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I'm so glad I chose LNC

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Originally Posted by Jennestia

I don't know man, http://i56.tinypic.com/2h81fs5.jpg just because it's missing 1 string wouldn't mean anything. People would complain that it would be too "complex" to play if they make a harp with all appropriate amounts of string.

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sorry it just doesn't make sence. i'd sooner assume that it's some sort of crossbow attachment. But we won't really know until we get to play with it.

I'd also like to point out that the WHM and BLM are not holding their weapons while they cast. Could that just be artistic liscence or are we going back to the good old days of not having to be engaged to cast?

The picture is a bit out of proportion and confusing but I think it was designed to be like that to confuse us :(

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Originally Posted by Ceons

I never looked at the musketeer guild symbol. x.x I guess that means we don't get corsair...

I had this long buried movie memory of musketeers where I vaguely recall them using skinny swords like rapier and fence.

Either way, I think bard seems to be a wrong job progression for the Archer class. But if we are getting it, then there is no changing it :P

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You don't need to worry, in FFXI corsair = pirate.
Musketeer guild in LL (pirates city).

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Originally Posted by Arcell

Not to mention the fact that the Bard part of it is worked into the bow. Half-bow/Half-harp.

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Well that's kinda silly!

They said they where adding the ability to cast while in passive mode so should be good :)

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Originally Posted by Greed

You don't need to worry, in FFXI corsair = pirate.
Musketeer guild in LL (pirates city).

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Ooh you are right! Sweet, there is hope for corsair after all xD

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Originally Posted by Ceons

I thought musketeer was going to be a class based on a skinny sword like rapier or a fence sword. Does it somewhere say it is going to be based on a gun?

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you do nkow that there is a fencer class also. you can see them in action now in game, some of the ixalies are fencers.

an corsair could be a job of musketeer.

The archer's weapon is a transformer.

The harp attachment can be pulled down so it faces the archer.

Aahaha.

I hate this job system ><

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Originally Posted by JackDaniels

sorry it just doesn't make sence. i'd sooner assume that it's some sort of crossbow attachment. But we won't really know until we get to play with it.

I'd also like to point out that the WHM and BLM are not holding their weapons while they cast. Could that just be artistic liscence or are we going back to the good old days of not having to be engaged to cast?

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I'm pretty sure I recall Matsui saying mages will be able to cast without having to be in Active Mode soon.

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Originally Posted by syntaxlies

you do nkow that there is a fencer class also. you can see them in action now in game, some of the ixalies are fencers.

an corsair could be a job of musketeer.

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The Ixali fencers use gladiator weapons.

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Originally Posted by Jennestia

I'm pretty sure I recall Matsui saying mages will be able to cast without having to be in Active Mode soon.

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Oh right, I completely forgot about that. Maybe those could be hints to the new casting animations after all.

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Originally Posted by User201109011315

The Ixali fencers use gladiator weapons.

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they have different weapon skills though.

they arnt glad swords, but they aren't what i thought a fencer sword would be either. maybe they will have a variety like glad does now.

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Originally Posted by User201109011315

The archer's weapon is a transformer.

The harp attachment can be pulled down so it faces the archer.

Aahaha.

I hate this job system ><

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Good! Maybe you'll finally leave. I probably hope for too much though

Lol just because the three musketeers didnt use muskets in the movies doesnt mean they arent trained to use muskets. The three musketeers were never really deployed to the front lines of battles in the war against the spaniards now were they?

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Originally Posted by JackDaniels

Lol sorry to burst your bubble guys but I hiiighly doubt that's a harp lol. For one; harps don't have just 4 strings, second; harps dont have thick pieces of wood/metal going through the middle of the strings. Also do you know how rediculously hard it would be to go from shooting an arrow to playing a harp on the end of a bow with only 4 strings and a piece of wood in the middle of said strings to shooting another arrow?

This is a fantasy game I understand but.. just no..

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That's just it. It is a fantasy game.

If you look, a part of the "harp" extends down near where the arrows are nocked. Maybe, just maybe, when arrows are fired it vibrates that deal, which in turn vibrates the strings to produce notes. Maybe there's some mechanism for changing the tune of the notes as well to produce different effects.

Firing arrows rapidly (Which characters seem capable of: quick nock) might be able to produce music, buffing nearby players and perhaps debuffing enemies via the music, or when the shots land.

...Far fetched? Yes. Doesn't make it any less possible.

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Originally Posted by JackDaniels

Lol just because the three musketeers didnt use muskets in the movies doesnt mean they arent trained to use muskets. The three musketeers were never really deployed to the front lines of battles in the war against the spaniards now were they?

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3 musketeers using guns in this clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE_WRoXUjEw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE_WRoXUjEw

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Originally Posted by syntaxlies

3 musketeers using guns in this clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE_WRoXUjEw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE_WRoXUjEw

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Omg I never liked the musketeer movies but I kinda want to see that one :) sans 3D though

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Originally Posted by Endemerrin

That's just it. It is a fantasy game.

If you look, a part of the "harp" extends down near where the arrows are nocked. Maybe, just maybe, when arrows are fired it vibrates that deal, which in turn vibrates the strings to produce notes. Maybe there's some mechanism for changing the tune of the notes as well to produce different effects.

