Forseti
Raider
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Location : Singapore
IGN[Game NickName] : Forseti, Cadexn
Current Status : Active
Registration date : 2009-01-17
 |  Subject: Dengeki Games Vol.7  Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:51 am | |
| Battle System from the newly leaked screen
Latest screen of battle is now shown! This article will give you interesting details such as the analysis of the battle screen and the abilities of the nine classes that you can play in alpha test. Also there is a new Q and A from developers. The Beta test which has started on March 11th is also a must check!
Battle: Study on the battle scene
This is the battle scene from the Alpha test.
Mini map
The top right place shows mini map which tells you surroundings. In FFXI, you have to switch the screen to check the map, but in FFXIV, you can always have a map on the screen. Perhaps, areas shown on the map would vary according to the class.
Player’s name
You can see that there is a space in between. This is not possible in FFXI. Apparently, in FFXIV, you can have surname and given name.
Skill on work and the enemy’s information
The icon being currently used pops up, and the aimed enemy’s HP is shown under it. It makes things easier to figure out the situation.
Log message
Log message has two tags; General and Battle. It seems several messages can be shown at the same time. The battle message sometimes says “attack from the behind”, and it seems like direction of attack is very important. It is not clear if messages such as those from party members other than battle messages can be shown separately. Moreover, since the frame of the window is gone, the screen looks bigger. Also, those signs may be changed through options.
Icons
During battle, you can set abilities you want to use in action menu at the bottom of the screen. If you choose this icon while fighting, action gauge will get enlarged and you can use it when it is MAX. Icons got bigger and TP gauge is shown at the bottom.
Other icons
- Mode button: Switch “Passive” with your armories closed, and “Active” which your weapons are out.
- Battle regimen button: switch to skill which takes multiple players
- Item list button: open the list of your items and use them
- Emote button: open the list of emotional expressions like /bye and choose.
- Main menu button: open the main menu which can summon screens like equipment screen
Q and A: Battle
Q: What is the difference between “General” and “Battle”?
A: ”General” filters all the logs while “Battle” filters only battle-related logs. And probably, when the official service starts, it’d be nice if the number of tags can be increased to show logs you like or there are two windows.
Q: To which content we can arrange the lay out of articles on the screen?
A: Things which have to be shown all the time such as Mini map, HP/MP gauge, and log can be placed freely.
Q: What does the mark next to Target mean?
A: The strength of the enemy. It is like the one you can see from “investigate” in FFXI, but since there are more enemies you to deal with, the strength of the enemy is shown as comparison with your party’s strength.
Q and A: Class
Q: Are there weapons seen in FFXI such as double-handed swords and double-handed scythes in FFXIV? If so, to which class those weapons belong?
A: I can’t tell you when, but they do exist in FFXIV, too. So, till then, you have to look forward which class they belong.
Q: Class can be changed during the adventure. Are there limits on changing classes?
A: No limits, at the moment. But, maybe there will be.
Q: Can class changed during the battle?
A: There are “passive mode” and “active mode” in FFXIV. Class change is possible only when players are on “passive mode” and out of battling situation.
Q: So, those two modes can be switched freely?
A: Yes. You can change it wherever you like.
Q and A: Beta test
Q: Can we continue same character from the Beta test to the official service?
A: The number of the worlds will be different when the official service starts. So, if there are characters with the same name, names have to be changed.
Q: In Beta test, Windows version and PS3 can play the same world?
A: Separating the world among Windows and PS3 is not planned. There maybe bias of platform according to the time of beta test. However, basically, you can log with the same one account from Windows and PS3 like FFXI.
Q: As for Beta test, are there different worlds according to languages? Are there dictionaries of fixed form sentences?
A: They are not decided yet. By the way, as for alpha test, Japan, Europe and States would have different testing time.
source : http://www.ffxivcore.com/topic/4559-dengeki-games-vol7/
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