game. Square Enix has to start realizing that a lot of their fans are growing up, have jobs and other real life activities to attend to. Believe me I wanted to continue playing FFXI, but because of these flaws I mentioned I had to stop. I can hardly call it "playing" when 3+ hours are spent sitting waiting for a group. Don't say "form a group" because that's an equally challenging task considering I could never find enough people to form a party.

Azure77

  Final Fantasy Xi in mid July dropped to 200k user , another drop following that puts them at 120k. The IGE christmas sell , killed off around 300k , within 6 months , and another 80k by Christmas. It wasnt until nearly 8 months after the sale that Square begin to even react to the flood of over 300 billion in gil and items in the market.

    It was reported in Japan, that most accounts (I think they said 75%) come into contact with tainted gil or items. Shortly there after a unnamed linkshell , and bots begin to exploit  the AH. On the servers Rahum (spelling) and Levathian , prices rose in 3 months to 2000% , figures has high as 4000% reported on the auction house website that tracked the prices.

           In 2006, Japanese papers put FFXI on the dead list , (roughly 3% of users are new , the only reason that people are able to party at all is because of rerolls or another job class.) On Christmas or there about Levathian reported the cost of the new armor, to cost around 1 billion to produce.

Bane82

Originally posted by Azure77


  Final Fantasy Xi in mid July dropped to 200k user , another drop following that puts them at 120k. The IGE christmas sell , killed off around 300k , within 6 months , and another 80k by Christmas. It wasnt until nearly 8 months after the sale that Square begin to even react to the flood of over 300 billion in gil and items in the market.
    It was reported in Japan, that most accounts (I think they said 75%) come into contact with tainted gil or items. Shortly there after a unnamed linkshell , and bots begin to exploit  the AH. On the servers Rahum (spelling) and Levathian , prices rose in 3 months to 2000% , figures has high as 4000% reported on the auction house website that tracked the prices.
           In 2006, Japanese papers put FFXI on the dead list , (roughly 3% of users are new , the only reason that people are able to party at all is because of rerolls or another job class.) On Christmas or there about Levathian reported the cost of the new armor, to cost around 1 billion to produce.

Do you happen to have a link to support these claims?

Omrie

I kinda hope its based on FF7, Imagine all the mini games at the gold saucer =P

whitedelight

Originally posted by Bane82

Originally posted by Azure77


  Final Fantasy Xi in mid July dropped to 200k user , another drop following that puts them at 120k. The IGE christmas sell , killed off around 300k , within 6 months , and another 80k by Christmas. It wasnt until nearly 8 months after the sale that Square begin to even react to the flood of over 300 billion in gil and items in the market.
    It was reported in Japan, that most accounts (I think they said 75%) come into contact with tainted gil or items. Shortly there after a unnamed linkshell , and bots begin to exploit  the AH. On the servers Rahum (spelling) and Levathian , prices rose in 3 months to 2000% , figures has high as 4000% reported on the auction house website that tracked the prices.
           In 2006, Japanese papers put FFXI on the dead list , (roughly 3% of users are new , the only reason that people are able to party at all is because of rerolls or another job class.) On Christmas or there about Levathian reported the cost of the new armor, to cost around 1 billion to produce.

Do you happen to have a link to support these claims?



It is in the FFXI forum on this werbsite I will link it for you in a minute

whitedelight

http://mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/121952

There is your link, and the link is in there with it.

Vanillatea

http://kotaku.com/gaming/square-enix/square+enix-mmo-skipping-ps3-235086.php rumor about PS3 being only a "possibility."  More love for the Xbox360?

http://kotaku.com/gaming/square+enix/square+enix-party-blowin-up-in-may-246035.php

Square Enix party on May 13th plans to announce a new FF no one's heard of before.  My guess?  This new mmo they've managed to keep under wraps for 2 years, of course.

Omrie

Is he spelling Square enix like that on purpose? Hmm, but yeah.. this is very intresting.. I do hope it comes out for ps3.. (would give me a reason to buy one =P ). I wonder whats gona be so next generation about it.. I mean graphics is a givin.. but what else hmm..

benhamine

Originally posted by Omrie

Is he spelling Square enix like that on purpose?

If you're referring to Squeenix, I've heard people refer to it as that.



As for this game though, you just made my day.  I've been waiting for Square to make a new MMO.  There were things that I liked about FFXI (mainly story aspects) but they can definitely improve upon it.  I've loved every Square game I've played haha.  Then again, I haven't played but like 5 haha.   But yeah...definitely stoked about this.







-Benhamine

Yarrrgh

Well Square Enix or Square-Enix are both used interchangably since the merger.

They certaintly have at least 4-6 new IPs being generated ,with 3 FF games being  produced side by sideon the console and 1 on the portable console platform

unbroken

I'm stoked to see a new FF MMO.  If its anything like FFXI, it will surely be a hit.  I think a lot of the people that said bad things about FFXI never really played it, simply because it wasn't PC exclusive, and there are some jackasses who really care about that for some reason.  Even though the 360 and ps3 support a keyboard, mouse, and voice chat, there will still be some asses that think the experience will be jeopordized.  Can't wait to see it!

On the ps3 too?  Hell yeah!  Why wouldn't you want it on a console that is even more graphically enabled than today's best PCs? 

I don't think SONY will let them go to the 360 so easily.  Not to mention, they probably won't allow it to not be a part of the ps3 library, and Square has always been loyal to the Playstation brand.  Money makes the world go round, and SONY has buckets of it.

 

WisebutCruel

I'm just going to throw my two cents in and proclaim that the new mmo will NOT be based on FF, but on Secret of Mana. I will not say why, but we shall see if I am correct. For right now, I'm waiting for FFXIII and FFXIIIvs for PS3. A nice ploy, making two different versions of the same game, requiring both to get the whole story. I'll pass on the third version for mobile phones, though, as it won't affect the main story and I refuse to stare at a phone to play games. One of the things that upset me about the FFVII spin-off regarding the story leading up to FFVII was putting it on a damn phone instead of a console/PC where it belonged.