Revelations from Fan Festival Around the World 2021

Looked like the Ragnarok from FF8 was crashed there? Probably Allagan.

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Originally Posted by JeanneOrnitier

Looked like the Ragnarok from FF8 was crashed there? Probably Allagan.

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That's what I was thinking, it looked very Allagan.

I'm honestly kind of doubting that the moon is the final zone if they're actually showing it off already.

They historically haven't shown us the final zone of each expansion and there's still one zone that's unaccounted for.

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Originally Posted by KageTokage

I'm honestly kind of doubting that the moon is the final zone if they're actually showing it off already.

They historically haven't shown us the final zone of each expansion and there's still one zone that's unaccounted for.

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They just said the moon has multiple zones so I assume the final zone will still be up there, just not Mare Lamentorum

Magus Sisters as an encounter. Probably faced on the Moon?

Magus Sisters are here, and they are from Radz-At-Han. Why do I know? Their colors and outfits match Thavnair too much.

EDIT: HUMMINGWAY!

They look Thavnairian

HUMMINGWAYS they're called Loporrits but it's them

Namingways now with the tribe name Loporrits

(P.S. SEE, YOSHI-P? You CAN wear turbans with bunny ears? Where's mine????)

Namingway ftw XD I knew they'd be a tribe. On the moon?

Lol just add wings and a pompom and they'd fit right in in ffxii haha

Somebody get Yoshi-P a Blood Vial, he can't hunt beasts if his health is that low.

XD I hope he has enough insight!

With as many bosses as he has been discovering and possibly slaying, he probably has far too much...beware frenzy!

Uh oh!

Lol that moment when you realise the moon has a lot to do with bloodborne too! So fitting!

Images of the Magus Sisters has been spotted in the Pandaemonium artwork, so they might be associated with that quest line?
https://i.imgur.com/OqklzWF.jpg

edit: Might not be Pandaemonium, but one of the new dungeons. They're probably going to be the bosses there.

Good eye there! I think your right!

Not Pandemonium but one of the new dungeons, which looks very "final dungeon-y" but... you don't showcase the final dungeon as your FIRST

I assume that's the big tower in Garlemald

So the new dungeons include a Pandemonium type area (from FF9), the Train Graveyard, and a place in the underground area.

More FF4 music - very nostalgic.

Dungeons look great as always - unsettling in some ways but in a cool way. Concept crystals strewn about somewhere? Hm...

The alliance raid is about the Twelve?

THE TWELVE will be related to the 24-man.

Finally some backstory for The Twelve it seems

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Originally Posted by JeanneOrnitier

The alliance raid is about the Twelve?

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Looks like it. Maybe we'll finally get the answers.

EDIT: Myths of the Realm is the name of the series.

The creepy bio-mechanical tower is almost certainly the Garlemald MSQ dungeon, though that makes me wonder where the other Garlean dungeon with the train is located, though.

Perhaps it's one of the level 90 post-MSQ dungeons?

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Originally Posted by KageTokage

The creepy bio-mechanical tower is almost certainly the Garlemald MSQ dungeon, though that makes me wonder where the other Garlean dungeon with the train is located, though.

Perhaps it's one of the level 90 post-MSQ dungeons?

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Maybe the tower is the one at Thavnair? It could be the inside of any tower after all.

Huh, that's artwork from 1.0 I think.

The one with what looked like Garuda looking at the WoL, and what seemed to be Hydaelin overlooking adventurers on top of her crystal. Plus Derplander from the promos

huh, Arion made me think Sleipnir because I thought of the 6 legs. Arion is the fastest horse in Greek Mythology.

I remembered there's that other unnamed mystery zone that's presumably one of those floating islands you can see on the map of Ilsabard, so perhaps the Garleans simply created a base up there.

If I had to guess on the zone progression, I'm leaning towards it being Labyrinthos/Thravnair > floating islands > Garlemald > Mare Lamentorum > second moon zone.

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Originally Posted by RyuDragnier

Maybe the tower is the one at Thavnair? It could be the inside of any tower after all.

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They already previewed the Thravnair dungeon in an artwork, which was an outdoor area that gives me Holminster Switch vibes with everything on fire and otherwise going to heck.

I assume the "temporary respite" Urianger and Thancred were referring to in the trailer was that incident.

The tower also seems a bit too...expansive to be the one at Thravnair unless we're dealing with some Doctor Who levels of "bigger on the inside".

Release date November 23rd.

OMG male Viera!!!

MALE VIERA I AM MADE OF HYPE

Hah.

Another thing quite a few people said 'would never happen' and 'to shut up about'.

OMG and they are adding female Hrothgar, just at a later time!!!

Believe it when I see it...

Anybody know who the person on top is? Could it be a new character?

https://i.redd.it/xcnt83ka77z61.jpg

Unukalhai? It was pointed out to me that they're holding a mask, and the colors are right.


On an unrelated note, I will probably stay cat, but my 1.0 alt is definitely going bunny (he's the one with the tattoo, anyway).

I'm going to just throw out Moenbrdya because at this stage nothing is surprising me. :P

Or Minfilia avatar Mk XVI. ;)

I'm guessing Venat.

