I'm not very happy about the cost of extra characters ($3 each). It's absurd and 3x the amount compared to FFXI. I had intended to create 3 different characters. I don't see that being a possibility now. Someone has to get the axe and sadly both of them used to be fan favorites in FFXI RP >.>;
I don't think they're rushing though. In fact, I actually predicted September/October as the release date since back in January. I was still caught off guard but mostly because I expected such an announcement at a fan festival or something. Alpha testing was part of the overall beta testing and that lasted a bit over 2 months I believe. Another 3 months of testing will put us at 5 total months, which is pretty realistic and longer than what FFXI had.
I think the main problem with this announcement is the PS3 delay. Otherwise, I doubt anyone would have any big qualms over it. Hopefully they do end up pushing it forward. This could actually have a negative impact on some of the RP guilds in fact if half of their members or more were planning to play on PS3. And then what if the leader him/herself was planning to play on PS3? Yeah...ouch. This will actually be a topic of discussion in the upcoming "emergency" council meeting in the next week or so.
Also, I think the garlond goggles will just be the equivalent of FFXI's empress band or something. Nothing too major. Probably only has so many charges whereas the onion helm lasts forever. Just a guess though.
I don't think they're rushing though. In fact, I actually predicted September/October as the release date since back in January. I was still caught off guard but mostly because I expected such an announcement at a fan festival or something. Alpha testing was part of the overall beta testing and that lasted a bit over 2 months I believe. Another 3 months of testing will put us at 5 total months, which is pretty realistic and longer than what FFXI had.
I think the main problem with this announcement is the PS3 delay. Otherwise, I doubt anyone would have any big qualms over it. Hopefully they do end up pushing it forward. This could actually have a negative impact on some of the RP guilds in fact if half of their members or more were planning to play on PS3. And then what if the leader him/herself was planning to play on PS3? Yeah...ouch. This will actually be a topic of discussion in the upcoming "emergency" council meeting in the next week or so.
Also, I think the garlond goggles will just be the equivalent of FFXI's empress band or something. Nothing too major. Probably only has so many charges whereas the onion helm lasts forever. Just a guess though.
