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FFXI service free for ps2?
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Posted by: madman55
When FFXI is released for ps2, will the online game service be free?
Posted by: Darky!
No.
Posted by: madman55
then how come it said that playonline would offer the service free on oct. 28 2003?
Posted by: SKYHN
Playonline itself, is free. The games however, are not they are subscription based.
Playonline has Chat, Instant Messaging, Email and a few other things. When you buy a playonline game, you must purchase a subscription to play it.
October 28th is the launch of Playonline, FFXI and Tetra Master for PC, not PS2. The PS2 launch is not until next year.
Posted by: Wacheif
arnt some online games free?? like u can play tony hawk 4 online for free and stuff its just the MMO's like everquest and FFXI we gonna have to pay for right?
Posted by: SKYHN
Yes, MMO games will have a fee, and possibly EA sports games soon.
Posted by: madman55
ea sports too? that sucks. Besides if ffxi is comin out in january 2004, how could the service not start until next year from now?
Posted by: madman55
besides, why cant mmorpg just offer one subscription account that allows you to play any mmorpg's rather than having a different subscription account for each different game?
Posted by: Wacheif
maybe if every MMORPG was made by the same company that could work lol by the way the PS2 version of FF 11 is pushed back to March 2004 according to Square Enix website... and the PC version is still set for october 28th
Posted by: SKYHN
I dont know where your getting your info from, but wherever it is, its wrong. The Playonline service has been up and running in Japan for a while now, it launches for PC in the U.S. in a few days with the launch of FFXI for PC, and for PS2 in January when FFXI comes out for PS2. FFXI for PS2 might even make it out sooner, I beta tested it and it was pretty solid, I saw very few bugs in it. And Tetramaster was pretty much bug free.
MMO's cant all have 1 fee for them all because they are made and run by different companies. And the running costs of the game would be too great to share 1 fee accross many games. The only way this would happen is with a company like SOE, where for $21.95 per month, you can play all their online games with just that 1 fee(that does not include SWG as that is owned by Lucas Arts).
EA Online games are exclusive to PS2(for consoles). Their very very popular(Madden being their biggest). The fee is supposed to be something like $5 to $10 per month and covers ALL EA sports online games. Non EA sports games online will still be free. I dont know if this will apply to PC as well.
Posted by: Wacheif
i got that FF 11 for ps2 would be released in March at square-enix's offical site... why would they lie? O_o
- Edit - after reading what i said i think about the HL2 stuff LoL... ya but i dunno maybe they said march just to be safe... i dunno... i just know thats what it said
Posted by: SKYHN
Im not saying its set in stone for a January release, as I dont work for square, but I would say its very likely to be out by then, as that is when the PS2 hard drive is being released. I dont see any reason why they would hold it back, the beta was very solid, i felt like i was playign a finished product.
Posted by: AK47
Xbox live > all
Posted by: madman55
hmm... would they sell pre-paid subscribed account cards in stores for ffxi?ex: 30 days pre-paid for $20. i know they sell those account cards for everquest. (im talking about the cards being for the ps2 version.
Posted by: madman55
its just that id rather buy the pre-paid account card rather than giving out my account information online. besides im only gonna do this with one mmorpg just to see how it is.
Posted by: SKYHN
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Originally posted by AK47
Xbox live > all
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Planning on playing True Fantasy Online? How about the $14.95 fee along with it in addition to the Xbox Live fees?
The time cards for FFXI are gonna be out when the game launches for PS2. I dont believe they have plans for them to be out with the PC version.
Posted by: N.W.A_Kid
I read in PSM that FFXI is going to come installed on the PS2 Hard drive when it arrives in March. The first month of play will be free, followed by a $12.95/month subscription after that.
Posted by: Wacheif
it will be installed on the HD but not till you like install the game onto the external HDD ya firrst month of pay is free bu the fee is actually $13 a month... for 1 char... if you add another char its another dollar so $14 a month and so on
Posted by: N.W.A_Kid
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Originally posted by wacheif
it will be installed on the HD but not till you like install the game onto the external HDD ya firrst month of pay is free bu the fee is actually $13 a month... for 1 char... if you add another char its another dollar so $14 a month and so on
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count me out  I hate paying for online games, but I'll probably miss out on a good one this time
Posted by: SKYHN
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Originally posted by wacheif
it will be installed on the HD but not till you like install the game onto the external HDD
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What exactly do you mean by that? Everything on the DVD disc it comes with completely installs to the drive, you dont need the CD in to play. Theres 3 components to it: Playonline, FFXI and Tetra Master. I forget how much space they all took up in beta.
Posted by: Wacheif
o thought like it installed some files onto HDD and then needed CD for stuff like some pc games do and stuff
Posted by: madman55
ok, ill check into it.The other day i bought a used socom game that came with the headset, and i like it, the game looked brandnew, had everything in its case too. only $30.
Posted by: Wacheif
too bad FF 11 doesnt support voice chat
Posted by: madman55
does it support keyboard?
Posted by: SKYHN
Yes, it supports any standard USB keyboard.
Posted by: colkrt1
the major flaw of FFXI is paying to play
this should have been i side game like Final Fantasy Online
instead of going online with the numbered series
and other then paying to play you probly need a cable modem
EVEN MORE FLAW ( but reduces lag )
Posted by: N.W.A_Kid
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Originally posted by SKYHN
Im not saying its set in stone for a January release, as I dont work for square, but I would say its very likely to be out by then, as that is when the PS2 hard drive is being released.
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PSM says that FFXI will be released in March.
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