Primarily they've talked about wanting to streamline rotations, as they feel level 60 rotations for many jobs are too complex and difficult to keep up in the face of mechanics for many players, as well as giving job and ability-specific UI elements (one example Yoshi-P gave was that, for instance, a Dragoon might have a dedicated Blood of the Dragon meter instead of having to watch their buff bar), revamping the cross-class skill system to make certain skills tied to roles instead of classes, and reworking or removing skills that are highly situational or rarely used.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood (PC/PS4, no PS3) announced, first info [Up: Trailer]
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Primarily they've talked about wanting to streamline rotations, as they feel level 60 rotations for many jobs are too complex and difficult to keep up in the face of mechanics for many players, as well as giving job and ability-specific UI elements (one example Yoshi-P gave was that, for instance, a Dragoon might have a dedicated Blood of the Dragon meter instead of having to watch their buff bar), revamping the cross-class skill system to make certain skills tied to roles instead of classes, and reworking or removing skills that are highly situational or rarely used.
brandonh83
Banned
I'm Dragooning and feel overwhelmed at 53. And I haven't even gotten Blood of the Dragon yet.
I'm enjoying Cerberus. I'd check first to see which ones are the de-facto RP, French/German etc servers first.
I personally find the Lore fantastic.
They're supposedly making an in-depth Lore Encyclopedia book for next year, and I'll be all over it. As great as the lore is, it's ridiculously in-depth and I tend to forget what's what if I take an extended break over time.
The book is done, actually. They sold copies at FanFest and it was briefly available for sale on the Square-Enix website today before selling out incredibly quickly.
https://store.na.square-enix.com/pr...ia-eorzea-the-world-of-final-fantasy-xiv-book
They filled the game world with sex jokes and Featuring X stuff from <insert FF> , the game world doesn't really feel like a world as much a collection of FF Greatest Hits. But I suppose it's what sell these days.
Every dungeon is instanced so doesn't expect much.
SilverArrow20XX
Walks in the Light of the Crystal
Yup. I snagged my copy. Sold out in 30 minutes. I bought mine 22 minutes in. Glad I bought it at work instead of waiting to get home.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
Man, I really really hope they restock the book soon.
Lol. You and me both. Can't believe I missed it. Didn't even know it was done and even released. I guess I was hoping/expecting it to show up on Amazon.
Nonesense, they wouldn't be able to put out a 300 page book with just a portion of the world building if thats the case.
The only FF that might have more lore is FFXI, but given time FFXIV will easily surpass it. We are talking about the history of fallen civilizations, the nations that sprout up from their collapse, the migration of its people from the collapse of THOSE nations. Each race having their own creation myths that correlate with other races myths.
Now look at the general "lore" behind summons in other FFs and compare them to FFXIV. You could probably write a few paragraphs at most from most other FFs summons. You could probably dedicate like 20 pages of a book to how it works in FFXIV.
Stormhammer
Member
if they end up announcing samurai i'm in. well i'm already gonna play it but i'll be extra in
i wish the cross class thing were more like ffxi
i wish the cross class thing were more like ffxi
SilverArrow20XX
Walks in the Light of the Crystal
Yeah. There wasn't even a clear release date until AFTER it sold out. It went up for preorder earlier today, with a placeholder date of December 2017. Then the date changed to today a few minutes later. Then after it sold out, my delivery status changed to 'Shipping".
Will they ever make him a caster I wonder?
ZombiePlatypus
Member
hosannainexcelsis
Member
W-what? There's one postmoogle quest which is full of innuendo, but otherwise I haven't seem any sex jokes. What game did you play?
A none insignificant amount of the NPC banter around towns is about sex. Specially in Limsa. Its none existent in main story quests and only a very very small portion of side quests have any innuendo at all.
Sure they stand out more, but we are talking about thousands of lines of texts. Some of them are going to deal with sex.
There are really a lot among the NPC, I even remember a thread on the OF few years ago listing them out.
Yeah, that quest is a great example:
But the game does have a lot of sexual jokes/references:
Maybe:
Metal Khaos
Member
FFXI has more lore to it than XIV does right now. Though XI has been going on for well over a decade now, so there's that.
Machinist expansion next, book it.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
I see. I've honestly never noticed most of those lines, except for Trachtoum's which I do remember. But then I barely pay attention to the ambient pop-up dialogue and the few instances of those I have noticed have been innocuous. At any rate, while the English localizers are obviously jokesters, given the amount of puns and references they cram into quest titles, I think it's misleading to use some scattered throwaway lines to characterize the game as sex-obsessed.
Lady Bird
Matsuno's Goebbels
Where can I find this kind of information?
royox
Member
Enormous. Once you become one of the Scions (a group in the game) the game's lore gets catapulted and there's no stop.
Also if you played other games of the franchise you will find references EVERYWHERE, literally.
He said it live during the Fan Fest and gave the DRG example.
Trojita
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Ninja or Samurai for Doman expansion.
Viera and Ban'gaa for ivalice expansion
Garlean expansion, need those gun blades!
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
We S.E.E.D. now.
A community person told me ask at the next live letter.
They probably didn't want to do that because
what you are asking for Is used for the Dark Knight quest line.
