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Final Fantasy XIV: ARR Starts With a Bang and More than 140,000 Players Connected at the Same Time

Many wondered how many of those that took part to the open beta of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn would actually buy the game.

Turns out, quite a lot.

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Lovable4328d ago

Game is so good! Currently working my pugilist into a monk, but will probably takes quite a while.

AlexanderNevermind4328d ago

Yeah that server maintenance effed up my flow..lol

Lovable4328d ago

Got a party to attend to, so I have no problem. I put my character to an INN before I log out, so I get boost once I log in hehe

NegativeCreepWA4328d ago

I logged out right in front the npc I need to turn a quest in at, I'm hoping I can talk to him before everyone else gets to him again.

DA_PRGamer4328d ago

i know man, i just logged on and 15min into the game error 90000 cause of server maintenance so now just playing tomb raider while it comes back up

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PersonaCat4328d ago

Thank Odin for the maintenance going on right now. Now I can finally get some work done.

Baller03854328d ago

Love the old school final fantasy but I won't pay a subscription fee to play any game sorry

Abriael4328d ago

You're free to be a cheapo and play lower quality MMORPGs for free.

Baller03854328d ago

If being responsible and taking care of my family makes me a cheapo then so be it have fun playing the game was just stating my opinion

Pain4328d ago (Edited 4328d ago )

It's not that being a cheapo is the problem I'm a money pinching cheap bastard too but $12 bucks a month well $10 for me I'm legacy so bla to that it's the same with my friend he wants to play but don't want to pay but is willing to spend $60+ a month on games and so far this year has spent $600 plus on games that just sit there and collect dust but complains about a small sub fee.

so tomato tomoto

NegativeCreepWA4328d ago

Funny thing is, your friend could buy the game and play for three months with $60.

Stsonic4328d ago (Edited 4328d ago )

You are missing out a lot as this game is old school.

EU servers down I was hoping to push to lv20 today. I got stuck for a good half an hour trying to get some little goblin to follow me. for some reason the quest split into 2 separate journals with no warning.

NegativeCreepWA4328d ago

If you like old school FF, you're missing out. It has a little bit of every FF in it.

Pain4328d ago (Edited 4328d ago )

So far having fun lots of fun playing on my PC but getting a "Cannot create character config data" when my bro trys to log in on ps3 but not prob logging in on my PC... hmm

Reborn4328d ago (Edited 4328d ago )

If its EU/NA servers, its because they're down for maint. You cannot create/load chars, if you're unable to see those specific servers.

Pain4328d ago (Edited 4328d ago )

So it's cuz servers are down for ps3 versions? because he has no problem logging on my PC but he can't log in on ps3 version

first world problems lol

Feralkitsune4328d ago

@Pain There are no separate servers. PS3 and PC players share the same servers.

Reborn4328d ago

PS3/PC uses the same servers.

I would wait till maintenance is done, and give it another try. If not, probably best to contact SE (or you can go in-game, and use Support Desk).

Pain4328d ago

Yea just r prob is we not on NA/Eu servers we on Masamune JP legacy server and the why its ode that the ps3 is getting that error :/

but just going to blame it on early access first day problems .. crosses fingers &

Blackcanary4328d ago

Can't wait to buy it on tuesday so excited.

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Square Enix is “aware” of Final Fantasy XIV player numbers dropping

Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu discusses the dropping player count of Final Fantasy XIV and the numerous projects of YoshiP.

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jznrpg2d ago

It’s really old now. All great MMOs decline.

PRIMORDUS1d 22h ago

Also who wants to keep paying a monthly fee every month, there are other options like Guild Wars 2 😁with no monthly fee and while not that many people overall compared to FF XIV, it did increase to about 21 mil now.

Sephiroushin1d 12h ago (Edited 1d 12h ago )

I prefer to pay since i do not like guild wars and it keep kids away, but FF14 decreased on quality since they started to make it "more accessible", tried throne and liberty and while it was okay it has so many issues, same for dune awakening... Its time to start making a new FF MMO

kaewcha7341d 23h ago

Looks like Square Enix is self-aware but still stuck in place, they see the player drop and apologize for the bugs, but nothing really changes. Shame, FFXIV used to be the gold standard

Servbot411d 22h ago

My entire free company has stopped playing. The writing has consistently gotten worse and the content is sparse and lacking; unless you are a hardcore player there's very little for you to do. They are over-catering to the people who will grind three+ times a week on a single fight for multiple months when the playerbase by large doesn't want that sort of content. Square needs to dedicate more resources to the game instead of wasting them on mobile and other live service slop.

Miraak82 1d 16h ago

The biggest factor for me is the way they butchered job design over the years , the casualization and over simplification really hurt a good chunk of enjoyment I used to have . Jobs lost any form of complexity and just became " press glowing button" DDR style for fighting where the gameplay loop is a about the 2 minute burst window . They removed most DoTS, timer mechanics , cast times, pets, RNG ect and all around homogenized everything . When you try and can cater to everyone ... you cater to no one .

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FF14 lead apologises as the “quality of service has declined recently” as they fell into complacency

YoshiP, the director and producer of Final Fantasy 14, has apologised for the state of the game at the time of writing.

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CrimsonWing696d ago

Do you not see this happening during development? Like, why are we apologizing after the fact instead of stopping it during development?

Stopac6d ago

Criticism and reflection occur after the fact. The apology acknowledges the past criticisms with the new expansion and they're keeping transparency with players about it. Now that they've acknowledged it - it will be interesting to see what kind of cycle we'll get with a new expansion and I wonder if they're planning something special with beast master since they didn't mention it in the last live letter.

anast6d ago

It's all good, as long as the price of the product decreases.

Stopac6d ago

The base game and expansion go on sale all the time and doesn't stay full price for very long since a new expansion is on the horizon.

If you're stating they should reduce the price of new expansions or the sub fee, no, that's not gonna happen lmao people aren't even complaining about that. They are criticizing the same old pattern of content that releases and how it is devolving into mediocracy.

anast5d ago

"They are criticizing the same old pattern of content that releases and how it is devolving into mediocracy."

The product should be cheaper then.

PapaBop6d ago

I was unhappy with DT and have spent far less time in it than any other expansion but it's things like this that makes me respect Yoshi P. It's rare for such a high profile developer to be so candid in his assessment on a live game.

Stopac6d ago

Same, i've found my self resubbing every two patches instead of keeping it up. Don't own a home in the game so there's no point in keeping a constant sub going. The post story is getting interesting though.

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Final Fantasy XIV Releases Patch 7.25 Screenshots Ahead of Update

Square Enix released new screenshots of the upcoming patch 7.25 for its popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, including the Occult Crescent.

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