Translations (JP to English)

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Originally Posted by Konachibi

It HAS to be the chocobo tune, every FF game that let's you ride a chocobo has it but they remix it every time. If S.E didn't put in the chocobo theme tune to go with riding a chocobo it'd be the biggest act of commercial suicide in the history of video games! XD

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Was referring to the fact that it wasn't for sure going to be used, and alot of people aren't a fan of the track this time around (Yet its my fav^^) :P

I run everything on max and get 60 fps according to Fraps, which runs very smooth, I wonder how much of a visual hit i am going to take with it being moved to 30 fps :/

It's an option...

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Originally Posted by SAMINUS

I run everything on max and get 60 fps according to Fraps, which runs very smooth, I wonder how much of a visual hit i am going to take with it being moved to 30 fps :/

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To clarify what Betelgeuzah eluded to, it is an option you can turn on. So, say you want to limit the draw on your GPU and PSU, you can cap the FPS at 30, if you are comfortable with that (e.g., crafting all day while watching Netflix).

Pretty sure you guys already saw the video but here's the chocobo video post JP rep posted along with the video (first of the upcoming series of videos for 1.19 - Rep also said can't say how many more vids there are 'yet')

Original Thread Link: http://goo.gl/oT2WF

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Originally Posted by Foxclon

おまたせしました！
It's finally here!

パッチ1.19で導入される予定のチョコボが実際に動いている様子を動画でご紹介します！何はともあれ撮れたてホヤホヤの動画をご覧ください
Would like to show you all the video of chocobo actually moving and planned for patch 1.19! Please check out the video just made (technically already few hours past lol + you all already saw the video looking at the JP Rep post already lol)

Wont play the movie so just click this youtube video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vla-uUw8EwM
(Or just go to the original post OR wait for NA rep to post it :) )
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チョコボには街で借りられるレンタルチョコボと、自分で呼び出すことができるマイチョコボの二種類が存在するというのはこれまでにお伝えしてきた通りですが、この動画ではその両方をご覧いただけます。
We have mentioned in the past that there are two types of chocobos; one where you can rent from cities, and another where you can call out. In this video we are showing both.

ちなみに、鞍に各国のマークがついていないのがレンタルチョコボ、ついているのがマイチョコボです。
Also the one with flag is my chocobo and one without is the rental chocobo.

おなじみのテーマと共に、ぜひ音アリでご覧ください！ :cool:
Please view the video with the familar theme song:cool:

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Regarding Instance Raid change for players required to enter and difficulty.

Original Thread Link: http://goo.gl/QYH4U

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Originally Posted by Foxclon

こんにちは。
Hello,

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人数緩和のみで、内容の緩和の有無が知りたいですね。
Would like to know if the number of required people change is just that and there is no change to the difficulty.

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インスタンスレイドの内容や難易度の緩和などは無く、あくまで参加人数制限のみの緩和になります。
For instance raid the difficulty will remain the same, only change is the number of players required has eased.

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Regarding item colors - click on the image link, or go to original post to see the image.

Original Thread Link: http://goo.gl/VAwXE

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Originally Posted by Triairy

こんばんは。
Good evening,

装備レベルと現在のレベルによって文字が変更になることに関して、
アイテムリストのアイテム名の文字色が変更になるのではなく、
アイテムヘルプの「装備レベル」の表示部分だけになります。
Regarding color of item names to distinguish optimal equipment to your level.
There will be no change in the item list item name color, the color change will only occur in the item help screen where "equipment level" is displayed.

<center><img src="http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/topics/images/5c/10/1146_25.jpg"></center>
(Link here: http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to...10/1146_25.jpg )

アイテムリスト上のアイテム名の色はアイテムの入手難度によってのみ変わります。
The item name in the item list will only change depending the items rarity.

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2 posts from YoshiP regarding the chocobo video that was posted earlier, I'll stick these two in same post since it's related and small posts.

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Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida

今回の動画のBGMは「レンタルチョコボBGM」です。
マイチョコボには「マイチョコボBGM」が…。
そのマイチョコボBGMはパッチ1.19後に皆さんの耳でお確かめください！
吉田はとても気に入っています^^
The BGM used in the video this time is the "Rental Chocobo BGM", my chocobo will have it's own "My Chocobo BCM"....
I personally like it ^^

移動速度は吉田がアレコレ言うよりも、
乗って体感して頂く方が良いかと思います:)
Instead of saying about the movement speed,
first would like you to actually ride and try it out :)

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He also mentions about 3D sickness from riding the chocobo.

