Post by: twistedsymphony on January 05, 2006, 09:21:00 AM
Last month's OXM said it would be available "in an upcoming issue".
The rumor was that it would be the February issue, which is supposedly released today... thanks for reminding me I'll have to go check some places on my way home from work today
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on January 05, 2006, 01:44:00 PM
Post by: twistedsymphony on January 06, 2006, 05:27:00 AM
from how it was described the February edition will have 2 discs instead of 1, one disc is the normal OXM disc and the other is the FFXI Beta disc.
Post by: alsybub on January 06, 2006, 08:31:00 AM
Post by: Necrophiliac on January 06, 2006, 08:45:00 AM
Post by: fatlip180 on January 07, 2006, 05:04:00 AM
there we go,
says on the homepage the ff demo is out in the uk mag on monday
cant wait for the full game tbh
Post by: jwin767 on January 07, 2006, 06:19:00 AM
Post by: MaTiAz on January 07, 2006, 10:03:00 AM
QUOTE(jwin767 @ Jan 7 2006, 03:26 PM) 
and you can read up all the stuff you need on the site.... and you WILL need a HDD to play it and GOLD account they say on OXM's site but... Square say you only need silver account so god knows whats going on there.
No shit, no please no, no HDD.... I hate MS for making that fucking core
(no, I don't blame my dad for buying me a 360 Core, I blame MS for making it in the first place!)
Post by: Kernal69er on January 07, 2006, 10:24:00 AM
QUOTE(jwin767 @ Jan 7 2006, 08:26 AM)
and you can read up all the stuff you need on the site.... and you WILL need a HDD to play it and GOLD account they say on OXM's site but... Square say you only need silver account so god knows whats going on there.
If you read correctly. M$ says Gold acounbt , Square says GOLD for free, or Silver account, but you will have to pay for the beta testing
Post by: Crooklynkat on January 09, 2006, 07:28:00 AM
Post by: twistedsymphony on January 09, 2006, 10:02:00 AM
QUOTE(Crooklynkat @ Jan 9 2006, 09:35 AM)
OK OK! But Does Borders, The American BookShop Contain any UK Magazines? and will that UK demo work on the American Xbox?
That doesn't matter because they're releasing it in the US (US OXM) at the same time
Post by: yaazz on January 09, 2006, 11:02:00 AM
Post by: pennywisdom on January 09, 2006, 12:06:00 PM
QUOTE(Crooklynkat @ Jan 9 2006, 01:30 PM)
...? We Would get the Feb issue this early....?
I've Called Gamestop and Eb they haven't gotten any New OXM's in.
Please Confirm That we get it the sameday because I Would run all Over the Place looking for it.
its "supposed" to be available today so you may want to walk into a local grocery store or walmart and check them. different stores stock magazines on different days so who knows. the beta opened officially on the 5th but im not exactly sure who it was opened to.
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So does this have voice chat? or is it still Keyboard only. Because if it is keyboard then screw that
the playonline beta site says the game supports a usb keyboard and mouse but ive read nothing about headset support. it makes sense though. picture being in a large town with a bunch of characters. everyone yelling at the same time would be extremely confusing where with only typed messages, you can simply pick out of the bunch which message you want and see who its coming from.
Post by: Crooklynkat on January 09, 2006, 12:22:00 PM
Post by: pennywisdom on January 09, 2006, 03:01:00 PM
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Please Note: Due to circumstances beyond our control Issue 04 of OXM360 will now be available on Thursday, January 12 - NOT Monday January 09 as previously advertised. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
oh well. few more days to go.
Post by: twistedsymphony on January 09, 2006, 03:03:00 PM
QUOTE(Crooklynkat @ Jan 9 2006, 02:29 PM)
Ok so the Question is, Has any Americans Come across The New OXM Here in the States?
rest assured that when it's out you'll see tons of gamercards with the "PlayOnline" icon
Post by: yaazz on January 09, 2006, 09:31:00 PM
Post by: Tsharkou on January 09, 2006, 10:23:00 PM
Post by: hamwbone on January 09, 2006, 11:48:00 PM
j/k
Post by: twistedsymphony on January 10, 2006, 12:39:00 PM
QUOTE(Crooklynkat @ Jan 10 2006, 12:41 PM)
Can anyone confirm that the magazine has been seen in the US and Have already played FFXI on the 360?!?!?
Look 2 posts up from yours Tsharkou has the PlayOnline viewer in his profile
Chicago, IL was part of the US last time I checked
Post by: Crooklynkat on January 10, 2006, 01:48:00 PM
Post by: Hyper_Eye on January 10, 2006, 02:08:00 PM
Post by: Hyper_Eye on January 10, 2006, 02:27:00 PM
1) The install is not a short procoess.
2) Plug in a USB keyboard. Putting in all the information with the controller will take forever.
Post by: Hyper_Eye on January 10, 2006, 02:40:00 PM
Post by: manxbox44 on January 10, 2006, 02:41:00 PM
Post by: IcedTea997 on January 10, 2006, 02:46:00 PM
Post by: tonloc79 on January 10, 2006, 04:39:00 PM
Post by: rulvnthatwigs on January 10, 2006, 04:54:00 PM
Post by: Hyper_Eye on January 10, 2006, 04:59:00 PM
On another note... this game is incredibly confusing to start. I think I need to read the manual. I may stick to WoW. I am not impressed at this point.
Post by: pennywisdom on January 11, 2006, 08:42:00 AM
QUOTE(Crooklynkat @ Jan 11 2006, 10:23 AM)
cant believe i still dot have it
same here buddy, same here. im pretty psyched for it but i asked around and every store where i live stocks new magazines on thursdays so i guess others just got lucky.
