FINAL FANTASY XI 2012 Roadmap Follow

I think that it's not what SE are doing which is the issue. It's what they're not doing.

These updates ARE getting thinner and thinner if you have played the game for most of its lifetime. If you've already experienced Zilart, CoP, ToAU, WoTG and Abyssea. If you've already done Sky, Sea, Einherjar, Salvage, Limbus, Assault, Nyzul Isle, Dynamis and so on... rehashes are not exciting.

Sure, they help to upgrade the gear. However there's absolutely no reason why upgrades to existing gear should come from the same events. Even the 'Neo' versions. Whose to say for example there aren't more entrances to Odin's realm? Who's to say that there aren't other places where Salvage gear drops from?

The point is, that having done every scrap of content except for the last update of Voidwatch (I quit in Jan) I really have been watching to see where this game is going. Of course its great that they're updating the UI but that's not really the heart of the matter. Without content, what you dress it in is worthless.

I think what's missing the most though, is story. The trailers for Abyssea hinted at so much. People were so happy when they saw Prishe. Lots of us were desperate for a great tale. We didn't get it. We got a very basic plot which didn't draw us in at all. We basically got some ideas which validated putting Abyssea in.

Final Fantasy games used to be about good stories. I love CoP, enjoyed ToAU, was really pleased with WoTG. The nation stories were great. But we've got nothing now. Even though there are openings in the lore for more story. We could go north, we could go to the far east. We could visit the Mithran homeland. Hell there could be all sorts of things tied into existing lore that SE are not exploring.

I notice that they make a reference to them hoping we will play the game for many years to come. The only way I can see this happening is if there is sizable investment into storyline and new areas. I want completely new areas not rehashed, reskinned places if I am to return.

I'm honestly hoping that as they've flagged up that they want FFXI to continue that they will release new content. It's not that updating content is bad, it's just that it feels cheap and unappreciative of the loyal fanbase this game has attracted.

Edited, May 5th 2012 12:50pm by eldelphia

. Do you even know what Ninjutsu is?

It's not actually magic, it's throwing tools. Those little hyoton things are icicles you're throwing. The art of Ninjutsu is being able to basically kill someone with like, a needle, a piece of string, any random object. Shuriken are just more obvious physical damage-dealing ninjutsu. Things like kurayami is basically throwing pepperspray into someone's eyes >_> Chemist as the "throwing" job is simply retarded, Chemist will never happen now. Ninja = thrower, period, it has the highest throwing skill, it has throwing merit job ability, it has all the special throwing weapons, etc. etc... just because it can't be properly utilized doesn't mean it's not Ninja's theme. That's like if they suddenly introduce Mystic Knight because RDM isn't doing the enchanted sword thing right. Instead of, ya know, fixing the magic sword system. Or introducing Archer, a specialist in archery with A+, because Ranger is the jack of all trades of ranged weapons with A- in archery and marksmanship. While we're at it, why don't we introduce Songstress, with A+ singing and Flutist with A+ wind and Harpist with A+ string skill? Like, seriously. If you've ever played other FF games it shouldn't be hard to see what FF was doing with every single job from previous incarnations. Obviously some things were melted together to avoid redundancy (like SCH was basically given some aspects of Time Mage and Geomancer, and RDM was given Mystic Knight)

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With battle systems and styles shifting to players facing off against multiple enemies at once or having more NPCs present in battles, we feel that there is a need to tweak the target NPC feature a bit (the good ol' F8 key).

There is some talk going on discussing what aspects should be prioritized. For example, placing targeting priority on the monster, ???s, treasure caskets, etc. We’d like to know everyone’s feedback and opinions on this matter so we can continue to make the game user-friendly and enjoyable.