Vareal

Guess that means I gotta fix Isaac's height. It's better this way anyway, thanks!

Isaac, with his hood drawn up and cloak tightly wrapped about himself, strolled through the streets of Limsa Lominsa. It had been more than a few years since he had visited the port city and it would have been all too soon that he again visited, but his business had led him here, much to his dislike. He liked the sea all fine and well, some of his fondest memories as a young man were out at sea with his sister and their former mentor, but Limsa Lominsa had bad memories associated with it, often times leaving a sour taste in the back of his mouth at their recollection. He focused his mind on his task as he walked along the streets, absently dodging the people in the growing crowd as he neared the market wards, his finger idly stroking the cross guard of the sword at his hip, also concealed by his cloak. Though he was trained in its use, Isaac preferred his bow over the blade, but he had left his bow with Aaralyn, his Highlander traveling companion who waited just outside the city, saying that if push came to shove, the bow would draw less attention than her magick if she needed to make a hasty retreat. Isaac was jarred from his reverie as shouts rang out above the crowd. He couldn't make out exactly what was said over the drum of voices from people haggling with merchants and hawkers selling their wares, but he could clearly make out the word 'theif'. As the progression rounded a corner, Isaac could make out a young Miqo'te running from a merchant and city guards. There was something else that caught his eye, something large by comparison to the small fellow, but whatever it was was swallowed up by the crowd. As the fleeing Miqo'te drew closer to his position, Isaac took a few steps to the side into a group of people, hoping to blend in. His height, at five-foot seven inches, was generally tall for his race and he was well built, though not bulky, he had a little trouble blending in as, much to his irritation, the crowd around him was mostly shorter than he was. Being the only fully cloaked person didn't help either. Nearly faster than he could follow, mostly because his attention was on the younger male, a large man stepped out and and hit the Miqo'te in the back of he head, causing him to stumble. Isaac was sure the Miqo'te would have at least been knocked unconscious, if not seriously injured, but to his surprise the young man stumbled, caught himself, then whirled around in an aggressive manner, ready to meet the challenge. Isaac could feel the familiar tingle of Aether course through his body as the boy summoned a Carbunkle. He watched with rapt attention, now, his piercing hawk-like gaze taking in the action. His hand firmly gripping the hilt of his sword.

-Dissolves into tears with a sniffle- So epic... This game is going to be the best!

Thanks! I'll be sure to ask. I'll have tons of questions later, I'm sure. Bolded the part that happened to me when I was RPing with Shurin and we encountered Deirdre and Navei out in the boonies. Tried to resolve it through OOC discussion in /tell, that went nowhere. I threw up my arms in exasperation and just played along what I could. To be honest, examples like these are why I've decided to give up on trying to enjoy roleplay on Balmung. It's just not worth the hassle anymore. As I mentioned further above, GMing will not be tolerated when it comes to anything RP, including sparring. The reason you were ignored was because of that fact, and because of the rude OOC comments you made. You really have no argument here, if anything you are an example of why things go awry. .... Wow. I'm not even going to dignify that blatant accusation with a response. All I was trying to do was illustrate the lack of an appropriate resolution to the issue while we were roleplaying at that point in time. I don't like it when two actors can't even improvise to produce a good performance, and it ends up being a hilariously god-awful act that even a five-year old child could surpass. That said, PVP should be taken as an optional, serious RP mechanic. Alright guys, enough. Lets not derail the topic please.

You guys write so much and make so many good points, I think I started a thread outside of my own skill level with RPing in general. Like I said earlier, I've never RP'd a fight before but I'm all for it. As far as PvP as an RP mechanic, I was simply making a suggestion that, if, it's a good mechanic, that it could be incorporated into RP elements, not replace the traditional text based RP fights. It's just an avenue to explore. And I 100% understand the fact that one class would be better over the other and that is also where I disagree with Siobhain about being able to adapt to your weaknesses or the strengths of another class. In PvP, there are simply classes that dominate the other classes no matter what and that depends on how the balancing is done. Take Lineage 2 for example. When I started playing, the Abyss Walker class was the creme of the crop. After an expansion update and changes to the PvP balancing to make it "more fair" to the other classes, the Nuker classes (spell howler, wizard, necromancer etc.) became the one's to look out for. The Spell Howler was by far the best and could decimate any other class in single combat. So that does bring up a good point: how do you approach that? Until we know more about ARR's PvP system, there can be no educated guess but I think that, on a wide scale such as linkshell vs linkshell PvP battles, it could be an interesting element. Again, I just think that PvP could keep certain elements...'alive' and 'fresh'. That's just me, I still feel a little out classed here.

