Moonfire

Sorry I haven't been feeling well so haven't checked the site much. I am flattered and impressed. You captured her face so well! The hair isn't bad at all. Maybe just a lil more red and it would be perfect! Thank you SO much I love it!! :love::thumbsup:

I never experience FFXIV at all. Sounds like it was a lot of fun! I hope that I am not gonna get left too far behind being a noob. lol. All those posts have inspired my though to what ARR can be.

The way I see it taking everything ICly isn't hardcore. Being so into the story of your character that you make it difficult to experience the game in an IC manner seems more hard core to me. Not saying people are wrong for that, but I don't see my way as wrong either of course. They are just two different ways to play. I don't let RP stop me from enjoying the game. But instead of going OOC to complete the game and IC to play out my RP, I intermix. I never got into deep backstory and tavern type drama RP. I like seeing my character fail and improve through the game. If I don't like a job or concept after I have started, I find a way to switch the character through RP. That being said, I don't just immediately get good at the new skill but develop it over time (both IC and OOC) I like making IC friends through time spent on the field having each other's back. This means accepting the world for what it is. As a disclaimer, there are a few times where I do play OOCly but I try to keep that limited as much as possible. So back to the subject, I see jobs as skills you learn. In RL I have worked in a bank, Fast food, and grooming dogs. I can still do all three as long as I have the right equipment. But I am not cooking in a groomer's outfit and don't need scissors. So when you switch it's just bringing along your tools and changing out as you see fit. Done so instantly in this magical fantasy world.

Same here

We have a lot in common

I too have been thinking about it. On one hand, I think of instances in anime where swords grow and people transform so I think it is reasonable to see an instant change of abilities and gear with no real need to explain it out. However my rational mind still has trouble accepting that and I will avoid that as much as possible and try not to change on the fly. I play all aspects of the game ICly so I know it will come into play at some point. Open to suggestions.

Hi Mycroft! Welcome back.

Not only do I prefer open world RP. I don't do any exclusive private or group RP that is hidden. If ARR becomes over populated with these like Tera did then I won't stick around. I really dislike that in GW2 and other MMOs that most RP has "that one special roleplay town hub." I am a fan of experiencing the entire game and doing so while IC the entire time (with a very few exceptions.) Private group RP and RP gravitating to hubs only will ruin the RP community IMO. While I do think some RP will happen in housing areas, I don't see housing as the problem. There should be areas where character can conduct private RP for cases of intimacy. I do think though that RPers should limit the amount of RP conducted in housing to further the community.

Yeah I can't win... I posted a new thing about Miqo'te and was told it should be part of another thread and when I posted this as part of another thread it should have been it's own. lol I am unhappy about the day/night thing. Yet another MMO where I ignore the day/night cycle /sigh

I know this thread is a bit dated. Is the day/night cycle following the same pattern in 1.0? (Not sure if this can be covered because of the NDA. If it violates that ignore this.) Personally I never understood why games can't take a 24 hour day and divide it by 6 and that is your day and night cycles. You get 4 hours of night and 4 hours of day on a cycle. It is more realistic but yet allows everyone access to day or night depending on where they live. Regions to the very North and Very South could be adjusted so their night and day cycles are an hour off (kind of like time zones) to give players even more variety.

Love the 80's theme. Keep em coming. Love your style Gerik.

YIKES! Let's hope they learned their lesson.

K'eizaki changes her mind too much to stay employed but she likes to spend money so she picks up random jobs here and there to keep the hobby of spending money going. On a census I suppose she would pick "self employed." She competes in fishing and archery tournaments, is a bit of a sell sword, and sells alchemical "substances" for profit.

I decided not to risk it and cancelled my order from Gamestop (and they returned all my money. I <3 them) and bought the boxed CE from Square Enix

OMG I love it!! :love:

Welcome!

So on "Good Morning Eorzea" it was stated that the computer collectors edition is only available at the Square Unix store. Can anyone give me a link with this info? I will be a sad panda if that is the case.

Well you can still be IC during a fight. In real life you don't talk much when you are working hard or in a fight so your character wouldn't either. Then again ALL my skills and everything I do in the game I consider part of my character. I know some people don't (which I still don't understand) so I could see them not wanting to stay IC.

love the look on his face!

Thanks for the info! It's refreshing to see that they actually have an IC explanation for chat channels and guilds. I will most likely look for an endgame Free Company that also RPs. They are hard to find though so an RP Linkshell sounds nice Plus I personally like only being in one guild so the linkshells sound like a perfect solution to more social networks. Bravo!

As the subject implies.... I will admit that I have no idea what a linkshell is. Can someone fill me in plz?!

JINX

Yay! My pre order is getting upgraded at Gamestop! This is one collector's edition that I NEED to get!

Useful but some of the topics seem to be covered from your view/feelings instead of a more neutral approach. Not sure if that is bad or good just not what I expected I guess.

Very nice work!