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Note: These are my opinions and views on this game, I am aware that this is an open beta and that this game is still incomplete. I do not mean to disrespect or hate on this game as it still has a long way to go to being finished, so if your easily offended or harbor some nerd rage about this topic feel free to leave a comment at the bottom.

Over the past few days I have been playing Final Fantasy 14 to simply find out if this is going to be my next big time sink. Initially I was excited and I could not wait to play this new installment, boy was I in for a letdown. This game had so much potential but just does not deliver to the hype its pumping out.  Just getting into the open beta has been half the battle and things have been a mess all over.

The Lack of content, crashes, primitive interface, clunky game play, not enough mobs, not enough quests, poor map, translation errors, poor chat system, poor macro system, lack of skills, lack of items\vendors, and lack of support. For example when you hit the help button nothing happens, when you alt tab the game crashes randomly making it hard to look things up.

This game just does not seem complete, I almost wish that they would take this game out of beta and delay the launch a few more months just to iron out the bugs and inject some more content. Is it worth the $70+ monthly fee, to me that answer is currently no. But I wanted this game to be good so much, I had a lot of hope coming in but those feelings have since been extinguished and replaced by disappointment. I’m not saying this game is the worst I’ve ever played but damn it’s trying hard. Don’t get me wrong this game looks and sounds Amazing, and is vastly ahead of anything else on the market in terms of graphics in MMOS but this simply is just not enough to sway me away from saying that overall my experience has been poor.

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If your a fan of the slayers or Eden of the East you owe it to yourself to pre-order these Blu-Ray’s today or at least buy them when they come out. These are all shows that are already out on DVD but for some reason are several months behind on the Blu-ray release. If you recall I wrote a rant about Slayers revolution not being launched on Blu-ray or combo pack and that the DVD release was years after the first show aired. (LINK HERE) But finally here they are and I can’t wait to get my hands on them.

The Product descriptions are from Funimation provided to Amazon.com

Slayers Revolution: The original cast of Slayers is reunited for the first time in over a decade in Slayers Revolution – a totally new season full of the magical mayhem that can only happen when Lina Inverse and her crew pull into town. Lina’s on the run from a government inspector who’s ready to put her away for good. Her crime? Just being herself! The guy’s hot on her tail, but a tiny creature that actually has a tail might be Lina’s biggest problem. Pokota’s a powerful little furball, and his path of destruction is getting pinned on Lina. With so much explosive magic between them, you know things will go boom when they face off. But there’s more to Pokota than anyone knows, and if Lina’s gang can get to the bottom of his habit of blowing stuff up, they could end up with an awesome new ally.

Slayers Evolution R: The magical mayhem of The Slayers Revolution continues in The Slayers Evolution-R! With the original cast of The Slayers back together for the first time in over a decade, Lina Inverse and her crew are reunited and doing what they do best – saving the world by almost destroying it! Lina’s gang and their new ally Pokota are hot on the trail of the Hellmaster’s Jar! It’s no ordinary piece of pottery: it holds the soul of Rezo the Red Priest. Opening the vessel and resurrecting Rezo is the only hope Pokota has of saving his kingdom’s people. With masked assassins, headless knights, and shifty Xellos in the mix, one thing is certain – destruction is guaranteed!

Eden of the East : Akira Takizawa wakes up naked outside the White House with no memories. He’s got a gun in one hand, a cell phone in the other, and doesn’t know if he’s a good guy or one of the worst. He doesn’t remember the phone gives him instant access to ten billion yen and a woman who can make his most outlandish requests a reality. He doesn’t recall his connection to the ongoing missile attacks terrorizing the Japanese people. Or the part he played in the sudden disappearance of 20,000 shut-ins. He doesn’t even remember he’s supposed to save Japan and will be murdered if he fails. Whatever it is he’s tangled up in, Takizawa’s definitely in deep – and that’s not even scratching the surface.

