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The site adds that the extension does apply to those with multiple accounts and that all extensions will be made automatically. Furthermore, those who have already been emailed about the end of their trial will still receive the extension.
Reader Comments (49)
Posted: Oct 15th 2010 10:10PM copa said
"Good news, Final Fantasy XIV fans, more free gaming is on the way"
Bad news, the game is Final Fantasy XIV.
Bad news, the game is Final Fantasy XIV.
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 1:10AM poopdedoop said
@copa
Have you actually played the game? How can you bash something if you haven't even tried it.
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Have you actually played the game? How can you bash something if you haven't even tried it.
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 10:48AM ThePenIsMightier said
@poopdedoop
Can I poop in your mouth? No? Why not? How can you bash something before you try it?
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Can I poop in your mouth? No? Why not? How can you bash something before you try it?
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 10:58AM Misfit Toy said
@copa
Yeah, its not bugs they need to squash its monotony and boredom. I can say this as someone who actually bought the game. It just doesn't feel like a large world worth exploring and adventuring in. There isn't much story driving the experience and quests are very limited and repetitive.
To fix the game they just need a boatload of more content. Its as simple as that. Oh, and a better menu system.
So... why wasn't this released in 2011?
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Yeah, its not bugs they need to squash its monotony and boredom. I can say this as someone who actually bought the game. It just doesn't feel like a large world worth exploring and adventuring in. There isn't much story driving the experience and quests are very limited and repetitive.
To fix the game they just need a boatload of more content. Its as simple as that. Oh, and a better menu system.
So... why wasn't this released in 2011?
Posted: Oct 17th 2010 3:47AM ShadowXIII said
@copa
This was Square-Enix's way to tell everyone that bought the game...
"WAIT DON'T GO! Just keep playing!! Give us a chance!! Please??
....and I'm a SE fan. What in the hell are they thinking lately....?
(facepalm)
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This was Square-Enix's way to tell everyone that bought the game...
"WAIT DON'T GO! Just keep playing!! Give us a chance!! Please??
....and I'm a SE fan. What in the hell are they thinking lately....?
(facepalm)
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 5:46PM djenkins83 said
@Misfit Toy
Maybe Square Enix should get together with Blizzard then. Talk about repetitive, including zone usage.
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Maybe Square Enix should get together with Blizzard then. Talk about repetitive, including zone usage.
Posted: Oct 15th 2010 10:12PM Faenix said
Im stll waiting for the PS3 beta, that I supposedly have a code or something for...
Posted: Oct 15th 2010 10:17PM Bekefel said
Maybe when you pay me, SE.
Posted: Oct 15th 2010 10:23PM Mattchewie said
Uhh, if you Paid for a character ...its kinda not free nor a trial....
Posted: Oct 15th 2010 10:37PM Dark Toast said
@Mattchewie They are for guest passes I believe.
On another note, the game itself I did not find to be much of an improvement over 11 aside from obvious graphical update.
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On another note, the game itself I did not find to be much of an improvement over 11 aside from obvious graphical update.
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 12:01AM Draken Stark said
@Mattchewie
In its current state it is missing features that make FFXI easier to play. I would hope for at least a search feature, for anything at all, in the game.
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In its current state it is missing features that make FFXI easier to play. I would hope for at least a search feature, for anything at all, in the game.
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 12:01AM Jack Spicer said
@Dark Toast
Shhhhh... you're ruining the surprise.
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Shhhhh... you're ruining the surprise.
Posted: Oct 15th 2010 11:00PM commonperson said
I actually walked away in open Beta from this game I was so disenchanted with it. If it went free to play I'd not touch it. I think Square are going to have a flop on their hands.
Posted: Oct 15th 2010 11:28PM Orangekun said
and this is what happens when developers dont listen during beta
Posted: Oct 17th 2010 3:49AM ShadowXIII said
@Orangekun
*Thank you!*
(Noteable Mentions: Star War Galaxies, Earth and Beyond, and Star Trek Online)
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*Thank you!*
(Noteable Mentions: Star War Galaxies, Earth and Beyond, and Star Trek Online)
Posted: Oct 18th 2010 12:40PM trendscenedental said
@Orangekun
Right, and when devs DO try to listen to their players, we get Sonic 4: Episode 1. We just can't win =(
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Right, and when devs DO try to listen to their players, we get Sonic 4: Episode 1. We just can't win =(
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 5:47PM djenkins83 said
@ShadowXIII
I call BS on the Star Wars Galaxies! Game was awesome until it was utterly destroyed by SOE.
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I call BS on the Star Wars Galaxies! Game was awesome until it was utterly destroyed by SOE.
Posted: Oct 15th 2010 11:42PM Unreal Armos said
So, I read the reviews of XIV and thought, "well I'll check out XI since my PC can't really handle this right now."
So, today I bought FFXI.
After 2 hours downloading through Steam, 6 hours of updates, and another hour of wading through the horrid sign-up process, I thought "Okay well now I guess I'm invested."
