Final Fantasy XIV Alpha & Beta

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Apo pou na arxisw kai pou na teleiwsw...

To paixnidi ksekinaei me thn othonh tou character creation, distyxws epeidh afth einai h Alpha version oi diathesimes epiloges htan elaxistes, den mporousa na ftiaksw Miquote p.x, alla oute thyliko Human, h arseniko Elf.
Mporousa na peiraksw to sxhma kai to xrwma twn malliwn, thn fatsa tou xarakthra, to xrwma twn matiwn, to ypsos tou, thn fwnh tou kai to xrwma tou dermatos, alla kai pali mono 4 epiloges apo to kathe eidos htan diathesimes.
Meta thn emfanish tou xarakthra mou, epeleksa to Pugilist apo ta 5 diathesima Classes (kathe class exei thn dikh tou diaforetikh emfanish se rouxa), dialeksa hmera kai mhna gennhshs tou xarakthra mou (se Eorzean calendar), ena onoma, ena epitheto, kai telos mia Deity Guardian (h opoia den kanei tipote sth Alpha) kai ksekinhsa.



H eisagwgh tou paixnidiou ksekinaei akrivws opws sto Benchmark (ean to exete dei) me merikes diafores.
Mou dinetai enas prwtos proswrinos elegxos mesa sto ploio gia na dw ton xeirismo.
Epeidh epaiza me keyboard klassika mporousa na kinw ton xarakthra me ta WASD kai thn kamera eite me to pontiki (krathmeno deksi klik) eite me to D-pad.
To kentriko menu tou paixnidiou htan apenergopoihmeno, omws mou dinotan prosvash sto menu me ta Emotes tou xarakthra.
Den kserw ean sthn telikh ekdosh tha prostethoun kialla, alla h lista eixe 43 arxika epileksima Emotes, apo ta opoia merika opws to "Drowzy" h to "Dance" me ekanan na gelasw poly.



Afou varethika na paizw me ta Emotes vghka eksw sto katastrwma gia na synexistei to deftero cutscene tou Benchmark opou ginetai h maxh.
To paixnidi se afto to shmeio mou edwse epishs elegxo gia mia mono maxh kata thn opoia o exthros (tsouxtres?) einai passive kai den epiteithetai katholou an den ton xtyphsw prwtos.
Gia na epitethw eprepe prwta na travhksw ta opla me to "F" kai epeita mou dinotan prosvash sta ypoloipa abilities (attack mono gia arxh).

Kapou edw na anaferw pws h mousikh ths sygekrimenhs maxhs prepei na einai to KALYTERO battle theme pou exw akousei pote se RPG kai den to lew epeidh einai FF, o Nobuo Uematsu ekane allo ena thavma, einai diaforetiko apo ta synithismena kai fernei se Rockia, krima pou to kanoniko battle theme den exei afthn thn mousikh, alla elpizw pragmatika na einai to Boss theme, h telos pantwn na to ksanakousw kapou
Genika h mousikh einai koryfaia pantou.

Meta thn maxh, h istoria teleiwnei opws teleiwnei kai sto Benchmark me to pou ftanoume sthn prwth apo tis 3 arxikes poleis tou paixnidiou thn "Limsa Lominsa" (oi alles 2 den htan diathesimes).
Apo ekeino to shmeio kai ystera eimoun eleftheros na mpw sto menu tou xarakthra kai na paiksw me tis epiloges, an kai den mporousa na kanw kai polla.

Ta diathesima menu perilamvanan to status screen:



Opws vlepete h othonh einai gemath plhrofories (to TP shmainei "Technique Points" kai gemizei analoga me ta actions mou thn wra ths maxhs kai einai kati san ta Limit break tou paixnidiou opws sto FF11).
Dyo poly kales allages se sxesh me to FF11 einai oti prwton mporeis na deis to poso kalyteros einai enas eksoplismos epanw sou prin ton foreseis kai defteron mporeis pleon na DEIS statistika opws ACC, agility, h Magic potency pou sto FF11 h se alla RPG, eite den fenontan katholou, eite sympsifizontai se ena stat opws DEX p.x.

