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[Stone Ocean]

SAM seems like it'll have its own Fell Cleave spam lol

 

[Ken]

Take with a pinch of salt but these could be legit.

RDM & SAM Skill list info

Spoiler

Sorry I'm new to this..

identifying hats and signs is too hard

http://i.imgur.com/Ew3G453.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/IAM4qwN.jpg

 

[Mysterious Ryan]

identifying hats and signs is too hard

I'm sorry.

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/grovel

 

[Omni]

Why are those images so large

my entire laptop is lagging

 

[Ken]

Why are those images so large

my entire laptop is lagging

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[IvorB]

some of my favorite tracks of HW

SPOILERS for end 3.0 :

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King thordan

: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cZHfOs2XOc

Extreme trial version of the above ( spoilers still apply : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czw1XDkjTuY

Vanu beast tribe : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE4Yn-QVdbY

BRUTE JUSTICE ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pdqUzOH_Hg&index=11&list=PLL5mKr-nFprKMsrDqpwsI1L0FKj4KgouH

Locus : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v89qYANJGMQ&t=

Sephirotboth themes : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25WOf5s-SU0&list=PLKzg0DeoAjD9iluNprQofHf9-XtILfGC7&index=

LATE 3.0 SPOILERS !

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Matoya's cave

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX-mowD6J5M&list=PLKzg0DeoAjD9iluNprQofHf9-XtILfGC7&index=

and Many more .

They really flipped the script with Alexander music. The mix of styles and genres in there is pretty crazy.

 

[Sylas]

Take with a pinch of salt but these could be legit.

RDM & SAM Skill list info

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Sorry I'm new to this..

I am so here for both of this.

 

[Qvoth]

just read the rdm and sam leaks, after watching the job actions trailer again and comparing the rdm stuff i think it's legit

 

[IonicSnake]

Am I the only one having a hard time believing those samurai skills are real? They sound insane.

 

[ebil]

I don't think our SCH will even buy the expansion if the rumored stuff is true

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I don't think he would have anyway

. That's pretty much what I was anticipating, Fairy Juice gauge to fuel skills on top of Aetherflow looks like an interesting concept at least.

 

[Omnicent]

if that 1Sen is legit sweet jesus. 940 fucking total potency (though it is a 60second DoT).
I'm calling bullshit on this, but with the names attached to those images we will know later today.
Also considering its not on xiv reddit (nuked?) it may be legit... hmm.

Samurai is literally dps war if any of this is real.

 

[Qvoth]

that hissatsuken guren is the same one i saw last week on /v/

 

[BossDarkseid]

Maaaan Samurai looks and sounds pretty cool. Could be a fun class to play.

I get this horrible feeling that as soon as SB early access starts, I'll go in with my Dragoon, do a dozen or so quests...then find the first dungeon is "Recommended iLvl: Yours + 30" and die inside, just a tad.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

RDM looks cool, but SAM also looks cool...decisions, decisions.

 

[Dougieflesh]

So what are the alleged changes happening to SCH?

 

[IMBored]

Maaaan Samurai looks and sounds pretty cool. Could be a fun class to play.

I get this horrible feeling that as soon as SB early access starts, I'll go in with my Dragoon, do a dozen or so quests...then find the first dungeon is "Recommended iLvl: Yours + 30" and die inside, just a tad.

In HW you could buy 115lv from the get go, You'll probably be able to buy 260~ gear in SB.

 

[EndcatOmega]

Random ranged ability is not gil toss, it better be fake.

 

[ebil]

So what are the alleged changes happening to SCH?

Random last minute leaks are going insane. If half the bullshit people are spreading about what happens to fairies is true (RIP pet actions, RIP embrace, fairy auras and channeled heals via a tether that kills the fairy), Scholar is getting slapped hard. Maybe they really will nerf the shit out of WAR too.

.

 

[Sylas]

Thinking about that RDM list and unless a MP regen is a cross role... how do they not tap out?

 

[ebil]

Thinking about that RDM list and unless a MP regen is a cross role... how do they not tap out?

Lucid Dream is basically a cross-role Shroud of Saints for healers and casters. This, and they'll be alternating using TP and MP.

 

[Frumix]

Thinking about that RDM list and unless a MP regen is a cross role... how do they not tap out?

Their spells are pretty cheap.

 

[Dougieflesh]

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Thanks! My friend might cry later today if this is all true.

 

[duckroll]

I don't understand why we still have to guess and play with leaks regarding the most basic things - class changes in the upcoming expansion. Why isn't this fully detailed in a live letter and followup blog post? Do they not want people to be informed with what is coming and have meaningful discussions about it? Yoshi-P pls.

 

[Sylas]

Lucid Dream is basically a cross-role Shroud of Saints for healers and casters. This, and they'll be alternating using TP and MP.

Their spells are pretty cheap.

Ah! I forgot about Lucid Dream. Didn't think about their spells being cheap either. I'm really hoping these are true because they both look great. Depending on some things, I can see Red Mage being a really good group saver with constant instant rez. Drop a cure, get an instant rez.

I don't understand why we still have to guess and play with leaks regarding the most basic things - class changes in the upcoming expansion. Why isn't this fully detailed in a live letter and followup blog post? Do they not want people to be informed with what is coming and have meaningful discussions about it? Yoshi-P pls.

I honestly think this is a lot more exciting. But I'm also fairly casual with how much I care about the meta and numbers.

 

[ebil]

I don't understand why we still have to guess and play with leaks regarding the most basic things - class changes in the upcoming expansion. Why isn't this fully detailed in a live letter and followup blog post? Do they not want people to be informed with what is coming and have meaningful discussions about it? Yoshi-P pls.

