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DarkMaster
01-24-2004, 09:14 PM
An entirely new area of the Final Fantasy XI is progressing into the testing stages, Square Enix announced today. A new "limbo" or "other side of the world" realm will begin seven days of limited public beta testing in Japan on February 10.

Players can enroll for the test on the Japanese PlayOnline website starting today, but you won't get far if you don't live in Japan. The test is taking place at a specific location, Square Enix's "Real Vana'Diel" game cafe in Tokyo's Akihabara district. The cafe will be closed to the public, and used instead for a large-scale test of the area with members of the development team on hand to observe the game's performance.

Square Enix has released a few images of the new area, which show off a very different style of architecture and monster design compared to what we've seen in FFXI so far. Check those out, and look forward to more news on when this latest expansion will be opened to the public.

http://www.playonline.com/ff11/limbo/imgs/01.jpg
http://www.playonline.com/ff11/limbo/imgs/02.jpg
http://www.playonline.com/ff11/limbo/imgs/03.jpg
http://www.playonline.com/ff11/limbo/imgs/04.jpg
ominub
01-25-2004, 04:15 AM
Them areas arent new they are just Jueno, bastok, windy, and San with monsters in them. I dont know what they are trying to test Im not worried about it right now.
DarkMaster
01-25-2004, 10:41 AM
It's like an alternate Vana'diel. I don't know what the hell they're trying to do but we'll wait and see.
Hero2
01-25-2004, 04:45 PM
Yeaaa an alternate evil world...kind of like Zelda windwaker ecept without the crappy graphics
DarkMaster
01-25-2004, 05:13 PM
I wonder why the would need to test it like this, unless they were trying out some kind of new mechanics in the gameplay systems and design.
Hero2
01-25-2004, 07:05 PM
or just seeing the reaction of the players
Rndm_Perfection
01-25-2004, 07:23 PM
I wonder why the would need to test it like this, unless they were trying out some kind of new mechanics in the gameplay systems and design.

Limbo is like... persecution (or whatever it is called).

It's sometimes used to describe the place between life and death. Maybe a new alternative to returning to your homepoint upon death will be introduced? That'd make this game freakin' amazing.


But... what if it means that we can't return to our Homepoint? That we'd need to be raised or find a way out of limbo.

Oh, ignore me and my unbelievable antics. They aren't likely to be true... maybe.
DarkMaster
01-27-2004, 11:40 AM
It's now on the official US site.

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/limbo/01.html

"A new world awaits!"


EDIT: Btw, does anyone have any idea where the hell this place is?

http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/ff11-rotz/ss-050.jpg
ominub
01-27-2004, 02:27 PM
IF im right thats where you go to fight the last boss!? Im not to sure about that.
Hero2
02-02-2004, 05:54 AM
IF im right thats where you go to fight the last boss!? Im not to sure about that.

I found out what the new area is .......get ready for this.......

The update schedule for FINAL FANTASY XI was announced at the Tokyo Game Show on September 26th. Big news included the addition of !"!"!"conquest-related player vs. player battles (not PK) and new limbo areas!"!"!"!. More details to come!.

that means PVP is getting closer and closer