Krima pou den fenetai to modelo tou xarakthra sto parathyraki, alla apoti diavazw afto einai periorismos ths Alpha version, opws kai to oti den yparxei socket ga skoularikia kai daxtylidia ta opoia lene pws tha fenontai panw ston xarakthra otan ta eksoplizeis.

To leveling xwrizetai se 2 merh, to physical level kai to rank tou ekastote Class.
To physical level afksanetai me ta EXP pou perneis, alla to Rank tou class ypothetw pws veltiwnetai me to pososto ths xrhshs tou kathenos, kathws kai me Quests.
Meta ta Physical levels to paixnidi sou dinei kapoious pontous gia na tous valeis se opoio statistiko theleis esy opws sta D&D RPGs h to Diablo:



Telos exoume ta item kai skill menus:





To menu twn items einai ena kai symazemeno, me 80 arxika slots (argotera tha megalwnei o xwros me quests opws sto FF11).
Den xreiazetai na anoigeis 300 tsantes kai na gemizeis thn othonh sou axrhsta koutakia.
Ta items meta to telos ths maxhs phgainoun apeftheias sto inventory tou xarakthra, den xreiazetai na lootareis kathe exthro ksexwrista olh thn wra.

Sto skill menu mporeis na kaneis asign ta skill sou se koumpia apo to 1 ews 0 kai sto ctrl+1 ews 0 kathws kai macros.
To menu twn skill thn wra ths maxhs mporei na einai aorato ean to epithymeis.
Genikotera mporeis na peirakseis kai na metakinhseis otidhpote menu yparxei epanw sthn othonh.

Meta apola afta, ksekinhsa ta prwta Quests tou paixnidou pou se vazoun sto klima ths istorias kai ekserevnhsa ligo thn Limsa Lominsa.
H polh exei dekades NPCs oi opoioi symperiferontai san pragmatikoi katoikoi, kapoioi apo aftous malista milousan metaksy tous otan tous plhsiaza kai mporousa na akousw ti elegan.

To animation genika twn xarakthrwn kai twn NPC htan apistefta kai entypwsiaka, me kathe aeraki h ksafnikh kinhsh, ta rouxa kai ta mallia tous anemizan fysika, pragma pou tous edine ena poly anthrwpino style kai malista oi ekfraseis twn proswpwn tous allazan synexomena analoga me thn peristash:









H idia h polh htan entypwsiaka megalh, me diafora aksiotheata na episkefteis kai na deis thn prwth fora kai kathws h hmera enallasetai me thn nyxta se alhthino xrono, mporeis na deis pantou entypwsiaka efe fwtismou, sto nero, ston ourano, sta kthria kai sta rouxa twn NPC:





To nero pou kylaei se afto to syntrivani, einai kati pou den exete ksanadei se MMO:



Telos sas afinw me mia eikona tou xarakthra mou me ta eswrouxa (nai mporeis na eksopliseis kai eswrouxa), giati h tsonta einai paradosh se ola ta MMOs kai eipame.... einai review tou kwlou



P.S: Exw svhsei to onoma tou xarakthra stis eikones giati leak of Info = ban
Epishs oles oi photos einai parmenes stis low resolution rythmiseis ths Alpha version, pou me kanei na anarwtiemai pws tha einai to original game...

To testing ths Alpha version tou Final Fantasy XIV elave telos molis shmera.

Gia mena htan kai h defterh mera pou epaiksa to paixnidi kai efoson katanalwsa to prwto mou gameplay sthn ekserevnish ths polhs, apofasisa shmera na asxolithw perissotero me tis maxes, etsi vghka apo thn polh gia na vrw terata.

To topio ektos polhs htan fantastiko epishs, o aeras kounaei dentra, louloudia, thamnous kai mporei kapoios na proseksei olwn twn eidwn tis leptomeries sto fonto.





Epeita apo mia mikrh periplanhsh sthn eksoxh, vrhka ta prwta mou thymata.

Gia na ksekinhsei kapoios maxh sto FF14, prepei prwta na travhksei ta opla tou patwntas "F", na lockarei enan antipalo me to "Tab" kai epeita exontas plhsiasei ton stoxo tou, mporei na arxisei na xrhsimopoiei ta skills pou vriskontai sthn mpara epitheshs.

