Translation of the talk show of Final Fantasy 25th event

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Originally Posted by TenraiNagi

I would like to put a simple translation I made of the talk show that happened during the Final Fantasy 25th event in Japan.

Battle

• Combos as well have been modified. Since in PvP it is going to be very difficult with the positioning requirements, players will feel like they are being punished for doing combos. So only the first move will require positioning (not sure about magic) while the rest of the combo will only require TP/ MP to be executed.

Arcanist and Summoner

• Summoners will not have carbuncle as a pet, but they’ll be using the primals as their source of power. However, not the primals themselves but they’ll use only a part of a primals strength. “A pet that the primals power dwells in” are Matsui’s exact words if I wasn’t mistaken.
• The summoners will be able to borrow the power of 4 primals (this is what is planned till now, and could be expanded later on). The ones that are confirmed right now are Ifrit, and Garuda.

Thank you very much and hope you enjoyed it :D

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Hi Tenrai,

Thanks for the info! :) Lots of great tidbits in here. A few thoughts:

• While I understand why they made the Positioning Changes to Combos, I'd say I'm a bit bummed. Having to move around and hit an Enemy from the Left or Right, or from Behind made things interesting and made battle more dynamic than just standing from anywhere and just mashing your Weaponskills.
  
  I understand for PvP this would make things very difficult (if they kept our current Positioning Requirements), but at the same time, I wish they could keep the Position Requirements for the Regular Game, but disable them for PvP Colosseum Mode.

• I'm really glad to hear about Summoners being able to use the "essence / borrow the power" of Primals. :)
  
  I was worried Summoners might get stuck summoning sad things like... Fire / Ice Elemental, or some strange replacement for the famous Final Fantasy Summons. But hopefully now, we'll still get the ability to summon the "Power of Ifrit" or the "Power of Shiva"! etc. :)

2.0 / A Realm Reborn is looking fantastic and this Talk Show just adds more excitement to it all! Can't wait! :)

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Originally Posted by Starlord

/salute <3 /bows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNVCD1dsnJI

Love this theme and game!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AD7Zr_tj7Q Still the best song ever.

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Originally Posted by LlenCoram

The confirmation that Arcanist is coming means Musketeer can't be too far behind. I literally cannot wait. Who else wants to get in this time machine with me?

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Yup, MSK is the main reason I took up BSM - I wanna be ready to craft my guns & ammo :D

MEOW POW POW!!! >:3

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Originally Posted by NefGP

Yup, MSK is the main reason I took up BSM - I wanna be ready to craft my guns & ammo :D

MEOW POW POW!!! >:3

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I hope you took up alchemist as well because that's what made em in their last game ;p

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Originally Posted by Rorn

its all true.

Sign of the voice actor has been posted in the talk show of Final Fantasy 25th

http://i.imgur.com/nRpC8.jpg

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That's amazing! I can't wait :D!

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Originally Posted by Sothis

As long as she doesn't use the QB voice, I'm golden. I don't need nightmares.

Edit because of post above me:
Oh my god. I didn't think it was possible to be more excited for ARR. I was very, very wrong.

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Haha, I'd be ok with QB's voice, but only if it's on an evil character that we're allowed to hurt.

She's gone on record saying she didn't like that character though, so I doubt it.

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Multi Data centers: At the moment, there is only one data center in Japan, and all players are connected to it. Now they are making more data centers around the world to improve the server response. Players will still be able to play with everyone regardless of regions. This is just for the convenience of players not in Japan.

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<3, I love you SE.

Also, if we're getting Tifa's (Final Heaven?) I want Samurai to get Hiten Mitsurugi Style!

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Originally Posted by Kiara

• While I understand why they made the Positioning Changes to Combos, I'd say I'm a bit bummed. Having to move around and hit an Enemy from the Left or Right, or from Behind made things interesting and made battle more dynamic than just standing from anywhere and just mashing your Weaponskills.
  
  I understand for PvP this would make things very difficult (if they kept our current Positioning Requirements), but at the same time, I wish they could keep the Position Requirements for the Regular Game, but disable them for PvP Colosseum Mode.

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It is not only good for PvP
How many melees cursed out loud or in their minds during the moogle fight and in the end they came as BLM or ARC to the next fight?

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Originally Posted by Felis

It is not only good for PvP
How many melees cursed out loud or in their minds during the moogle fight and in the end they came as BLM or ARC to the next fight?