Hype cycle. We got the Live Letter last week teasing most of this, and they want a massive info blowout today to keep people talking. I think it's pretty frustrating but that's how Yoshida has been operating so far, so...

 

[duckroll]

I'm pretty casual too and honestly I don't need to know all this right now since I'm still powering through HW, but I just find it weird when like, people just normally announce these changes as a formally and no one has to guess or rely on leaks lol.

 

[EndcatOmega]

I feel like there's a middle ground between 'everything datamined 6 months before the expansion comes out' and 'knowing basically nothing about half the classes other than how their moves look'; like you can have a hype cycle about unknowns and still have a lot more information than we currently have. Like MCH information appears to be 'they have a flamethrower and a gauge that does something??' (This will also coincidentally be the only information I know about MCH 6 months after release too).

 

[Frumix]

I don't understand why we still have to guess and play with leaks regarding the most basic things - class changes in the upcoming expansion. Why isn't this fully detailed in a live letter and followup blog post? Do they not want people to be informed with what is coming and have meaningful discussions about it? Yoshi-P pls.

Because contracts with media

 

[Stuart444]

Just remember any numbers posted today may change. So discussions regarding pure numbers won't matter too much.

Though I'm looking forward to the info blowout regardless. Should be fun. Wonder which job people will be saying is DoA. I'm fully expecting something like that when we get all the info.

 

[duckroll]

I just want to know basic stuff like what skills are changing, what skills are removed, and how the new UI bits function. I don't think that's a huge ask. Lol.

 

[Stone Ocean]

So apparently one of the new BRD skills is a single target traited Mantra.

Not sure how I feel about that lol

 

[Zalasta]

Early start is just a little over 2 weeks away, surprised they haven't announced the maintenance time yet.

 

[Sylas]

I just want to know basic stuff like what skills are changing, what skills are removed, and how the new UI bits function. I don't think that's a huge ask. Lol.

I think a lot of it has to do with Yoshi-P's fondness for the days of old. He played games like early WoW, DAoC and those games weren't largely shrouded in mystery. He has to show some stuff, sure, but he really enjoys keeping most expansion info under wraps because it adds to the excitement for him. I can't blame him because I'm in the same boat (plus I have to imagine it spikes sales right before the expac launches) but I can also see why people would wanna know some of the basics.

 

[EndcatOmega]

If he likes Dark Age of Camelot so much he should introduce RvR.

It would never work in FFXIV but we could laugh at it.

 

[Frumix]

It's not some kind of excitement lol it's just simple PR contracts

 

[Sylas]

He's talked about RvR. God forbid if they try it in FFXIV but it'd be fun to see them try.

 

[Stuart444]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/6eeshi/rffxivs_handson_preview_of_stormblood/

embargo up.

 

[aceface]

I wish for live letters like they had last week, Yoshi would appear at the beginning and say "Welcome, we have lots of new exciting changes for you!," then he would hand it off to the NA/Europe community team who have been fully briefed on the changes, know the game well and can explain things in detail in the players' native language. I suppose that's too much to ask though. What do those community teams do anyways?

 

[Ken]

I wish for live letters like they had last week, Yoshi would appear at the beginning and say "Welcome, we have lots of new exciting changes for you!," then he would hand it off to the NA/Europe community team who have been fully briefed on the changes, know the game well and can explain things in detail in the players' native language. I suppose that's too much to ask though. What do those community teams do anyways?

Isn't that what Duty Commenced is supposed to be but no one cares cause the news is moldy by then.

 

[Thorgal]

The embargo has been lifted.

RELEASE THE FLOODGATES!

 

[Stuart444]

From the overview video from reddit:

Base Classes are on longer listed in the character menu.

 

[Omnicent]

shit its legit... SAM hjere i come boy! Im READY!

 

[Frumix]

The SCH is... barely changed.

 

[Dougieflesh]

Sounds like Ninja got a whole bunch of potency increases. I'm very happy as a Ninja main.

 

[IvorB]

I think a lot of it has to do with Yoshi-P's fondness for the days of old. He played games like early WoW, DAoC and those games weren't largely shrouded in mystery. He has to show some stuff, sure, but he really enjoys keeping most expansion info under wraps because it adds to the excitement for him. I can't blame him because I'm in the same boat (plus I have to imagine it spikes sales right before the expac launches) but I can also see why people would wanna know some of the basics.

To be honest I kind of agree with him. It’s nice to know some stuff but I also would like some things held back for wedding night.

 

[Stone Ocean]

SCH gets a fucking Litany

WHAT THE FUCK

 

[aceface]

Seems like fairy didn't get nerfed at all unless that video left that out (which I don't think they would for such a huge change)

 

[Hasemo]

I think I'll wait for someone to post an article with the changes/new information, only seen lengthy videos so far.

 

[Frumix]

The thing with melee dots going away ended up being true.
Wow.

 

[dramatis]

I wish for live letters like they had last week, Yoshi would appear at the beginning and say "Welcome, we have lots of new exciting changes for you!," then he would hand it off to the NA/Europe community team who have been fully briefed on the changes, know the game well and can explain things in detail in the players' native language. I suppose that's too much to ask though. What do those community teams do anyways?

The community teams have limited reach, often players prefer getting their info/news from the gaming personalities they like.

I think community teams at game studios usually manage the direct community for a game, but also relations to external fansites and other gaming communities/networks, as well as gaming news publications and the likes.