Sthn arxh to mono diathesimo ability einai to "Attack", omws oso perissotero xrhsimopoieis to oplo sou, toso anevenei to Rank tou xarakthra epanw sto class pou eksaskei thn dedomenh stigmh (sto FF14 mporeis na allazeis class opote theleis) kai toso perissotera abilities ksekleidonontai.
Otan ksekleidwseis ena skill, mporeis na to prostheseis sthn mpara epitheshs wste na to xrhsimopoihseis sthn maxh, apo to menu twn skills.
Kathe ability exei ena kostos, to opoio afaireitai apo thn "Battle Action" mpara.



Kathe skill xarakthrizetai apo 2 mpares, thn gnwsth se olous ATB (sto katw meros), h opoia kathorizei to pote einai etoimo gia xrhsh kai thn mpara dynamhs (sto plai).
H mpara dynamhs xwrizetai se tria merh kai kathorizei to effectivness tou kathe skill analoga me to poso gemath h adeia einai.





Sthn Beta version to parapanw systhma exei allaksei dramatika.
H mpara dynamhs exei afairethei teleiws kai to attack xrhsimopoiei mono ena pososto ths ATB gia na vgei.
Afto exei ws apotelesma naginoun oi maxes POLY poio grhgores kai ligotero varetes.

Oso xtypas enan antipalo me to aplo Attack, kairdizeis Technique poits (mexri 3000) ta opoia xrhsimopoiountai ana pososto apo ta ypoloipa skills wste na ginoun diathesima.

To "Concussive Blow" tou Pugilist meiwnei to ACC tou exthrou kai katanalwnei 250 TP...:







...Enw to "Seismic Shock" kanei AOE (Are of Effect) damage kai katanalwnei 1000 TP:




Ean o xarakthras vrisketai se maxh me kapoion antipalo, ta TP peftoun ws to 0

Mexri to "Hand to Hand" skill tou xarakthra mou na ftasei sto "Rank 10" phra 5 skills, dhladh 1 skill kathe 2 Rank ups.
Den einai asxhma an analogistoume oti mou phre mono gyrw stis 3 wres.
Katw apo kathe skill vrisketai h mpara pou dixnei to cool down tou kai akrivws katw apo ta skills vrisketai h TP bar.



Meta apo kapoies maxes eixa to prwto mou Level Up kai ton prwto mou thanato
Otan to "Physical Level" enos xarakthra anevei, tou dinontai kapoioi pontoi gia na tous moirasei sta statistika (Diablo style) kai sta elemental resistances tou.
Oso anevenoun ta Levels tosoi perissoteroi pontoi dinontai, alla kai tosoi perissoteroi xreiazontai gia na anevoun parapanw ta stats.

Otan o xarakthras pethanei, den xanei experience (opws ginotan sto FF11) alla prepei na thlemetaferthei pisw sto teleftaio Home Point pou eixe orisei.
Epishs vrisketai se "Weakened" state, afto ton kanei gia 5 lepta poio argo sto treksimo, argainei to cooldown twn skill kai tou meiwnei ta HP kata ena pososto.



Ta terata pou einai diathesima na polemhseis gia arxh htan diaforwn eidwn kai megethwn, omws panta se sxesh me to perivallon, opote gia arxh ksekinhsa me arouraious kai Puks kai argotera proxwrisa se sarkovora fyta kai tsouxtres.
Espasa kai ligo plaka me ta geloia se emfanish Dodos:



Mexri pou eida afto:





Milame gia apistefto se emfanish zwo, den mporesa na mhn skeftw pws an AFTH einai h arxh, ti mporei na mas perimenei argotera???

Epeita apo treis wres me maxes, anakalypsa pws se afto to FF actually sou dinoun lefta oi exthroi otan pethainoun kai me mia mono wra mexri na teleiwsei h Alpha, apofasisa na gyrisw sthn polh gia na dw ti mporw na agorasw.

Sto dromo tou gyrismou synantisa ena lalafell "Miner" mazi me ena filo tou pou htan "Thaumaturge" kai mou edeikse pws moiazoun ta mining spots tou paixnidiou kai pws na ta doulevw.







