the new world to the west and some interesting connections

Not sure if it has been mentioned yet but I was strongly reminded of the race of rat people from ff9. I forget the name but it was freya's race. I mean the mask can be deceptive and make the face look flatter then it is, and it looks like yugiri has fur at the base of her tail.

Luckily for you, the Burmecian 'race' WAS 'Rat'.

People want to see bunny girls so hard that they find them in their breakfast cereal. To me, her tail looks feathered, though.

Does anyone think this event http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...4/Heavensturn/
is somehow related to doma or referring to doma's use of horses? I remember in one of the cutscenes the Domans were very confused to why we ride chocobo's instead of Horses.

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Heavensturn is here, and once again the Twelve gather to choose the ascendant among them for the coming year. On this the highest of high feast days, outlanders from the Far East descend on Eorzea with a curious mission.

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Originally Posted by Vejjiegirl

Does anyone think this event http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...4/Heavensturn/
is somehow related to doma or referring to doma's use of horses? I remember in one of the cutscenes the Domans were very confused to why we ride chocobo's instead of Horses.

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*please insert horsebird joke here*

O man... I laughed when I saw what those kids said.

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Originally Posted by Vejjiegirl

Does anyone think this event http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...4/Heavensturn/
is somehow related to doma or referring to doma's use of horses? I remember in one of the cutscenes the Domans were very confused to why we ride chocobo's instead of Horses.

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It is not related to Doma directly, per say, but Doma is a nation in the Far East, and the Heavensturn ambassadors also hail from the Far East. In all of the Far East, they seem to prefer horses over chocobos - perhaps they do not even have chocobos there.

It's heavily implied that they do not.

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Originally Posted by Kyan

IIn all of the Far East, they seem to prefer horses over chocobos - perhaps they do not even have chocobos there.

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They all seem to think Chocobos smell disgusting, as well. I guess a trademark of a true-born Eorzean is their weak sense of smell? =P

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Originally Posted by Nialle

They all seem to think Chocobos smell disgusting, as well. I guess a trademark of a true-born Eorzean is their weak sense of smell? =P

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No, the smell just doesn't bother Eorzeans. They grew up with it, so they're used to everything smelling like an aviary.

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Originally Posted by Dotsusama

This is not FFXI, but I see your point. Having the job quests unlocked when you purchase a new expansion is one thing, but I have a feeling that having the jobs locked down until you actually progressed in the new area's storyline would not go over well with players. Plus, would this unlock the class at level 50, or level 1? These are things the devs have to consider.

I'm honestly not following your statement at all. My meaning was that to a fresh level 1 character in the game, with no in-game story progression, it makes no sense to meet her yet as a trainer because until the time passes and the character reaches level 50 to complete the main scenario up until the 2.2 content, to player characters and to NPCs in the world, Yugiri does not exist. She has yet to visit Eorzea. Does that make more sense?

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If you recall, a lot of features were locked down until you progressed through the story. Mounts, retainers (you can't even sell stuff until you unlock it), duties, etc.

Locking new Classes or Jobs behind storyline quest progression seems like a bad idea to me, but who knows.