After a few hours playing FFXI, I've decided that tomorrow, I'm buying WOW.
So, today I bought FFXI.
After 2 hours downloading through Steam, 6 hours of updates, and another hour of wading through the horrid sign-up process, I thought "Okay well now I guess I'm invested."
After a few hours playing FFXI, I've decided that tomorrow, I'm buying WOW.
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 12:16AM Draken Stark said
@Unreal Armos
Unless you're looking for a casual MMO (least that's what WoW is before level 20), I think you're going to have a similar experience with the gameplay. Most MMOs have the same core of grinding a lot with little story to back up what you do. MMOs are ment to be social among other players and not just going out on your own hoping to experience something worth while.
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Unless you're looking for a casual MMO (least that's what WoW is before level 20), I think you're going to have a similar experience with the gameplay. Most MMOs have the same core of grinding a lot with little story to back up what you do. MMOs are ment to be social among other players and not just going out on your own hoping to experience something worth while.
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 4:06AM FruitFcker said
@Unreal Armos
I can't decide if you're trolling or just incredibly short-sighted.
If you're happy to judge a game after just "a few hours", you probably shouldn't be playing MMOs. This isn't Call of Duty. The MMO experience is directly related to time invested, (and value for time invested). Some take weeks, months, or in XI's case, years, (not flaming it at all--it's just especially deep), to fully explore and appreciate. I don't think you can make a fair judgment of FFXI--or any MMO--in just a few hours.
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I can't decide if you're trolling or just incredibly short-sighted.
If you're happy to judge a game after just "a few hours", you probably shouldn't be playing MMOs. This isn't Call of Duty. The MMO experience is directly related to time invested, (and value for time invested). Some take weeks, months, or in XI's case, years, (not flaming it at all--it's just especially deep), to fully explore and appreciate. I don't think you can make a fair judgment of FFXI--or any MMO--in just a few hours.
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 6:23AM bm111 said
@FruitFcker
"The MMO experience is directly related to time invested, (and value for time invested). Some take weeks, months, or in XI's case, years, (not flaming it at all--it's just especially deep), to fully explore and appreciate."
And that is why MMO's are inherently terrible, and anyone who plays them should feel bad.
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"The MMO experience is directly related to time invested, (and value for time invested). Some take weeks, months, or in XI's case, years, (not flaming it at all--it's just especially deep), to fully explore and appreciate."
And that is why MMO's are inherently terrible, and anyone who plays them should feel bad.
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 11:03AM Misfit Toy said
@FruitFcker
I'm sorry. I have to interrupt. Not that you're not wrong in saying an MMO needs time to grow on you and learn BUT if one more person compares an MMO to Call of Duty I'm going to go on a kill-streak and nuke your city.
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I'm sorry. I have to interrupt. Not that you're not wrong in saying an MMO needs time to grow on you and learn BUT if one more person compares an MMO to Call of Duty I'm going to go on a kill-streak and nuke your city.
Posted: Oct 17th 2010 11:34AM Sora said
@Unreal Armos
You might want to look into Guild Wars if you're looking for a more casual style MMO with relatively little mandatory grind; it's buy once to play and there's tons of content; Guild Wars 2 is just around the horizon as well so you can play the first to get you ready for it.
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You might want to look into Guild Wars if you're looking for a more casual style MMO with relatively little mandatory grind; it's buy once to play and there's tons of content; Guild Wars 2 is just around the horizon as well so you can play the first to get you ready for it.
Posted: Oct 17th 2010 3:15PM bm111 said
It's funny how every time I say something about how inherently bad MMO's are, I get downvoted into oblivion by mouthbreathing fat neckbeards living in their mom's basement, who probably have like a dozen lvl 80 characters in Wow.
Very few exceptions aside, MMO's are all crap, by design. They're not made for your fun, they're made to keep you stuck to them as long as possible.
Of course anyone playing them can't admit this to themselves, that they're just playing out of some weird compulsion, which is carefully and methodically exploited to the extreme by developers. But just wait until you get older. You'll realize. All the fun you could've had. Instead you threw your best years away performing an incredible amount of menial repetitive tasks for the sake of increasing a number on a server, to show off to other people.
I feel sad for every friend I have who's stuck in an MMO.
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Very few exceptions aside, MMO's are all crap, by design. They're not made for your fun, they're made to keep you stuck to them as long as possible.
Of course anyone playing them can't admit this to themselves, that they're just playing out of some weird compulsion, which is carefully and methodically exploited to the extreme by developers. But just wait until you get older. You'll realize. All the fun you could've had. Instead you threw your best years away performing an incredible amount of menial repetitive tasks for the sake of increasing a number on a server, to show off to other people.
I feel sad for every friend I have who's stuck in an MMO.
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 5:49PM djenkins83 said
@Credge
I like how the band wagoners down rated your statement even though it didn't degrade their wonder child (40 year olds living at home) game. FYI WoW is also very repetitive and simple, why do you think it's popular.
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I like how the band wagoners down rated your statement even though it didn't degrade their wonder child (40 year olds living at home) game. FYI WoW is also very repetitive and simple, why do you think it's popular.