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Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida

騎乗中のキャラの揺れ具合だけ、まだ絶賛調整中です。
「酔う」というQA意見もあって、ギリギリまで調整しています。
ですので、騎乗中のアニメーションは、
まだ調整中だと思って、見て頂けると助かります！
（ネームプレートも同様）
We are still making adjustments to the character shaking while riding, we received comments from QA that they get dizzy (3d sickness) so we are making adjustments till last minute. So if you could just think of the riding animation as still being adjusted (in the video) would appreciate it!
(Same for nameplate)

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So it's going through QA already huh 2 weeks + 3 days for 1.19??? maybe earlier :D :D :D
I say 9/26-9/30 is 1.19... i hope lol

I must say this is the first time one of Yoshida's post has made me kinda angry.

I have not been playing the game since release, thankfully, but I know the bumpy animation fix has been a request since release. Did we really needed to wait until their QA team said they were dizzy while riding chocobos for them to fix this? and thats not to say they are only looking for a fix for the chocobo ride only, leaving the other one as is....

QA means ?

quality assurance

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Originally Posted by yukikaze_yanagi

QA means ?

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Quality Assurance

EFB!

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Originally Posted by Reinheart

Regarding item colors - click on the image link, or go to original post to see the image.

Original Thread Link: http://goo.gl/VAwXE

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Ahh thats nice at least my item list wont be a multicoloured rainbow. I think just having it on the item log is the best option.

Oh... QA just gave FF14 a new theme...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJcuszcOQxI

CANNOT WAIT FOR CHOCOBOS

Very curious to see what happens when you try ride in town (if its not been confirmed that you just depop from it if you try).

Loving the chocobos, ofc only issue is the whole popping up from no where stuff, effeciency be kind of cool but i expected some kind of animation, i am sure this is a temp solution though. I love their running animation and what not, though not sure why its taken long to implement, maybe collision thing as their run animations and models have no changed since day 1. Strange but im sure there is a reason.

WTH it's 4 AM in Japan and YoshiP is posting...

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Originally Posted by Reinheart

WTH it's 4 AM in Japan and YoshiP is posting...

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That man is a MACHINE.

man they seriously need to sleep!!! Probably affecting quality, would rather stuff be delayed 2-3 weeks if it means they get to sleep that much more XD

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Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida

プロデューサ/ディレクタの吉田です。
Producer/Director Yoshida here,

今週の長文ポスト、ラストになります！
長らくお待たせしてしまいましたが、前半はマテリアクラフトのコンセプトについて書かれており、
後半は仕様についてまとめてあります。
仕様のサンプルとして使っている数値は、すべて調整中の値ですので、
パッチ1.19リリース時の値とは、異なる場合があることをご理解ください。
This weeks last long post!
Sorry for the long wait but first half we'll talk about concept of materia craft, and other half talks about the entire method.
All the examples used below are values which are still being modified so it may vary from the actual values when patch 1.19 releases.

相変わらずの長文ですので、週末、プレイの合間にどうぞ:)
It's a huge post again, so read it while playing or over the weekend :)

■マテリアクラフトが目指すもの■
Materia Crafts purpose (goal)

マテリアクラフトは「クラフターとギャザラーとバトルクラス」が繋がって遊べること、を目標にしています。
バトルやクラフトによってマテリアが生成され、クラフターとギャザラーが作った武器（主道具）/防具に
マテリアを装着する。上位のクラフトアイテムが追加されても、ずーっと循環する遊びとして
企画/設計されたものです。
The goal for materia craft is to be able to have the crafter, gatherer and battle class to be connected and play together. Having the battle or craft to make the materia, and the crafter and gatherer to attach the materia to attach to weapon(tool)/gear. Materia system was developed so even if higher crafting item becomes included later on the system can still continue to circulate and continue to be played.

吉田が作成した概要書から、以下抜粋です。
Here's a extract of the summary I have created.

