The Final Fantasy XIV Thread [Dawntrail - 7.00]
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Looking to do O8s before the next patch drops in September! Ohhhhh boy.
Lex
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So the latest round of the gear design contest is out:
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/50d73607cbd2e026586c2ddd7bd6a163d1e3120e
Some of it is INSANELY GOOD LOOKING, just some random grabs I liked:
I mean jesus fuck how talented are these people!
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/50d73607cbd2e026586c2ddd7bd6a163d1e3120e
Some of it is INSANELY GOOD LOOKING, just some random grabs I liked:
I mean jesus fuck how talented are these people!
Obsidian Fire
Ahk Morn!
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- The Engineer
Of course, my biggest question is, "How hard is that to make a working 3D model of?"
They also end up making an entire armor set for all the classes inspired by the winning design, not just the class that the constest was for.
They also end up making an entire armor set for all the classes inspired by the winning design, not just the class that the constest was for.
Obsidian Fire
Ahk Morn!
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- The Engineer
At the Live Letter, they released the Top 30 Songs as voted by the community.
Top 30 Songs
30 Calamity Unbound
29 Fallen Angel
28 Rise of the White Raven
27 Blackblossom
26 The Mushroomery
25 Metal
24 Lunacy
23 Moebius
22 Dancing Mad - Movement IV
21 Answers - Reprise
20 Beauty's Wicked Wiles
19 Exponential Entropy
18 Night in the Brume
17 Revenge Twofold
16 Fiend
15 Under the Weight
14 Revenge of the Horde
13 Ultima
12 Triumph
11 Metal - Brute Justice Mode
10 Torn from the Heavens
9 Heavensward
8 Equilibrium
7 Locus
6 Oblivion
5 Heroes
3 Rise
3 The Worm's Tail
2 Dragonsong
1 Wayward Daughter
Analysis (because I can't resist)
No, that is not a typo; Rise and The Worm's Tail did tie for third place
8 are from ARR
5 are from SB
17 are from HW
4 are by Umetsu
2 are from previous Final Fantasy games
6 are from the Alexander Raid
13 are from Trials that are not Raids
9 are from Raids (including Alexander)
4 are from other fights (dungeon bosses, story fights)
20 have distinct lyrics, this would be higher if counting songs with ambient voicals
3 are location BGM
So musically speaking, the FFXIV community likes HW music best, prefers fighting music to everything else and is not turned off by their songs having lyrics. I'd say HW having both original music for both raid series and all of its trials helps it's representation a lot. ARR has orriginal music for it's trails and 8-man raids, but not some of it's 24-man raid. SB only has original music for it's trials and neither of its raids.
Top 30 Songs
30 Calamity Unbound
29 Fallen Angel
28 Rise of the White Raven
27 Blackblossom
26 The Mushroomery
25 Metal
24 Lunacy
23 Moebius
22 Dancing Mad - Movement IV
21 Answers - Reprise
20 Beauty's Wicked Wiles
19 Exponential Entropy
18 Night in the Brume
17 Revenge Twofold
16 Fiend
15 Under the Weight
14 Revenge of the Horde
13 Ultima
12 Triumph
11 Metal - Brute Justice Mode
10 Torn from the Heavens
9 Heavensward
8 Equilibrium
7 Locus
6 Oblivion
5 Heroes
3 Rise
3 The Worm's Tail
2 Dragonsong
1 Wayward Daughter
Analysis (because I can't resist)
No, that is not a typo; Rise and The Worm's Tail did tie for third place
8 are from ARR
5 are from SB
17 are from HW
4 are by Umetsu
2 are from previous Final Fantasy games
6 are from the Alexander Raid
13 are from Trials that are not Raids
9 are from Raids (including Alexander)
4 are from other fights (dungeon bosses, story fights)
20 have distinct lyrics, this would be higher if counting songs with ambient voicals
3 are location BGM
So musically speaking, the FFXIV community likes HW music best, prefers fighting music to everything else and is not turned off by their songs having lyrics. I'd say HW having both original music for both raid series and all of its trials helps it's representation a lot. ARR has orriginal music for it's trails and 8-man raids, but not some of it's 24-man raid. SB only has original music for it's trials and neither of its raids.
Obsidian Fire
Ahk Morn!
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- The Engineer
Trailer is out!
Obsidian Fire
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- The Engineer
Obsidian Fire
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Physical DPS design gear winners are out!
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/fb9d4d8a0f121458309c5af43e9e3b7e7d5e21b5
The winners get their gear implemented in-game along with sets for all the other classes based of that design.
Meele
Ranged
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/fb9d4d8a0f121458309c5af43e9e3b7e7d5e21b5
The winners get their gear implemented in-game along with sets for all the other classes based of that design.
Meele
Ranged
Obsidian Fire
Ahk Morn!
