So for everyone that got DC'ed at the end of the event.... enjoy.
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/news/article/end-of-an-era
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Randommule wrote:
Finding a good linkshell and sane people to play the game with are the most important things in this game. No item, no amount of gil will change that. Having the biggest e-peen in the game can't replace friends.
Although I was booted 3 hours out from impact (newly returned, lowest server priority); I managed to watch the last hours tick by through other players feeds. So thank you to those very generous and forward-thinking people!
Thank you SE for delivering a visceral and impactful (pun-intended) finale CS worthy of the monumental shift the game now faces. Before today I was certain that this event signaled closure for me regarding FFXIV... but after today's festivities, I'm almost certain I will be back for ARR...
Thank you SE for delivering a visceral and impactful (pun-intended) finale CS worthy of the monumental shift the game now faces. Before today I was certain that this event signaled closure for me regarding FFXIV... but after today's festivities, I'm almost certain I will be back for ARR...
LuminusSoul wrote:
So for everyone that got DC'ed at the end of the event.... enjoy.
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/news/article/end-of-an-era
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/news/article/end-of-an-era
Was anyone NOT booted? As far as I'm concerned we were all booted and directed to the site to watch the video. Am I wrong? Did this video play from in the game?
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No it didn't. You either had to go to the lodestone site, visit the youtube channel, or click the link in the launcher that sent you to the lodestone site. I spent my remaining moments overlooking the desert sands in the east of Thanalan, east of Sandgate.
Edited, Nov 11th 2012 3:12am by Niknar
Edited, Nov 11th 2012 3:12am by Niknar
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Urthdigger wrote:
First person view {You can have this.} I'm a galka and wore a subligar all the way to 50. You either learn to deal with it, or learn to enjoy the other party member's screams of agony.
Likibiki wrote:
I wish I could get parties of that standard. Sadly I seem to end up playing with myself all the time.
electromagnet83 wrote:
LuminusSoul wrote:
So for everyone that got DC'ed at the end of the event.... enjoy.
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/news/article/end-of-an-era
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/news/article/end-of-an-era
Was anyone NOT booted? As far as I'm concerned we were all booted and directed to the site to watch the video. Am I wrong? Did this video play from in the game?
In all seriousness though, how do you honestly expect that they could instance a global, server-wide cutscene anyway with the severe stability issues they were faced with? It simply wasn't feasible.
I do think there should have at least been a goodbye/so long system message though that instructed those still in to watch the end CS from the portals listed by Nik above, which would have led to a smoother closure to this 'era'. Oh well, the CS is epic and they have done a great job building the hype for ARR. Let's hope it's as good as we all hope.
Edited, Nov 11th 2012 7:14pm by Astarataru
The only server message we got was one regarding Lost connection to the Host Server.
Edited, Nov 11th 2012 3:15am by Niknar
Edited, Nov 11th 2012 3:15am by Niknar
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Urthdigger wrote:
First person view {You can have this.} I'm a galka and wore a subligar all the way to 50. You either learn to deal with it, or learn to enjoy the other party member's screams of agony.
Likibiki wrote:
I wish I could get parties of that standard. Sadly I seem to end up playing with myself all the time.
livestream on. Too bad I don't know any JP... and no subtitles... lol
This google doc is translating - gotta self refresh though: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oy8WfDxaIXLQ2XUhlzno4ee9UhO_v1CMmKdJUnitzpE/preview?pli=1&sle=true
Edited, Nov 11th 2012 1:56am by Olorinus
This google doc is translating - gotta self refresh though: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oy8WfDxaIXLQ2XUhlzno4ee9UhO_v1CMmKdJUnitzpE/preview?pli=1&sle=true
Edited, Nov 11th 2012 1:56am by Olorinus
lolgaxe wrote:
When it comes to sitting around not doing anything for long periods of time, only being active for short windows, and marginal changes and sidegrades I'd say FFXI players were the perfect choice for politicians.
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OnyxFFXI wrote:
Did you participate in any of the battles?
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LuminusSoul wrote:
So for everyone that got DC'ed at the end of the event.... enjoy.
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/news/article/end-of-an-era
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/news/article/end-of-an-era
I personally thought that was a pretty good video. I understand everyone's frustrations but it was pretty cool.
double post... >.<
Edited, Nov 11th 2012 6:50am by kainsilv
Edited, Nov 11th 2012 6:50am by kainsilv
electromagnet83 wrote:
OnyxFFXI wrote:
Did you participate in any of the battles?
Yes: http://i.imgur.com/HWrqP.jpg
It wasn't much to speak of really. A bunch of Imperial Juggernauts spawned along with a bunch of imperial soldiers and Magiteck H1 units. The game kept timing but I was able to log in occasionally. At the final seconds, it just R0'd and logged out like a normal server maintenance.
Ok. That CS was pretty epic.
That might bring me back..
That might bring me back..
Rest in peace, Louisoix.