魔石「マテリア」とは、装備アイテムを「愛着を持って使い込み、破損して役目を終えたとき、
思い出が結晶化したもの」というニュアンス。マテリアはそれ単体で使用することはできず、
クラフターが新合成仕様「マテリアクラフティング」で使う素材となる。（原文まま）
Materia is your thoughts/feelings towards the equipment you used over time, while feeling attached to it. Materia cannot be used by itself; crafters has to use it as a material to perform a new crafting method called "materia crafting."

ほぼ、そのまま実現されたのが、今回の一連の「マテリアクラフト」になります。
And this exact thing mentioned above is what materia craft is.

■武器（主道具）／防具のマテリア化■
Materializing weapon(main tool) / gear

MMORPGでは沢山の武器／防具が登場します。
レベリングの過程で通り過ぎるアイテムでも、MMORPGの場合には、プレイヤーの皆さんの「愛着」や
「思い出」が、コンソールRPG以上に詰まっています。
仮に現在の装備よりも、強力な武器防具を手に入れたとしても、
この新しい武器／防具は手に入れたばかりなので、プレイヤーの愛着や思い出はこもっていません。
しかし、これまで使っていた武器防具には、皆さん自身の思い出や愛着がこもっています。
この「愛着と思い出」が、武器防具の素材と融合して結晶化するのが各種のマテリア。
愛着が詰まったマテリアだからこそ、次の武器防具をパワーアップさせる礎になる……。
そんな風に考えて、このシステムは企画されました。
In a MMORPG there are a lot of weapon/gear.
Even if its an item which is only used during leveling, in a MMORPG it involved players feelings or thoughts much more than a console RPG.
Even if you obtained a better/stronger weapon/gear the player wont feel much attached since he/she just obtained this new weapon/gear. However for weapon/gear your thoughts/feelings are put into them. When your thoughts/feelings combines with the weapon/gears material it forms various materias.
Because your attachment (thoughts/feelings) is put into this item, you can use this as a base to power up the next weapon/gear.
This system was planned with this type of thinking.

■新しい武器（主道具）／防具へのマテリア装着■
Attaching materia to new weapon(main tool)/gear

まっさらな武器防具に、マテリアを装着するとき、成功率は100%です。
100%装着可能な理由は、それで使っていた武器／防具に詰まった愛着と思い出を
しっかりと引き継ぐために100%にしてあります。
しかも、マテリアは全身7カ所の武器（主道具）／防具（アクセサリ以外）に装着可能なので、
各部位にマテリアを装着すれば、十二分にパワーアップ可能になっています。
When attaching materia to new weapon/gear (without any materias on) it will succeed 100%. In order to carry over the stats we made it so its 100%.
Also for materia there are total of 7 parts which you can attach onto weapons(main tool)/gear(other than accessories) so if you attach materia to every part you can power up.

ただし、マテリアは強固に取り付けられるため、一度装着したマテリアを取り外す時、
マテリア本体は壊れてしまいます。ですので、愛着の詰まったマテリアを取り付ける際には、
取り付けるアイテムを慎重に選んでください。
However, materia's are forced into the equipment, so once attached and removing, the materia itself will break. Therefore please choose wisely on which item to attach your materia filled with your thoughts/feelings.

ここまでは、時間をかければ、誰でも到達可能なカジュアルの頂点。
Up till here if you spend some time, it's possible for anyone. This is a goal for casuals.

■禁断のマテリアクラフト■
Forbidden materia craft

「禁断のマテリアクラフト」は、この「愛着」や「思い出」をひとつの武器／防具に、
無理やり複数押し込もうとする禁断の秘儀をイメージして仕様設計されています。
Forbidden materia craft's image is to try and force multiple materia's which has your feelings/thoughts into one weapon/gear.

プレイヤーの愛着が詰まったマテリアを素材の耐久度限界を超えて、無理やり押し込もうとするから
「禁断」なのであり、大きく危険なリスクを伴います。
成功すればひとつの武器／防具にふたつ以上のマテリアが装着され、装着されたマテリアの性能は、
すべて累積でプレイヤーの能力を強化します。
しかし、失敗すれば大爆発を起こし、マテリアはおろか、マテリアを装着しようとしていた、
武器／防具をも破壊してしまいます。
Because you are forcing multiple materia when it's past the maximum limit for the material it is forbidden and has high risk of danger. If you succeed you will be able to attach two or more materia and it will increase the players status. However if failed it will cause an explosion which will not only destruct the materia but also break the weapon/gear you were trying to attach onto as well.

