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Your first day back in Eorzea - Niteshade_Rune - 07-18-2013
What will everyone be doing on their first day back once we're live again? Including of course any early access folks?
As for myself, being that its been so long since i played in 1.0 and the host of new features i got a glance at last beta weekend, outside of spending a little time making a slight adjustment to my old characters name and maybe some appearance tweaks since we get a free shot at those.
I will be spending the first day getting reacquainted with the UI and new features,attempting to organize old 1.0 inventory between myself and the retainers. then maybe do a little fun harvesting/gather and most importantly enjoying the gorgeous game and just wandering about.
RE: Your first day back in Eorzea - Nox - 07-18-2013
I have all the details about character creation written down in a notebook, so making my character will take... maybe 2 minutes at most. I might peak around hair styles a bit just to make sure my choice was the right one, but that won't take long at all. Once I'm in the game, that's when it starts. My UI customization will be short and quick, so the vast majority of my time will be playing the game and rping (if I find groups to rp with). I know I probably shouldn't set a level goal for myself, especially because I really really want to rp, but old habits die hard. I want to get to, at least, where I was with my Phase 3 character before the end of day one. I don't know how probable that is, seeing as I will be looking for RP and playing and all that other good stuff. I'll probably check here to see if any of my Linkshells/FCs are set up so I might be able to get in to those early, that way I'm assured RP.Â
I'm... a bit of a planner at times.
RE: Your first day back in Eorzea - Desmond Aryll - 07-18-2013
I was grinding FATEs pretty hard on the last day of phase 3 so I think I would try and slow down. Enjoy the scenery. It really is very pretty.
RE: Your first day back in Eorzea - Azelle - 07-18-2013
Will create my character and slowly start on storyline until an opening party event starts
 Also tons of screenshots of players everywhere and finally will drool on the pixels of my hot male Miqo'te.
RE: Your first day back in Eorzea - Niteshade_Rune - 07-18-2013
(07-18-2013, 08:40 PM)Desmond Aryll Wrote: I was grinding FATEs pretty hard on the last day of phase 3 so I think I would try and slow down. Enjoy the scenery. It really is very pretty.
One of the things im glad hasnt changed from 1.0 .. the scenery. While i dabble in several mmos depending on my mood, only a few really possess the setting/scenery to really draw me more into the game when i play. this was one of them lol. everything about the game is wonderful and pretty to look at.
I wonder, if i'll b able to find a way to save my character data if tweaking it on the pc, then later if i decide to load up the ps3 if i can load the saved character data cross platform or not.. hmm.
as for the UI, i will hit that up in due time, since i plan to tinker with the game on both pc and ps3 i'll have twice the UI to play with.
I have no level goals, never have any, never plan to start lol. Everyone will always 'progress' faster then me the way i play. Very casual, enjoy as much as i can as I go, etc heh. This wandering adventure gets more out of the journey then he would by setting a goal at the 'end' of the journey ^_^
RE: Your first day back in Eorzea - Xha'li Moui - 07-18-2013
First day? Well after re-making Xha'li I'd probably spend some time wandering around LL looking for RP. Not going to set myself a level goal, I much prefer to enjoy the ride.
RE: Your first day back in Eorzea - doctorgalactic - 07-18-2013
(07-18-2013, 08:55 PM)Niteshade0 Wrote:(07-18-2013, 08:40 PM)Desmond Aryll Wrote: I was grinding FATEs pretty hard on the last day of phase 3 so I think I would try and slow down. Enjoy the scenery. It really is very pretty.
One of the things im glad hasnt changed from 1.0 .. the scenery. While i dabble in several mmos depending on my mood, only a few really possess the setting/scenery to really draw me more into the game when i play. this was one of them lol. everything about the game is wonderful and pretty to look at.
I wonder, if i'll b able to find a way to save my character data if tweaking it on the pc, then later if i decide to load up the ps3 if i can load the saved character data cross platform or not.. hmm.
as for the UI, i will hit that up in due time, since i plan to tinker with the game on both pc and ps3 i'll have twice the UI to play with.
I have no level goals, never have any, never plan to start lol. Everyone will always 'progress' faster then me the way i play. Very casual, enjoy as much as i can as I go, etc heh. This wandering adventure gets more out of the journey then he would by setting a goal at the 'end' of the journey ^_^
If I remember correctly, once your character is created you'll be able to play them on any system as long as you've purchased the software. Â As far as you and Desmond's playstyle goes, I completely agree. Â There are some things that I am very eager to accomplish in ARR, but I'm going to slow down and enjoy the work that SE has put into the game. Â Read all (and I mean ALL) of the dialogue, immerse myself into Eorzean lore, and revel in the experience they've built for us.
RE: Your first day back in Eorzea - Nox - 07-18-2013
(07-18-2013, 09:36 PM)doctorgalactic Wrote:(07-18-2013, 08:55 PM)Niteshade0 Wrote:(07-18-2013, 08:40 PM)Desmond Aryll Wrote: I was grinding FATEs pretty hard on the last day of phase 3 so I think I would try and slow down. Enjoy the scenery. It really is very pretty.