Post by: Crooklynkat on January 11, 2006, 12:16:00 PM
Post by: Spark on January 11, 2006, 01:08:00 PM
Post by: Crooklynkat on January 11, 2006, 01:43:00 PM
Post by: Sirgey on January 11, 2006, 03:41:00 PM
Post by: Spark on January 12, 2006, 05:49:00 AM
QUOTE(Crooklynkat @ Jan 11 2006, 10:50 PM)
if its crap, wanna ship the demo to me?
I would for a reasonable price, but I'm also British and my version is PAL, so I'm not sure if it would work on your system anyway.
Post by: Crooklynkat on January 12, 2006, 07:54:00 AM
Post by: metaldevil on January 12, 2006, 08:08:00 AM
QUOTE(Crooklynkat @ Jan 12 2006, 10:01 AM)
this is confusing as hell!!!!! Who in the US has this!!! these new claims make some of u guys liars....i want the truth
No one is lying about having the demo already. Shipments are trickling out, but the magazine aims to have the bulk of their issues at newsstands and in subscribers' mailboxes by Jan. 17.Just look at the gamercards of some of the people who said they have it already. They have the "PlayOnline Viewer" icon.
Post by: twistedsymphony on January 12, 2006, 09:37:00 AM
QUOTE(Crooklynkat @ Jan 12 2006, 10:01 AM)
this is confusing as hell!!!!! Who in the US has this!!! these new claims make some of u guys liars....i want the truth
See we have these new things called GAMER PROFILES...
If someone has played something you can see it in their profile. If they said they played or did something and it's not there.... then they're a liar... if they said they played or did something and it IS there... then they're not... It's really quite simple.
This is what... the 3rd or 4th time I've mentioned looking for the "PlayOnline Viewer" in people's profiles, in addition to other people mentioning it...
Post by: Spark on January 12, 2006, 12:22:00 PM
Post by: Killa420 on January 12, 2006, 12:28:00 PM
Post by: akodoreign on January 12, 2006, 01:56:00 PM
Anyone from the Fairview Heights area know a store carring the Feb issue localy?
Post by: BigGanja on January 12, 2006, 02:21:00 PM
I got the magazine today with the beta version of FFX1, but i cant use it as you need a HD to install it on and ive only got a core system. Plus i aint no FF fan either. If anyone wants it its theres, but im in the UK so its the PAL version im unsure if it works in any other machine as it dont even work in mine, but its up for grabs, ill put it in an envelope and drop it in the post box tomorrow.
Post by: Crooklynkat on January 13, 2006, 07:09:00 AM
Post by: hooch_uk on January 13, 2006, 10:09:00 AM
it takes and age to install even with 2mb connetion. it dupes you, think your ready and another 858 files to download and install.
not even played it yet.
ill report back
Post by: richie579 on January 13, 2006, 11:06:00 AM
Post by: Crooklynkat on January 13, 2006, 01:05:00 PM
Post by: akodoreign on January 13, 2006, 01:50:00 PM
Boarders = No
Walmart =No
Gamestop =No
EBgames = No
B.Dalton = No
Walden = No
Well im scraping the bottom of the barrel for Ideas. (I want to play this weekend since its a 3 day weekend).
Anythoughts?
Post by: tNCecil on January 13, 2006, 06:15:00 PM
Post by: akodoreign on January 13, 2006, 07:42:00 PM
Post by: tNCecil on January 13, 2006, 09:00:00 PM
QUOTE(davinator456 @ Jan 13 2006, 09:13 PM)
anyone know how long the beta is going to last?
OXM has a small blurb in the magazine saying it should last around 2 months.
Im using my retail account with the beta key now, so at least I have access to my friends list and such
Post by: Crooklynkat on January 14, 2006, 08:28:00 AM
Post by: slappydooda on January 14, 2006, 08:44:00 AM
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Post by: Tazmanian_Devil on January 14, 2006, 09:12:00 AM
Post by: Spark on January 14, 2006, 09:44:00 AM
Does playonline have an uninstall option ?
Post by: rake on January 14, 2006, 09:52:00 AM
QUOTE(richie579 @ Jan 13 2006, 07:13 PM)
found it at tower records in center city philly...they had plenty of copies it seemed, in case anyone cares....I'll probably try it when I get home from work...never cared for FF...maybe this'll change my mind...the advent children movie was pretty cool...
I wish I read that yesterday. I'm gonna go now...I hope you didn't buy 'em all
Post by: Tazmanian_Devil on January 15, 2006, 09:08:00 AM
Removed the shit from my HDD
The POL disk has an uninstall feature (and it dont take 3 friggin hours)
Post by: Tito2k6 on January 15, 2006, 09:40:00 AM
QUOTE(akodoreign @ Jan 14 2006, 03:49 AM)
Got it went to O'fallon Il Gamestop. thanks for the PM's guys
Cool, thanks. Walgreens has been getting them in early for some reason. But, of course, not this issue.
I didn't think Gamestop even carried it anymore.
Post by: Himura on January 15, 2006, 12:09:00 PM
QUOTE(metaldevil @ Jan 15 2006, 09:02 AM)
Does anyone here that has the demo actually enjoy playing it? I haven't played previous versions of it. Ignore the graphics. How much fun is it?
I like it, but of course, I like playing MMOs
Post by: Himura on January 15, 2006, 04:30:00 PM
QUOTE(Altima NEO @ Jan 15 2006, 12:25 PM)
They need some serious AA for this (the first scene in SandOria was "AHHH MY EYESS!!" And some pixel shaders, bump mapping (she kicks high).
lol
Thats exactly what I was thinking.
Post by: KMFDM on January 15, 2006, 10:19:00 PM