禁断のマテリアクラフトは、ハイリスク／ハイリターンを求めるヘビィプレイヤー向けの仕様です。
Forbidden materia craft is for heavy (hardcore) players who wants high risk/high return.

今後追加されているバトルコンテンツのバランスは、通常のマテリアクラフトをベースに
バランス調整されています。禁断のマテリアクラフトを基準にはしていませんのでご安心を。
突出した強さの冒険者が誕生する可能性はありますが、その努力と強運は、
他者から称えられ、結果、比類なき強さであってよい、と思っています。
Future battle contents is mainly balanced out using standard materia craft. We are not basing it off of where you need to have gear with forbidden materia craft so please don't worry.
I believe received from others and as a result having unique, stronger power is OK.

■愛着度という名称■
Naming of attachment point (Japanese one is Aichakudo)

日本語名称「愛着度」というパラメータ名は、今のところあまり評判がよくありませんが、
上記にあるような、思いを込めて吉田自身がつけた名称です（センス無くてすみません＾＾；）。
In Japanese naming "aichakudo" parameter name doesn't have good feedbacks, but like mentioned above, i put my feelings into it myself when I named this (sorry I don't have any sense ^^;).

■武器／防具から生み出されるマテリア■
Materia produced from weapon/gear

さて、ここからはマテリアクラフトの仕様ダイジェストになります。
パッチ1.19までにトピックスをもう一回更新する予定です。
From here will talk about how materia craft works.
We are planning to update the topics one more time before patch 1.19 for this one.

既にトピックスでお知らせさせて頂いたとおり、マテリアには
Just as mentioned in the topics already, 4 types of materia's exists which are:

・マテリア（効果小） Materia I (little effect)
・マテリラ（効果中） Materia II (medium effect)
・マテリダ（効果大） Materia III (great effect)
・マテリガ（効果特大） Materia IV (greater effect)

の4つのタイプが存在し、それぞれ、元となるアイテムのレベルに応じて、生成される確率が変化します。
例えば、レベル1のアイテムからは、マテリアが生成される可能性が大であり、
ごく稀にマテリラが生成されることがあります。
レベル1のアイテムから、マテリダやマテリガが生成されることはありません。
基本的にレベルの高い装備ほど、マテリダやマテリガの生成確率が高くなります。
Depending on the base items level the rate will vary on which can be made.
For example for level 1 item, it's higher possibility to make Materia I materia, and rarely be able to make Materia II materia.
From level 1 item it's not possible to create Materia III or Materia IV materias.
Basically higher level equipment, higher chance of making higher rank materia.

マテリアを生成する際には「愛着度」というパラメータがMAXまで溜まっている必要があります。
愛着度は、その武器（主道具）／防具を装備して、バトルなどを実行することで、
上昇していきます。バトルなら敵の強さや、装備しているアイテムと自身のレベル差などにより、
愛着度の上昇率が変化します。概ね適正な装備であれば、数時間のプレイで愛着度は最大化します。
マテリア化はコマンドから実行する必要があり、強制的にアイテムがマテリア化してしまうことはありません。
In order to make the materia you will need to MAX out the attachment point parameter.
To gain attachment point, you will have to equip the weapon (main tool) / gear and perform battles and such to increase. If battle, the amount the attachment point increases will vary depending on the enemies strength and equipped item and your level. If the equipment is optimal then with few hours of play the attachment point should gain greatly.
To make it into a materia you will need to go through command, and it wont automatically become materia (just means don't worry it wont turn into materia just by using it over time, you have to go through process to change it manually)

また、愛着度がMAXであっても、マテリア化可能なアイテムは、
基本的に「クラフターが製作したもの（もしくは製作可能なもの）」になります。
既にマテリアが装着されているアイテムもマテリア化可能ですが、
マテリアタイプやマテリア効果には影響を及ぼしません。
EX/RAREなどの強力なモンスタードロップアイテムは、マテリア化できません。
Also even if the attachment point is MAXed out, the items you can materialize are basically items which crafters have created (or can craft).
You may materialize a gear which already has an materia attachment but it would not affect the type of materia, or end result.
Monster dropped EX/RARE items cannot be materialized.

