First FFXIV post

So, while there are tons of problems with Final Fantasy XIV such as a pain to get it working smoothly and lots of other minor issues, I'll say that one thing they did do right was how pretty they made it. Even in the alpha I thought that FFXIV was a beautiful game.

So... this post is going to be about some screenshots I took in FFXIV last night :)

(And yes, I gave in to the pressure that stupid Fuuji and others put on me to get XIV :P )

Meet the new Ascy:

Started out on the "Pugilist" job, though I keep wondering when I'm going to get the "Screwdriver" WS. I have no idea what the acronyms for the jobs are, but I'm sticking with PUG for now!

Special ability: Float

Soooo... looks like they haven't fixed the problems of models interacting with the models quite right. That's one of the starting cities, Ul'duh in the background. I take no responsibility for any spelling mistakes. It's their fault for choosing such weird names.

Impressive rendering

First view upon stepping out of the city is incredible. I stood here for a few minutes looking out... that is, once the weather cleared out. The sandstorms are also incredible, very realistic!

Running around the city at night

If your graphics card can't handle it, running around and movement becomes very jerky and disconcerting. IMO, it is better to reduce the load on the card and get a smooth framerate. I'm using an ATI 5870 and I can't even play this game on the highest settings and had to drop down to merely "high" and shut off some features

Beautiful in-game cutscenes (and mi'quote)

One of the main storyline NPCs for Ul'dah. Also apparently also one of the reasons why some people start here! I wonder if each strand of hair is rendered separately...

That's it for now. Still looking for people who are supposedly on the Kashuan server. Tasya, or now known as Aenea gave me a linkpearl to her erm... HNMLS. I hope I'm not supposed to be camping Fafnir or something... especially since I saw Fafnir Nidhogg spawn right in front of me when I spawned. (He's a tiny lalafel, so should be easy prey!)