http://dq.sdo.com/web1/index.html
Is this finally the loophole that is going to allow the rest of the world to play the best MMO?
Like PSO
>>338320438
I don't know. I've wanted to play this for a long time, but old MMO's that debut in the West past their prime generally tend to die rather quickly.
>best MMO
I dont see any mention of pre-Abyssea FFXI in there.
>>338320438
I just hope it isn't as bad as that trash heap MHO
>>338320757
Many of the people who worked in Dragon Quest X came from the Final Fantasy XI team. As well as the producer of Nier, Yoshida (Final Fantasy XIV ARR) and of course the two main producers of Dragon Quest. So there's that.
>Chinese people
>paying for games
>>338321202
If it has the ability to use Silk Road or bitcoins, they will.
It would be funny if this game sold more in China than it does in Japan. And then SquareEnix still claims it wasn't successful enough to release in America/Europe. Just like SEGA with PSO2.
>>338321847
The main reason PSO2 still isn't in America/Europe is because of all the licensing issues the game would have with their promotion content (which is 90% of PSO2's content).
>>338320438
>SE will never localize things based solely on your personal opinion
I hunger for anything DQ really
>>338321847
The difference is Squeenix hates DQ more than it hates the west, because they know it's the superior franchise and still the most famous in Japan, and they want to keep FF's franchise dominance in the west. Meanwhile SEGA hates the west in general.
>>338322896
According to Sega of Japan, its because of 'differences of opinion with Sega of America'. 25 years later and Sega of Japan is still fighting with Sega of America. And we, the consumers, lose.
SquareEnix with Dragon Quest is just so stupid there's no way to explain it.
>>338320438
You can already easily play it with a free VPN
There are even English mods
>>338320438
it looks WAY too chinese to be playable even.
it needs to be translated, and i doubt that will happen.
>>338323594
>25 years later and Sega of Japan is still fighting with Sega of America.
Kek. They'll never let their grudge to each other go it seems.
>>338323769
>You can already easily play it with a free VPN
SquareEnix has been actively blocking western IP and banning people they suspect aren't Japanese. They're so zealous about it, they even blocked some Japanese players by mistake.
>There are even English mods
Where? PSO2 has a fan made translation, but I haven't seen one for Dragon Quest X.
>>338323816
Some games that get released in China get an English translation (for Hong Kong and other regions with English speakers). Not saying DQX will get this. But its a better chance than actually getting the game in the west.
>>338323594
The "differences" are a minor reason why PSO2 isn't stateside yet, the major reason is because US/EU players would be months behind on content and would lose a shit ton of content/costumes because of conflicting licensing agreements with anime companies and other video game companies who they do promotions with.
>>338320438
XIV has performed like shit since it launched over there and had a big server merge to only 6 servers down from 30 something, XIV is a completely shit game though. This might not fare better in China still, since even while it's leagues better, I don't think it fits the type of chink MMO China loves, but who knows.
so whats this game like anyways?
just dq8 but massive and with active time combat for retards?
>>338320438
I like that girl's forehead.
Poor DQX is going to get flooded with bots and gold sellers
RIP DQX
>>338324120
Your IP isn't western when you use a VPN
>>338323594
Square wants desperately to be Japanese EA or Activision. They think there's no reason Final Fantasy shouldn't sell as much as Halo or Call of Duty. They were really sure XIII was gonna be that for them. I can only imagine no one who thought that had actually played or seen the game, but that's still what they seem to have thought.
Which is why when XV sells "only" seven million or something and then VII doesn't sell the trillion copies they think it will they'll probably make FF mobile only from now on.
>>338324687
DQ8 with improvements from DQ9 and even more improvements on top, with a massive world. Combat is basically DQ combat, except you can move around and tanking revolves around the tank/melee pushing enemies away from ranged/casters, you get to use a single action every 3-7 seconds depending on the ability.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cErls3SLw6E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCjwmRQ4CG0
>>338325265
Man, it looks like a ton of fun.
It has a multiplayer version of that board game in every DQ, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftn5MwuFHkw
>>338324257
Then its still Sega's fault for not releasing PSO2 3+ years ago. But really, since its a free game, they could release the current version with all the content Japan has.