Posted: Nov 13th 2010 1:39AM douten said
@bm111
First off I don't think the name calling is necessary just because you got down-voted unless you like having lots of hearts on the server for the sake of pride among internet commenter.
Second each person have their own way of having fun. Your statement seems like it's claiming that you know a universal fun that applies to everyone. Such a thing is too subjective, imo, to be written like that.
I can say from my experience with FFXI that MMO isn't just repetitive task, there's a huge social aspect to it. It's just like hanging out with friends, except I can casually game with them. People actually create friendships and memories from these games.
All in all if someone is actually happy playing MMO or any other genre I'm not sure there should be a reason I shouldn't be happy for them as well.
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First off I don't think the name calling is necessary just because you got down-voted unless you like having lots of hearts on the server for the sake of pride among internet commenter.
Second each person have their own way of having fun. Your statement seems like it's claiming that you know a universal fun that applies to everyone. Such a thing is too subjective, imo, to be written like that.
I can say from my experience with FFXI that MMO isn't just repetitive task, there's a huge social aspect to it. It's just like hanging out with friends, except I can casually game with them. People actually create friendships and memories from these games.
All in all if someone is actually happy playing MMO or any other genre I'm not sure there should be a reason I shouldn't be happy for them as well.
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 12:43AM Terical said
Square Enix should just stick to console games, they work very well with bringing down controls and graphics to work with the specs of consoles. Why bother trying making an MMO; much less make anything that a person or company isn't use to working with or for?
Thank you MMOs for holding betas, so I don't have to waste money on the final product and be very disappointed coughfinalfantasxivcough.
Thank you MMOs for holding betas, so I don't have to waste money on the final product and be very disappointed coughfinalfantasxivcough.
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 12:51AM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
So... will they fix the no-fun bug, too? I've heard that's a pretty big one...
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 4:08AM FruitFcker said
This is good news for people playing XIV. The game's getting a lot of heat and for good reason it seems like, as it suffers from a lot of the things that affected XI at launch. No Auction House and UI issues being the big one.
Still really looking forward to playing it on PS3 when the kinks get worked out though. It's an MMO in its first month, guys. All MMOs are garbage at this stage in the release. Cut it some slack.
Still really looking forward to playing it on PS3 when the kinks get worked out though. It's an MMO in its first month, guys. All MMOs are garbage at this stage in the release. Cut it some slack.
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 5:32AM T for Troll said
@FruitFcker What he said. It's almost a cycle. A MMO's released with issues, people complain and give up on the game, the game is patched and better than it was before.
Do you people really think a company like Square Enix would make a bad game and just leave it like the mess it was? Even if the game still doesn't reach the standards of a MMO like WoW, they might even lower subscription prices.
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Do you people really think a company like Square Enix would make a bad game and just leave it like the mess it was? Even if the game still doesn't reach the standards of a MMO like WoW, they might even lower subscription prices.
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 6:45AM laglessproxycom said
woot ? i can get a 30 days trial ?
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 5:50PM djenkins83 said
@laglessproxycom
No you can buy the game and get an extra 30 on top of the 30 you got by buying it.
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No you can buy the game and get an extra 30 on top of the 30 you got by buying it.
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 11:09AM Misfit Toy said
I was actually going to cancel soon, but I suppose they were probably getting a lot of that...hence the extension. I'll give them the 30 days, but they have a lot of work to do. If they actually improve the game (not just bugs) then I'll stay. Good luck to them. I think the odds are against them at this point.
As a side note, I am willing to come back to it in a year if there is enough to warrant it. I won't write it off completely, but in its current state the fun factor isn't there. Beautiful looking game though.
As a side note, I am willing to come back to it in a year if there is enough to warrant it. I won't write it off completely, but in its current state the fun factor isn't there. Beautiful looking game though.
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 1:06PM Hawaii Jeff said
Wow I had no idea this game had turned out so badly (just glanced at metacritic- ouch!)
Such a shame....
Such a shame....
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 2:44PM Tez said
Assuming square keeps working on this, it could actually be a very good game in a year.
Posted: Oct 16th 2010 4:43PM Misfit Toy said
@Tez
Yeah, when it should have been released. Even with kinks in the game there is just a severe lack of content and varied things to do. That is the most annoying to me.
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Yeah, when it should have been released. Even with kinks in the game there is just a severe lack of content and varied things to do. That is the most annoying to me.
Posted: Oct 17th 2010 12:18AM pluupy said
@Tez
This is what most people say. I believe if this game's open beta testing and server stress was extended to say November or December, the game will be at it's best by next year.
Final Fantasy XIV has a lot of potential, but Squeenix isn't playing thier cards right. It seems they rush in for money a bit too fast.
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This is what most people say. I believe if this game's open beta testing and server stress was extended to say November or December, the game will be at it's best by next year.
Final Fantasy XIV has a lot of potential, but Squeenix isn't playing thier cards right. It seems they rush in for money a bit too fast.
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