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This one is long post and i got some work so I'll work on it while I finish up my work stuff and translate while waiting for clients response and all that boring stuff at work...

Part 2... went over 10k text limit... on the first one....

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■生み出されたマテリアの効果内容■
Details of effect of materias which has been made.

パッチ1.19では約80種類のマテリアが実装されます。
その効果は「知力のマテリア（INT上昇）」「鉄人のマテリア（STR+VIT上昇）」というように、
それぞれに異なります。
約80種類のマテリアは、ランダムにすべての武器／防具から生成されるわけではなく、
生成パターンと傾向が存在します（知力のマテリアは、剣や斧からは生み出されないなど）。
In patch 1.19 there are about 80 different types of materia being implemented.
Within those various effects can be obtained such as materia which has INT up or materia which has STR+VIT up. The 80 different types of materia is not randomly created from every weapon/gear there is a pattern to them. (For example INT up materia will not be made from sword or axes.)

■マテリアとマテリガの違い■
Difference between Materia I and Materia IV

HPが上昇する「猛者のマテリア」を例にとります。
Using HP up materia as example here.

猛者のマテリア/マテリラ/マテリダ/マテリガ
HP up materia I/II/III/IV
　　・上昇効果：　HP最大値
Effect: Max HP up.
　　・マテリア装着可能部位：　盾/胴/脚/足/腰（全5カ所）
Possible location to attach the materia: shield/body/legs/feet/waist (all 5 parts)
　　・最大上昇合計：　+280
Maximum increase total: +280
　　・マテリガ単体の最大値： +28
Materia IV's maximum effect: +28

生成された猛者のマテリアと猛者のマテリガの違いは、HPの上昇数値に表れます。
例えば猛者のマテリアはHP+5が上限となり、マテリガの場合+28となる、という具合です。
また、猛者のマテリガが生成されるとき、必ずしもHP+28のマテリガが生成されるとは限りません。
HP+24のように「数値の揺らぎ」が存在します。
The difference between materia I and Materia IV will be amount of Max HP it will increase.
For example Materia I is +5 cap while Materia IV has +28 cap.
Also when Materia IV is made, it doesn't mean it is always HP+28.
There are times where HP+24 and such will be made.

■マテリア装着可能箇所と装着/取り外し■
Parts you can attach/remove materias from.

マテリアは以下の全7カ所に装着可能です。
Materias can be attached to the following 7 parts

・武器（主道具/盾）/頭/胴/手/脚/足/腰
Weapon (main tool/shield) / head / body / hands / legs / feet / waist

マテリアが装着されていない武器（主道具）／防具に対して、
どのマテリアタイプであっても、ひとつ装着するときの成功率は100%です。
装着の際には、ギャザラーが獲得する「触媒」となるアイテムが必要です。
マテリアがはまった武器（主道具）／防具から、マテリアを取り外すとき、マテリアは壊れて消滅します。
For equipment which doesn't have any materia attached, no matter what type of materia the first one will succeed 100%.
In order to attach you will need the catalyst item which gatherers can obtain.
When removing the materia from weapon (main tool)/gear the materia will break.

■マテリア効果上限■
Maximum cap for materia effect.

マテリアは全身に複数装備可能であり、禁断のマテリアクラフトによって、
数多くのマテリアが装着される可能性があります。
そのため、各パラメータには「上限値」が設定されています（HP上昇の場合、全身で+280まで）。
For materia craft you can attach to multiple parts, and using the forbidden materia craft it's possible to attach many materias.
For that reason, each parameters have a set "max/cap" (for example Maximum HP cap total is capped/maxed at +280)

■禁断のマテリアクラフト成功率■
Success rate for forbidden materia craft

禁断のマテリアクラフトには、成功率が設定されており、
二つ目のマテリアを装着する場合と、三つ目のマテリアを装着する場合で、成功率が異なります。
さらに、マテリアを装着するアイテムがHQであるかどうかも確率に影響を及ぼし、
マテリガなど強力なものほど、成功率が低くなり、先に装着しているマテリアタイプによっても
確率が変動します。これらはシステム側で計算され、成功率はクラフト実行前に表示されます。
For forbidden materia craft success rate is placed, the rate will be different when attaching the 2nd one or 3rd one, also depending on the item you attach the materia onto being HQ or not will also affect this rate, at same time when attaching Materia IV the success rate will be low and on top of that depending on the type of materia you have previously will also affect the rate. This is all calculated on the system end and the success rate will be displayed before crafting.

