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Square Enix to allow one hour of full XP per day with Final Fantasy XIV

August 24, 2010 in News comments 9

Square Enix have recently announced that in their upcoming MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, players are only allowed one hour of XP per day.

Any time over that will reduce the amount of XP gained until you hit 0. If you break the 4 hour mark, it takes a full two days to be able to earn XP again.

Tell us about the “fatigue” and “dormancy” systems please.

We wanted to introduce a system to reward players who don’t have a lot of time to play. Maybe it looks as though we are placing long playing users at a disadvantage, but the idea is really to let play for short periods be viable.

Won’t that cause some concern amongst players who play for longer?

We want these players to try different classes. If you change class the fatigue doesn’t affect you, so you could try non-combat classes as well. You actually have more play choices now as you can make more characters.
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    DusktoDawn Aug 25, 10
    Favoring those who play less..interesting.
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      Red 9 Aug 25, 10
      that's the problem I've found with MMOs; they require a lot of level grinding to get anywhere. You shouldn't have to dedicate half your evening just to properly enjoy the full scope of the game.
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        Existence Aug 26, 10
        You could say the same about JRPGs, yet look how popular they are now. Just shows that though you or I can't stand it, there are people out there who enjoy grinding.
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    Absolute Aug 25, 10
    There's a difference between rewarding time management and just cutting off the game altogether.

    If SE really wants to have a monthly fee then they really need to rethink the strategy.

    In the end it's just more weeaboo shit. Not like this game will be worth playing anyway.
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    Shadow of Death Aug 25, 10
    It's an attempt to force people to subscribe for longer. I don't really believe the whole "We're saving lives" angle. 8 hours a week on a single class isn't that much.

    It may backfire as people get sick of it.
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    Onvacation Aug 25, 10
    This is going to be fun for people who buy the game months after it comes out, when most of everyone will be rocking the endgame and you have to catch up at the rate of 1 hour a day.
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    Aussie Legend* Aug 26, 10
    ...this makes no sense -_-
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    Bale Fire* Aug 26, 10
    I can understande maybe boosting the XP amount for those who only play ocasionally, but limiting others just seems like a real jerk move.

    I agree, this seems to aimed at increasing subscriptions.
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    phowell23 Aug 26, 10
    You shouldn't punish your customers who are dedicated to your product.
    I almost feel like they should have two different games or servers, one for the casual users and the other for the more dedicated.

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