Final Fantasy XIV Races and Classes Revealed!!!! (SCANS!) ultimate game!

[Yellow Mage]

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- the difference between races is not as big as FFXI

So, not even HP/MP differences this time around?

Also, if I'm reading everything correctly, it looks like you have to equip a different kind of weapon for each "path." Which means I have to use a staff of some sort if I want to use Magic, or something. Boo.

- weapons will degrade with use

Meh. Tabula Rasa's fair play, I suppose.

- because of the armory system, they are going to make it possible to carry lots of stuff
- there will also be stuff included that makes it easy to change gear

So . . . FFXI gear-swapping, just without inventory limitations? Booooooooooo.

- targeting an enemy and fighting (like FFXI) is not the main system, there will be a lot that you have to think about besides the target itself.

Oh. Well, some good news, at least, I guess.

[Durahansolo]

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- weapons will degrade with use

This would make being a blacksmith a way to make money if you can repair other peoples gear and have a repair skill, or you can save money by being able to repair your own. (Can I haz a storefront plox?...)

[Raydeus]

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Women will skill up cooking faster

Ha!

With women becoming more and more manly nowadays I don't think that's the case anymore. Heck, I cook better than at least 80% of the women I know.

[Pwnagraphic]

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Here's some update to the bit of info from famgitsu translated. Let me know if the links dont work.

Races:

Humans are called = Hyuran: 2 clans - midlanders and highlanders

Tarutaru = Lalafell: based in the south, agricultural, high intelligence, not many females

Galkan = Roegadyn: more human looking than Galkans, their base is in the north and there are a lot of fishermen

Elvaan = Elzen: the original race of Eorzea, oppose the Hyurans, developed hearing

Mithra = Miqo'te: 2 clans - the Sun Seekers who live regular daytime lives and the Moon Keepers who are nocturnal, not a lot of males, not clear if they will speak like cats
More races to come later.



Jobs so far:
Sorcerer: enchanter, warlock
Fighter: swordsman, archer

Crafter: blacksmith, cook
Gatherer: gardener, fisherman



Stages:
Desert City - Uldaha
Forest City - Gridania
Ocean City - Rimsa Rominsa

Armory System:
- you can change jobs and lifestyles freely
- by changing your weapon, you are essneitally changing jobs, and can do so anywhere
- so if you are invited to a PT and there are a lot of fighters, you can switch to a caster, then when your adventures are over, go fishing or synth some stuff
- weapons and def gear all have their own merit. if you want to hone a particular skill, you can coordinate your equipment in that direction
- rather than character levels and skills, the main thing is the skill of the item you are holding
- you can play on your own and switch between fighter and caster to heal yourself, so soloing is easy
- changing is as simple as changing your weapon, so there's no stress
- typical jobs of the FF series, e.g. warrior and black mage, are being avoided
- you can basically enjoy this world in any way you want.



Guild Leave:
- these are passes of trust you obtain from guilds
- a Leave is not a quest. it's a card.
- you can mix your Leaves with other players' Leaves
- at the Adventurers' Guild, you can get Guild Leaves
- there are Leaves that you can't get when your skill is low
- typically a Leave will take 30 mins to complete, there are some shorter too
- you can set the number of people needed to clear the Leave by yourself (seems to be like a difficulty level)
- if one person is carrying a Leave, other players may join whether they have the same Leave or not
- the contents of the Leave change after a week passes
- you can carry multiple Leaves (they are card form, like invitations)
- Guild Leaves are designed like Tarot cards and are really beautiful


Ethelite (sp?)
- installations that can warp you to your adventuring spot instantly