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lastly,

マテリアクラフトについて、コンセプトと仕様のダイジェストは以上のようになります。
マテリアの効果種類、数値、生成される部位などの情報は、The Lodestoneにて順次公開します。
このように、マテリアクラフトの仕様は複雑で、各装備アイテムから生み出されるマテリア効果は
数が多く、効果の出現部位も確率も異なります。
クラフターの皆さんは、是非LSのメンバーや、他のプレイヤーから「わがままな」依頼を受け、
マテリアクラフトを使った、「見た目と強さ」を兼ね備えたコーディネイトを提案して頂けたらと思います:)
The concept and method for materia craft is as mentioned above.
We will introduce and give more information on the types of materia, amount, or which parts are crafted through lodestone.
Materia craft system is complex and there are many types of materias made from different equipment and rate and effect will vary as well.
For all you crafters, would like it if you can listen to your LS member or other players demands and be able to help them coordinate the looks and power using materia craft.

また、マテリアクラフトは今後も、クラフター/ギャザラーの仕様拡張と共に、拡大していくコンテンツですので、
パッチ1.19以降、皆さんのフィードバックも参考にさせて頂きつつ、今後も開発を続けます！
Also, for future of materia craft, along with improvements to crafter/gatherer we will expand this content, so after hearing your feedbacks after patch 1.19 we will continue to develop this system!

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My gut tells me I don't like having all those attachment points, but I guess it will depend on how long it takes to make a materia. I mean, if it takes long, materia will be expensive as hell. There really is no farming in this game so not sure when you build up affection on gear to create materia but I guess the devil is in the details as they say.

mmk done... let me know parts I should fix up or having hard time to understand and I'll try to fix it up... or just wait for Bay to post the official one with better translation :)

Good stuff - thanks Reinheart!

Once again Reinhart, your efforts are much appreciated. Thank you!

in and of itself, sounds interesting

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WTH it's 4 AM in Japan and YoshiP is posting...

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I'm sure they have a program set to post stuff, all yoshi has to do is upload it or something.

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I'm sure they have a program set to post stuff, all yoshi has to do is upload it or something.

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nah... he's usually there... he responds after with small comments to players posts + from his interview he loves to work super late, 2-3 hours sleep is normal for him.

Sounds like some were correct in assuming that your crab bow +3 will be at risk as well as the materia should you try and jam 5 materia into it.

Sounds like a nice system to keep people busy, especially the min-maxers who want just that "Bit more" than a raid item can offer.

Only question I got for YoshiP and reps for this one is the 80 different types of materia... are they considering the same stat but different HQ being 2+ more items or they considered as 1 item.

STR+ Materia I
STR+ Materia II
STR+ Materia III
STR+ Materia IV

would that be 4 different items or they considering them as one STR+ materia with 4 version (NQ and 3 HQ)
Depending on that it would mean if all different then even if its 80 materia it's actually 20 different stats (which is still fine lol) STR, VIT, DEX, PIE, MND, INT, Attack, Accuracy, Elemental status (earth, wind, fire, water, thunder, ice, dark, light), HP/MP max, ???, ??? - but seems like they have materia which gives both STR+VIT... mmmm this is gonna require lots of testing to figure out the pattern unless SE gonna give hints on what types of equipment turns into what materia lol

Oh well I guess gotta wait for official post through the topics ww

Sounds exciting to me! Can't wait. I can see getting into this big time and having a reason to log in. Gathering catalysts, gaining attachment points, learning the new crafting techniques, generating and/or buy/selling materia and catalyses.

This is a fully fledge system we are getting. We don't get those everyday. So for that, i am ver happy.

