Gold Saucer?Follow

I was wondering why I got rated down and I think I know why. PSO2 is a sci-fi based MMORPG so it's much easier to create this big flashy casino/theme park type of area in a high tech setting.

So an area just like this might not be possible for FFXIV, but Yoshi said there will someday be a Gold Saucer, so how do you guys think they'll implement it with Eorzea being a little more traditional fantasy?

PSO2's predecessor PSU had a casino with a HUGE roulette wheel in Moatoob surrounded by slot machines where 50% of the players spent their time. This is nothing new for Sega. I am certain that FFXIV will have a casino that is equally impressive. Now, what would be more impressive is if Sega of America could stop looking at bottom line and manage a PSO2 U.S. release. The communication level of that company is dismal. I gave up on Sega of America about a year and a half ago. Classically mismanaged organization.

Edited, Jul 3rd 2014 8:32am by Valkayree

PSO2 is pretty ******* amazing. Their "communication level" has always seemed fine by me, but then again, I play their Japanese releases only. I don't see how that would be more impressive when PSO2 in itself is pretty impressive - It wouldn't survive in a "MUST BE LIKE WoW!" type of environment and I think Sega realizes that.

As said, Sega turns a blind eye to English players as they're contained in one section, just don't be an idiot, like yelling bomb japan! and **** like english players did in the TERA JP Beta.

I'm expecting very little from the Golden Saucer, but if it comes close to the PS casino...it definitely has potential to suck up a lot of our time and actually be a fun distraction.

Loops and hoops? There's just one, a japanese captcha for account creation, and even that is hiragana. 26 characters and you can use a handy chart to decypher them. Shouldnt take more than three tries.

Ping issues arent a problem either since monster locations are for you only. I play it with someone else with my laptop next to my computer, and monsters i see on my screen infront of me, she sees somewhere else. And it doesnt matter, because if i hit them, the damage is displayed on her screen as well. There's just no synchronization in -monster- locations, and you cant be hit by a beam you see on someone else's screen that would go through your position but that on your position misses you. Even the worst lagging person can play it since it's basicly like playing the single player game where only the monster's HP, damage and the timing of their abilities is synchronized, as well as player locations and player abilities. Makes for a perfectly playable game no matter how far you are from the server, smooth and everything.

Payment system, the game is free. 100% playable without paying. There is premium (for a larger room and selling to other people), but you wont need that, ever. You can just buy things from other people, just wont be able to sell or trade to other people without premium, and that's perfectly fine like that. Only thing this does is effectively eliminate RMT, i have not once seen a shout or tell from them.

Really, no issues at all that would prevent english people from playing it.

Edited, Jul 3rd 2014 7:05pm by KojiroSoma

Snowboarding.

I don't know how. I don't care how. Somehow, someway, they have to give us Snowboarding.

That stupid... stupid... stupid Snowboarding minigame. So many hours of my life were lost to that. It was more fun than Coolboarders 3.

Not to take the wind out of your sails, but I thought that game was broken because it was too easy. Maybe I glitched it somehow...

Meh, they'd probably make it that Tetra Master game if they did that.

I -hated- Tetra Master, because of all of the RNG crap (or at least it appeared to be RNG as to whether or not you won any specific card conflict). Now, Triple Triad.... the numbers on the card actually meant what they were supposed to mean and the game actually made sense.

As for rewards, well....

Vanity Gear is a good idea, esp with the Glamour System. Could also do Chocobo Vanity Stuff, too, new bardings and such. Crafting Crystals wouldn't be a bad choice either; farming for those is always boring as hell because fact it... being Lv40+ and whacking away at Lv5 nodes for Lv1 crystals is not exactly fun or engaging gameplay. Playing entertaining games to win these crystals instead would be a much more pleasant way to obtain them.

There was actually a trick to Triple Triad where you could eliminate the Random Rule worldwide and never have to worry about it again.

But yeah, TT was the best card game minigame ever. I'd love to see it come back too.

Myth gambling is a great idea. I'd also love to see more rare vanity gear in the game.

The Gold Saucer just needs the FF7 motorcycle/snowboard/boxing games and I'll be happy.

Smartphone app coming out in autumn in Japan, followed by a US release afterwards. Square has made mention of wanting to put all the Gold Saucer games onto smartphones at one point.

Oh snap. I haven't payed for a single game app on my phone but I'd totally buy those.