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- The Engineer
I've noticed over the course of the Gear Design contests, one of the things they always seem to look for is a design asthetic they've never tried before or isn't in the game very much. They also seem to look for new things to try in terms of armor design. Like... there was nothing in the game that looked like the Skalla gear or Bonwicca gear. All those gear sets added something to the game it didn't have before. And this in that same direction. I think the Gear Design contest winner that looked most like other things in-game was the Tank design winner. And that was the first gear design contest so I'm not going to be that hard on it.
Lex
Administrator
They confirmed it (kinda) during the keynote. YoshiP was wearing a bugs bunny shirt and kept talking about the new race and pointing to it. It was pretty overt. He also confirmed we'd know by 2.5 due to the 24 man raid (which is obviously Ivalice based).
He did say it'd be the last race added to the game, which is fine IMO.
He did say it'd be the last race added to the game, which is fine IMO.
Theozilla
Kaiju Member
Since it seems like will be exploring Ilsabard (and Thavnair?) primarily in Shadowbringers, I wonder if that means Meracydia will be the focus of 6.0 expansion, and maybe the western New World (the analogues to the Americas) will be the final expansion area (like Seekers of Adoulin was for FFXI)?
Obsidian Fire
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Depends how far we get into Ilsabard in 5.0.
Cthulhu
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- Yop
I dunno, it feels like Shadowsomethings will conclude the main storyline as it was planned from 2.0 onwards; anything after that kinda feels bolted on. Mind you they could just be coming up with a whole new storyline and another five expansions after 5.0 if they wanted to, XIV is still going strong.
Obsidian Fire
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- The Engineer
4.5 trailer is here!
Obsidian Fire
Ahk Morn!
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- The Engineer
Lex
Administrator
I got to level 40-something in Pyros then stopped. It's undoubtedly more fun/ interesting than Pagos (which was and continues to be the FUCKING WORST) but since I've been raiding again I haven't been able to justify spending any of my free time in Anemos.
Raiding itself is going OK - I cleared O11S some time in November and have progged a bit in 12, hampered somewhat by the Christmas break and looking for a new static. I'm with a new group now, they're a fun bunch. I'm close to the DRG BiS but the legs from 11 continue to elude me. I have the 400 tome weapon for now until I start clearing 12 for the 405. I've started gearing WHM and WAR with additional dropped gear from savage and extra books, it's funny how quickly you cap your main from the first two raids in a tier and then you're left wondering what to do with the books :/
Obviously hoping to clear 12 before Echo kicks in, it's more a question of availability rather than skill/ damage since the group I'm now running with is more than capable (the group I was running with before was aswell, they just weren't fussed about clearing the tier). Fingers crossed it'll only take a few more weeks
Finished up to the end of 4.5 MSQ, really enjoyed the uh, "political" side of the MSQ this patch. Looking forward to seeing what direction 4.55 goes in leading into the next expansion.
I've started doing the unthinkable and levelling all the classes, including the crafters. I've also maxed all the beast tribes, just got some ARR ones left. Once I realised how good the Moogle and Namazu beast tribe quests were for crafting exp, and how easy it is to just craft on your highest level class and hand in as the class you desire EXP for, I started getting them all to 50 then taking turns. I really need to remember to do all the collectible turn ins tomorrow for the weekly aswell, I'm terrible at remembering to do that.
Also how RANDOM is it they've decided to release Mahjong at the Gold Saucer?
Raiding itself is going OK - I cleared O11S some time in November and have progged a bit in 12, hampered somewhat by the Christmas break and looking for a new static. I'm with a new group now, they're a fun bunch. I'm close to the DRG BiS but the legs from 11 continue to elude me. I have the 400 tome weapon for now until I start clearing 12 for the 405. I've started gearing WHM and WAR with additional dropped gear from savage and extra books, it's funny how quickly you cap your main from the first two raids in a tier and then you're left wondering what to do with the books :/
Obviously hoping to clear 12 before Echo kicks in, it's more a question of availability rather than skill/ damage since the group I'm now running with is more than capable (the group I was running with before was aswell, they just weren't fussed about clearing the tier). Fingers crossed it'll only take a few more weeks
Finished up to the end of 4.5 MSQ, really enjoyed the uh, "political" side of the MSQ this patch. Looking forward to seeing what direction 4.55 goes in leading into the next expansion.
I've started doing the unthinkable and levelling all the classes, including the crafters. I've also maxed all the beast tribes, just got some ARR ones left. Once I realised how good the Moogle and Namazu beast tribe quests were for crafting exp, and how easy it is to just craft on your highest level class and hand in as the class you desire EXP for, I started getting them all to 50 then taking turns. I really need to remember to do all the collectible turn ins tomorrow for the weekly aswell, I'm terrible at remembering to do that.
Also how RANDOM is it they've decided to release Mahjong at the Gold Saucer?