Only thing I don't like about materia system is it encourages you to wear junk over good gear, because no one wants to sit and kill mobs for hours to make materia. I'm going to end up crafting in junk and turning it into materia instead of using my Dodore Doublet.

Going off the fact I can gather or craft about 1.5mil in 3 hours on average and you can only turn 7 pieces into materia at a time I'm expecting materia to cost around 200k in effort. Demand for the trash gear you're turning into materia will go up too so a piece of grade 4 materia could set you back maybe 300-400k.

On the plus people with half a billion gil finally have something to spend it on and that gil will re-enter the economy. I'm undecided how much I will throw at it. I think I'll start off playing it safe, make a plan of action for optimal setup vs cost and then dive into it. By then people running materia bots overnight will have hopefully brought down materia prices enough to gamble on those +5s.

Saved by Bay, official translation for the materia craft :) http://goo.gl/arD1Y

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Only question I got for YoshiP and reps for this one is the 80 different types of materia... are they considering the same stat but different HQ being 2+ more items or they considered as 1 item.

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I was wondering the same thing. If the HQ and NQ are counted separately in the 80, then just thinking of the 6 physical stats...

6 [stats] x 2 [HQ/NQ] x 4 [Grades] = 48

...of the 80. Add to that HP/MP and elemental stats and you'd go way over 80 with the above formula, heh. So maybe they're counted as one - which would be cool because then that only accounts for 72 of the 80 with respect to the 6 physical stats, Atk/Acc, element stats, and HP/MP. Hmmmm...

One thing's for sure, 1.19 will definitely be exciting!~

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Only thing I don't like about materia system is it encourages you to wear junk over good gear, because no one wants to sit and kill mobs for hours to make materia. I'm going to end up crafting in junk and turning it into materia instead of using my Dodore Doublet.

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This^^ ... Gonna be worse in pugs now too with people wearing worse gear just so they can "materia" them later >.< ... and for me personally I'll have to end up buying ALL my materia because I don't like performing crappy in party or otherwise xD

Should get attachment points that you can spend on any equipment, kinda like a currency that builds up as you fight! rather then being specific to only what you're wearing :P

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Should get attachment points that you can spend on any equipment, kinda like a currency that builds up as you fight! rather then being specific to only what you're wearing :P

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It's a shame SE can't think of ideas like that.

I don't mind the thought of wearing some sub-par gear to do some farming in. I wouldn't grind materia in party but a few peices of gear might end up maxed out either way and replaced with the same item when it's maxed out.

The whole point of this system is to have a connection with your armor the armor that YOU want not just for stats because the materia may make up for the loss on the "crappy" gear deemed by other players. I am for this system and will wear gear that I like and grind materia to make it better than yours >O)

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The whole point of this system is to have a connection with your armor the armor that YOU want not just for stats because the materia may make up for the loss on the "crappy" gear deemed by other players. I am for this system and will wear gear that I like and grind materia to make it better than yours >O)

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Exactly. Yes, this system kinda sucks for people who already have one or more classes to rank/level 50 because it means we'll have to go back and grind in sub-par gear, but you have to think of it from the perspective of new players.

For them, being able to transition your old gear into materia will be a very smooth, intuitive process that happens as they level up, not something they have to go back and grind. The same will hold true for experienced players once more new content comes out. :p

Just to point out something to all the people complaining about others wearing "crapy" gear to grind materia. They won't be able to grind truly crappy gear very well. Since max spirit link progression happens when you're at optimal and the higher the level gear the better the materia, this will make sure people wear level apropriate gear at least when they grind for materia. Sure they won't be wearing their "leet sword of uberness", but at least they should be well equipped if they want fast solid results.

Besides the place where you want the truly buff gear is in NM/HNM/Dungeon parties, it's not absolutely necessary for your standard grind parties. Not to mention that it gives rank 50's a reason to come party with the rank 43-49s.

The biggest thing this does is give crafters a market for gear on a continuous basis. Since the existing gear goes bye bye when you convert it into materia, this means that people will want to either buy specific pieces to spirit bond with or replace the items they've converted to materia on a regular basis. Boom instant market. Thank god there's a simplified crafting system coming in or all the crafters would be screaming for inventory space... F. that, I'll still be screaming for inventory or vendor space. I'll take either, both would be preferable.