My money is on Venat, with an infinitesimal chance of it being Minfilia. Which is to say I'd really like it to be Minfilia, but that ship sailed, sunk, got pulled out of the sea, sailed, and sunk again. I don't particularly expect them to try a second (third?) time.

What's more interesting to me is that Zenos is in the lineup there alongside the Scions. That could be because he's a villain in Endwalker, but then it's strange that Fandaniel is a no show.

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Originally Posted by Rosenstrauch

What's more interesting to me is that Zenos is in the lineup there alongside the Scions. That could be because he's a villain in Endwalker, but then it's strange that Fandaniel is a no show.

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Yotsuyu and Fordola were on the Stormblood art, I believe. Emet-Selch was on the Shadowbringers art as well. I'm reluctant to read too much into the placement of the characters at the moment - there's a good chance we'll meet a lot of important ones that aren't featured such as whoever is left leading Garlemald and whoever is in charge of Radz-at-Han. There's only so much room though.

As for Fandaniel, it's implied he has a 'secret'. So maybe that plays into why he's not being shown.

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Originally Posted by Rosenstrauch

My money is on Venat, with an infinitesimal chance of it being Minfilia. Which is to say I'd really like it to be Minfilia, but that ship sailed, sunk, got pulled out of the sea, sailed, and sunk again. I don't particularly expect them to try a second (third?) time.

What's more interesting to me is that Zenos is in the lineup there alongside the Scions. That could be because he's a villain in Endwalker, but then it's strange that Fandaniel is a no show.

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Going to take a very wild guess that by the end of Endwalker Zenos calls for a very unlikely alliance because his plans went up in smoke and he's fixated on revenge so it's a truce of sorts. Fandaniel embodies the loyal servant turned mega villain trope just by the way he acts. Hey, if it worked for Kefka...

Also I've seen this trope in other media. I think Obito from Naruto was this. And Palpatine from StarWars though played far more straight.

Was busy with D&D and didn't see the point in doing a play by play on the Opening Keynote, so I'll just go all at once.

Full trailer as expected, as expected it's very pretty. None of the Scions will be sidelined. Hordes of Terminus monsters showing up all over the world. Estinien fighting alongside Vrtra in Coerthas / Dravania, Thancred and Urianger in Radz-at-Han, and Y'shtola and G'raha in Sharlayan. Sharlayan continues its policy of nonintervention and isolationism, confident it will survive. Derplander last shown on the moon, striking down what appears to be a gigantic version of "The First Beast" from the Amaurot dungeon.

New Job is the scythe-wielding melee DPS "Reaper," which in addition to the scythe draws power from the Void and even calls on a familiar from it. The overall look and feel seems to be a massive homage to Bloodborne (specifically Gehrman). Zenos will be switching to this Job instead of the PC, and his gunscythe looks like a god-damned God Arc from God Eater.

[Old] Sharlayan confirmed to be the main hub city, featuring lots of Greek architecture. Alphinaud and Alisae's father Fourchenalt is supposed to play a big role in the story. Interesting there's so much Greek inspiration, given how there are tentative Greek ties to Amaurot though their names. The spiraling shell design, seen at the end of Akademia Anyder and used as Sharlayan's emblem, continues to appear, again suggesting a link between the two.

The first of two newly detailed areas is Labyrinthos, a subterranean city using a projected sky and false sun. I believe the architecture was Greek (re: Sharlayan), but I'll need to review it. Without NPCs it's hard to tell what the location's like, but I'm interested.

The second is Mare Lamentorum; here "Mare" probably refers to an astronomical definition of the word, which is "a large, level basalt plain on the surface of the moon, appearing dark by contrast with highland areas." "Lamentorum" is derived from "lament," "lamentation" etc., and shouldn't need a great deal of explanation. The location has Amaurotine architecture, and appears to be maintained by a race of small rabbitfolk named "Loporrits," more than likely a reference to the Namingways of IV.

A third location was teased, and appears to be a floating city akin to the Kingdom of Zeal from Chrono Trigger.

All of these locations, except for the third unnamed location, were given detailed looks at how they're going to appear in-game. Further runthroughs of Radz-at-Han and Old Sharlayan were also given to show off those locations as well.

A new take on the Magus Sisters will be part of the story, though they appear to be based in Thavnair.

The new Alliance raid is "Myths of the Realm," and will be exploring the Twelve.

Showcasing new dungeons, one of which looks very similar to the Pandaemonium artwork, one of which heavily implies Doom / Phantom Train.

Bunny femboys Male Viera to be implemented. Female Hrothgar are in the works (re: "when they're finished™", likely no earlier than 7.0. Sorry, kiddos!).

Release date Nov. 23. I suppose technically it's in autumn, but it's getting pretty late in the season...

Key art has pretty much all of the major players (even Tataru!), plus a heretofore-unseen character at the very top. Venat?

I am still interested, but not as hype as usual. Not a whole lot to satisfy my inquisitive nature, but I suppose that's to be expected.

EDIT: HYDRATE, YOSHI-P! HYDRATE!!!