2.5 release jan 20th.

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Originally Posted by Nyalia

Yeah, "the black scales" (黒き鱗) definitely refers to Nidhogg. His eye was stabbed out by the Azure Dragoon according to the DRG plotline, right? Maybe the 3.0 MSQ involves finding the spear of that Azure Dragoon and using it to stab out Nidhogg's other eye :P
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There's also this old thing On the fall of Dalamud

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Yet another theory, originating from the Holy See of Ishgard, claims that the phenomenon signals the awakening of the great wyrm Nidhogg, who has lain in deep slumber for the past two decades

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With Midgardsormr being relevant in 2.5 with the Keeper of the Lake dungeon which will likely be story related like Snowcloak was, the return of Nidhogg seems close.

I see the claim that it will be on the 20th, but I dont actually see where the release date is given or a source for it. Did I miss something?

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Originally Posted by Yukiba

I see the claim that it will be on the 20th, but I dont actually see where the release date is given or a source for it. Did I miss something?

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It was during a live stream on niconico which yoshi attended for new years and something to do with Dragon Quest X collab.

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Damn that's quick but at least it means the expansion is coming soon and so is my DRK. hype is real. Now if I can just find a raid group on t11+ on my server I'm pretty much set.

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Originally Posted by AzakaTonnerre

It says what I quoted after what you referenced, that part two of Before the fall was planed to be published late March (not sure what published means... but translators can use that to mean released). So I am reading that as part 2 of the "Before the Fall" patch is out in late March because that what it says, and 2.55 has never been called part 2. Either way I hope you are right (and you very well could be).

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2.5 - mainstory part 1 (2/3 of the story) [january}
2.51 - Golden Saucer [february]
2.55 - mainstory part 2 (the other 1/3 of the story) [march]

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There will be much to do in patch 2.5, and before we bombard you with more in part 2, we’ll be offering players a change of pace with patch 2.51, which focuses on the introduction of the Gold Saucer.

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So 2.51 will be between part 1 and part 2 and will be be not part 2.

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Originally Posted by KerenRhys

Mythology was in 2.0, soldiery in 2.2. There never have been any new tomes in even-numbered updates.

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im sure you mean odd-numbered.

the question now, is how many month will they wait behind part 2 for heavenward

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Originally Posted by silentwindfr

the question now, is how many month will they wait behind part 2 for heavenward

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If they really are going to something climatic, I cant see them ending the story with a bang then just making us wait long for heavensward, but who knows lol. They also said there would be in game changes like there was with 1.0 --> 2.0 right? If that is really the case, I hope it wouldn't be months apart...that would be silly imho.

Earlyish summer maybe? I hope SE won't do something along the lines of "Let's celebrate the 2 year anniversary with the release of Heavensward!" and push the release back few months because of that.

I should not have given them any ideas.

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Originally Posted by silentwindfr

the question now, is how many month will they wait behind part 2 for heavenward

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Well it's been announced for spring. While spring definitions do vary per culture, they are generally March, April and May (or April, May, and June if they mean the business Q2).
Since part 2 is announced for march, Heavensward would be April-May (and potentially June) but no later.

I'd bet May. It would give enough time for people to enjoy everything patch 2.5 (parts 1 and 2) would have to offer and for the Gold Saucer initial hype to die down enough to not make people too distracted from 3.0.

so hyped for this :D I am surprised how early it is coming!

Maybe heavensward will be in April o.ob

I dont see the expansion coming more than 6 weeks after 2.55. It is more likely to come 4 weeks after.

I dunno seems like too little time between everything, 2.5 and 3.0. With all the stuff in 2.5 I think there would be a good 5 months worth of getting everything in order in terms of character progression for 3.0. Then again June is still Spring which would be on track I guess.

Hnggggggg dunno if continuing relic and catching up crafts is worth it as 3.0 is gonna just make it easy mode / better & easier alternatives. @<@
Decisions decisions..
2.5 has WoD and next relic step right?

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Originally Posted by Yumi_umi

Hnggggggg dunno if continuing relic and catching up crafts is worth it as 3.0 is gonna just make it easy mode / better & easier alternatives. @<@
Decisions decisions..
2.5 has WoD and next relic step right?

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World of Darkness, yes. I believe Relic is 2.51 with Golden Saucer.

Part 2 was said to be in March (2.51) and will have golden saucer.
But hey Odin Battle will be in 2.5 Jan 25th so that's exciting :D

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Originally Posted by Maero

Part 2 was said to be in March (2.51) and will have golden saucer.
But hey Odin Battle will be in 2.5 Jan 25th so that's exciting :D

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I've been under the assumption that 2.55 will be in march, being part 2 and that Golden Saucer/Zodiac would be in 2.51 sometime around mid-late Feb.

If you look here: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...efore-the-Fall

and here: http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2014/2412.html

the information seems to have been separated as to leave "2.51" and "Part 2" separated.

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Originally Posted by Sparktacus

Then again June is still Spring which would be on track I guess.

