A preview of Final Fantasy 11, the MMORPG currently in beta in Japan, went online at Gamespot today. Here's something from that article:
Keep in mind that missions and signet spells are restricted within your faction. So if you talk to guards of another faction, you will not be treated as one of their own. The crystals also serve another function in the game--they're used for item creation, in conjunction with the "combine" skill. Players will need to improve upon their combine skill for item creation to succeed, and when it does work, you'll be able to create some useful items. The combine skills will be divided into several categories: smithery (for armor and weapons), sewing (for clothing), alchemy (for potions), woodwork (for shields and furniture), toreutics (for rings and amulets), and leather work (for whips, paper, and belts). For example, using the alchemy combine skill and combining items such as tree roots, mistletoe, a bat's wings, mercury, and the water crystal will yield a healing potion. |