One of the things im glad hasnt changed from 1.0 .. the scenery. While i dabble in several mmos depending on my mood, only a few really possess the setting/scenery to really draw me more into the game when i play. this was one of them lol. everything about the game is wonderful and pretty to look at.
I wonder, if i'll b able to find a way to save my character data if tweaking it on the pc, then later if i decide to load up the ps3 if i can load the saved character data cross platform or not.. hmm.
as for the UI, i will hit that up in due time, since i plan to tinker with the game on both pc and ps3 i'll have twice the UI to play with.
I have no level goals, never have any, never plan to start lol. Everyone will always 'progress' faster then me the way i play. Very casual, enjoy as much as i can as I go, etc heh. This wandering adventure gets more out of the journey then he would by setting a goal at the 'end' of the journey ^_^
If I remember correctly, once your character is created you'll be able to play them on any system as long as you've purchased the software. Â As far as you and Desmond's playstyle goes, I completely agree. Â There are some things that I am very eager to accomplish in ARR, but I'm going to slow down and enjoy the work that SE has put into the game. Â Read all (and I mean ALL) of the dialogue, immerse myself into Eorzean lore, and revel in the experience they've built for us.
I kind of feel bad having said I did set a level goal. I really hope that doesn't seem like I'll rush or anything.Â
 I... don't really have a social life outside of my girlfriend, so spending 12 hours in game on day 1 is... of high probability. I fully intend to read everything so I know as much lore as I can from playing, though, don't get me wrong.
RE: Your first day back in Eorzea - AFriendOfAFriend - 07-18-2013
My first day back will be spent grinding quests and missions to level 20, and rejoining the Maelstrom. I want my chocobo and coat back.
RE: Your first day back in Eorzea - Desmond Aryll - 07-18-2013
(07-18-2013, 09:40 PM)Nox Wrote: I... don't really have a social life outside of my girlfriend, so spending 12 hours in game on day 1 is... of high probability. I fully intend to read everything so I know as much lore as I can from playing, though, don't get me wrong.
lol I must admit that on the first day of phase 4 (and early access and launch) I will get very little done in real life. Maybe I'll eat something. Maybe.
RE: Your first day back in Eorzea - Momoji Momochi - 07-18-2013
Being a complete MMO junky, I will recreate my closed beta character, a female character I've been wanting to try out, and a lalafell. I'll be using my previous three 1.0 characters to do this, since none of them are higher than level 10 on their selected classes. I've always had a penchant for working on multiple characters, but hopefully I will settle down with just one after the first week of open beta.
In all likelihood, my first day will be me rushing to level 20 on my pugilist, Heinrich. Accompanying me on this insane quest will be my twin brother, who is also playing Final Fantasy XIV. Given he is really into keeping himself healthy though, he probably won't take the day completely off, so I'll get ahead of him somewhat.
Alternatively, I might choose to level a female highland hyur archer or male lalafell thaumaturge. I liked both of those classes, particularly the archer. I really liked how the female highland hyur I made during closed beta looked when it came to playing that class. At least to me she looked better aesthetically in the equipment than Heinrich did.
RE: Your first day back in Eorzea - Qhora Bajihri - 07-19-2013
(07-18-2013, 09:49 PM)AFriendOfAFriend Wrote: My first day back will be spent grinding quests and missions to level 20, and rejoining the Maelstrom. I want my chocobo and coat back.
Unfortunately, this. Ha! I need my chocoride and got people waiting on me. I do want to take a little more time and be more thorough with interacting with the NPCs and reading all the text, but I got things to do!
RE: Your first day back in Eorzea - Nightsha - 07-19-2013
Since I kind of just screwed around and took it easy in phase 3 I plan to actually start working hard towards levelling, but I'll also take it slow and not be too concerned with the "go-go-go" and will read the quest text. I skipped pretty much all of the quest text after level 10 since I realized I'd be reading/watching it again later and I was more concerned with running around and experiencing how FFXIV has changed.
I'll also refill all eight character slots on Balmung and create two more characters that I realized I just had to make the day after phase 3 ended.
RE: Your first day back in Eorzea - Berthar - 07-19-2013
I'll be hitting the crafting/gathering pretty hard and leveling my main class up a bit.
RE: Your first day back in Eorzea - CallmeYahweh - 07-19-2013
Call me a nerd or what have you, but I've got most of phase 4 planned out, and early access drawn up roughly.
I'll be leveling my main class to ~25ish or so for access to GCs and chocobos, and then it's craft, craft, craft! Once individual houses are purchasable I plan to pick up one of the largest sizes so I need all the gil I can get my hands on. (Plus crafting in ARR beats the hell out of crafting in every other MMO I've played, so there's that.)
Once live hits, I'll slow down considerably as I work towards content not found in the beta phases. I'd really like to find a solid, friendly endgame oriented FC at some point as well.