The gallery is back online but the theme seems to be off and we are getting a few errors on our side that we are aware of and working with. We hope to be back to fully functional in a few days time or sooner. We have been testing various themes and site layouts to find something works well for us, we are working on a custom theme and again we hope to have it done in a few weeks time.

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A few days ago I posted an article about the rumors floating around about the surplus XP system, well these rumors are only found to be some what true but mostly lacking solid facts. I recently found an article that pretty much points out exactly what my thoughts on the system are.  Here is short clip from the top of the article and a link to the full article. Many thanks to some honest beta players and Giuseppe Nelva of “This is my Joystick.com” for bringing some truth to the table. I understand that many gamers are rather upset about this system if you are one of them please read the linked article it best explains the system and does it honestly.

Link here please read me!

In the last few days some “information” about the so called “fatigue” system in the upcoming MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV by Square Enix (you can also read my in-depth hands on article), stirred a real uproar across the internet.

A few misleading articles by the otaku site Sankaku Complex, full of mistranslations and omissions that seemed quite intentional, given the past hate-filled articles by the site on anything pertaining Square Enix. These misconceptions spread like wildfire and gave the general audience a quite warped vision of the system and the game. Unfortunately even more sanctioned websites decided to approach the matter in a sensationalistic way, also omitting some crucial information.

Mithra from 11

The entire Final Fantasy 14 community has been up in arms about a recent press release in regards to the Surplus XP system by game director Nobuaki Komoto . This Press release was not intended to be viewed by North American or European regions but rather has been translated by various communities and distributed via forums and Social networking. Many Gamers are outraged over the idea of the use of the system so much so that they are canceling their pre-order and telling others to follow suit.

Community leaders are currently not commenting on this and Square has yet to Post any response on the subject, avoiding conflict but at the same time allowing this rumor or fact to spread throughout the world. Some gamers are viewing this system as a positive for casual gamers with less then 15 hours a week to play, stating such things as ” I have a job, a family and other games to play I don’t care to dedicate more than 10-15 hours per week to this game.”  The other side of this argument states that ” I’m paying for a service that should be unlimited, I used to play Final Fantasy 11 and it was unlimited so why change that system, you are only going to drive away your fans with this system.”  Consumers state that since they are paying for the game and the service that they should be able to play as much as they want without some experience penalty that will in the long run destroy the community. Debate will  continue to rage between both of the sides of the argument and its interpretation, and until Square steps in and clears the air with some clarity gamers will continue to lose faith in the game. We will continue to research this news and let you know if we can confirm or deny any of the current rumors or facts.

Below is a translated version of the release by community member Savalithos of the FFXIVCore.com:

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Still holding on to your butts!

Ok after hitting some walls with our other software options we have fallen back to what works for us. We are happy to report that news will begin to flow again starting today and that with our new older website we will be able to deliver the content we have been trying to deliver. It has been a long month of trial and maybe one day we will have a website solution better than our current option. Regretfully we step back to resume stepping forward once more.

List of important website functionality

- Ease of use: is it simple for you and us to use?

- Powerful content generation: Can we create content and can you?

- Image friendly:  Pictures are very important

- Flexible: Can do everything from telling the news to selling T-Shirts

- Customizable: Very important to stand out and have a unique look and feel

Thank you for supporting us through this messy transition, and expect some changes in the new future.

Update!

Ok the Admins are currently working to restore Tags, Categories, Links and the Gallery. We also observed that the banner is incorrect and that some of the side bars are related to site maintenance and not part of the site. If you see something else that is clearly incorrect leave an email or comment and we will follow up on it.

"Unix I know this!"

Ok we are launching a few new versions of the site on a test server, we will continue working on those until we have decided on a clear winner. At the moment we are going to the vending machines for something salty and the servers are down and Jurassic Park is offline.

So Please Ah ah ah! You didn’t say the magic word! ah ah ah! we’ll Be right back.

Ok we are changing some stuff, well that’s putting it lightly. We are overhauling the beast and making some changes to not only its looks but its inner workings. So please excuse the mess we will have a better looking page soon, but for now something that is functional will be our stunt double.

Space Balls the Movie!