>>338325064
Anon SE is Japanese EA long time ago, they are systematically and singlehandedly THE most anti consumer and worse vidya company.
EA looks like charity aganist SE.
>>338324484
FFXIV has also lost a ton of subs everywhere else. And most servers are ghost towns outside of the few thousand people doing end game raiding. But SquareEnix is just ignoring all this.
>>338324687
Its Dragon Quest IX with all the problems fixed. And a design and world based on Dragon Quest VIII.
Basically, what Dragon Quest IX should have been.
>>338325571
I mean in terms of financial success. They don't understand why a JRPG can never be as successful as a western shooter.
>>338325265
Jesus everything about DQ makes me rock hard. Even sound effects.
>>338320438
WHAT
THE
FUCK
CHINA BEFORE AMERICA? FUCKING SERIOUSLY?
>>338325578
>FFXIV has also lost a ton of subs everywhere else
citation needed?
as in an actual source, not some estimated census done by some guy on reddit
>>338325894
dude the source is right here
>>338325436
>Then its still Sega's fault for not releasing PSO2 3+ years ago
the issue is the same back then as it is now. licensing issues and sega not being confident about the game doing well after how bad PSU flopped and every other Phantasy Star game after PSO released in America/Europe flopped.
>they could release the current version with all the content Japan has.
they can't
not even in SEA version is on par with the Japan version
>>338325894
Do you know people that still play it? I don't.
>>338325894
>as in an actual source, not some estimated census done by some guy on reddit
SquareEnix hasn't released official sub counts since shortly after launch in 2013. When the worldwide sub amount was 600,000 out of 2 million games sold.
SquareEnix hiding the sub count should tell you all you need to know.
>>338326227
There's like 60 something active people in my guild online right now
>>338326340
So no source then, just estimates and opinions.
>>338325698
>They don't understand why a JRPG can never be as successful as a western shooter.
Western shooters are public consumption items. They have a very widespread audience, much larger than the "typical" video game. As such, they can bring in much greater numbers than a lot of other video games. Sports games and MOBAs are very much similar.
RPGs, and especially JRPGs, are a more niche title. Video games in general are niche compared to FPSs, and JRPGs are niche compared to general video games. There is a much smaller group of people who are interesting in playing JRPGs, and so their sales are much lower.
>>338325698
actually they understand, that's whay we have been getting those aberrations that they call modern FF, but what's really happening is that they wanna suceed in west w/ot risking their otaku fanbase, and that's pretty tricky if not impossible.
why are DQ girls so hot
>>338326578
>guild
FC
>>338326664
sorry typos, have some bad fingers.
>>338326340
>SquareEnix hiding the sub count should tell you all you need to know.
This, any MMO that goes out of its way to hide its sub numbers means that MMO is performing like absolute shit sub wise. The only reason XIV is kept afloat is because of additional item sales, which is nothing to brag about because that's what keeps F2P tier garbage afloat too, and still doesn't negate the fact the game is still hemorrhaging subs like crazy according to Lucky Bancho's 3 monthly census.
>>338326720
Because.
>DQfags so butthurt that their game don't get localized that they take their frustration out on the more successful Final Fantasy series
loving every laugh
Combat is just like FFXI.
Meaning it's shit.
>"Fuck Gaijins no touching our games!!!"
>Many years later
>"Gaijin may like game, import ovah!"
>"Reeeee, gaijin no playing our fucking old mmo, gaijin dumb. No more import!!"
Seriously when it comes to western releases, especially with MMOs, japan fucking sucks
>>338326796
They reveal sub numbers to investors. But not publically to the media or in investor slides because there's no reason to and could actually hurt your game overall (see WoW).
>>338326938
I'm butthurt i'll admit it, but trust me FF doesn't need any thrashtalk from any DQ they already fuck things up at every chance they have, just look, every update of FF7R makes it look shittier than the previous update and that's quite an accomplishment
>>338327030
>Combat is just like FFXI.
Except its not?
>>338326720
>why are DQ girls so hot
Women are allowed to be strong characters, without turning into feminist symbols.
>>338327546
>Women are allowed to be strong characters, without turning into feminist symbols.