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Err comboing in Moogle is easy as hell except on Pomburner which seems to have a smaller position check cuz of her (his?) 'run away' animation can be delayed and you end up hitting the side rather than back lol.

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Originally Posted by Elexia

I hope you took up alchemist as well because that's what made em in their last game ;p

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Well, back on the original teaser site for the game (and this could all change since Yoshi's in charge now) under the BSM, it specifically mentioned gunsmithing as being it's own subdivision of BSM.


EDIT: If SAM is getting a special uber skill when it comes to XIV, it must be Cosmic Elucidation :D

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Originally Posted by Kiara

• While I understand why they made the Positioning Changes to Combos, I'd say I'm a bit bummed. Having to move around and hit an Enemy from the Left or Right, or from Behind made things interesting and made battle more dynamic than just standing from anywhere and just mashing your Weaponskills.
  
  I understand for PvP this would make things very difficult (if they kept our current Positioning Requirements), but at the same time, I wish they could keep the Position Requirements for the Regular Game, but disable them for PvP Colosseum Mode.

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I understand your concerns, but consider these following two examples:

* Mages can stand anywhere and combo even with their backs turned to the target.

* Another example, consider how often you see a PLD(tank) position themselves behind a boss to complete a combo action.


I think these changes are necessary to make things more fair

Yeah and honestly, it makes it a pain in the ass when fighting certain enemies that have special attacks that trigger when someone pulls hate while striking a specific position (Scythe Tail etc.).

It's a good change. I'm still more concerned with them removing recasts, as that's going to allow for a lot of reckless spike damage.

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Originally Posted by Nuru

Crafting Arcanist/Summoner book... I'm calling on Alchemist. ;o

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I very much believe this could be a hint at a new crafting class. Scribe perhaps? Aside from books there could be consumable scrolls added to the game. Idk, just a thought though. He seems a bit too secretive about it for them to be made by Alchemists.

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Originally Posted by NefGP

Yeah and honestly, it makes it a pain in the ass when fighting certain enemies that have special attacks that trigger when someone pulls hate while striking a specific position (Scythe Tail etc.).

It's a good change. I'm still more concerned with them removing recasts, as that's going to allow for a lot of reckless spike damage.

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Yeah, probably, considering 90% of the BLMs I see have no clue about wearing -Emnity gear. Imagine that plus no CDs on an already overcasting BLM.

Oddly enough, less enmity usually equals higher overall DPS. Maybe not spike damage but at the end the damage is higher for a BLM who maintains his hate.

EDIT: WTF posted response in wrong thread.


But yeah, that's probably because everyone's not wasting time trying to save the idiot BLM who just messed up the flow of battle or may have even just cost the party the win.

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Originally Posted by NefGP

Yeah and honestly, it makes it a pain in the ass when fighting certain enemies that have special attacks that trigger when someone pulls hate while striking a specific position (Scythe Tail etc.).

It's a good change. I'm still more concerned with them removing recasts, as that's going to allow for a lot of reckless spike damage.

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I'd assume with them doing that they'd change the way Enmity is generated anyway, and probably give tanks far more ways of increasing their own.
Also add to the fact you will be able to see other players in your group Enmity towards the mob/boss/whatever you can yell at someone to slow down and if they continue to nuke like a pleb kick+replace! :D

also, FFXIII-3 has been translated already (took less than 24 hours) why hasn't the FFXIV been translated yet.

You mean their "official" video about XIV's event?

Yeah idk wtf is taking them so long either. I doubt they're going to mess with the enmity tables again. They might, just I personally doubt it.

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Originally Posted by neorei

also, FFXIII-3 has been translated already (took less than 24 hours) why hasn't the FFXIV been translated yet.

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Nothing. You know how much they love to try to drive hype for this game by extending everything. XIV also has more of a wider change of terms between the languages.

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Originally Posted by Synfrag

I very much believe this could be a hint at a new crafting class. Scribe perhaps? Aside from books there could be consumable scrolls added to the game. Idk, just a thought though. He seems a bit too secretive about it for them to be made by Alchemists.

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If you look at the other classes on the new FFXIV website, there are two main boxes that state, "Coming soon." That leaves me to believe that we may get a new crafting and gathering class(es).

I don't doubt on a new crafting class, but honestly Leatherworker seems perfect for the job. Surprised no one has mentioned this yet. A great deal of manuscripts were made on parchment in the past, as can be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aDHJ...feature=g-hist

So it's not just the binding of the cover, but the whole book except for the content written/drawn in it. Sewing isn't a 'weaver only' thing in the same way that hammering isn't a 'blacksmith only' thing.