Paglth'an is the homeland of the Amala'ja, much as how Xelphatol is the home of the Ixal. It is probably arid like Thanalan, since the Amala'ja are literally allergic to water.
Ilseberd is the northern continent of the Three Great Continents, and is where Garlemald is located. Othard is the eastern one of the three continents, and it is mostly under Garlean rule now. Doma is at the far end of Othard, I believe. Not much is known about the geography of the other continents, but they are likely similar in size and diversity to Eorzea.
Ilseberd is the northern continent of the Three Great Continents, and is where Garlemald is located. Othard is the eastern one of the three continents, and it is mostly under Garlean rule now. Doma is at the far end of Othard, I believe. Not much is known about the geography of the other continents, but they are likely similar in size and diversity to Eorzea.
I see.
What are the smaller islands near Paglth'an named? I think it's an archipelago. I've heard it's the homeland of the lalafells. That would be the perfect location for sea-based mounts.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
If Eorzea and Ivalice turned out to be in the same world I'd love this game unconditionally. Rozarria expansion set in FFXII times? Yes please.
Never gonna happen, though.
Also, I never saw a single sex joke in game until that post. Maybe I just conveniently missed them all?
OT is here.
YoshiP is a fan of Matsuno though, so at least we'll likely get more references and cameos (mostly from Tactics Ogre so far?).
SilverArrow20XX
Walks in the Light of the Crystal
Othard or Ilsabard, however, does have a country called Rabanastre, another called Dalmasca. It is not Ivalice, but there are clearly Ivalice reference regions. If there are to be Vierra, I bet they'll be from there.
I'm pretty hyped for this. End game always burns me out but a new expansion always reinvigorates me. I posted this in the community thread but figured I might here too:
Anyone on Sargatanas that has a FC that's active later at night? Coming back to get caught up and my FC that I have been in since 1.0 is now down to 6 people total. I love those 6 people, but I've not had an active FC since the start of 2.0 and I'm ready to actually progress in things and staying in touch with them is what linkshells are for.
Anyone on Sargatanas that has a FC that's active later at night? Coming back to get caught up and my FC that I have been in since 1.0 is now down to 6 people total. I love those 6 people, but I've not had an active FC since the start of 2.0 and I'm ready to actually progress in things and staying in touch with them is what linkshells are for.
No, please keep FF entries completely disconnected. FFXIV already has some identity problems.
That's also why I hope they drop the FNC stuff from XV, and also why I choose to completely deny the afterthought of "FF VII being a sequel to FF X". Fuck that.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
I couldn't have a more opposite opinion. lol
SuperStiltzkin
Member
Yeah, but Bangaa race! Fuck the Vierra though. I don't need another "human, but with different ears" race in FFXIV. Give me lobster people. If they add another underwhelming race like the Au-Ra in Stormblood, I'm gonna be super disappointed. I know people like the Au-Ra, but without the horns they could just past for Huyr. And no one cares about the horns, they just like the anime look of them.
They aren't going to give us a race like the Bangaa that deviates too much from a humanoid shape, because it'll be too hard to conform all the gear between them.
I would love to see the Burmecian rat race from FFIX in FFXIV. They're humanoid, just with a long nose and backwards knees.
I would love to see the Burmecian rat race from FFIX in FFXIV. They're humanoid, just with a long nose and backwards knees.
Or the Hippo people, like Hippaul.
I'm Dragooning and feel overwhelmed at 53. And I haven't even gotten Blood of the Dragon yet.
Don't bother too much with the rotation until you reach 60, Geirskogul changes totally your playstyle and the way you think of your rotation. It's going to be brutal at beginning but just practice and follow the advices of other fellow Dragoons in the official forum (there's a whole thread on Dragoon, the best one in the DPS forum).
Steeped in a Sea of Games
Member
One of my favorites is the FATE, "No Ifs, Ands, or Butts" involving Alaimbert of the Spiked Butt.
Choice quotes:
"You have tasted my spear, but are you ready for my butt?"
"Like the majestic Coerthan Puffer, I swell!"
"With a spear as stiff as ice, I thrust!"
"Like the surging waters of the mighty Coerthas, I come!"
"With butt in hand and you by my side there are none who might stand in our way!"
Just for the record I didn't mean to say the game is sex-obsessed. It certainly isn't. I was just answering directly to this:
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Do you want the FF series to suffer the same fate as the Zelda series with a timeline
that we all know was a complete afterthought
Au-Ra are not my favorite design either, but I'm happy it's a new race, and helps XIV differentiate itself from XI.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
Considering I love the timeline and the entire Hyrule Historia, sure. That sounds great, honestly. I know it sounds like I'm being contrarian for the sake of it but that really is my honest opinion. The VII/X and the Tactics/XII connections are some of the coolest things in the FF series. It makes the worlds feel more realized.
djplaeskool
Member
I don't mind the references, though some are pretty damn obscure.
I can't count the number of times I've had to explain the origin of the quest title The Diabolical Bismarck
I can't count the number of times I've had to explain the origin of the quest title The Diabolical Bismarck
There is also a supposed connection between III and VIII which I thought was fun to read about. Even if not intended it's cool to find plausibility.