Telika katafera na gyrisw kai na vrw to magazi mias Miqo'te me sexy gyalia hliou ala Lara Croft, ap' opou agorasa kainouria rouxa.
Distyxws den eixa ta lefta gia na agorasw kai kainourio oplo alla den eixe kai poly shmasia giati outws h allws ton sygekrimeno xarakthra den prokeitai na ton ksanadw meta apo shmera



Teleiwnontas hthela na deiksw ena efedaki tou fwtismou pou me entypwsiase proswpika.
Otan vriskesai se ena skoteino dwmateio kai vgaineis ston hlio apotoma, to fws se tyflwnei gia ligo:








Loipon afta panw katw htan ta pragmata me ta opoia asxolithika me to telos ths Alpha version.
Twra vriskomaste en anamonh gia thn closed Beta.... ypomonh gia 2-3 evdomades kai happy gaming

Shmera ( 10/7/2010 ) kata tis 21:00 tha ksekinhsei to Closed Beta testing, tha grapsw perissotera gia tis allages afou to paiksw.

Καταπληκτική παρουσίαση. Διακρίνω πολλά συν σε σχέση με το wow με το πρώτο και καλύτερο τα γραφικά. Επίσης είναι θετικό ότι έχουν παρει κάποια καλά στοιχεία του wow όπως αυτό που είπες ότι συμβαίνει όταν πεθάνεις. Δεν μου λες στο wow ίσχυε επίσης ότι ο εξοπλισμός σου πάθαινε damage και όταν πήγαινε στο 0% έπρεπε να κάνεις repair. Στο FF 14 αυτό ισχύει? Αν όχι καλύτερα πάντως. Το cooldown υπάρχει και στο wow πάντως εκτός και αν σε κάνει κάποιος ressurect. Παίζοντας μια έκδοση δοκιμαστική μπορείς να τους πεις αν κάτι δεν σου αρέσει ή ότι υπάρχει κάποιο πρόβλημα?

O eksoplismos sto FF11 den pathene tipote, sto FF14 omws tha pathenei zhmia me thn xrhsh, se afto tha xrishmevei kai to class Blacksmith pou tha mporei na episkevazei ta panta.
Malista oxi mono tha ta episkevazei alla kai apoti exoun pei tha mporei kai na ta diakosmei (xrwmata, sxedia ktl ktl)




Aftes dokimastikes ekdoseis vgainoun akrivws gia na les ti sou aresei kai ti oxi wste na ginoun oi aparethtes allages.
Gia paradeigma oloi paraponethikan pws oi maxes htan arges kai afto allakse rizika apo thn Alpha version sthn Beta.

Rikse ena mati se ena video me tis allages:

Πραγματικά μεγάλη βελτίωση και που'σαι ακόμα δηλαδή, πώρωση

Loipon loipon extes eixa 4 wres sthn diathesh mou na dokimasw thn Beta version epitelous.
Oi allages einai para polles se para pollous tomeis kai egw xalasa gyrw sto diwro sto character creation mono, opote den prolava na kalypsw olous tous tomeis.

Gia to idio to character creation den exw na pw polla, (allwste kykloforoun kai videos) einai poly ikanopoihtiko kai mporeis na ftiakseis wraious xarakthres se oles tis fylles.
Epishs thetiko einai oti to paixnidi sou epitrepei na ftiakseis mexri 3 xarakthres afth thn fora se antithesh me ton 1 mono pou epetrepan sthn Alpha.
Me stenaxwrhse pou den yparxei epilogh gia Female Human Highlander wste na ftiaksw thn Kokkinh Sonja, alla goustara apistefta me ena sygekrimeno kourema twn midlander Humans kai mallon afth tha einai o xarakthras mou kai otan kykloforisei to main paixnidi:





Se afth thn version pleon mou dwthike h epilogh na kanw tweak ta settings tou paixnidiou kai ofeilw na omologisw pws akoma kai me ta mesaia settings eixa framedrops (gia ta ypshla oute kouventa) opote oi eikones pou parathetw einai anagastika me ta xamhla settings tou paixnidiou.

Pame se kapoies apo tis diafores tis Beta me thn Alpha:

To prwto pragma pou parathrei kaneis einai to poly veltiwmeno User Interface.
Enw sthn Alpha emfanizotan aplws ena mple koutaki me tis epiloges, twra ena kommati apo to deksia meros ths othonhs kalyptetai apo to menu tou paixnidiou enw sto panw aristera meros emfanizontai endeikseis sxetika me to Level tou xarakthra, thn polh opou anoikei kai ton Guardian theo pou exei dialeksei.

