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Not to mention, All PS3s use ordinary laptop drives. So if 20/60gb Launch PS3 suits your style but the drive sounds cramped, you can upgrade it and rather cheaply.

I think it's good to be rid of Galka tails. What do they do anyway? Nothing like Mithra tails.

They do two things:

1) Trip unsuspecting Tarutarus; and
2) Hold the Galkas up when they pass out in the mines.

I asked my wife if she would play SE's new MMO with me, and she said "Maybe". Considering that she currently says "I hate that game" when referring to ffxi, I think that playing ffxiv may give us another activity to do together.

She refuses to get into ffxi with me. Also, if the environments in-game will look like that of the preview, I'll be quite impressed.

Edit: I'm thinking if they exist side-by-side, that we'll have evil quests like "Have title in ffxi to activate quest in ffxiv, which then allows mission progress in xi or the like." I wouldn't put it past SE to do something like that to us.

More realistically, I can see them giving some kind of minor perk for having other games registered under POL - I doubt they'll eliminate this - like nice novelty items for low levels.

Edited, Jun 3rd 2009 2:07am by Komolai

So I have been watching Bleach for the past 4 hours I think, re-watching the series and I'm on episode 55 with it paused blasphemy I know BUT I just wanted to chime in on a few things I've been reading.

1) Character Transfers: Everyone ******* about not being able to start on the same level as the Japanese players from the get go. Sorry guys you can rule the transfers out. I might be able to believe an in-game item of some sort for ffxi players that have their SE account linked to both games; otherwise yeah. Just no.

2) FFXI Only, Never Start Another MMO People: All lies. Every single one of you who said they won't start a new MMO. You will try it out; quit talking about how this is your last MMO and how you will never invest time in another. You have all tried WoW and other MMOs during FFXI's reign. Quit it. Definitely annoying.

3) Everything else is just speculative fun and I love hearing everyone talk about how they'll think the job system will be, what combat will involve. Down to the no tails on Galka. Moar of this please!

My personal views it's going to obviously be built upon all the feedback; good or bad that FFXI has received these last few years. From players, reviews; even the general population. 2010 is definitely turning out to be the year of gaming. I think the job system should remain; and if they take out subjobs definitely keep the main job switching in.

I wouldn't mind a spec system being added for the game to make everyone unique. Many MMOs up to WoW have been using it. I love endgame merit abilities in FFXI, if they spread it out throughout your character's life contributing to its overall growth, imagine all the possibilities. Yeah you'll have cookie cutter builds. But I think equipment should be more involved to allow for more variations that wouldn't even allow cookie cutter builds to exist.

I could talk for hours. I'm so excited and also happy that everyone else is too. Please... game footage today.... counting down the hours its too bad I'll be at work :/

The General

How awesome would it be if we could have our own airship? And shoot things with it, and what not?

I thought there was something in one of the old interviews that mentioned the development of this that they wouldn't do character transfers but instead grant a sort of merit to those who had FFXI characters. Wondering if anyone remembers that or if I just like to read nonexistant things x.x

Well off to bed, can't wait for this to come out.

This I would prefer and makes more sense. Some sort of reward for surviving FFXIV's 7 year beta test.

My stomach damn near fell out my butt when I realized 3/4 of the way through what I was actually watching.

Then when it said -Online-, I was like O_O


Time to save for a PS3 :/

No, lol, how hard is it for you people naging about transfers or items ? It a NEW game, there wont be any special treatment for ANYONE. I hope you can differentiate between a new game and an expansion.

It should be through playonline and it should share monthly fees with ffxi. That way I can play both.. <.<;

I think I can understand where "some" of the people are coming from (Although most actually asking for full transfers or even a help you item for the new MMO should be ignored as that is not what this is about). Its one thing to have no transfers in other MMO's but they are using the exact same FFXI races. You can even see the same face model from one FFXI hume models in it. But yeah in full agreement... new game, you shouldn't get anything that truly sets you apart other than aesthetically from this new game.

I personally think its possible, however, for SE to give a nod to FFXI players and that is to allow them an aesthetic transfer, and not a content transfer. Maybe have your model and name be replicated on this new MMO and just make it "the new adventures of so and so!" Nothing big, but just the thought of the character you loved in FFXI continueing on, but in a new adventure world where you start out new just like everyone else. Everything else is reset and you can immortalize your character in another world. They have the same races and character "looks" they could do that easy enough.