Re: FFXI, WTF?

On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 15:42:03 GMT, nextgenconsoles <matty@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>> Look at any of the xbox live titles currently out and the friendslist
>> is accesible by the guide... It's how things will be in the future,
>> it's fully integrated with the 360's OS.
>
>so can you describe to me the process whereby I meet someone on FF and I
>want to voice chat to them (and they are not a friend).

You add them.

Wow, that was fucking hard wasnt it?!

Of course as many people are comparing this to PC versions of MMO's
you could always install some voice comms software, switch to the
voice software, join or create a server.. Copy the IP adress and
password details so the other party can join... Switch back into the
game, paste the details to them... Wait as they come on... Fiddle with
the volume controls a little bit... and woo! bingo!

If you're expecting to be able to select someone on screen and voice
chat with them in an MMO then you will probably never reach that
functionality in an MMO, its too fiddly to incorporate, there's all
sorts of potential problems.... How many people can you chat with?!
What if one person is in a chat?! What if you are already in a chat?!
How long have you got to wait for them to accept your chat?! It would
be extremely tedious.

Going through the guide is much simplier as you send the request and
continue.. The 360 deals with the rest.

>> Thats fair enough, and why i was asking Next at which point he would
>> sacrifice graphics for gameplay, at which point he got in a sulk.
>
>I don't sacrifice gfx for gameplay. I just want both on "next gen"
>software/hardwave rather than lazy ports (especially as unlike yourself
>I've invested a fair bit of money into an HDTV setup).

Read the question, at which point do you sacrifice graphics for
gamplay... You say you want both.. Does that mean you would never
overlook graphical content if the game plays well?! Would you not give
it the chance it may deserve?

As for putting money into an HDTV Setup, don't give me that bollocks
this is your obsessive need for willy waving rearing its head again.

Maybe if i had a decent plasma i would do the same.... But you settled
for an LCD, remember?!

>I dumped fifa
>360, because although some of the gfx were nextgen, the gameplay wasn't.

And it was too hard. ;)

>If you don't want people to ingore you, then you shouldn't start calling
>them names and making remarks about their sanity. Simple really.

And if i do want people to ignore me?
.