To status kai to equipment screen den einai ksexwrista menu pleon kai xrhsimopoiei to modelo tou idiou tou xarakthra gia na kanei display ta kommatia eksoplismou.
Epipleon ta customizable slots einai 22:

- Weapon
- Offhand (Shield h Dualwield)
- Throwing weapon
- 4 Rings
- 2 Earrings
- Neck piece
- Head Piece
- Gloves
- Body
- Undershirt
- Legs
- Undergarment
- Feet
- Right Bracer
- Left Bracer
- Belt
- Small pouch
- Big pouch





To menu apopou mporeis na moiraseis tous pontous pou kairdizeis apo to Level up exei allaksei epishs.
Pleon Ta statistika HP, MP kai TP anevainoun apo mona tous, to "Agility" exei enwthei me to "Dexterity", enw to "Charisma" kai to "Luck" exoun fygei teleiws kai antikatastathikan apo to stat "Piety".
Epishs to kathe level den sou dinei poia 70+ pontous gia na tous diamoiraseis, alla ksekinontas apo to Level 2 perneis mono 5 pontous gia ta main stats kai 5 gia ta elemental resistances.
Epishs opws htan kai fysiko allwste dwthike h epilogh "Undo" kai "Reassign" wste na mporeis na ksanamoiraseis tous hdh valmenous pontous se alla stats.
Afth h leitourgeia den mporei na xrhsimopoihthei polles fores amesws, prepei na pernaei ligos xronos metaksy 2 xrhsewn:




To Item menu exei parameinei to idio, omws to Skill menue exei allaksei.
Ta abilities pou mporoun na metaferthoun apo Class se Class exoun meiwthei kata poly.
Enw sthn Alpha eixes sthn diathesh sou gia na ksodepseis 20 pontous apo thn mpara "Battle action", sthn Beta exeis mono 6 gia arxh.
Gia na einai dikaia ta pragmata omws, exoun prostethei 2 akomh mpares gia thn metafora twn skill.
H mia symperilamvanei thn metafora twn "class traits" opws "Dual Weild", h "Double attack" kai alla paromoia.
H trith mpara symperilamvanei crafting kai gathering skills:




Sthn Beta ekdosh, eginan diathesima kai kapoia apo ta features tou paixnidiou pou eixan anakoinwthei, alla den yphrxan sthn Alpha:

- Gia prwth fora vlepoume ton eksoplismo na xalaei me thn xrhsh.
Proswpika den eimai fan afths ths leitourgias, alla giafto yparxei to Class "Armourer" ypothetw...
Eftxws gia thn wra oi eksoplismoi exoun arketa megalh diarkeia zwhs.
Gia thn akriveia ekana gyrw stis 2 wres maxes kai to dyrability tou Body piece mou epese mono "221 monades" apo tis 27.800 diathesimes.
H antoxh tou oplou apo thn allh, metraei se 100.000+
Gia na episkevaseis ton eksoplismo mporeis na xrhsimopoihseis enan NPC blacksmith, alla mono to class "Armourer" mporei na epanaferei kati sthn arxikh tou katastash, oi NPC mporoun na ta epanaferoun mono mexri thn mesh:



- To Party search exei ypostei megales allages pros to kalytero.
Dinetai h epilogh ston paixth na dialeksei to Class, to Class level, to Physical level, ton arithmo atomwn kai ton skopo gia ton opoi thelei na organwsei party kai aftomatws mporei na kanei join opoiosdhpote plhrei tis proypotheseis opou kai na vrisketai:



- Eginan diathesimoi oi "Market Wards".
Aftoi einai NPC pwlhtes kai item managers oi opoioi mporoun na emporevontai ta items tou paixth akomh kai otan aftos eina online.
Oi sygekrimenoi tha kostizoun 1evrw sto final game, alla gia thn Beta mas tous dinoun dwrean.

- Kata thn diarkeia enos Levequest o paixtis exei thn epilogh "Favor" h opoia epitrepei ston Guardian theo pou exei epileksei sthn arxh, na tou afksisei proswrina ta statistika kai ta elemental resistances.