I'd love a new crafting class, but I just can't think of anything else that could specialize in book making better than a Leatherworker. Book binder as a new class just seems.. weak compared to other classes. Much prefer some sort of specialized/upgraded class, or Job for DotH, or even a way you could take up "courses" in book binding as a leatherworker, and whatever else they add in the future.

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Originally Posted by bobbygunz

Yoshi-P sort of shrugged off that very valid question about quest-progression in a game where you can play multiple classes.

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As Yoshi-P mentioned during the special talk session, there will be a tremendous amount of quests to partake in A Realm Reborn. You’ll be able to reach level 50 without completing all of the quests, but besides quests there will be other content as well, so it will be possible to level up by clearing other content too. The idea of having to level up by hunting monsters, even for your second class and beyond, will basically disappear.

Also, to touch on the new content just a bit, we will be implementing the new crystal tower and a labyrinth-like content that even players who have already reached the cap can challenge.

The dataservers are goign to be very helpful. SE has already placed accoutns with a data center in NYC, Austin, LA, CHicago, and oddly Hawaii TFL. Must be for XIV. SO surely they will be branched in Europe, Asia and the Oceanic f-Net hub as well.

One thing I am worried about is 3-D play in 2.0

1.0 is perfect in 3-D, when usign 3dTV play ect... on a high def tv, it is flawless. No artifacts, no shadows out of place and depth wise.

With the clearly more pronounced shadowing on the ground in 2.0, I hope it isn't mis representated in 3D on PC's.

So grinding monsters for EXP will disappear as an option completely? I like the shift towards quests, but partying is nice at times too - to learn the ins and outs of your respective classes & jobs.

Also, what gives? No word on crafting or gathering yet? Will they also be able to quest for EXP, or is that purely for DoW and DoM? Grinding out recipes is just as if not more tedious than traditional EXP parties...

And what of guild leves? No mention of what's happening with those either.

Yep, seems we'll get 1000s of generic "Go kill 10 boars!" quests with some cop out backstory as to why we're doing it. No one can complain though, as this is what people wanted SE to do :p

Hopefully the main story and expansion storyline will still be high quality.

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Originally Posted by NefGP

So grinding monsters for EXP will disappear as an option completely? I like the shift towards quests, but partying is nice at times too - to learn the ins and outs of your respective classes & jobs.

Also, what gives? No word on crafting or gathering yet? Will they also be able to quest for EXP, or is that purely for DoW and DoM? Grinding out recipes is just as if not more tedious than traditional EXP parties...

And what of guild leves? No mention of what's happening with those either.

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You heard him talk about the level capped dungeons right. He said there will be a lot of lower level content. I am guessing you can run those as a way to level up.

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

Also, to touch on the new content just a bit, we will be implementing the new crystal tower and a labyrinth-like content that even players who have already reached the cap can challenge.

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Don't suppose the maze content has any ties to previous FF games huh? Maybe like.. the Ancient's Maze from FFIII?

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Originally Posted by kazaran

The dataservers are goign to be very helpful. SE has already placed accoutns with a data center in NYC, Austin, LA, CHicago, and oddly Hawaii TFL. Must be for XIV. SO surely they will be branched in Europe, Asia and the Oceanic f-Net hub as well.

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Don't suppose you have a link for this?

Mmmmm I did like the grinding in 11.....
I really hope this game is not a wow clone

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Originally Posted by Darkhaund

Mmmmm I did like the grinding in 11.....
I really hope this game is not a wow clone

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Too late for that. Hell WoW is getting even more mindless to play lol. I'll be shocked if ARR has any content that requires an elementary level reasoning to conquer at this point in this current MMO generation.

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Originally Posted by Elexia

Yep, seems we'll get 1000s of generic "Go kill 10 boars!" quests with some cop out backstory as to why we're doing it. No one can complain though, as this is what people wanted SE to do :p

Hopefully the main story and expansion storyline will still be high quality.

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Except WoW did have a cohesive storyline that took you through all of the zones and then tied it together. It wasn't the best storyline ever, but Blizzard isn't known for their storytelling, and it was a pretty decent job nonetheless.There were trash quests, but how is that any different from sitting in one location grinding the same mob over and over?

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Originally Posted by Elexia

Too late for that. Hell WoW is getting even more mindless to play lol. I'll be shocked if ARR has any content that requires an elementary level reasoning to conquer at this point in this current MMO generation.

