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Purchase your coffin now!
05.01.02, 05:39:19
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| Has anyone Pre-empted their death yet due to the ever closer FF11 release. I myself cannot wait to get online and see just how good other players really, seems a shame that you cant hack each other to pieces though, then again would it be fair.........First attack-sword 375 damage.....counter ULTIMA WEAPON 9999.. dont think so what do you people think? |
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Would be fair, although different levels of people will probably end up in seperate areas.
Eraph |
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| I personally can't wait to play the game, after having the pleasure of playing phantasy star online v2 for a while, I really want to see what it would be like with ff11 |
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| I can see the game being really short as well, won't most of the memory be taken up by the fact that so many people are on the net, and has the PS2 even got a port for a modem, further more is there enough money in our pockets to fuel our addictions! |
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I've played the GOD of MMORPG -- EverQuest. My older brother has spent the last year playing it. I never really got into it. Though, I know enough to let you know what kind of things to expect. (BTW, my borther is at level 50+ in EQ, which is quite a thing in EQ  )
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MMORPGs normally don't have much story, beyond specific quests for specific characters. Since it's online, it never ends. More so because it has a monthly fee. How would / why would they make it online, and have a monthly fee for something that ends when you beat it?
It's mostly fighting, and leveling up. I for one hope SQUARE does something about that. The constant fighting, and that all you do for _DAYS_ is what turned me off EQ. But, the main thing is community. The game itself, is a fun side thing you can do with your friends on theses games. It's like a forum such as FFR. You come back to talk with people, and talk about fun stuff. Well, think about doing all that, and playing an RPG!? That's the true purpose of MMORPGs is an online RPG, with friends! ^_^
Because of the detail and quality of such games as EQ and FFXI. You usually need a good computer to play them at all, and a great computer for it to have no errors, and lag. My older brother is and Everquest WHORE _Whore_ I tell you.... He's gotten another computer, just so he and his G/F can play together, so that way they can play together with all of their friends.
He has DSL, 700+ Ram, 1.00+ Ghz Processor comp he just bought. It has a 20 Gig HD aswell. He uses to to Play EQ at highh res. He also has a good Sound Blaster, and is 'getting' a Geforce4 to go in his 'special slot' (I forgot what it's called) for the Geforce4. That way he can have his-res image and sound quality.
Most people will be running FFXI on low quality I assume. And you probably *need* broadband.
This is where the PS2 comes in folks! The PS2 already is a great 'computer' Why do you think it can have a keyboard, mouse, and cost $300! Because basically, it's a mini-computer. It will take care of most of those quality issues that normal comps have to deal with. It has it's own personal hardware and software, so no bugs and errors are likely. Once you buy all the extra stuff for your PS2 to play FFXI, you'll be set. I assume it'll be better than EQ just because of the gameplay add-ons you get just because it's on a console.
If FFXI ever comes to PC, then you'll need some Hardware... But the PS2 should run it just fine, even on 56k! Broadband is reccomended though.
It's run over different servers, that accomadate a certain usergroup. So you don't need to worry about how many people are on most of the time. If you not on Broadband, then you might experience some lag in "heavy zone". Where there are alot of objects being renderd, like people or monsters.
FFXI looks alot like an EQ clone from everything that's been given out so far. But it being on a console (A Powerful one at that) and being by SQUARE, I expect many little fixes to gameplay, and community experience over EQ.
MMORPGs use "Zones" or "Areas" because if you loaded everyone, everywhere, at every place on the World Map, then your PS2 would slap you with the mouse and walk back home.  That's just a _LOAD_ of bandwidth and memory to be using. So you'll load in zones, much like a nomal RPG, but even the outside world map is loaded in sections, not just towns and stuff.
The PS2 network adapter will get you connected, and the PS2 has a phone port on the back, with two USBs in the front for the Mouse, and Keyboard.
The only thing left, is the only thing that's left with everything... "DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO FEED YOUR ADDICTION!?"
Hope that helps a little.  You should really get my brother in here when it comes to questions about MMORPGs... He knows loads more than me, as I said he's played it for over a year.
A day in the life of Scott (My brother):
Get up, eat, play everquest, work, play everquest, eat, play everquest, sleep. -- Repeat.
-FFGnome |
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| WOW thats a lot of information! And reading what you just said i dont think that its going to work, i didnt realise that the game wasnt structured, one thing i do no is, someones going to make a lot of money out of this! |
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It will have some sort of story... I have no idea how PSO works, but it looked damn cool - just imagine that game set in a medieval world with CHOCOBOS 
'Nuff said 
PS" has an expansion bay for a hard drive, and modems can be plugged into USB ports (which the PS2 already has 2 of, expandable to many more using USB adaptors), so it should turn out to be mighty spiffy
Eraph |
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pso didn't really have much of a story, your partner ship, pioneer one lands on a new planet to start a new civilization, when complete your colony, pioneer 2 settles as well, pioneer one is lost contact with, you go see what happened, and can go to the guild to accept other missions too
the game was mainly about levelling up, and getting rare weapons and armour/shields, still cool nonetheless |
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See, the thing about an online game like this is that it doesn't need a storyline - we make the story, "go do this, go do that" sorta thing. Although I don't doubt that it would have some sort of main story to follow. And it'll never end
Eraph |
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