Final Fantasy Online

Bizzeh · 10th September 2003, 21:56

i emailed squaresoft asking if it would be free to play (hahahahah) or would we have to pay for it per month... here is the reply i got.

Quote:

Dear Customer:

Thank you for taking the time to e-mail us. Final Fantasy XI for Windows
is scheduled for release late October. FINAL FANTASY XI for Windows will
include the Rise of the Zilart expansion pack, which was released
separately in Japan in April 2003. FINAL FANTASY XI will carry a suggested
retail price of $49.99 (USD). Aside from Internet service provider access
charges, players will be charged a monthly fee to play FINAL FANTASY XI.
Subscribers will receive their first 30 days of access without charge.
After 30 days, FINAL FANTASY XI will be available on a month-to-month
subscription basis for $12.95 (USD) a month, which includes one character
for FINAL FANTASY XI. Players can create additional characters for an
additional charge of $1.00 (USD) per character, per month. Tetra Masterr,
the wildly popular and addictive mini-game from FINAL FANTASY IX, will
also be included in the package and will be available for $1.00 (USD) per
month.
The system requirements for FINAL FANTASY XI for Windows are as follows:
Windows 98/98 SE/Me/2000/XP, Intelr Pentiumr III 800Mhz or higher, 128 MB
RAM, 6 GB of hard drive space, DirectXr 8.1, DirectXr 8.1 compatible sound
card, CD-ROM drive, keyboard, 56K or faster connection, and NVIDIAr
GeForce video card with 32MB of RAM.

The PlayStation 2 version of FINAL FANTASY XI will be released in
conjunction with the hard disk drive during the 1st quarter in 2004, by
Sony Computer Entertainment America. No pricing information or hardware
specs have been made available for this version of the game. We have no
further information on FFXI at this time. Check the "Latest News" portion
of our website, www.playonline.com, for updates on Final Fantasy XI.

is anyone going to pay the monthly fee? or are there going to be 3rd party servers up within a week of release?

Mr Jones · 10th September 2003, 21:58

I wouldn't pay, there again I have no time in life to dedicate to playing games online.

anubis2003 · 10th September 2003, 22:30

I'm already playing it.

Yay for alienware.

mikm · 11th September 2003, 02:13

...and KaZaa, I assume?

Magic_Midget · 11th September 2003, 19:59

damn..dont have that money for the initial requirement. I just buy it for playstation if i ever get one..

Starbucks · 12th September 2003, 00:41

fuck, I hate it when good RPGs go online. Damn.

whiteflip · 12th September 2003, 05:18

There will be a monthly charge for the PS2 version as well. And you will have to purchase the hard drive for PS2 in order to play it. If you dont already have one you will need to purchase the ethernet/dialup adaptor for your ps2.

So to play this game on Ps2 will be
Adaptor
Harddrive
Game
Monthly Fee

So after your first downpayment of $ashitloadofmoney and regular monthly installments of $toogoddamnmuch you will have bought the right to play the game.

I dunno if you will be able to play final fantasy offline or not.

I also hate how fantasy star online requires both xboxlive service (50 dollars a year which is very resonable) as well as an additional monthly charge of like 10 dollars a month or something.

Starbucks · 12th September 2003, 10:07

You know, I don't know what to say. Why the fuck do they have to do this to me. Ever since I heard of Phantasy Star Online, I was like, "Pfft another gay Everquest copycat." Then when I heard that FF went online I got really frightened because my worst fear is a reality. What if every FF is online? Somebody say it ain't so! Please tell me the next FF isn't online!

Mr Jones · 12th September 2003, 10:12

FFX-2 and FFXII I believe are stand alone games, certainly FFX-2 is, very little information on FFXII

xenosomething · 12th September 2003, 10:18

yeah the only online one is 11 and thats it....they needed a way to make some quick money after the movie bombed.

mark · 19th September 2003, 23:33

unfortunatly, ffx-2 is dress up dolls with rpg bits on...

xenosomething · 20th September 2003, 03:10

actually the "dressing up" is just a variation of the classic final fantasy system.

mark · 20th September 2003, 13:36

they made the girls the main characters, it seems pretty dress up to me....

10th September 2003, 22:30	#3
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11th September 2003, 02:13	#4
mikm Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: 2001:4978:20f::/48 Posts: 1,244	...and KaZaa, I assume? powered by Câ‚‚Hâ‚…OH \| eff \| aclu

11th September 2003, 19:59	#5
Magic_Midget Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Back in TX finally Posts: 1,416	damn..dont have that money for the initial requirement. I just buy it for playstation if i ever get one.. Like Poetry and art? Visit my DeviantArt Site: www.lilithlairpoetry.deviantart.com

12th September 2003, 05:18	#7
whiteflip Post Master General (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Seattle, Now Las Vegas Posts: 6,032	There will be a monthly charge for the PS2 version as well. And you will have to purchase the hard drive for PS2 in order to play it. If you dont already have one you will need to purchase the ethernet/dialup adaptor for your ps2. So to play this game on Ps2 will be Adaptor Harddrive Game Monthly Fee So after your first downpayment of $ashitloadofmoney and regular monthly installments of $toogoddamnmuch you will have bought the right to play the game. I dunno if you will be able to play final fantasy offline or not. I also hate how fantasy star online requires both xboxlive service (50 dollars a year which is very resonable) as well as an additional monthly charge of like 10 dollars a month or something. I'm Back?

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10th September 2003, 21:58	#2
Mr Jones Nothing to say... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: UK Posts: 23,020	I wouldn't pay, there again I have no time in life to dedicate to playing games online.

12th September 2003, 00:41	#6
Starbucks Forum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Forums Posts: 2,685	fuck, I hate it when good RPGs go online. Damn.

12th September 2003, 10:07	#8
Starbucks Forum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Forums Posts: 2,685	You know, I don't know what to say. Why the fuck do they have to do this to me. Ever since I heard of Phantasy Star Online, I was like, "Pfft another gay Everquest copycat." Then when I heard that FF went online I got really frightened because my worst fear is a reality. What if every FF is online? Somebody say it ain't so! Please tell me the next FF isn't online!

12th September 2003, 10:12	#9
Mr Jones Nothing to say... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: UK Posts: 23,020	FFX-2 and FFXII I believe are stand alone games, certainly FFX-2 is, very little information on FFXII

12th September 2003, 10:18	#10
xenosomething Major Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: ? Posts: 1,473	yeah the only online one is 11 and thats it....they needed a way to make some quick money after the movie bombed.

19th September 2003, 23:33	#11
mark Forum King Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Norn Ir'nd, leek... Posts: 6,287	unfortunatly, ffx-2 is dress up dolls with rpg bits on...

20th September 2003, 03:10	#12
xenosomething Major Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: ? Posts: 1,473	actually the "dressing up" is just a variation of the classic final fantasy system.

20th September 2003, 13:36	#13
mark Forum King Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Norn Ir'nd, leek... Posts: 6,287	they made the girls the main characters, it seems pretty dress up to me....