Ironically Japs knows how to write great female character w/out turning them into dykes or fapbaits but they choose not to do it so often.
>>338326227
get off a dead server then
leviathan is hella active right now
>>338327047
underrated post
>>338327985
Only 6-7 active servers, 3 of them being meme servers and one of them being an always changing meme server like Leviathan is winding down right now, out of 60+ servers still isn't a good sign.
>>338327764
Its more about how Japan doesn't throw a bitchfest anytime a woman looks sexy or doesn't act like a man. Unlike in western countries where you're treated as worse than Hitler for simply having a woman admit her feelings.
>>338327985
Excalibur was the most populated server in the first year of the game. And were everyone went when they wanted to play end game content.
Now its a fucking ghost town.
>>338327985
Look at the current players, I doubt it's more than 200.
>>338328367
>Only 6-7 active servers
that's doing much better than WoW and that game is considered to be the most popular current MMO of all time.
>>338324484
14 has more than 6 servers not sure where you got that number from
>>338328414
Right.
>>338328742
More servers =/= more active servers. Only 7 out of 60+ are decently populated, the rest are ghost towns that barely get 100 players online even at peak times.
>>338328494
>Now its a fucking ghost town.
???
>>338328719
WoW is largely a single player campaign now anyway with what might as well be bots (dumb players from random servers) to go through instances/raids with.
>>338328903
>I just ran through a town where 99% of people are sitting around
>server is full!
Watch me go do the same thing with a private RO server where there's only 1,000 total people. And 998 of them are sitting in Pontera.
>>338328903
>he thinks 30 something players is a lot
It doesn't a lot of players with ugly glowing names and titles above their head to make a game seem "populated" especially when they're stacked all over one of the few relevant idling places, that doesn't mean it's not a ghost town.
as someone who plays XIV i wish i could play this game too cause i love dragon quest but i can tell this thread is just going to be a bunch of shit flinging about XIV just because square is being fucking retarded
>>338329043
So, exactly like FFXIV?
>>338329090
>>338329098
player search in all zones have 200/200 capped out even if you exclude the level 1 gold spammers
>>338328903
I want to touch that tail.
>>338329214
They're capped at 200 because they want to hide actual player numbers, and also partially because of PS3 limitations. Still doesn't mean shit when it could be 201 players for all that matters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJOyj_sSsg8
>FF14
>Low player base
Yep, summer is here.
>>338329420
>XIV shills in full damage control in an unrelated MMO thread.
Yep, XIV subreddit is here.
Lalafells in FFXIV were the only real good part of that game. I want to play DQX and make a cute dwarf, but actually have fun playing the game as well.
Also, I hear there's a unique story for each race. That alone would give it more variety than FFXIV.
>>338320438
>wanting chinks to play your MMO with you
9 times out of 10 that ends horribly.
Met some alright folk in nost, though, but the rest can fuck off.
>>338329479
>Shill
What for? The game is alive and has an active, big playerbase.
It was only a matter of time.
>>338329329
If they wanted to hide player numbers, they would have copied WoW's /who function.
Also, PS3 limitations has nothing to do with 200 cap. 200 doesn't even come close to the 32bit integer limit.
>>338329556
>active
>big
L O L. Fuck off redditor.
>>338329329
Now you're just being silly.
It's fine, you don't like the game, nobody is forcing you to play it. But stop with these pathetic excuses
>>338329381
Already better than every XIV trailer combined, more content too.
>>338329706
Looks pretty alive to me.
What's the problem?
>just want a nice DQ thread
>always dies really fast or gets taken over by FF arguments
>>338329818
>Already better than every XIV trailer combined, more content too.
Go shill your game somewhere else
>>338329882
XIV shills are the niggers of MMOs.
>>338329479
why aren't people talking about DQX then? people started shitting on 14 the second they could and haven't stopped
>>338329882
>gets taken over by FF arguments
to be fair, you guys brought it upon yourselves when >>338325578 happened
>>338320438
>best MMO
Dumb weeb faggot
>>338329981
Says the retarded XIV redditor posting in a DQ thread.
