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This has to be the most polished and best MMO (pre) launch ever!
taus01
Member Posts: 1,352
So far the only problem i had are a few emergency maintenance windows and a login queue. Something that i expected as every MMO release with massive amounts of players trying to connect will cause issues that are extremely hard to prevent in advance.
The amount of polish this game has beats every other MMO out there, even the ones released for more than a year.
1. NO Missing, Not working, Skills or abilities
2. NO Broken Quests or Missions
3. NO Missing or not working classes or issues with the character creation
4. NO Broken Auction House
5. NO Broken UI, bad translations
6. NO Server crashes or client crashes
7. NO Stuck, glitched, falling through world
8. NO Graphical bugs
So there you have it, all i hear is some bitching about server congestion. If that is really your only problem during the free early access phase which has now been generously extended then you need to maybe find another hobby.
Enjoy the game, i know i will.
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Err....
1) The skills do work, so they get my kudos there.
2) There WERE broken quests, mostly connected to the issues with the duty finder.
3) See 1)
4) Haven't used, no comment
5) There ARE bad translations, although there aren't many nor do they substantially interfere with gameplay.
6) There have been several server crashes and a ton of network instability.
7) That has happened as well, but SE had the foresight to include a return feature.
8) Not sure what you mean here, but there is stutter at times.
Well not sure if it falls under graphical bug, but I still can't play in full screen mode. I lose my mouse cursor every time. =/
I mostly agree with the OP with some minor comments.
1. True.
2. Mostly true. I did have one non-game-breaking issue where I was given a level 20 quest at level 15 and I managed to finish it at my low level but to return it, I HAD to be level 20. So I'm still waiting to return that quest.
3. True.
4. True.
5. True about flawless UI. Did see one minor translation mishap but it was only once and it was very minor (side-quest as well).
6. I haven't heard of server crashes apart from "planned" downtimes. Haven't heard of any client crashes whatsoever. Game works great in alt-tabbed mode as well. Overall performance is superb.
7. True
8. True
"Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted.
Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world."
Hans Margolius
Check that your gamepad isn't connected. It's most probably in game settings.
"Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted.
Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world."
Hans Margolius
I personally take a polished game with a few server related birthing issues over another barely beta release with tons of issues on top of the lauch server issues like so many have been in the past.
I think we both agree that this is temporary and that they will fix these issues before they actually going to charge anyone for the game or officially launch it. Once this is sorted out you have an extremely polished game waiting for you with a ton of content that will have you confused what to do next.
I can look past these issues because i know they are not going to be permanent.
Did not think about that. Since it is a legacy character, I did not get the option to choose keyboard and mouse over controller. Maybe they are both active. Will try and give it a shot. TYVM!
No it just means early access people have an extended grace period to register their full cdkeys. A lot of MMOs do this.
There was never a perfect launch
There wont ever be a perfect launch
Load on servers with current tech and software will always cause problems
Remember that GW2 from Anet not to long ago had major problems with their auction house who was offline for weeks.
Overflow cuase major disconnections etc etc, and we called it a good launch
FF ARR is doing ok, give it some time let the dev's fix what aint working as it should.
Might take days or weeks depending on the problems, but just accept mmo's will always have problems
If in 1982 we played with the current mentality, we would have burned down all the pac man games since the red ghost was clearly OP. Instead we just got better at the game.
I'd rather have small bugs in the game than congestion issues that keep you from even playing.
Name some recent ones that extended early access like this? TSW - no; GW2 - no; SWTOR - no; TERA - no. Senden - please back what you say up.
This is a re-launch since ver. 1 was so bad.
All the server hiccups give me pause. That is not a good sign.
I wish people GL with enjoy this game - it just seems like more of the same ol' usual MMO stuff wrapped in an Anime setting.
To my understanding the game still launches on the 27th. But, pre-orders don't start using their free 30 days until the 29th instead of the 27th now.
I have to agree, it is pretty impressive.
The login/server/queue/duty finder stuff messing up is definitely pissing me off but fortunately that's the kind of stuff you know's going to be fixed.
Not like gameplaly mechanics and features where everyone has to throw a fit on the forums for a year and things don't change until 90% of the populace unsubs.
Wrong, SWTOR did. That was the last MMO I was a part of the launch and I remember them giving early access players two-three days extra to add their cdkeys.
WOW - one out of all the MMO's released. Based on what I have seen this game ranks with D3 for a release - kind of MEH.
Oh but what is this?
I thought this game was perfect on the pre launch? But what is this indeed? Players cant get past menu screens!
http://news.mmosite.com/content/2013-08-26/early_final_fantasy_xiv_launch_meets_problems.shtml
Rain falls on your parade day
This game is perfect...when it all works...
Server congestion isn't just the problem, it's not being able to actually progress when you are in game. Hopefully with the recent patches it's fixed, and not just "fixed" like we've been told from prior patches.
Too true.
I believe most of the frustration is the game is so amazing and peeps just want to play. I just booked this week off work. lol Going to play the chit out of this thing.