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 Asura.Avallon
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By Asura.Avallon 2016-08-19 10:01:13
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What would you design/implement?

First things first.. I'd want to fight THIS! I'm not sure what the details are on that but I'd love to fight a skyscraper-sized Shantotto!



Next, there are many areas of the world map still undeveloped in the world of Vana'diel. I'd love to see some of them filled with new monsters, NM's and beautiful landscapes.

Also, I'd love to see new activities in existing zones starting from East Sarutabaruta (as an example) on up.
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By Bismarck.Misao 2016-08-19 10:12:20
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move resources away and make a NEW FF MMO based on Ivalice and it's races.
#MakeIvaliceGreatAgain
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By eliroo 2016-08-19 10:21:16
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Bismarck.Misao said: »
move resources away and make an FF MMO based on Ivalice and it's races.
#MakeIvaliceGreatAgain

Create a FFXI expansion based on Ivalice.
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By Ramyrez 2016-08-19 10:23:08
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I'd make an unreasonable salary demand and either 1) collect big bucks to rehash content on a dying game or 2) when they didn't renew my contract I'd look for newer, more exciting and challenging work.
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By Bismarck.Misao 2016-08-19 10:26:21
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eliroo said: »
Create a FFXI expansion based on Ivalice.
heck no, if it was an expansion, I'd toss it over to XIV, but really dont thik either XI nor XIV's mechanics would work in this setting well.
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By Quetzalcoatl.Xueye 2016-08-19 10:26:34
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Ramyrez said: »
I'd make an unreasonable salary demand and either 1) collect big bucks to rehash content on a dying game or 2) when they didn't renew my contract I'd look for newer, more exciting and challenging work.

Found the natural!

I'd optimize. I don't know what, but I'd do it!
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By Verda 2016-08-19 10:29:01
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Make a device that gives shock therapy through their computer monitor to people that will complain no matter what you do.
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By Leviathan.Edane 2016-08-19 10:43:07
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Ramyrez said: »
I'd make an unreasonable salary demand and either 1) collect big bucks to rehash content on a dying game or 2) when they didn't renew my contract I'd look for newer, more exciting and challenging work.
I wanted to write something along these lines, but you already nailed it. Oh, and I'd start my year term by using 4 weeks of vacation time, followed by a week of sick leave.
 
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By Asura.Blittzjr 2016-08-19 11:30:03
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I would actually listen to some of the demands of the community....and thoroughly answer their questions.
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By Idiot Boy 2016-08-19 11:35:46
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Being sort of serious for a second:

The next year? There's a lot of really low hanging fruit you could pound out in a year even if you didn't add art assets.

- Unify the jobs on legendary weapons. Why shouldn't RUN get Ragnarok, etc
- iLvl Einherjar, complete with i119 versions of the Ein abjurations
- iLvl Limbus, with materials for +2 versions of the JSE armor
- Make corsair rolls resistant to dispel
- Buff bard songs, Madrigal, Minne, and the Carols in particular
- Double the network packet size (h/t Byrth)
- Change the "2 copper vouchers = 1 pluton/beitetsu/rift boulder" into "1 voucher = case"
- Allow sparks to be turned directly into gil
- Give a non-UC version of Apururu, Yoran-Oran, Sylvie so not everyone is in the same three unities
- Uncap merit categories. Get all the WS, fill out your jobs, etc

Not one of those things requires a single new art asset. It's all either dialog trees, editing formulas, or copy/paste/edit existing zones/monsters/events.

If you wanted to get really ambitious
- Do something with Monstrosity
- iLvl Trial of the Magians, the staves at a minimum
- Allow merit points to go straight to the Reisenjima goblin
- Either allow brews on the Aeonic quest or give a way to lower their cost, to make them more accessible
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By Asura.Avallon 2016-08-19 11:38:37
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Idiot Boy said: »
Being sort of serious for a second:

The next year? There's a lot of really low hanging fruit you could pound out in a year even if you didn't add art assets.

- Unify the jobs on legendary weapons. Why shouldn't RUN get Ragnarok, etc
- iLvl Einherjar, complete with i119 versions of the Ein abjurations
- iLvl Limbus, with materials for +2 versions of the JSE armor
- Make corsair rolls resistant to dispel
- Buff bard songs, Madrigal, Minne, and the Carols in particular
- Double the network packet size (h/t Byrth)
- Change the "2 copper vouchers = 1 pluton/beitetsu/rift boulder" into "1 voucher = case"
- Allow sparks to be turned directly into gil
- Give a non-UC version of Apururu, Yoran-Oran, Sylvie so not everyone is in the same three unities
- Uncap merit categories. Get all the WS, fill out your jobs, etc

Not one of those things requires a single new art asset. It's all either dialog trees, editing formulas, or copy/paste/edit existing zones/monsters/events.

If you wanted to get really ambitious
- Do something with Monstrosity
- iLvl Trial of the Magians, the staves at a minimum
- Allow merit points to go straight to the Reisenjima goblin
- Either allow brews on the Aeonic quest or give a way to lower their cost, to make them more accessible

Thank you for actually taking the point of this thread serious enough to post what you did.

Much appreciated.
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By Leviathan.Comeatmebro 2016-08-19 11:54:31
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unless ilevel ein/limbus had some serious difficulty to them, that'd just let people blow through current content and quit even faster

'quality of life' patches need to avoid giving gameplay buffs unless huge content is planned if they want anyone left by the time they make another real chunk of content
 
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By Idiot Boy 2016-08-19 12:03:21
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Leviathan.Comeatmebro said: »
ilevel ein/limbus had some serious difficulty to them

Well, that would be the point, yes - something new at the top of the totem pole, in a resource-friendly way. It's more or less the Ambuscade model - there's nothing "new" there, asset wise (except for the new song).
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By Ramyrez 2016-08-19 12:16:46
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Asura.Avallon said: »
Thank you for actually taking the point of this thread serious enough to post what you did.

