prime does a special thing where you can get 20% off new releases, but idk if we're close enough to "new" that its still in effect. that's the best i found, though a dude upthread called me a cheap bastard for looking for a deal. on the other hand, looks like used copies are starting to circulate for around $40, though you might have to wait a couple weeks for shipping.

Foxxan

Sweden3427 Posts

December 19 2016 21:52 GMT

#522

ye i read that someone called someone a cheap bastard, haha. The humanity.
Pretty sure prime is american store or something, to bad for me.

Foxxan

Sweden3427 Posts

December 20 2016 18:42 GMT

#523

On December 20 2016 06:52 Foxxan wrote:
ye i read that someone called someone a cheap bastard, haha. The humanity.
Pretty sure prime is american store or something, to bad for me.

Just read that xbox live will have some christmas deals and FFXV will pop up there, hopefully they do it for ps4.

Foxxan

Sweden3427 Posts

December 24 2016 01:22 GMT

#524

Guys i have a serious question. On the ps4, are there long loading times?
Its christmas deal and i will most likely buy it if the loading times are decent. To give a comparison, witcher 3 loading times were under the belt(they were terrible, so bad that i dont want to play the game)

edit: Ok I just googled. The loading times seems to be quite long here so i wont buy this game lol, stupid ps4 shit machine.

Duka08

3391 Posts

December 24 2016 01:58 GMT

#525

I honestly haven't been bothered by loading times because I don't fast travel very often. That's the one place when I really notice it. If you avoid fast traveling (which I recommend anyway) it's not that bad. I remember hearing that complaint a lot before I bought it and now that you've brought it up again I can honestly say it's not that bad. Certainly not to the point where it should turn you off to a whole game. It's not like Skyrim or something where you're loading into and out of every single cave or town or house or anything like that. Load times are long when they happen, but infrequent.

Foxxan

Sweden3427 Posts

December 24 2016 02:33 GMT

#526

When you die then? Not long loading times, how many seconds are we talking about here?

Duka08

3391 Posts

December 24 2016 02:54 GMT

#527

Oh maybe die too, sure. That doesn't happen often either lol. Idk, noticeably long for sure, like 15-30 seconds probably. Just not frequent.

carraway

264 Posts

December 24 2016 06:10 GMT

#528

I'm used to playing games on PC off an SSD and I wasn't bothered by any of the load times in FFXV on PS4 with a regular HDD. Sometimes the screen looks frozen (but the game clock is still ticking) while accessing save/load functionality, but it's not a big deal.

lestye

United States4208 Posts

December 24 2016 19:26 GMT

#529

Just bought a PS4! Really enjoying this game so far, I'm in Chapter 3. I wanted to ask you guys if there are important talents i should go for right away with my IP, as well as what spells should I craft? (I'm scared to waste mats, I really hate synthesizing upgrades/spells, its why I hated the equipment system in XIII)

YokoKano

United States612 Posts

December 24 2016 22:59 GMT

#530

Need some advice. Should I play this game? I bought FFXV to help develop my turn-based SC RPG. This game isn't turn-based though? Is it still worth playing or should I just wait for FFXVI?

carraway

264 Posts

December 25 2016 00:08 GMT

#531

On December 25 2016 04:26 lestye wrote:
Just bought a PS4! Really enjoying this game so far, I'm in Chapter 3. I wanted to ask you guys if there are important talents i should go for right away with my IP, as well as what spells should I craft? (I'm scared to waste mats, I really hate synthesizing upgrades/spells, its why I hated the equipment system in XIII)

A few of the exploration upgrades pay for themselves fairly quickly: gaining AP while driving, gaining AP while riding a chocobo, gaining AP while camping. Regroup (Ignis's alternate level 1 technique) is a great heal and saves consumables when they're scarce in the early-game sections. Enhancement and Overwhelm (also Ignis techniques) are also really good; the latter is one of the best single-target DPS techniques in the game until you can break damage limits. Other than that, you can't really go wrong with just spending AP on things that fill in gaps depending on your playstyle. I filled out most of Noctis's combat grid before spending elsewhere.

For magic, I didn't need anything more than Dualcast until post-game. You can buy Sheep's Milk from the car to use as the catalyst.

SwizzY

United States1549 Posts

December 27 2016 19:13 GMT

#532

40 hours in and I feel sad knowing that the game has the potential to have been a straight-up masterpiece with maybe another year of well-directed development. So many opportunities for Tales-level character development as well as a chance to tailor player experiences based on conversation/action choices too. The next-gen FF experience does look promising though.
Such a shame. Oh well, about 5-10 more hours before I sell it back on amazon.

nayumi

Australia6499 Posts

December 27 2016 22:07 GMT

#533

boys, how do i get my engine blade back? i could swear i accidentally sold it when i saw the broad sword at hammerhead

ticklishmusic

United States15977 Posts

December 27 2016 22:55 GMT

#534

you probably traded it in for the upgrade quest, afaik you cant actually sell it unless you're ng+

Duka08

3391 Posts

December 28 2016 00:08 GMT

#535

Yeah go talk to Cid and see if he's got it

nayumi

Australia6499 Posts

December 28 2016 03:25 GMT

#536

On December 28 2016 09:08 Duka08 wrote:
Yeah go talk to Cid and see if he's got it

yea i tried but Cid didn't appear to be in the quest-mode, just casual talk...

well i might have traded it in, i mean i got the dragon lance upgraded from Cid, might have been the same time that I got the sword traded in? however shouldn't this appear on my quest list as well if the sword is getting upgraded by Cid?

Vaelone

Finland4400 Posts

December 28 2016 12:59 GMT

#537

On December 28 2016 12:25 nayumi wrote:

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Try resting in a proper inn (not trailer or camp) and Cid should give you a call and you can go pick it up.

nayumi

Australia6499 Posts

December 28 2016 22:12 GMT

#538

On December 28 2016 21:59 Vaelone wrote:

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Try resting in a proper inn (not trailer or camp) and Cid should give you a call and you can go pick it up.

Yea I've been sleeping in the Lestallum inn for the sweet 1.5x EXP gain. But I haven't heard anything from Cid. Apparently AFTER the recent patch, you CAN sell upgradable weapons. I've tried to sell my Drain Lance II and it indeed let me. So perhaps I might have accidentally sold my Engine Blade 1 after all.

lestye

United States4208 Posts

December 29 2016 02:08 GMT

#539

What's this carnival thing they're putting into the game in January?

ticklishmusic

United States15977 Posts

January 03 2017 01:26 GMT

#540

finished the story. there's a solid amount to do in post-game, so i think overall game did not disappoint. a lot of things were done well like the 4 main characters' stories. weak spot is the story... definitely felt like it was abridged which led to it being kind of hard to figure out what was going on, and the last half felt kinda rushed (except for ch13, eww).

seems like a lot of stuff didn't make the final cut - even looking at the omen trailer which came out a few months before release, there's a lot of stuff there that doesn't appear in the game. hopefully there will be a lot of DLC that leverages the unused content/assets.

solid 8/10 with potential to go higher imo.