Firing arrows rapidly (Which characters seem capable of: quick nock) might be able to produce music, buffing nearby players and perhaps debuffing enemies via the music, or when the shots land.

...Far fetched? Yes. Doesn't make it any less possible.

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Just submit it to mythbusters. If they do something on Monty Python they'll definitely do something on Final Fantasy mechanics.

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Originally Posted by Betelgeuzah

Ever played any other MMO? Bards use bows, that's as basic Minstrel-style weapon as there can be. Unless you shoot melodies out of your harp to deal damage, but that right there would be stupid.

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It isn't in Eden Eternal, bards use Guitars and the like and play songs to do Bard actions, they do not use a Bow. They also do not use Bows as weapons in XI just the slot.

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Originally Posted by PrettyPrincess

DUDE BAD ASS.

I knew archer was going to be bard

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it was either going to be that or mrd. Shame, was looking forward to playing a squeeze box and belting out sea shanty's.

; ; the one on the top is Lancer af guys ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; come one hes holding a lance!

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Originally Posted by Rokien

; ; the one on the top is Lancer af guys ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; come one hes holding a lance!

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I hope its a lancer rather than a archer/bard

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Originally Posted by User201109011315

I hate this job system ><

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I'm surprised you stuck around long enough to get your GLD to rank 1.

It might be time for you to move on.

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Originally Posted by Ceons

I thought musketeer was going to be a class based on a skinny sword like rapier or a fence sword. Does it somewhere say it is going to be based on a gun?

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From the Musketeer Guild:
http://www.ffxivcore.com/gallery/129..._614_26987.jpg

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Originally Posted by Felis

From the Musketeer Guild:
http://www.ffxivcore.com/gallery/129..._614_26987.jpg

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Skaphia? O_o

Also something I noticed, I think someone else briefly mentioned it, the Bow/Harp appears to be able to fold. If you look at the black bit that the harp is attached to, you'll see a hinge of sorts (can't think of the right word for what I'm thinking of). It does appear to be able to fold down.

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Originally Posted by syntaxlies

am i the only one that thinks that bow looks stupid, bows are big enough, now they'll have a harp hanging off them,lol.

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Actually I'm quite surprised how cool SE made it look, I think it will be nice for archers to provide something to the group other than just DPS.

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Originally Posted by Arcell

Also something I noticed, I think someone else briefly mentioned it, the Bow/Harp appears to be able to fold. If you look at the black bit that the harp is attached to, you'll see a hinge of sorts (can't think of the right word for what I'm thinking of). It does appear to be able to fold down.

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yeah, it's a Transformer.

IMO conj should have been rdm based on the mix of whm and blm spells and thm should have been oracle, from ff tactics, based on the debuff and mp type spells. The job for mrd should be berserker not war.

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Originally Posted by CptnGamble

IMO conj should have been rdm based on the mix of whm and blm spells and thm should have been oracle, from ff tactics, based on the debuff and mp type spells. The job for mrd should be berserker not war.

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Lol, Con should have been Con and THM should have been THM

And Blm, Rdm, Whm should NOT have been locked to weapons/classes.

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Originally Posted by Arcell

Also something I noticed, I think someone else briefly mentioned it, the Bow/Harp appears to be able to fold. If you look at the black bit that the harp is attached to, you'll see a hinge of sorts (can't think of the right word for what I'm thinking of). It does appear to be able to fold down.

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Makes a lot more sense than my crazy idea.

Would probably be a simple animation to have the character just fold the bow down when they initiate a music buff or debuff, and then it just snaps back out when the casting is done.

Maybe the "harps" will be able to be equipped in the offhand or something, and it will just modify your existing bow so that it has a harp attached to it. Or maybe there would be an entirely new type of bow all together which is required to play music on a Bard.

At least it's not a gunharp.

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Originally Posted by AdvancedWind

At least it's not a gunharp.

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Don't give them ideas.

I hope this means I won't have a retarded whm headpiece in this game.

The bow seems more of a recurve or compound bow. If it was a bard, why the hell would he attach a harp to a bow? It would defeat the purpose of both the bow and the instrument.

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Originally Posted by Gath

The bow seems more of a recurve or compound bow. If it was a bard, why the hell would he attach a harp to a bow? It would defeat the purpose of both the bow and the instrument.

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Not so awesome now are you, bard.

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Originally Posted by Gath

The bow seems more of a recurve or compound bow. If it was a bard, why the hell would he attach a harp to a bow? It would defeat the purpose of both the bow and the instrument.

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To be able to quickly swap between playing the harp and attacking with the bow? Otherwise he'd have to put his bow away, pull out the harp, play the music, put the harp away, and pull out the bow.

Or he could just snap the harp down, play it, and snap it back up.

I think it's safe to assume Archer will be Bard. After all, there was a Dev post stating that Bard was in fact a confirmed job. I don't really see any other class that could host Bard as a job.

I'm seriously loving these designs. I do hope we get more details soon, especially in regards to that strange bow.

i like everything i see except the bow harp, it srly looks silly.