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Follow on Google News | Final Fantasy XIV PreviewJust as Aion did about a year ago, Final Fantasy XIV raises the graphics bar. The designers focused on enhancing every player's visual experience. From strands of flowing hair on your character to detailed...
By: mmogames Final Fantasy XIV Preview: What You'll Like and What You Won't by Ron Keith Final Fantasy XIV officially releases this week. If you spent $75 on the collector's edition you had a week's head start and you've probably already started forming your opinions of this newest MMO. But maybe you wanted to save a little cash cause you're the frugal type. Or maybe you just wanted to wait for the word on the street before you bought the game. You want to know what's what before you fork over your hard-earned dough. You're the prudent type. You want to know what you're going to like and what you're not. Every MMO has something going for it. If you can't find something to like in an MMO, you're either not looking hard enough or the MMO really sucks. As with most MMOs, there are things you'll like about FFXIV and there are things you probably won't like. What You'll Like – The Graphics Just as Aion did about a year ago, Final Fantasy XIV raises the graphics bar. The designers focused on enhancing every player's visual experience. What You Won't Like – It's Lagalicious Every new MMO is a little laggy because all the new players playing the new game at once put a strain on the servers. In that case, the lag comes in fits and starts. But in FFXIV everything lags. Every single command. Simple stuff like bring up your inventory to complicated stuff like combat. It all lags and it lags all the time. Oddly enough, it's a lag you might be able to live with. There's no rubberbanding What You'll Like – It's A Vast World FFXIV is a vast explorable game world with 3 very different starting regions: Ul'Dah, What You Won't Like – Invisible Walls You have a quest to kill a mole. You see him just below you on a ledge. You'll just jump down and kill him, you think. You run forward and – Boom! Smack into an invisible wall. You can't go any farther. You hit invisible walls so often in this MMO, you'll feel like Marcel Marceau. There are so many places in the game where it seems you should be able to just go straight to get to where you need to go, but you're blocked by invisible walls. Usually, What You'll Like – It's a Little Cheaper Than Most MMOs The monthly fee for one character is $12.99. What You Won't Like – The Bait and Switch “For one character...” Not so much. Each additional character costs another $3. If you want to add 7 more characters, What You'll Like – The Storyline Quests The main quests are fantastic. FFXIV immerses you in the FFXIV lore by giving you storyline quests to follow. Do them! They're a lot of fun and one of the best things about the game. There are wonderful cut scenes that make you feel like you're part of an adventure story. For the most part you're just observing what the other characters are doing, but they're still great fun and you'll still feel like you're part of the adventure. For more info please go to: http://mmogames.com/ # # # The site www.mmogames.com belongs to the family of MMO and RPG portals operated by MMO Life BV. The company is based in The Netherlands and owns a large portfolio of MMO and RPG related domains worldwide. End
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