My first impressions of FFXIV: mobile

[@squaresided]

An FF MMO we've always wanted. Streamlined UI & coding..

[@hkoizumi3134]

I participated in the closed beta test for Final Fantasy XIV on PC ten years ago. At that time, I was comparing it with version 1.0, which had impressed me back then. With this mobile version, I felt a similar sensation upon seeing the gameplay. Like Arthars, Ifrit's normal mode did not leave a strong impression on me, but the hard mode did. Back then, we used to ask casters to use Limit Break 3 on the nails. Otherwise, it was an uphill battle for everyone. In most cases, it was impossible for some parties. But with the new mobile version, I was already impressed with Normal. I can't wait to see the harder instances.

[@melt0044]

Character movement is much better on mobile version

[@rippeh8942]

right? am not tripping then and thats one of the thing I really dislike in ff14 how the movement feels and even now, when you are attacking you feel like you are floating and animations look so weird, it takes me out. but I saw gameplay on the mobile version, somebody was doing basic attacks and it looked good like no weird floaty looking animations

[@Redcritxx]

hopefully when the game release globally and people start praising the game it will give yoshi p and the devs for the retail version a much needed wake up call they have been way to comfortable and complacent for way too long its time to get back to work

[@fredy2041]

What are you even talking about? Why aqre you being such a contrarian? WHat this mobile have to do with anything? chill out dude.

[@etukekv4073]

@@fredy2041 fred, you r being toxic in anywhere when people criticizes the game bro.. get a life fred dt is trash

[@Nuhaii]

98% of pc 14 gamers wont care what mobile does better and 100% of SE wont care either. Pc version is quite literally unfixable. They simply cant code it

[@mcihay246]

@@etukekv4073 It's trash? Not that it's bad to criticise, but if you think that is what DT is, then I'm afraid you haven't played enough games to determine what is legitimately trash. Seems you might be too used with over-exaggeration, where the options are either good or bad and not just okay.

[@etukekv4073]

@@mcihay246 cleared all endgame content is not enough to criticized how the game got to this point? you are beyond delusional kid

[@bolladragon]

I'm genuinely startled by how good it is even after being hyped for the concept.

[@TeaTimeRumble]

Its kind of embarrassing that even with an early mobile game version of FFXIV, taking only the early ARR content and most of the skills, that this is still probably a more comprehensive version of the game. Content seems more valuable broadly, likely due to currency. The fact that ping and input is smooth. The UI design. The way that even an early level 50 MOBILE version of a Job, feels more fleshed out that even a current 4.0 to 6.0 version Job in the main game. The design of Jobs and combat in general, with how buttons work, having a main combo button ect It really goes to show how lacking the main FFXIV dev team have been, and its not always their fault, we know Square Enix doesnt fund them well enough, but the fact that this basic mobile version is full of things people have been asking for and is better put together compared to main XIVs ARR/HW is just silly

[@Z0mb13moon]

I guess it's the magic of new codebase vs legacy code.

[@StormierNik]

Yoshi p says they get enough funding as it is but i don't really buy that. Cuz other mobile games, gacha Mobile games, are able to have monthly content patches with more content than FFXIV tends to release every 4 months

[@melaniebiberger2191]

I disagree that it looks in any way better than 6.0 or 7.0. its a quality of life version of ARR, thats it

[@TeaTimeRumble]

@melaniebiberger2191 I meant to say 4.0 to 6.0, but i don't think it looks better, I think the Jobs are better designed and more cohesive The way some Jobs even in 6.0 content have no buttons is embarassing

[@mcihay246]

It'll be interesting if the mobile version is a means for the PC devs to view ARR with updated gameplay systems using a larger sample size of "testers". As a way to see if it's feasible to implement said updated abilities without potentially breaking balancing in ARR in the PC version... or did people expect these mobile changes to be implemented into the PC version immediately, without a larger test sample, to see if it would work? Because that would just be unwise.

[@SmolNose]

No latency on mobile My gosh...PC FF14 dev needs to wake up!

[@fredy2041]

What are you even talking about? Jees, always a contrarian over everything

[@YouBigBaby]

@@fredy2041 you clearly don't play 14. There is latency built into the game. Nothing is ever responsive.

[@EmpressMaruMaru]

@@fredy2041 >no snapshots what you see is what is happening >players are where you see them and not delayed >movement has weight like turning stopping etc is not robotic and floaty >when you press a button it actually works instead of having to press it 10x or use noclippy maybe try to actually play the game on PC instead of roleplaying in quick sands and you will find out how many problems the PC version has

[@madlinkers8595]

​@@fredy2041clearly you didnt even finished the story or yet played any proper game

[@fredy2041]

@@madlinkers8595 i did

[@asdsad17]

they put in the 1.0 running animation.

