2004-04-29, 17:40 | Link #1 |
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Final Fantasy XI Online - Just temporary?
Does anyone else see things in the same way I do. Online games are great and all, but aren't all online games kinda set for only a certain amount of time. It kinda sucks. Say, you love playing Final Fantasy XI and you one day "pass " the game. You most likely would move on to the next game. But years later, you remember what a great game it was, and you want to play it again. Only this time, either no one is on anymore cuz they could care less of the game, or there aren't any servers. That would really suck. I love playing online games, and I know they have a higher replay value than those that are not, but I also think they have a shorter life-span. Nowadays, you can easily go back to the classic systems and play your old games, but online games,such as FFXI, will eventually die over quicker than any other FF. Enjoy it while it lasts.
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2004-04-29, 23:52 | Link #3 | |
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2004-04-30, 00:18 | Link #4 |
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You can't actually pass/complete the game, since FFXI, like other MMORPG's (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) has no ending. It's a persistant world, and things continue to happen and change whether you're logged in or not. The game has been out two years or so in Japan, and it's really successful, so I doubt they will be shutting it down anytime soon.
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2004-04-30, 02:52 | Link #5 | |
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Look at Everquest, the most popular US MMORPG by far, along with Ultima. EQ has been around for 5 years or so... and within in the next year (predicted) Everquest 2 will comeout. And how will SOE thank all those players who've been playing for the last 5 years, buying the expansions as they come out, buring their hard earned money for their game? Give them shiny new weapons and armor when they keep their EQ account active, while paying awhole another 15-20 bucks for EQ2. Lets not forget those people who have EQ Legends, and the extra dough they're gonna shell out for the new EQ. Way to go SOE at bleeding your customers dry. I don't think EQ2 is even part of their "Ultimate Access" bundle pack either... So basically within maybe 2-3 years, EQ will probably be the next PSO and get their plug pulled soon. I just hope SquareEnix doesn't pull that on you guys in the next few years. |
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2004-04-30, 05:09 | Link #6 | |
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Yup I think it's a temporary game too, but depend on the popularity being temporary could mean spand between 1 to 10 years. But I just cannot imagine anyone can play the same game over and over more than 5 years.
What I'm guessing is if game like FFXI or EQ loosing popularity, they will just reduce the server and merge the players in there. Probably gona keep 1-3 servers, until no more people play at all. There is a reason why they have that montly fee, it's for server maintanance, so as long as there are people playing, they'll keep the server up. And from my experience, no matter how old an MMORPG is, there are stil people playing it, just like in Ragnarok Online. Quote:
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2004-05-04, 18:05 | Link #8 | |
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2004-05-05, 17:00 | Link #9 |
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Well i think differently, the larger MMORPGS are definatly living a long long time... a few examples:
Ragnarok Online is probably the most known one , it is 3 years in BETA status now, it hasn't even reached completion and has been around for 3 years ... and it had alpha stages before too so heck ... 3 years, that alot of time... Fung Wan Online: Has been around for like 2 years now, the chinese beta started earlier, the chinese is 4 years now i think Anarchy Online: 2-3 Years PristonTale: ~2 Years So yeah, they are around pretty long, and i don't see any of them ending anytime soon ... there are even games not that well known that are around for a long time ... DragonRaja, to name one... so yeah ... And no, the prices won't go down, they only will make special offers to attrackt new people ... So yeah, and the bigger things even save the characters... i played Anarchy Online for serveral months like 1 year ago, and they recently send me a mail that i could start again for cheap with my old characters... even if it is advertising, i found it sorta nice that they dont delete the chars right away ... ^^ So i think MMORPG's are worth it ... But i dislike it if you have to *BUY* it and then pay *MONTHLY* They should do it like RO - you can download it for free but have to pay monthly ... *sighs* oh well ^^; |
2004-05-05, 17:13 | Link #10 | |
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But I know Diablo erased your characters if you are inactive for a long time. Maybe that's the different between paid and free MMORPG. |
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2004-08-27, 01:01 | Link #11 | |
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Yeah your right i have Final Fantasy Online and i play it all the time the price is HUGE! just for that game but its worth it . but i hope people will still play it after a year or so. cause i didn't waste all that money for nothing i want to enjoy that game as long as i can |
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2004-08-27, 01:13 | Link #12 |
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I'm not going to hate on FFXI (well not a lot)...but they have the stupid setup possible. If you cancel your account, you have 3 months be4 your account gets erased, you can reactivate i that timeframe of course. No big deal there, it's the same as Diablo II except you pay for it. Then to make it even better, after 3 months, you need to buy a new FFXI game all together if you want to play again. Now I can see some reasoning in this, they are cheap and want to get more money out of you...
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2004-08-27, 07:55 | Link #13 | |
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2004-08-31, 18:41 | Link #14 | |
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2008-11-19, 00:39 | Link #15 | |
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It's hard to pass the game since there's so much to do in MMO's. Its the ultimate time sink that can go on for a very long time. Speaking from my experience of playing FFXI for 2 years. I don't think you have to buy a new game. You just "lose" your character but they always have those come back to Vana diel specials where you get it back no matter how long you've been out of it. |
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2008-11-19, 01:10 | Link #16 |
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FFXI lasted nearly 5 years for me, jsut finally managed to quit 2 months ago, so I have to say all that time has been the best time wasted I have ever had.
Now I don't really want to play a MMORPG again, although I'm looking forward to the next SE MMO, but I don't know how I'm going to manage with the time and stuff, it is just not possible anymore, college days are long gone. |
2008-11-19, 08:33 | Link #17 |
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I can't see it dying out anytime soon, even most people that quit do end up being pulled back into it, because of friends on there and the game itself. I've heard stories of people who have full merits on every job, best gear you can get, etc and still enjoy playing it.
The RMT will be peeved if it does
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2008-11-19, 20:37 | Link #18 |
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MMOs take a loooooong time to die out.
Proof? Everquest is still around. STILL. STTIIIIILLLLLL. *cough* Sorry. But basically if an MMO is popular and it gets updated often enough it'll last for years... Even decades maybe.
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2008-11-26, 01:27 | Link #19 |
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um... people? Ya'll are responding to a 4 year old thread that a spammer idiot revived from the dead.
The proof of the pudding against the OP's thesis is that all those MMOs mentioned 4 yrs ago are still around.
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