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i dont know if this has been gone over already but does anyone notice when the bard is playing his hard that he still has the bow equipped then next to him is an archer with just the bow. Meaning there will actually be a need to bring the job and the class into battle????

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Originally Posted by trunks247

i dont know if this has been gone over already but does anyone notice when the bard is playing his hard that he still has the bow equipped then next to him is an archer with just the bow. Meaning there will actually be a need to bring the job and the class into battle????

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Well if what was written in an interview (official and unofficial) translation is correct there can be skills that are class only.

It was written officially that Summoner will use essences of primals -instead- of carbuncle. And the unofficial translation of it said Summoners cant use carbuncle.

So.. if you carry that over to other things, its possible Yoshida has introduced class only abilities. Would mean you might want to go just ARC instead of BRD (or that duo job from one class is easier to do). Would also mean that jobs could have more abilities / distinctions from classes - but we are really getting ahead of ourselves with speculation so.. "maybe there is a reason(?)? lol)

Could easily just be a BRD without their harp out.

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Originally Posted by Shougun

Well if what was written in an interview (official and unofficial) translation is correct there can be skills that are class only.

It was written officially that Summoner will use essences of primals -instead- of carbuncle. And the unofficial translation of it said Summoners cant use carbuncle.

So.. if you carry that over to other things, its possible Yoshida has introduced class only abilities. Would mean you might want to go just ARC instead of BRD (or that duo job from one class is easier to do). Would also mean that jobs could have more abilities / distinctions from classes - but we are really getting ahead of ourselves with speculation so.. "maybe there is a reason(?)? lol)

Could easily just be a BRD without their harp out.

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true true lol all speculation, but that would be awesome if there were class only abilities. then you use con as a "rdm" or come in as a whm with all healing abilities

I have to admit, I cheered when I saw the Mandragora at the beginning of the Scenery video.

I love those little onion heads.

Also, I absolutely love the new music.

A Tour of Eorzea, Part 1
FFXIV in HD holy crap.

the team has been busting major ass just the graphic design alone.
first time in alooooooong time im amazed.

Ul'dah look like that city in the 2005 rapture video of FFXIV, and ul'dah looks amazing so much detail and life.

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Originally Posted by Len

This seriously exceeds all my expectations multiple times over.

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Definitely this ^

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...psdf58a1a4.jpg

http://youtu.be/KW6fL5X1fM4?t=2m19s

Watch the circled area from about 2:20-2:22.

I think he came the whole way down the stairs like that :D



inb4 any QQ, just giggle and move along. We all know these videos aren't final products and are incredibly awesome.

The videos were excellent, and they weren't short either! Great stuff!!

And though this is off the topic a bit, nothing compared to watching the benchmark on max settings. Just beautiful!!

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Originally Posted by Priya

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...psdf58a1a4.jpg

http://youtu.be/KW6fL5X1fM4?t=2m19s

Watch the circled area from about 2:20-2:22.

I think he came the whole way down the stairs like that :D



inb4 any QQ, just giggle and move along. We all know these videos aren't final products and are incredibly awesome.

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http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7...2fryo1_500.jpg
You spotted the civilian!

So I've been watching the Tour video a lot, and I noticed this character that appears in the video a few time's. To me it looks like a Red Mage. I kept telling myself It could just be a GLD/PL wearing cloth but... that looks alot like RDM AF from FFXI. Except maybe they changed the color pallet so we wouldent really notice it.

So what do you guy's think?

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/fUmeoPo.jpg[/IMG]

http://i.imgur.com/iK0dK6d.jpg

i dont think its a rdm, prob just a new armor set. RDMs usually use fencer swords

looks like holy shield to me.

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Originally Posted by Elexia

Lack of optimization and likely compression issues.

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And that you can't use the HDMI output to capture PS3 videos because it's copy protected.

Exploration (Benchmark) Video:
-Seeing the chocobo party herd continuing to get bigger got me really excited for alliance/large scale party content. The large scale battles in this video are exactly what I wanted from the last battle in version 1.
-I also wish our cutscenes in ARR had more fight scenes like the ones here with our characters doing actual battle. The Ifrit fight for one thing was amazing to watch.
-Giant Adamantoise at ~3:00 is awesome. I really hope monsters of this scale are actually implemented in game. In fact, it would be amazing if Primals get super charged with aether and get that big (or bigger!)

A Tour of Eorzea Part 1:
-Thanalan and La Noscea are looking amazinggg! I'm finding myself very happy with how the previously released Limsa BG is fitting.
-As for the Thanalan bg, is the Goobbue music now officially the Thanalan bg??? I love the song but it was always a La Noscea song in my head. I believe when it was first released the composer said he wrote it thinking of "running on green hills with the wind" or something like that.
-ARR seems to really feature a lot of variation in the zones. Each camp or "station" also seems very big, lively and unique from each other.
-The male Miqo'te's sprint animation looks awesome! (2:21) It really had a predatory cat-like feel.
-Weather/Time effects are also looking great, it's a big improvement from alpha which was too bright imo. I particularly liked the sunset scene at 4:39.
-Baby Chocobo pets are absolutely adorable.

Hmmmm man there's just too many new things in these videos, my list could get very long so I'll end it here!

Wow these vids are amazing so much to see!

This is awesome, can't wait for the open beta to start.
Thanalan and La Noscea looking amazing and the bgms too.
It was also fun to see the full Benchmark movie without that mog loading the video all the time and it looks great :)
Thumbs up for Yoshi P !

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Originally Posted by trunks247

i dont know if this has been gone over already but does anyone notice when the bard is playing his hard that he still has the bow equipped then next to him is an archer with just the bow. Meaning there will actually be a need to bring the job and the class into battle????

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or he just takes out his harp to use BRD buffs.

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Originally Posted by trunks247

i dont know if this has been gone over already but does anyone notice when the bard is playing his hard that he still has the bow equipped then next to him is an archer with just the bow. Meaning there will actually be a need to bring the job and the class into battle????

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Yoshi already mentioned that the harp animation is purely for animation, and it will have no effect on equipment etc.

Is that a lion in his head? o.O'
(player to the left)

http://youtu.be/KW6fL5X1fM4?t=7m54s

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Originally Posted by Payadopa

Is that a lion in his head? o.O'
(player to the left)

http://youtu.be/KW6fL5X1fM4?t=7m54s

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Hahaha, yeah looks like it!

Here are my impressions:

Benchmark video
- Mitelings walking on the wall?! Awesome! I hope it's a real thing that can happen spontaneously and not just scripted.
- Is it me or the mail moogle and the floating eye are flying freely and not just hovering? That would be really awesome if they finally got it right (instead of hovering).

Other video
- Looks awesome!
- The camera is still clunky when walking up/down step. Like, sudden jumps instead of smoothly readjusting itself (by looking up/down to maintain focus and then descending/ascending to get back to level).

Anyway, I have great expectations after seeing these videos. Hopefully it was not just powder in our eyes. ^^
Can't wait to see it for myself.

Yoshi-P is so humble. How many bows must he do in that introduction lol.

What the who where! DARG nam buffers! Shite BEEEEESSSS!!!!!