This is Pinurabi in London, signing off. See you all again on the other side! Not if I have something to say about─ Oh hai! Fernehalwes here, back in the driver’s seat after a brief hiatus. Hm? What happened to Pinurabi, you ask? Oh, I assure you he’s just FINE. No need to WORRY about HIM. I’m sure he’ll show up somewhere... Now where was I? Ah, yes. The Producer Letter Live. As many of you have probably already noticed, over the past few months, Yoshi-P has earned himself the dubious title of ‘the hardest-working man in gamemaking.’ And now, not one day removed from his whirlwind tour around the globe, his nose is already back to the grindstone, preaching to the masses the word of the P. Here are a couple shots we snapped right before we went on the air. Judging by the boyish grins on Yoshi-P’s, Foxclon’s, and company top-dog Mr. Wada’s faces, I can only assume they’re carefully reviewing the recently implemented breast physics. And...OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT HORRIBLE THING IN THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE PICTURE!? IS THAT...IS THAT...A DISEMBODIED HAND REACHING FOR AN ICY COLD BEVERAGE!? CALL AN EXORCIST! WE MUST RID THE ROOM OF THIS UNHOLY PRESENCE BEF— Oh... I’ve just been informed that is our sound director, Masayoshi Soken. False alarm, then. Carry on. Here’s a shot from the room next door where Mocchi and Triary are updating their Facebook profiles and ordering affordable, yet high-quality vitamin supplements from Canada...I mean, screening questions that have arrived for Yoshi-P via Twitter, before sending them over to Foxclon. Yeah. That’s what I meant. And here’s a shot of the president who, it is rumored, rode the company heli from his office on the 20th floor down to the 18th to attend the event. Top button open, necktie strewn to the floor? You can tell the man is SERIOUS. What’s this? Enough with the suits, now give me the scoops? Well, Yoshi-P donned his Ebenezer-Scrooge-immediately-after-chatting-with-the-ghost-of-Christmas-future cap and was tossing around confidential artwork and concept designs like they were stale bricks of figgy pudding...and really left me with nothing to leak. But for those of you who missed it, I was able to take a quick shot of the minion sketches so you guys could get a closer look. I am soooooo getting myself one of those ahrimans. Or is it ahrimen...? Fernehalwes

Is there somewhere where we can talk about the beta privately without it being public knowledge? Because there's already a server list up on the beta forums, but I'm not sure if I should mention them...here? **edit** Oh...wait... I get it! nvm that I asked.

I'll be there, or wherever ya'll decide.

yeah, i'm currently installing the client now.

Got it, thank you.

I'm lost as I can't seem to find a thread for the beta.

Also, if the beta starts tomorrow, when are they going to let us download the client?

Which part? The part about maybe mixed races or a new race in general?

So, I like this idea. I'd go for 2nd down the list. Also, If anyone is interested in adding me to their skype list, my skype name is isaac_vadoma

I agree, Summoner will be an interesting class I'm eager to explore. I'm also particularly interested in the smart phone integration. I'd like to see what they do with that.

For those who don't peruse the forums or were unable to watch the stream, or even speak Japanese, the questions and answers were posted to the @FF_XIV_EN twitter and to the official forums. For those who wish to visit the forums, here is the link. For everyone else, here are all the questions and answers: -wipes the sweat off his brow- Whew, that was a massive copy and paste undertaking. Anyway, now that that's done, I'm excited to hear about Gilgamesh. Also, can't wait to have a baby Chocobo! ARR is shaping up to be a HUGE game. What with all they're implementing and plan on implementing, things could get massively awesome. And the idea of having the Vera and a male race as it's counter part has gotten me intrigued. Let's hear some more thoughts! What do you guys think about everything going on?

Holy cow! Your art work is fantastic! Had I money, I would pay you whatever you wanted for a picture. Be prepared for a future purchase.

I hope to do that in the near future. ARR is a new start for me in more than one way.

I didn't mean to imply anyone here had a godmode complex, I personally haven't RP'd with a whole lot of people here so I don't know their habits. I was simply using it as an example of what I've seen in the past elsewhere. I've also never RP'd a fight before, so I'm not entirely sure of the different mechanics people use. All I'm saying is that I think PvP as an RP tool would be interesting, but I guess that could be chalked up to the fact that I don't know any better.

Yes but that is what makes it a little bit more exciting because you're not in control of the outcome! I mean yes, writing everything out is just as good, but PvP takes away a certain...godmode -for lack of a better term- that people have in their heads about their character. I mean, rather than just using the game for it's lore, avatars and locations, why not use this tool the game has provided? Sure, I can see how people might say something like, "yeah, my character has this tool though and it trumps that and even though I lost in the PvP, my character wouldn't really loose." When I played Lineage 2 back in the day, the clan I was in was the second largest on the server. When we fought for control over a castle or we had clan vs clan PvP battles, if we lost it would only make us strive to do better and win the next time. I dunno, I just think it would be an interesting avenue to at least explore and test. Once we know more about the PvP system.

Seeing as there will be PVP in ARR, however details on the system haven't really be released yet, I'm curious if people were thinking of using this as an avenue for a type of RP battle between either two people or -if they give us some sort of battle ground- between factions and linkshells? I can see how this would sort of take away from RP in a creative aspect, but I think it might actually add to it, somewhat. Add a more real aspect. Say you had two linkshells, who in their RPing, were at each others throats or were vying for control of some spot as their headquarters and the only way to decide who gets what or just simply who gets the glory over another is to have a PVP battle. I think, and this is coming from my Lineage 2 days, it would be extremely cool if they added castles or forts that one linkshell could own, and there be siege's once a month for control. Personally, I'm kind of teetering on this subject as I've never roll played in an MMO and used PvP as an RP tool. Of course it can't replace the normal means of RP combat, but again I'm just curious what you guys think.

Our Welcome Bot is lagging, so I guess it's up to me! Welcome to the RPC! :thumbsup:

Nice little resume there sir. Welcome, officially, to the Rollplayers Coalition!

Yay! Seven of Swords! My original pick. :3 Can't wait until all of these are done, it's going to be awesome! Not sure what I could do, but if there's anything I can do to help with the process, feel free to ask.