[@ZurilasZone]

i hope theyll have a pc client

[@ikeaira8701]

Google Play PC is a thing now, fingers crossed it's available on there

[@Ryūdōji-Reizō]

playing ffxiv mobile on pc while this game is originally a pc game is beyond ironic

[@NatiiixLP]

@@Ryūdōji-Reizō Isn't it originally a console game rather than a PC game, though? XIV client is definitely optimised for console/controller gameplay more than keyboard & mouse, compared to something like WoW.

[@8bitchiptune420]

Bluestack man..

[@8bitchiptune420]

@@Ryūdōji-Reizō I won't pay the sub for a month just to play it a few days on pc.

[@efreinpena739]

Are you able to see in the CBT how will monetization work on ffxiv mobile?

[@ChadSmith-nq8ty]

well the question is it CBT post launch in terms of monetization . we wont know for a few more months at least.

[@ChadSmith-nq8ty]

they wont have the monetization in the beta. so we can't see the real shenanigans of the mobile game. sadly its probably predatory . we just don't know yet

[@muskmelon8903]

Is there any hint or word towards controller support? Id hope to play this on a odin 2 mini Which is a portable console for emulation and mobile games.

[@thelastofitskind3034]

I wonder if you will be able to fly and stuff 🤔

[@DoutzenDilan]

After playing all of the mobile MMORPGs in the past, I always knew this was going to be great. Based on how people are reacting to this, I could tell who hasn’t played the OG mobile MMORPG games like IMO, Avabel, Elgard, Seven Swords, etc. I’ve been secretly waiting for them to make a mobile version and it’s funny seeing a majority of the PC players changing their opinions about it.

[@samwilkinson9309]

That being ifrit normal looked crazy, compared to ifrit normal in base game where it's a quick 1 minute in and out free levelling roulette at the time (Don't do levelling much now but think I heard they took them out the roulette now but not 100% on the validity of that)

[@profanegaming2829]

If you were playing back when it was new, just as this game is, it would feel that way. Power creep has impacted things.

[@matija3839]

Wow that map is beautiful.. definitely could throw these things into the main game, I can only hope haha!

[@s.hisoki5956]

controller support?

[@salmon0422]

glamour, dye, plates, movements… so many huge QoL improvements that ppl desire yet cannot be implemented cuz 'spaghett code' unxdd

[@thomas103666]

光子知道玩家想要什么 se也知道 他们只是选择了无视 哈哈哈

[@dragumkirisute1998]

I'm still waiting for something to happen with 11, ever since the biggest let down that was the games 20th anniversary, I pretty much lost hope in that game. 😢 Glad to see mobile 14 is doing good tho 😅

[@bolladragon]

I'm still mad about how badly SE was fleeced regarding FF11's mobile port. I was so hyped for that port and the devs that licensed it screwed it all up. Pain.

[@hardware72]

The game looks like a good way to make an MMO for mobile, and a lot of good interaction. But in the end it's just a reskin mobile version of the PC game. You just want the old final fantasy, and hate the new. Which is subjective and that's fine. But in the end, the mobile version is just taking preexisting assets and riding the coattails of what existed.

[@rippeh8942]

i wish, they updated the msq for ARR because its a slog, slow and boring. make it shorter for new players, also the combat. but tbh since this is free, I would play this over the main game. its crazy am saying this for a mobile game. i quitted the main game, but am willing to play this. please please to good release this version for PC. like do a PC build for this, I know the chances are low but men

[@profanegaming2829]

Can't get passed telling people to play the mobile version over the main when it's less than half of half the game.

[@sam.246]

for now

[@profanegaming2829]

@@sam.246 Forever. It'll never have all the abilities and will always be behind the base game by at least the current expansion.

[@CL-jq1xs]

​@@profanegaming2829well then its only 1 expansion behind. Not half a game behind.

[@banebane2835]

FF14 mobile free to play friendly guys?

[@freekuponuts9227]

You can play this on pc? WIth emulator?

[@melt0044]

Why new female miqote doesnt wear miqo'te separates?

[@knicknevin9975]

China

[@ajsario6804]

Wow 😮😮 is there differnt channel server ? The open world is huge omg 😂😂

[@PCX-2-ok4xu]

I really hope that they add control support, especially since we have controllers like the backbone for mobile

[@Channy_8761]

Its shit

[@blakeroni155]

1st >:D