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It's like you never really played the game past the free trial. I don't know what the game is like post-2008, but it sure as hell wasn't what you just mentioned prior to.

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Originally Posted by Elexia

Too late for that. Hell WoW is getting even more mindless to play lol. I'll be shocked if ARR has any content that requires an elementary level reasoning to conquer at this point in this current MMO generation.

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Reading you spew the same shit is mindless.

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Originally Posted by Ruisu

It's like you never really played the game past the free trial. I don't know what the game is like post-2008, but it sure as hell wasn't what you just mentioned prior to.

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Oh I didn't know we met before? Interesting, considering I'm pretty sure I've played WoW well beyond a free trial for numerous years, especially at request of some family who couldn't get into the flow of FFXI.

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Originally Posted by Godsleftsock

Reading you spew the same shit is mindless.

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At least make an attempt to be snarky.

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Originally Posted by Elexia

Oh I didn't know we met before? Interesting, considering I'm pretty sure I've played WoW well beyond a free trial for numerous years, especially at request of some family who couldn't get into the flow of FFXI.

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Mind explaining then? Since you're so familiar with WoW, how exactly was it mindless? Most of it's endgame content required you to be paying quite a bit of attention.

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Originally Posted by Ruisu

Mind explaining then? Since you're so familiar with WoW, how exactly was it mindless? Most of it's endgame content required you to be paying quite a bit of attention.

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It's just every update nowadays seems to be taking out a lot 'thinking' needed to actually play the game (some would call it just making it "more user friendly"), and I'm purposefully ignoring add-ons for an obvious reason.

I think ff14 needs to be unique. The more I read on arr the more it sounds like wow

Well, it be kind hard to spam after you use up all your TP and you have to wait for the bar to fill up. ( 30TP a tick isn't really alot) about 30ish ticks it takes for it to fill all the way up.

Edit: "Feeling" like WoW in terms of the battle tempo is something I don't mind, in fact it looks better on A Realm Reborn than on WoW. ( For an Alpha Version that is) sometimes I wish my character can attack faster then what I am right now.

The one thing that WoW could never do is, tell an awesome storyline. and if the Quest Progression is this quest----> quest----> quest/Boss then I personally going to have loads of fun with this game.

Yoshi thought he do flying next. Flying mounts in a future expansion could be good.

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Originally Posted by Zumi

Yoshi thought he do flying next. Flying mounts in a future expansion could be good.

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I look forward to Black Chocobo and mini-personal airships. If they decide to do diverse mounts, there's also the option of wyrms or even giant eagles.

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Originally Posted by Elexia

Yep, seems we'll get 1000s of generic "Go kill 10 boars!" quests with some cop out backstory as to why we're doing it. No one can complain though, as this is what people wanted SE to do

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Which is different from the sob story of marmots crapping in Camp Black Brush's fresh water wells how?

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Originally Posted by Godsleftsock

@Elexia: Reading you spew the same shit is mindless.

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This.

Color me impressed. My hat is off to YoshiP and his team. Looking forward to 2.0.

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Originally Posted by Darkhaund

I think ff14 needs to be unique. The more I read on arr the more it sounds like wow

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What's funny is all the "unique" stuff we had at launch was a half-finished mess that made it worthy of the awful scores it got. Sometimes different is good but being different just for the sake of being different doesn't always work. A lot of the planned changes aren't making the game more "like WoW", they're bringing the game up to modern MMO standards. Did WoW set a lot of those standards? Yeah, though to be fair most of the ideas weren't new or unique with WoW either.

Even with all of the proposed changes though, the game is a far cry from being a WoW clone. It's got enough unique systems and the FF feel behind it. I think we'll be fine.

Honestly though, everyone with doubts is going to have to re-evaluate whether or not they really want to play this game once they get their hands on it. Seriously, consider whether this is a game you want to play. It's changing and some are going to love the changes while others hate them.

Edit: Also I think everyone's blowing Rukkirii's quote way out of proportion. She said the idea of HAVING to level by grinding monsters will be gone, basically that you will not be forced to but not that you won't be able to.

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Originally Posted by Arcell

Even with all of the proposed changes though, the game is a far cry from being a WoW clone. It's got enough unique systems and the FF feel behind it. I think we'll be fine.

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B-but I like generalizations. I'm going to completely forget that Final Fantasy I was a Dragon Quest clone, and FFXI was an everquest clone! Stop copying WoW SE be original!