Interview
- in Eorzea, the cities are not all on one connecting landmass, like they were in FFXI
- the difference between races is not as big as FFXI
- but their is a difference between male and females, which they are keeping secret
- character creation: face, hair colour, eye colour, skin, etc. etc.
- battles are realtime, but not action based
- targeting an enemy and fighting (like FFXI) is not the main system, there will be a lot that you have to think about besides the target itself.
- because of the armory system, they are going to make it possible to carry lots of stuff
- there will also be stuff included that makes it easy to change gear
- they're considering whether to let you master everything or not - there may be a see-saw like approach (like FFXI)
- the base of the character growth is the weapon. use a weapon and raise your skills.
- they are considering the option to let you arrange your windows how you want
- weapons will degrade with use
- Guild Leaves include monster hunting, expulsion, skilling up, etc etc
- when you go on a Leave run, you can use Ethelite to take you where you need to go instantly
- there are pirates in Rimsa
- Miqo'te are more catlike
- some trumpeting about how it's going to be an awesome game
- right from the start, it'll be exciting and you'll be thinking "orly!?"
- weather changes, day/night too
- 1 game day = 1 earth hour
- people who can only play an hour a day will still be able to enjoy the game
- the monetary system is Gil
- the people living in the cities all have their own backstory
- you'll start the game from your home city (I guess it's based on race, but doesn't say implicitly).

[Armando]

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- by changing your weapon, you are essneitally changing jobs, and can do so anywhere

Yes. I win.

- typical jobs of the FF series, e.g. warrior and black mage, are being avoided

Sweet.

[Durahansolo]

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Elzen

Wait....So Elvaan aren't QQ's? ;_;

[Pwnagraphic]

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Yes. I win.Sweet.

Quiet you..

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Wait....So Elvaan aren't QQ's? ;_;

Nah those are the Japanese names. From symbols to letters. I am sure they'll still be hume, elvaan, taru taru, etc.. If not, something more american. All I know is Galka aren't going to be called Galka anymore.

[jenova_9]

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Quiet you..

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Nah those are the Japanese names. From symbols to letters. I am sure they'll still be hume, elvaan, taru taru, etc.. If not, something more american. All I know is Galka aren't going to be called Galka anymore.

they won't use hume, elvaan, taru taru, galka, mithra names. SE USA won't allow it since it's a new world and cultures (thankfully).

even if they just change the spelling like Rogadin, Mikote, and just keep Hyuran, Elzen and Lalafell the same, it would still be nice.

NEW SCREENS!!!

the tarot cards are the types of Leaves people can get from guilds.



and the first glimpse of the cities, and new enviornments.



so far THE STORY is said to be about a war, and the war ceased after airships and really scary weapons convinced the people to settle down and get along. But this has left soldiers and mercenaries out of the job, so they form guilds and call themselves adventurers.

It kind of reminds me a little of FFT's time during the meager. Except instead of jobless soldiers turning into the DeathCorps,
they form a peacekeeping force that benefits the people and towns, similiar to Garden.

[DakAttack]

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I feel like I'm seeing the same information over and over.

[Malacite]

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I think we need 2-3 main threads (BG does this and it's one of the things that's actually not smug of them);

1 for strictly showing the new info, no discussion. Another for discussing the game itself etc. All the cool new info keeps getting re-posted and/or lost in a sea of replies... a little organization would be nice ^^ (and yes I'm aware I just made a thread without checking this one)

[Durahansolo]

Re: The *ahem* OFFICIAL "FINAL FANTASY XIV Online" Thread of Ultimate Anticipation!

"In the Correct Century 2346" THE STORY is said to be about a war, and the war ceased after airships and really scary weapons convinced the people to settle down and get along.

This sounds like a Gundam storyline. (I'd watch it.)

[Takelli]

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but their is a difference between male and females, which they are keeping secret

I think that this is BS. Games should not make it so that you want a certain stat, you HAVE to play male or female. Thats what I liked about FFXI, I could play male or female and have the same stat. Games that make it so that males and females have different stats is BS. -.-;

[Armando]

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Your face is bullshit.

The difference will probably be small enough to not give a fuck about, like races in FFXI.

[Ziero]

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I think that this is BS. Games should not make it so that you want a certain stat, you HAVE to play male or female. Thats what I liked about FFXI, I could play male or female and have the same stat. Games that make it so that males and females have different stats is BS. -.-;

Who said the difference would be in stats?

[Pwnagraphic]

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I think that this is BS. Games should not make it so that you want a certain stat, you HAVE to play male or female. Thats what I liked about FFXI, I could play male or female and have the same stat. Games that make it so that males and females have different stats is BS. -.-;

Don't get so booty swoll over it dude.. we don't even know what it is yet henced "secret".