And holy crap Bahamut, this explains why the final boss of the meteor storyline used MegaFlare. I thought it was just a random move that tied in with FF-universe, but in reality it was just a giant hint.
And holy crap Bahamut, this explains why the final boss of the meteor storyline used MegaFlare. I thought it was just a random move that tied in with FF-universe, but in reality it was just a giant hint.
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UltKnightGrover wrote:
Rest in peace, Louisoix.
And holy crap Bahamut, this explains why the final boss of the meteor storyline used MegaFlare. I thought it was just a random move that tied in with FF-universe, but in reality it was just a giant hint.
And holy crap Bahamut, this explains why the final boss of the meteor storyline used MegaFlare. I thought it was just a random move that tied in with FF-universe, but in reality it was just a giant hint.
The similarities between Dalamud and Bahamut and the fact that he used Megaflare were what gave it away from me. When Bahamut came out the way he did, I was surprised but not overly so. More of an 'ahah!- ulp, holy sh*t Bahamat's killing everything!' moment than a total "WTF!?" moment.
Someone on the official forums pointed out that Dalamud is only a few letters away from Bahamut, which I thought was interesting. And Van Darnus was basically a dragoon with Bahamut as his wyvern.
Edited, Nov 11th 2012 3:38pm by OnyxFFXI
Edited, Nov 11th 2012 3:38pm by OnyxFFXI
The final CS was nothing short of epic.
I watched it immediately after it went live with a few roommates in the room who knew nothing about the FF universe... once it was finished, I turned to find them all completely drawn in by it behind me! They all had to scoop their jaws from the floor and were so amazed by the quality and how 'crazy sad' the mage's sacrifice was at the end..
SE may yet win a few hearts and minds with this amazing clip... good on them for the effort. Also, GREAT use of the Answers theme song, it fit so beautifully.
I watched it immediately after it went live with a few roommates in the room who knew nothing about the FF universe... once it was finished, I turned to find them all completely drawn in by it behind me! They all had to scoop their jaws from the floor and were so amazed by the quality and how 'crazy sad' the mage's sacrifice was at the end..
SE may yet win a few hearts and minds with this amazing clip... good on them for the effort. Also, GREAT use of the Answers theme song, it fit so beautifully.
Hyrist wrote:
UltKnightGrover wrote:
Rest in peace, Louisoix.
And holy crap Bahamut, this explains why the final boss of the meteor storyline used MegaFlare. I thought it was just a random move that tied in with FF-universe, but in reality it was just a giant hint.
And holy crap Bahamut, this explains why the final boss of the meteor storyline used MegaFlare. I thought it was just a random move that tied in with FF-universe, but in reality it was just a giant hint.
The similarities between Dalamud and Bahamut and the fact that he used Megaflare were what gave it away from me. When Bahamut came out the way he did, I was surprised but not overly so. More of an 'ahah!- ulp, holy sh*t Bahamat's killing everything!' moment than a total "WTF!?" moment.
Well Bahamut tried to destroy Vanadiel but was thwarted. So its only natural they call upon him as this world's enthusiastic wrecking crew. If this is what it takes to get me a lag free world with an auction house, I'm rooting for the dragon!
Can someone please put this video to R.E.M.'s "It's the end of the world as we know it"? It just feels appropriate to me.
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I think the best thing about this CS is that no one knew it was coming.
I mean, we knew that Meteor was not really a moon. but when Bahamut cracked out of that I was like
Props to the dev team for keeping that under wraps.
I mean, we knew that Meteor was not really a moon. but when Bahamut cracked out of that I was like
Props to the dev team for keeping that under wraps.
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catwho wrote:
I think the best thing about this CS is that no one knew it was coming.
I mean, we knew that Meteor was not really a moon. but when Bahamut cracked out of that I was like
Props to the dev team for keeping that under wraps.
I mean, we knew that Meteor was not really a moon. but when Bahamut cracked out of that I was like
Props to the dev team for keeping that under wraps.
I'm also really surprised I didn't hear about Bahamut ahead of time. I'm getting an overall positive vibe from everyone posting too. I so can't wait for PS3 release now!
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Can someone please put this video to R.E.M.'s "It's the end of the world as we know it"? It just feels appropriate to me.
I've been humming/singing/whatevering that song whenever my LS leader's been on teamspeak just to get it stuck in his head with all this happening
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I showed this to a few young, under 20, black males that care nothing for MMORPGs, FF, or anything that isn't Madden or CoD. They were stunned by the video and said "damn, that's something I might try to get into." They said it was WAY better than the Dragonball Z video that they were watching a few min ago and that they loved that the Dragon hatched and went crazy. I tried to give them a context of the world prior and to that moment.
Done right SE could have/could get a lot of people to TRY ARR when it comes out. Keeping people is a whole other ball game.
I loved the video. I have watched it more than 10 times, easy. Cause I sit around at work, of course.
Done right SE could have/could get a lot of people to TRY ARR when it comes out. Keeping people is a whole other ball game.
I loved the video. I have watched it more than 10 times, easy. Cause I sit around at work, of course.
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