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Most people I know consider June to be summer time.

Also the reason there seems to be little time between some people's predictions is that they are splitting the last content patch prior to the expansion. There is not typically a large number of months between it and the expansion release in most games in this genre.

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Originally Posted by Sparktacus

I dunno seems like too little time between everything, 2.5 and 3.0. With all the stuff in 2.5 I think there would be a good 5 months worth of getting everything in order in terms of character progression for 3.0. Then again June is still Spring which would be on track I guess.

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not really, it's not a new tier, we will get WoD true, but not a new end tiers, then.... don't expect people wait 5 month with WoD only.

Regarding when 2.51 comes out, the translation's a bit awkward, but so's the original Japanese. The original clearly says that 2.51 will come out between story part 1 and story part 2. The official translation just says that 2.51 will come out before you are bombarded with more content in part 2. But, there's no indication that they're talking about part 2 of the MSQ, not part 2 of the update series. The sentence rearrangement necessary for translating from JP to EN loses the context of what "part 2" refers to there. Regardless, referring to the third update as "part 2" is confusing in any language :P


Huh, the poem translation is interesting. Japanese is a pain to translate, isn't it? Comparing the official translation of the poem to my piecemeal translation of the Japanese version (using Google-Fu), it's interesting to see what I got wrong and why. "Now is the time to look to the past" (correct translation) in JP is very, very close to my mistranslation of "Aim now for the eye as in days of old." Basically, I mixed up "now, eye toward past" with "now, past, toward eye" and thought they were referencing the half-blinding of Nidhogg. Oops!

Also, I find it interesting that 鋭き槍 is translated as "Ivory Spear" - that's the kanji for "sharp" followed by ki (which I don't understand the meaning of in this context) followed by the kanji for "spear." I guessed the "ki" made it be "sharpest spear," but I dunno where they're getting ivory from? Definitely no color words in there. White is a strange color to use here anyway, since if they're referring to some famous spear of Ishgard, I'd expect blue (as in, azure) to have been a more appropriate random color to throw in given the EN version of the dragoon plotline.


And, what seemed to translate as "there are heaps of stuff so please enjoy it slowly" was actually "relax and enjoy the new content." Makes MUCH more sense like that :P


People have been referring to some kind of mystery trial in 2.5x - there's no mention of that in the patch announcement (original or trans), but there's also nothing at all about the zodiac weapon's final update either, so...

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People have been referring to some kind of mystery trial in 2.5x - there's no mention of that in the patch announcement (original or trans), but there's also nothing at all about the zodiac weapon's final update either, so...

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It was announced in the panels at Japan Fan Fest.

http://i.imgur.com/qJNybDj.png?1

As for zodiac weapons:

http://i.imgur.com/HDhSdxp.png?

Images taken from this post by Lovescake.

Might be that 2.51 is what would normally be 2.55 but rather they are making it 2.51 since the content is going to somewhat hefty with the introduction of the golden saucer. Then think end of March is suppose to be part two.

So it's January 20th, then potentially February 10/17 and then potentially March 17/24

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I am kinda surprised this is the closest they've gotten to their 3 month mark since release and are releasing it mostly on time. 2.51 should be a month after like most 2.x1 patches have been, though possibly a bit later. Part 2 sounds like what 2.x5 or 2.x8 would usually be so 2-3 months after 2.5. Everything looks like they should have enough time to make their Heavensward release date.

From the game launcher....

Part one of Before the Fall is scheduled for the mid to end of January with the release of patch 2.5, which contains myriad challenges for adventurers of every persuasion. The patch will include roughly two-thirds of the final main scenario quests, three new dungeons, and the conclusion of the Crystal Tower questline and the World of Darkness. The patch will also feature the adventures of Hildibrand─agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire─on his latest (and perhaps final?) investigation, a new battle against Odin, the Dark Divinity of legend, in Urth’s Fount, new gear for gatherers and crafters, numerous new recipes, and more. We have plenty planned to make this patch a befitting prelude to the end of the 2.X storyline.

There will be much to do in patch 2.5, and before we bombard you with more in part 2, we’ll be offering players a change of pace with patch 2.51, which focuses on the introduction of the Gold Saucer. It bears mentioning, however, that the establishment is known as the Manderville Gold Saucer in Eorzea. You’ll have to check it out for yourself to figure out where this moniker came from. Including chocobo racing, chocobo breeding, and the return of the FF card game Triple Triad, you can look forward to a fun and relaxing time in the Gold Saucer.

Part two of Before the Fall is scheduled for the end of March, closing the curtain on the story that brought about the rebirth of Eorzea. What trials and tribulations await the Warrior of Light? What drastic turn of events will grant passage to the reclusive nation of Ishgard? Only time will tell.

As we usher in this new year of possibilities and adventures to come, I would be remiss not to mention that another prophetic passage─which now seems to be a yearly tradition─was delivered to my doorstep not long ago.