Alpha Manual details uncovered! Gameinformer has the secrets!

[Solymir]

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TGM, I know there's a lot of new stuff flying around right now, but are there any plans to update the http://www.ffxionline.com/forums/ffx...formation.html?

[CrimsonDeath]

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I'm sad there's no THF. -.- Oh well, Archer's abilities sound pretty cool. Probably do that, or Lancer.

[Cryxen]

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It would be interesting to see what "sub-class" abilities you choose, seeing as you can change your main class on the fly so easily.

[Ziero]

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Not XI like sub-jobs, but they've said repeatedly that players could gain access to abilities and spells from other classes they've leveled while on a different class somehow. Meaning if you level Gladiator and Conjurer, you could somehow gain spells and such from Conjurer while playing as your Gladiator. Or at least that's my understanding of the system.

[Cryxen]

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Both classes get Auto-refresh like abilities where they can increase their MP by using said ability. Both classes also get non-MP based attacks and abilities they can use instead of spending MP on spells. Thaumaturge even has four ways to recover MP, Onus of Might (Chant in tongues, evoking the power to recover MP), Aspir (Transfers MP from enemies within an area of effect to you), Siphon MP (Transfer MP from the target to you), and Stygian Spikes (Armors you with umbral spikes, absorbing the MP of attacking enemies). Conjurer only seems to get one (Tranquility - Suppress your sense and gaze in ward, evoking the power to recover MP) but chances are, they could get access to Thaumaturge abilities and spells to sub as well.

They confirmed sub-classes?

[Ziero]

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Yes, but what if you completely run out of mp, and cant make it back to a crystal because the "Aspir" (For a lack of better words), abilities get resisted. There has to be another way to restore it so you don't have to leave the area you are fighting through just to get to the crystal.

Both classes get Auto-refresh like abilities where they can increase their MP by using said ability. Both classes also get non-MP based attacks and abilities they can use instead of spending MP on spells. Thaumaturge even has four ways to recover MP, Onus of Might (Chant in tongues, evoking the power to recover MP), Aspir (Transfers MP from enemies within an area of effect to you), Siphon MP (Transfer MP from the target to you), and Stygian Spikes (Armors you with umbral spikes, absorbing the MP of attacking enemies). Conjurer only seems to get one (Tranquility - Suppress your sense and gaze in ward, evoking the power to recover MP) but chances are, they could get access to Thaumaturge abilities and spells to sub as well.

[Takelli]

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They mentioned abilities to recharge MP

I just don't see why resting isn't viable

They got rid of resting. But thats what passive mode is though.

[Cryxen]

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They mentioned abilities to recharge MP

I just don't see why resting isn't viable

[Takelli]

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MP doesn't recover in passive mode. passive mode is the same as resting, I'm sure.

Aetherye crystals and nodes restore MP. and I think there will be abilities that might recharge some MP.

Yes, but what if you completely run out of mp, and cant make it back to a crystal because the "Aspir" (For a lack of better words), abilities get resisted. There has to be another way to restore it so you don't have to leave the area you are fighting through just to get to the crystal.

[jenova_9]

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MP doesn't recover in passive mode. passive mode is the same as resting, I'm sure.

Aetherye crystals and nodes restore MP. and I think there will be abilities that might recharge some MP.

[Ziero]

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From what I remember reading, the way it works is you can type in the first name and then the first letter of the last name, or vice versa when you want to send a /tell. Oh noes, one extra letter. And is it really that big of a pain to try and come up with some kind of last mame? At the very least it should cut down on the "XxxSephiroth" idiots and people who intentionally misspell names.

[Tell]
Any message input in the tell chat mode can be seen only by a single designated player. Messages displayed in this manner appear in pink. This chat mode is activated by prefacing a message with /tell or simply /t . The active chat mode cannot be set to tell mode. During the Alpha Test phase, PC names must be entered in their entirety (first and last names).

What you're remembering is the April Fools joke explanation.

Will we be able to reallocate skills?

I don't want to make 2 accounts for Melee and Magic.

They say it's not available in the beta right now but most likely will happen in the full game. If there's one thing SE doesn't seem to do with their MMOs, it's make it so you can't change your mind.

[Takelli]

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Have they explained how you recover MP in the field if not by resting?

By going into pasive mode. Kinda like Auto-Refresh. Thats my best guess I have.

[Cryxen]

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Have they explained how you recover MP in the field if not by resting?

[Takelli]

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Y'know, one MMO comes to mind when they have you leveling "physical level" and "skill rank" separately, Ragnarok Online. There you could level your character's main and job level. Main was used to level stats, pretty much what we'll be doing on FFXIV!

Pretty damn awesome. Love the fact there's no more loading times, well, not obvious ones anyway! Glee!

Yea, Ryzom makes me think of it as well. Your physical level was your highest skill you where when you had a weapon equipped. So if you equipped a dagger and had a skill lvl 5, and you had a skill lvl of 30 with a sword, your actual level was lvl 5 because of a dagger was equipped.

[jenova_9]

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Great news!!!!!! everything is so WONDERFUL!!!