- Prostethike ena feature pou onomazetai "Behest".
Prokeitai gia hunting eideikwn teratwn, alla den prolava na asxolhthw gia na kserw leptomeries.

- H ikanothta thlemetaforas sto paixnidi, twra kostizei pontous apo mia mpara pou onomazetai "Anima".
H sygekrimenh mpara gemizei apo monh ths me thn parodo tou xronou.
Ean o xarakthras pethanei, h epistrofh sto checkpoint ginetai dwrean mesw ths epiloghs "Return"

- Prostethikan ta classes:
Botanist
Carpenter
Weaver
Leatherworker
To systhma gia to crafting tou paixnidiou, xrhsimopoiei thn enwsh twn klassikwn Crystalwn ws vash, se syndiasmo me ta katallhla materials to opoio dinei to teliko proion:







- Ta Mining kai ta Logging spots einai pleon diathesima gia xrhsh:






- To max level afksithike apo 20 se 30

- Kata thn diarkeia ths maxhs ean kapoios kanei "Gear swap", ta stats tou kainouriou gear tha einai 30% meiwmena gia ligh wra.
Eksw apo thn maxh mporeis na allakseis oses fores theleis afova.

- O xarths twn polewn sthn Beta emfanizei mono to epipedo pou vrisketai o xarakthras thn sygekrimenh stigmh pou tha ton koitaksei kai oxi ta panta.
Sto Live journal tou xarakthra opou mporei kapoios na dei thn proodo twn quest kai pou prepei na apefthynthei meta gia na synexisei to senario, yparxei mia kainouria epilogh "Map" h opoia deixnei thn topothesia tou epomenou proorismou tou paixth.



- Sto katw deksia meros ths othonhs exoun prostethei 4 koumpia ta opoia me thn seira (apo ta aristera, sta deksia) kanoun ta ekshs:
O xarakthras travaei ta opla
Prosvash sto item menu
Prosvash sto Emoticon menu
Prosvash sto kyriws menu



- Ta chocobos eginan epitelous ksana diathesima ws ta "Mount" tou paixnidiou:




To systhma maxhs exei allaksei dramatika.
H mpara me tis epitheseis twra prosferei 30 epiloges anti gia 20 pou edine prin.
Aftes ginontai diathesimes me ta plhktra: 1 ews 0, Shift +1 ews 0 kai Ctrl + 1 ews 0.

Sto mprosta meros ths mparas yparxei h epilogh "Battle Regimen"
Afto otan einai "ON" dinei stous xarakthres tou party thn ikanothta "Skill chain" pou tous epitrepei na kanoun "Combo" me kapoia apo ta skills tous ean ektelestoun me thn seira, wste na anaparagoun mia extra syntonismenh epithesh gia perissotero damage.





Ta diafora abilities tou xarakthra den xaloun olh thn ATB gia na ektelestoun, alla mono ena meros ths.
Kathws afthn gemizei synexomena, epitrepetai ston xarakthra h synexomenh epithesh xwris lag anamesa sta xtyphmata.
Afto kanei tis maxes poly poio grhgores kai safws poio efxaristes.
Epishs akomh kai an adeiaseis teleiws thn ATB, mporeis na dwseis ena command apo prin , to opoio tha ektelestei aftomata otan h mpara ftasei sto kathorismeno pososto.
H mpara dynamhs exei eksafanistei teleiws kai kainouria skills exoun prostethei:



To systhma "mpeis" se mia maxh, paei ws ekshs:
- Prwta prepei na exeis travhgmena ta opla me to "F" (Fight)
- Epeita patas Tab gia na epilekseis enan stoxo (distyxws to Tab akomh kai sthn Beta epilegei ws prwto stoxo ton eafto sou, alla exoun pei pws tha to diorthwsoun afto.
- Amesws meta patas to "C" gia na lockareis.
- Telos xrhsimopoieis ta abilities gia na polemhseis.





To Skill "Heymaker" dinei ston "Pugilist" thn ikanothta na riksei ena counter ston antipalo ean prwta tou exei kanei evade ena attack:




Afta gia thn wra....
Sas afinw me merikes eikones apo topia kai kapoious xarakthres:















P.S: BTW ta grafika ths vroxhs kai tou nerou se afto to paixnidi einai aplws kataplhktika...