[Request] Official Lore book release? Even in PDF?

It may be worthwhile to merge this topic with

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-opening/page4

I mean, history book is good. history book with dialogue we could relate to? epic sauce.

Where is that "Shut up and take my money" .gif?

Do want. I'd spend way too much time reading a lore book/pdf though...

I love a nice book to read about the lore. Thank you in advance.

Hey guys.

Final Fantasy XIV lore will first be told in-game, but in the future Yoshida will be looking into compiling it into a book and releasing it! :o

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

Hey guys.

Final Fantasy XIV lore will first be told in-game, but in the future Yoshida will be looking into compiling it into a book and releasing it! :o

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Wewt Wewt!!!

Make sure the SE (Other then JPN region) stores open back up too XD.

Just so you know Rukkirii, dev tracker hasn't been working for posts for today. I only saw the reply to this thread and your new thread concerning time stamps by checking the new posts.

Some ideas of mine for future consideration:

design

Have it resemble an ancient tome, as if it was taken straight from a library from one of the main city states.
Ex: http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs12/f/20...edibleandy.jpg

content

Have the content of the lorebook divided into sections, like Eorzean history, racial descriptions, city state overviews and history, bestiary, faction overviews and history, and technology.

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

Hey guys.

Final Fantasy XIV lore will first be told in-game, but in the future Yoshida will be looking into compiling it into a book and releasing it! :o

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waaaaaa at least put up 1.0 lore and everything so the nubs will know.

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Originally Posted by neorei

waaaaaa at least put up 1.0 lore and everything so the nubs will know.

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Merchandising! MERCHANDISING! MERCHANDISING! MERCHANDISING!

Where the real money from the RPG is made.

FFXIV the Mooglebox! FFXIV the Mithkabob! FFXIV the Megaflare!

Can I order it from now? I want :Q___

Oh and please make them volumes. Release the 1.0 relevant lore, then keep the volumes coming as the game expands!

And since we're at it, would you release lots of other FFXIV related books as well? Novels, mangas and everything else :D

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

Hey guys.

Final Fantasy XIV lore will first be told in-game, but in the future Yoshida will be looking into compiling it into a book and releasing it! :o

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I'm sold. Take my money please~

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

Hey guys.

Final Fantasy XIV lore will first be told in-game, but in the future Yoshida will be looking into compiling it into a book and releasing it! :o

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See my signature for response. <3

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

Hey guys.

Final Fantasy XIV lore will first be told in-game, but in the future Yoshida will be looking into compiling it into a book and releasing it! :o

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Do want. :D

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Originally Posted by Kiroh

See my signature for response. <3

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I don't have your sig, but I concur!!

Im willing to preorder it to provide advanced funding into its production efforts.

Now is this going to be like a pocket encyclopedia or a coffee table book because if its a coffee table book like Marvel The Characters and Universe I am sold

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Originally Posted by Sakasa

Now is this going to be like a pocket encyclopedia or a coffee table book because if its a coffee table book like Marvel The Characters and Universe I am sold

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I wouldnt buy a pocket book >.> lol - gotta be a full on book like ultimania big.

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Originally Posted by Sakasa

Now is this going to be like a pocket encyclopedia or a coffee table book because if its a coffee table book like Marvel The Characters and Universe I am sold

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I'd honestly buy either, or both.

(As an aside, I hereby name the creature in your signature the Deathobo.)

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Originally Posted by Kiroh

(As an aside, I hereby name the creature in your signature the Deathobo.)

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Yeah that bo is a certifiable card carrying lock-him-up-and-throw-away-the-key badass, but alas no plushie for him DRK always lose out to the RDM

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...xzv3uEu4ARxRVw

For those that want the images these are the jobs from the wii Chocobo's Dungeon

http://katella.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/natural.jpg

And these are from the voting for special classes added for DS Port not sure if all made it

http://storage.siliconera.com/wordpr...07/chocobo.jpg

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

Hey guys.

Final Fantasy XIV lore will first be told in-game, but in the future Yoshida will be looking into compiling it into a book and releasing it! :o

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Okay, but a plea here.

There are many, like me, who don't 'raid' much if at all, I certainly haven't in XI nor did I in XIV V1. For us, the 'lore' that such content contains is out of reach to experience first-hand and likely not at all, yet of course with FF games it's the lore that's often the biggest part for the more 'casual' players.

Revealing lore in-game first is fine, but can Yoshi consider how to make it more widely available.

I know the arguments that'll be made against this, that it's the 'carrot' to entice players to try to 'beat' it, but really if that's the only motivation some have then that shouldn't be a consideration IMO.

For example, in Warcraft Blizzard have created a mechanic such that, once the 'final boss' of an expansion has been defeated on a server there is a way to view the end cutscenes from that encounter even if you can't do it yourself for any reason.

Those who never finished COP on-level never saw the full-screen CS at the end, I'm sure many would have loved to have done so. Over time, of course, many have completed that content at levels above COP, but of course that only happens years later.

Just a thought, and preferable IMO to resorting to YouTube for poor quality vidcaps.

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Originally Posted by Kraggy

let lazy people see the good cutscenes.

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No thanks. This is a game, not a movie. It's like saying to someone who picks up FF7 for the first time, blows up the first reactor then says "ok can I see the final cutscene?". Reward the people that complete content to see the cutscenes - no one else. :/

As for the lore book, sounds good. Although I probably wouldn't buy it.

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

Hey guys.

Final Fantasy XIV lore will first be told in-game, but in the future Yoshida will be looking into compiling it into a book and releasing it! :o

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woohohooo i was hoping before ARR release, but this is a great news anyway :D

Can you imagine how much bank SE could pull in if they released PDF and Hardcover lore books for each game's world? Oh, man. That'd make up some losses @.@

Do it right, though... really pound on that concept art!

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Originally Posted by Kraggy

Okay, but a plea here.

There are many, like me, who don't 'raid' much if at all, I certainly haven't in XI nor did I in XIV V1. For us, the 'lore' that such content contains is out of reach to experience first-hand and likely not at all, yet of course with FF games it's the lore that's often the biggest part for the more 'casual' players.

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I wouldn't worry about it since the endgame scene in 2.0 will be very different from XI and XIV 1.xx.

The cross-server LFG tool alone will undoubtedly make the mass majority of content accessible. They already shown their willing to make a "Story-mode/Hard-mode" approach to content unlike XI so casual players like you can enjoy the story while giving hardcore raiders a challenge and loot to chase after.

I don't think we're in any danger of Yoshi-P making a CoP-2.

/signed /10char