The Kokba Hostel

In the upcoming version update, we will introduce the “Kokba Hostel,” a private room that players will be able to reserve for hour-long time slots. The concept for the hostel has been developed along the lines of the Marble Bridge Eatery in Upper Jeuno--a place separate from the bustle of the city where players of the same job or race can meet their colleagues. In a similar vein, the Kokba Hostel has been designed to provide a space where adventurers can gather and relax with friends in a private setting. Main features of the Kokba Hostel: - The hostel can be found in a Treasures of Aht Urhgan area. - Reservations can be made for one-hour slots (Earth time). - Each person who enters the hostel will be required to pay a fee. This fee will be set to an affordable amount. - Players can make reservations for up to two days in advance, but are limited to one reservation at a time. If the player who made a reservation fails to show, or no reservation has been made for the current time slot, it is possible to reserve the hostel on the spot. - During the hostel reception period, you will be asked to set a password. Only players who input this password will be able to enter the hostel during your reservation. - Players will be provided with a variety of temporary party items and food upon entering the hostel. The hostel can be used for a wide range of functions such as linkshell group strategy meetings before an adventure, wedding receptions, or even a place to celebrate those Ballista victories! The choices are only limited by your imagination!

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teh sex room?
# Apr 02 2006 at 11:13 PM Rating: Good
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that was the first thing i thought of too. and thats prolly what id use it for with my hubby :P
hey, long-distance relationships are hard. gotta keep the fire burnin somehow~ though i think id need a little more than an hour XD

=edit for teh spelling=

Edited, Sun Apr 2 23:10:26 2006
hmm lol
# Apr 01 2006 at 9:04 AM Rating: Decent
Id rather meet my friends in a RL hostel xD
hmmm.....
# Apr 01 2006 at 2:44 AM Rating: Default
april fools?????
Hostel
# Apr 01 2006 at 12:04 AM Rating: Decent
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Hostel is an Arab word meaning 'inn'. The movie Hostel is just a cheap misspelling of hostle. fyi.
Ya right...
# Mar 31 2006 at 8:56 PM Rating: Decent
Hostel? LMAO!

Try Harem! Yet another moronic idea by SE. Lets see if this one works as well as that JSE/RSE building in Jeuno (cant remember the name).
this is useful
# Mar 31 2006 at 1:12 PM Rating: Decent
all you guys are saying this is useless. i think this will be great, especially for end-game LS's (hnm,sky, etc.). We can now have a specific place to get together to discuss battle tactics, LS goals, etc. It's difficult to discuss things in a business like manner in the game when everyone's out exp'ing or doing missions. Your LS can have everyone meet there, and actually focus on getting info out to your members. I'm sure some of you have had linkshell meetings before. I've used the empty house in bastok mines, the garden in chateu de'orguille, and purgonorgo isle in bibiki bay as meetings, but this will be nice for a specific, and exclusive meeting place. GOOD JOB SE
RE: this is useful
# Mar 31 2006 at 5:48 PM Rating: Decent
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maybe, but I'm sure 99% of its use will be "sex hotel."
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# Mar 30 2006 at 9:30 AM Rating: Decent
I think this is a great idea...

...however, as other have stated below, it's going to be a hard sell.

Not because,
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a) You have to pay for it
b) You have to have your character in a room for an hour
c) You have to remember a password to get in
d) You any items you could get inside are temporary


But because no one rollplays.

If people actually rollplayed, this place would make so much sense.

There are people on my LS that I have never seen before. They are just from diffrent nations and we don't cross paths or they are of higher or lower lvl. Because of linkshell chat I have become friends with them but have never seen them. It doesn't really bother me all that much cause we still talk on the LS, however i think that if we were all rollplaying, this would bother me a little.

The Hostel could be a great place to meet up and get to know your fellow LS members or friends on your friends list. If everyone actually rollplayed, even a little, then meeting people in person whould be a important thing.

And to the person who said:
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3) It's called /tell

What would /tell be if you were actually rollplaying??
Telepathy?

In a rollplaying world this would be great...
... however this game is now so far from that type of gameplay, it seems that it's likely going to end up like another Marble Bridge.

But well see...

Edited, Thu Mar 30 09:35:45 2006
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# Mar 30 2006 at 7:27 PM Rating: Decent
I agree

I've gotten use to it by now, but the fact that no one roleplays in a ROLE PLAYing game where you actually make a character depressed me (not to mention that half the people I talked to didn't even know what roleplaying was).

As a roleplayer I think this is a great addition.

Japanese players I'm sure will apperiate it.
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# Mar 30 2006 at 8:14 PM Rating: Decent
ppl do still rolepay in this game...i am one of the ones who do
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# Apr 04 2006 at 8:02 AM Rating: Decent
you're one of a handful. :/
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# Apr 09 2006 at 5:32 PM Rating: Decent
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I can tell you as a shell holder for an RP linkshell that there are in fact quite a few people who roleplay on FFXI (and more than just cybering). My linkshell is one of several RPLS's on my server (and the smallest).
Reh?
# Mar 30 2006 at 8:22 AM Rating: Decent
Ever hear that song 'Love Shack'? Yeah, of course you have. XD

This is wrong on so many levels. Especially the NAME. I'm almost hoping this is an early April Fool's joke.
ewwww....
# Mar 30 2006 at 8:06 AM Rating: Decent
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Just remember not to use a black light if you ever rent the room... might show up something you don't want to think about...
Hostel
# Mar 30 2006 at 5:03 AM Rating: Decent
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So, what's the fee to burn out a Tarutaru's eyeballs or snip a Mithra's tail with a chainsaw?

Oh wait, that was the MOVIE Hostel.
:)
# Mar 30 2006 at 3:00 AM Rating: Decent
orgy room, hehe^^

this idea would be cool if it allowed inter-server meetings
Oooh errr...
# Mar 30 2006 at 2:46 AM Rating: Decent
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pretty useless except for those who feel the need to have sex using their characters.


Exactly what I thought. Kind of like a hotel room for newleyweds, or something a little more sneakier...

Especially with a name like Kokba...
(Um...)
# Mar 30 2006 at 1:56 AM Rating: Decent
So it's like a Linkshell, but you:

a) have to pay for it
b) have to have your character in a room for an hour
c) have to remember a password to get in
d) any items you could get inside are temporary

I know SE is trying to take money out of the economy somehow, but who's gonna want do use this?
Stupid
# Mar 30 2006 at 12:41 AM Rating: Decent
1) It's called a Linkshell
2) It's called a PArty pr Alliance
3) It's called /tell

Freinds already have various ways of chatting and relaxing without wasting god knows how much time to get to this bar. I like the cover fee too, because that completely defeats the purpose of reserving the space.
pointless
# Mar 29 2006 at 11:54 PM Rating: Decent
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that's exactly what i thought of!
Kokba
# Mar 29 2006 at 11:46 PM Rating: Good
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I like that SE tries to come up with some stuff like this, but no one will ever use it I don't think.

And did anyone else not know that the Marble Bridge was designed so that you could meet up with others of the same job/race/gender/nation?
RE: Kokba
# Mar 30 2006 at 6:47 AM Rating: Decent
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I've been in there a few times... never seen ANYONE inside...

Not surprising, as there's not much to do anyway.
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# Mar 29 2006 at 11:23 PM Rating: Decent
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Yeah, pretty useless except for those who feel the need to have sex using their characters.
hm...
# Mar 29 2006 at 11:00 PM Rating: Decent
Oh, a sex room!
at least thats all anyone will use it for.
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