>>338329706
>unreliable census done by some guy on 2ch/reddit
>>338330049
>you guys
Stop talking like one shithead equates for the whole group
>>338330131
Provide a better source for why you kbow its active then.
>>338329381
Jokes on you, Chen, I gave up caring years ago.
>>338329882
man as someone who has played a bunch of mmo's i've seen more false flagging against XIV than any other mmo/v/ is still asshurt that it isn't tortanic 2.0
>>338330236
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/news/detail/80cd4583bf743600105b947d6906d0909189e479
if the game wasn't active, they would have merged or shut down servers 3+ years ago.
>>338320438
Lol I see people are already hyping up DQX simply because it isn't available in the west. You people are fucking braindead.
DQX is one of the mind numbingly dull MMOs I've ever played. Absolutely nothing about it stands out, not even the art.
>>338325265
The combat reminds me of FFXI but with absolutely no depth or mechanics in place that made FFXI actually fun to play.
>>338330049
The original quote to that was about XIV, another Squeenix MMO, performing like shit in China which it is, the chinese server merge is also real. Server merges always imply a game is performing like shit.
It was speculation on if another Squeenix MMO property could perform better or worse than the one that's currently performing like shit over there.Of course retarded XIV shills always go on full damage control whenever anyone says anything mean to their precious MMO.
The game has "kids time"
That should say enough
>>338320665
Still mad to this day as I play using tweaker
>>338330615
kids time?
>>338330810
2 hours daily F2P period.
>>338330810
Every weekend they have a set time where kids can play for free
I've never played DQ main games but played JRPGs like FF.
What's the appeal of DQ in terms of gameplay and story?
>>338330867
>>338330874
well that sounds odd
>>338330925
Consistent gameplay, better story.
>>338330337
So basically you're blaming people for making assumptions with limited data, and your defense is assumptions. Good job.
>>338330378
>Lol
We're not hyped just because its being withheld from us. Believe it or not, but there are Dragon Quest fans in the west.
>>338330925
I think all the DQ games except maybe VI have better stories and characters than the FF games I've played. DQV, VII and VIII actually get downright serious and harsh in their stories, but without resorting to facepalm worthy plot twists and deaths like in FF games.
Outside of that, there's more depth to gameplay. Think Final Fantasy X, but with 10x more skills, weapons and a group battle system that allows for better targeting (single, group and all field attacks).
>>338323270
same desu
>>338330925
More wandering and exploration, less hand-holding and cinematic setpieces. At least for me.
>>338330925
Dragon Quest is Mario. Comfy, familiar, can produce an emotional response with a bright and cartoony design. In short, you always get what you expect, but often with a lot of new content/mechanics you didn't expect added on.
Final Fantasy is Zelda. Started off like Dragon Quest, but then kept trying to completely reinvent itself with each new game. Some worked, some didn't. And now its hard to get hyped for the next one.
>>338330925
I always thought people liked DQ because it plays exactly like a traditional turn based RPG. It doesn't try to reinvent itself or break the mold.
>>338333368
It's always comforting to see that the franchise that kickstarted the RPG craze in Japan, after Wizardry, is still sticking to its roots to this very day, and limits any crazy and over the top variations and experiments to spinoffs only. Exactly like Mario, like the above poster said.
>>338327764
>>338328414
In the west, it seems like feminist doctrine says that typically feminine traits are bad and that women should look and act like men.
In nipland, it feels like female traits are seen as positive instead of weak. When a girl acts like a girl, she's not doing because "she's oppressed" or she "has internalized misogyny."
>>338333682
It was actually the other way around. Dragon Quest got big and then Japan went crazy for anything RPG. And the creator of Dragon Quest helped fund ports of Wizardry to SNES.
Not that it matters. Just pushing that geeky knowledge no one needs to know.
>>338334162
I agree. What's so funny is, Japan has actually written the type of females the west tries to do. But much better than the west has. Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger very much included.
>>338335324
>Japan will release an MMO in China before Korea, America and Europe
Sure, China has a billion people, but there's other places that play MMOs more.
>>338336937
Honest to God outside the two bombs there's no other explanation of what SE has been doing with DQ.
>>338336937
>SE
>Smart
>>338336937
They must love doing this sort of thing.
