Xaris
New Member
Hey all.
For those who remember I played in alpha and both closed and open beta of FFXIV. However, I did not get as much gaming in during open beta as I would have preferred as it began the same day I moved to a new province(i am canadian) and new job. I was really hoping to get a better idea from OB whether this is a game I really would (or can) sink my time into. Though I have played past versions I was wondering about the release version.
I hesitated from pre-ordering as I was unsure about how much free time I would have to play. I am married, have two children under three and am a full time pastor. I roughly am able to get in about 5hrs a week, usually in chunks of 45min-1hr. once a week about a 2hr session is possible.
Questions I have are as follows:
1. I understand the surplus/fatigue system, yet is 4-6hrs a week enough time in 1hr sessions to feel like any accomplishment can be done?
2. Is the UI still as fabulous as it was in OB? How are chat channels now - fixed?
3. The market ward sounds horrid from what I am reading. How is the economy and the buy/sell system working out?
4. content. it seemed like in beta that the amount of content was less than what it could have been. What are things like now. Is there never ending amount of stuff to do? Do you get bored easy or overwhelmed?
5. What is the community like? I understand that both Japanese and American players share the same servers. how is that working out?
I am possibly grabbing a copy this weekend if I can find any in store, and would love to hear honest feedback on your experiences so far.
Thanks.
For those who remember I played in alpha and both closed and open beta of FFXIV. However, I did not get as much gaming in during open beta as I would have preferred as it began the same day I moved to a new province(i am canadian) and new job. I was really hoping to get a better idea from OB whether this is a game I really would (or can) sink my time into. Though I have played past versions I was wondering about the release version.
I hesitated from pre-ordering as I was unsure about how much free time I would have to play. I am married, have two children under three and am a full time pastor. I roughly am able to get in about 5hrs a week, usually in chunks of 45min-1hr. once a week about a 2hr session is possible.
Questions I have are as follows:
1. I understand the surplus/fatigue system, yet is 4-6hrs a week enough time in 1hr sessions to feel like any accomplishment can be done?
2. Is the UI still as fabulous as it was in OB? How are chat channels now - fixed?
3. The market ward sounds horrid from what I am reading. How is the economy and the buy/sell system working out?
4. content. it seemed like in beta that the amount of content was less than what it could have been. What are things like now. Is there never ending amount of stuff to do? Do you get bored easy or overwhelmed?
5. What is the community like? I understand that both Japanese and American players share the same servers. how is that working out?
I am possibly grabbing a copy this weekend if I can find any in store, and would love to hear honest feedback on your experiences so far.
Thanks.