My response was absolutely serious.
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By fonewear 2016-08-19 12:22:53
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Shut down FFXI and watch the endless threads that would come from it.
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By Bismarck.Nickeny 2016-08-19 12:35:25
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Make ffxi great again...

Allow players to use a gambit system for gear situations...

Allow players to hit 2 jobs to lvl 100 with special lvl 100 sets for each job

Make players create a friend trust ie friends burtgang pld is now my trust (can only be used if the player a) allows you too and b) isnt online

Beastman seals now allow players to buy pop items for escha and resji t2 and above given you have the clears

Let players pvp in open areas for lulz
 
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By Asura.Avallon 2016-08-19 13:07:14
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Bismarck.Nickeny said: »
Make ffxi great again...

Allow players to use a gambit system for gear situations...

Allow players to hit 2 jobs to lvl 100 with special lvl 100 sets for each job

Make players create a friend trust ie friends burtgang pld is now my trust (can only be used if the player a) allows you too and b) isnt online

Beastman seals now allow players to buy pop items for escha and resji t2 and above given you have the clears

Let players pvp in open areas for lulz

Gambits were great in FFXII. Anyone who ever played XI and then XII most likely adjusted to the Gambit system fluidly.

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By Sylph.Jeanpaul 2016-08-19 13:20:38
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Fake Moustaches for lockstyle. This would take me an entire year because I'm a lazy ***
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By Ragnarok.Sekundes 2016-08-19 13:27:37
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1. Hire Byrth as lead dev.
2. ???
3. Profit
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By Carbuncle.Jabel 2016-08-19 13:35:04
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1. Fix the menu system so that selecting 1 thing doesn't require you to toggle/scroll all the way back through it AGAIN only to be able to select one more yet again. Either make it ask you how many you want, or keep me in the menu so I can just keep selecting the same item until I have all I wanted.
2. Fix the spell lock oversight that prevents you from doing anything when you first enter combat if you're being attacked or buffed. Nothing like pulling a big group and not being able to attack for 20seconds or more.
3. Like FFXIV allow one to start combat without a delay.
4. Make a new thing called /lasttrade that, like /lastsynth, allows you to quickly make repeat trades with less wasted time. (a la new JSE back piece upgrades done 1 at-a-time!!!)
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By Sylph.Jeanpaul 2016-08-19 13:35:08
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Candlejack said: »
I keep imagining you'd be the kinda guy who'd play engineer on TF2, go off, find a nice, offbeat spot, and just rancho relaxo for a whole round.
I have been known to play Mario Kart in this manner
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By Bahamut.Milamber 2016-08-19 13:42:31
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Idiot Boy said: »
- iLvl Trial of the Magians, the staves at a minimum
This alone (at least if it was something other than just staves) would have me consider coming back.
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By Asura.Avallon 2016-08-19 13:43:07
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Someone just told me Rooks works here? :o

Must be nice!

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By Quetzalcoatl.Trulusia 2016-08-19 14:35:45
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-Adjust ftp for certain Great Axe, Scythe and H2H WS.
-Add new, modern weapons for several jobs. COR needs a new Dagger.
-Remove Deodorize, add Reflect. Do not give it to players.
-New mage pet focused gear for PUP
-Change skillchain properties for certain Greatsword WS.
-Reduce the attack gained from Boost, make it degrade over time but still stack.
-Make Haste and Haste II accessionable.
-Make Temper I accessionable, but half potency for anyone other than caster.
-Increase potency of Bard Spells.
-Add job ability on one minute timer that will teleport Luopon up to 10 yalms from where it currently is. Uses floor target system to decide spot.
-Make Esuna remove Amnesia with Afflatus Misery up.
-Develop Alliance content that dynamically scales depending on the number of people with confrontation status. Make best rewards only drop with 18 people in group.
-Give Mentor status an EXP and CP bonus to the person with Mentor Status and anyone under 550JP.
-Give Blue Mage stances, one for physical and one for magical. Physical stance reduces timer for Chain Affinity to 30 seconds, Magical Stance reduces timer for Burst Affinity to 30 seconds.
-Make Scarlet Delirium continue to charge as you take damage, resets when you recover any HP or healed of any status aliment.
-Make Cascade apply to Dark Magic. Increase recast to ten minutes.
-Make job ability that immediately applies three of the same maneuver for PUP, ten minute recast.
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By Asura.Avallon 2016-08-19 15:07:37
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Quetzalcoatl.Trulusia said: »
Develop Alliance content that dynamically scales depending on the number of people with confrontation status. Make best rewards only drop with 18 people in group.

This would suck for extremely small servers struggling to get even regular size groups together for content.
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By Leviathan.Andret 2016-08-19 15:13:38
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If I had enough super powers in coding then I would:

Linking Multiple servers AH into one giant AH. Massive economy with thousands instead of hundreds.

Implement NPCs who can sell stuff people sold to their moogles in Mog Gardens. The NPC price will be linked to how much stuff are sold to the moogles.

Re-code FFXI to modernize the thing to 2016-era games. New engine, DX12...etc.

Implement a new UI (after upgrades) so people can play it on their phones. At least there would be playable features on it such as checking AH, bidding stuff...etc.

Integrate an online FFXI information database and wiki into FFXI so people don't have to keep looking stuff up or exit the game. Also available as a web service.
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