FF14 E3 Info Compilation

[Lyese]

SE delivers on their promise of more information at E3. Here's the highlights thus far:

Rogue/Ninja confirmed
source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG7-QfjLQ-Y

Rogue:

-Dual wield abilities
-Faster movement speed
-Less fall damage
-Mutiple poisons, a la Rogues in classic WoW
-Stealth-based, some actions will be stealth-only
-Daggers/Knives (like PUG/MNK, won't be seperate)

Ninja:

-Added Ninjutsu/Mudras
-Uses different combinations of skills to achieve success. Wrong order, the skills will fail.
-Less positionals than MNK, focus is on poison/skills.
-Different monsters require different positioning to use certain skills (Huh? Video showed Ninja hopping on the monster's head)
-Will incorporate dual-wielding (I'm assuming different from PUG/MNK).

Rogue/Ninja is a pure DPS. Thief was not a "specific enough" class, so Rogue is essentially FF14's Thief.
source: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...ass_breakdown/

Brutal boss modes (Primals, Ultima (Seems Lahabrea is behind this), Twintania!!!!), same-gender marriages, airship docks, special attributes on gear being considered aside from straight stat boosts, Shiva/Ramuh Primal fights.
source: all mentioned during stream, http://www.twitch.tv/finalfantasyxiv

Workshops for crafters in housing basements


E3 Trailer: A Realm In Peril http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MI_i...ature=youtu.be

Transcipt of the Letter From the Producer: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_4U...VmM/edit?pli=1

Excerpts from Transcript:
Extreme Coil (similar to Heroic Mode raids in WoW, shares lockout, meant for prestige. My guess is SE is gauging player interest for future support. Does not drop stronger items.)
Q: In the last letter, you talked about a ridiculously hard battle that even devs couldn't beat. What was this battle?
A:We were talking about a harder mode of Coil. An Extreme Coil if you will. That's what we call it. In English, it'll be the Brutal Version or something similar. It's extremely punishing. It's going to be similar to XI where people would enter a fight with a debuff and die if they move before it goes away. We want that same level of difficulty. It's not going to be as completely in the dark, but still very very difficult. This is a test. We're seeing if players worldwide would like this type of content. The rewards will still be the same. It's mostly a status thing. Also, just clearing normal version locks out the Extreme version for weekly attempts. If you beat Extreme mode, you get a title. If there's interest, we'll add new loot, but for now, it's mostly a beta phase. This will be in 2.3.
Information on the expansion will be discussed during October, but still a long ways off. Look forward to an event during Fan Fest (October) for the Garlean Generals (Nero/Livia/Gaius/etc). An idea that was tossed around was fighting all 4 at once, but SE changed their minds because they thought of something better.
Personal housing will be out at 2.38 at the latest (server stress).
Shiva will NOT be in 2.3, though her story will debut in 2.3 (much like Ramuh's introduction).
Airships will be built in the basement workshops of company housing.
No gunner info yet.

EDIT: Would like some help on cropping the images.

[Razael]

What patch is the game currently on? And which patch is this slated for?

[Clockwork Pinkie]

Man do we really need 4+ different variations of Primals?

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What patch is the game currently on? And which patch is this slated for?

On 2.28. New primal is 2.3 probably, and new class will be 2.4.

[Lyese]

What patch is the game currently on? And which patch is this slated for?

Game is currently on 2.28, I believe. These changes are slated for 2.4. 2.3 is supposed to bring additional content in the form of Crystal Tower and a few 5 man dungeons, with Frontlines being the main focus of 2.3.

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Man do we really need 4+ different variations of Primals?

I know, right? Although, I am excited for Brutal Twintania. There's also going to be an "Extreme Coil" that shares a lockout with normal Coil. It's supposed to be a prestige thing, like Heroic Mode in WoW, but there isn't any stronger gear that drops from it. Apparently, SE is testing the waters and wants to gauge player interest. Parsing the transcript, so will update periodically. Also want to crop those images.

[Razael]

Argh still alot away from being able to play my favorite class archetype in FF14. I was rather looking to return and see whats new, but i guess i'll await a few more months. Still i must say it is refreshing to see something as gameplay changing as a class being added in a patch, other companies would shelve that behind an expansion.

[Lyese]

Argh still alot away from being able to play my favorite class archetype in FF14. I was rather looking to return and see whats new, but i guess i'll await a few more months. Still i must say it is refreshing to see something as gameplay changing as a class being added in a patch, other companies would shelve that behind an expansion.

If I had to guess, I'd say around January. September for 2.3, and Januaryish for 2.4. SE said that there would def be new healer/tank classes in the expansion, which is being worked on, but Yoshi likes there being additional content in patches.

[Tastyfish]

So rad.
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[Valkryx]

So freaking awesome, can't wait ^_^

[Deleted]

If I had to guess, I'd say around January. September for 2.3, and Januaryish for 2.4. SE said that there would def be new healer/tank classes in the expansion, which is being worked on, but Yoshi likes there being additional content in patches.

if they adhere to their schedule, 2.3 will hit shortly before the end of the month. I guess the live letter tomorrow will give us a date. 2.4 is then set to arrive in late september.

[Ilir]

The one thing I love about FFXIV (even though I don't play it anymore) is that they deliver content and they truly seems to care about their playerbase. It's just nice to see. I hope all those things will be amazing for you guys

Thanks for the recap.

[Usagi Senshi]

Glad I re-subbed to this game last week, as its looking pretty damn good!

[Thyranne]

Woah can't wait for this. I really love how they are adding such a major feature (new class/job) in a "normal patch" (aka not an expansion).

Btw I heard that there are more info coming today. Is it true?

[miguelcrespo85]

I cant wait for Rogue class! I hear they can use poisons on their daggers!

[Deleted]

I think 2.3 will be out by july, reason beign that we are getting the next live letter centered on it tomorrow and they usually push patch every 3 monthish

[Lyese]

Thanks for the recap.

Np!

Woah can't wait for this. I really love how they are adding such a major feature (new class/job) in a "normal patch" (aka not an expansion).

Btw I heard that there are more info coming today. Is it true?

Yoshi pretty much said he likes to reward the playerbase with major content outside of expansions, so this is a welcome change.

Yeah, there's a Live Letter today about 2.3, and hopefully a bit more information about 2.4. I'll keep an eye out and update as soon as I see something.

[Ilir]

The rogue is the class and the ninja is the job ? They don't look alike at all OO That's weird. The class/job seems really cool though. God... it makes me wanna play the game >.< But I'll wait for the extension and the raised level cap 'cause I want a "new start" !

[Deleted]

when they realease player housing i will come back i think :3

[Clockwork Pinkie]

when they realease player housing i will come back i think :3

If it's going to be as much as the freecompany houses, I'd start on that Gil Grind early

[Deleted]

patch 2.3 slated for 8 july 2013 (taken from the live letter)

[Deleted]

If it's going to be as much as the freecompany houses, I'd start on that Gil Grind early

nah, i will take my time. need also to level a new class and so on (dont want to heal anymore. not sure if i want a summoner or a bard as main class).