Comments on: FFXI – The Leading Cause of Zombie-ism http://jpbutton.bluegartr.com/?p=3365 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:08:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: On This Day, Five Years Ago… « Misprint in the Vana’diel Tribune http://jpbutton.bluegartr.com/?p=3365&cpage=1#comment-3810 On This Day, Five Years Ago… « Misprint in the Vana’diel Tribune Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:06:05 +0000 http://www.jpbutton.com/?p=3365#comment-3810 [...] and Elmer’s recents post about online addiction (FFXI – The Leading Cause of Zombie-ism) brought to memory my experience with MMORPGs.  FFXI was the first MMORPG I ever played, and [...] [...] and Elmer’s recents post about online addiction (FFXI – The Leading Cause of Zombie-ism) brought to memory my experience with MMORPGs.  FFXI was the first MMORPG I ever played, and [...]

]]> By: Rekiconeki http://jpbutton.bluegartr.com/?p=3365&cpage=1#comment-3809 Rekiconeki Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:01:01 +0000 http://www.jpbutton.com/?p=3365#comment-3809 You freeze it first, then slice! Any FFXI addict will tell you this. =D You freeze it first, then slice! Any FFXI addict will tell you this. =D

]]> By: Malacite http://jpbutton.bluegartr.com/?p=3365&cpage=1#comment-3806 Malacite Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:49:37 +0000 http://www.jpbutton.com/?p=3365#comment-3806 Personally I blame the individual over the game in this instance. I'm not defending SE here, just that people with addictive personalities tend to find themselves in these situations. It's not like endgame content in XI is all that fun either... Which is something I dearly hope SE will change in 14. The work vs reward ratio is vastly unbalanced and FFXI more often feels like a 2nd job, almost slave work really. Personally I blame the individual over the game in this instance. I’m not defending SE here, just that people with addictive personalities tend to find themselves in these situations. It’s not like endgame content in XI is all that fun either…

Which is something I dearly hope SE will change in 14. The work vs reward ratio is vastly unbalanced and FFXI more often feels like a 2nd job, almost slave work really.

]]> By: Lionix http://jpbutton.bluegartr.com/?p=3365&cpage=1#comment-3803 Lionix Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:27:24 +0000 http://www.jpbutton.com/?p=3365#comment-3803 The Internet, of course. The Internet, of course.

]]> By: Elmer the Pointy http://jpbutton.bluegartr.com/?p=3365&cpage=1#comment-3800 Elmer the Pointy Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:31:59 +0000 http://www.jpbutton.com/?p=3365#comment-3800 Where do you buy your slices of milk? I've searched everywhere... Where do you buy your slices of milk? I’ve searched everywhere…

]]> By: Vahlshdeh http://jpbutton.bluegartr.com/?p=3365&cpage=1#comment-3799 Vahlshdeh Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:32:27 +0000 http://www.jpbutton.com/?p=3365#comment-3799 Hmm I would leave a witty comment but I need to go eat my slices of bread and milk, no time. :) Hmm I would leave a witty comment but I need to go eat my slices of bread and milk, no time. :)

]]> By: Minks http://jpbutton.bluegartr.com/?p=3365&cpage=1#comment-3798 Minks Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:07:58 +0000 http://www.jpbutton.com/?p=3365#comment-3798 I think SE should make all Lottry NM into Pop NMs to eliminate camping all together. All NM's Gods should have a half hour to an hour limit till it depops. Of course set limit for some like one fight per 24 hours or once a week. So there is no camping the ??? where you trade the pop item there will be a scheduled time window like a dynamis hourglass. I hate MMO timesinks and if they want timesinks there are better ways like adding more content which is the reason for timesinks for devs. Another way to add good timesinks is to make a reward system for assisting others in missions, quests, mini-games you've already completed. I think SE should make all Lottry NM into Pop NMs to eliminate camping all together.
All NM’s Gods should have a half hour to an hour limit till it depops.
Of course set limit for some like one fight per 24 hours or once a week.
So there is no camping the ??? where you trade the pop item there will be a scheduled time window like a dynamis hourglass.
I hate MMO timesinks and if they want timesinks there are better ways like adding more content which is the reason for timesinks for devs.
Another way to add good timesinks is to make a reward system for assisting others in missions, quests, mini-games you’ve already completed.

]]> By: Cemalidor http://jpbutton.bluegartr.com/?p=3365&cpage=1#comment-3796 Cemalidor Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:14:04 +0000 http://www.jpbutton.com/?p=3365#comment-3796 I don't think that Se will do much about FFXI, prolly they will just til the hype cools down. I don’t think that Se will do much about FFXI, prolly they will just til the hype cools down.

]]> By: Kurosaki http://jpbutton.bluegartr.com/?p=3365&cpage=1#comment-3795 Kurosaki Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:44:57 +0000 http://www.jpbutton.com/?p=3365#comment-3795 After 7+ years, I've doubt SE devs will change and you will see some issues that plague FFXI show up in XIV. Also, they probably will be reluctant to change them. They frequently ignore the screen which we have to hit accept to before opening FFXI in full view by implementing absurb long fights along with other things. This is a MMO and they are meant to have time sinks to keep you playing, but the devs still yet to find that balance of time versus fair rewards for the groups involved in many quests/items in the game. The community team has been making a good effort to show some effort from the PR side of SE, but until the Devs are on the same boat, I don't see much changing. After 7+ years, I’ve doubt SE devs will change and you will see some issues that plague FFXI show up in XIV. Also, they probably will be reluctant to change them. They frequently ignore the screen which we have to hit accept to before opening FFXI in full view by implementing absurb long fights along with other things. This is a MMO and they are meant to have time sinks to keep you playing, but the devs still yet to find that balance of time versus fair rewards for the groups involved in many quests/items in the game. The community team has been making a good effort to show some effort from the PR side of SE, but until the Devs are on the same boat, I don’t see much changing.

]]> By: Trotsky http://jpbutton.bluegartr.com/?p=3365&cpage=1#comment-3794 Trotsky Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:06:16 +0000 http://www.jpbutton.com/?p=3365#comment-3794 Yep, MMORPGs are evil and FFXI is sorta like Satan in this regard. Yep, MMORPGs are evil and FFXI is sorta like Satan in this regard.

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