New Screenshots from E3

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Originally Posted by Darkhaund

Who is with me that most likely Typhoon Caith Sith and Fenir could be the "lesser primals/avatars" for summoner job?

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Oh PLEASE! That would be awesome!

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Originally Posted by Estellios

Might be a battle Chocobo. It does have the BLM symbol though, so unless they can assume Jobs then that's unlikely.

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I believe we will have the option to hide our sir name.

Love the pics. Also the DRG shot that looks like it could be the coming Relic weapon. since it seems to match the armor really well. And if thats so....i MUST HAVE IT! As a resident Gridanian who has stuck here since i started, the forests in the shots look great! I can't wait to live in my new forest.

Also all the options in the creation screen looks great too. I'm gonna have to play around with a few races and see how they look. My 99% chance of staying Hyur might have dropped to 75% now.

Overall I love the look and scale. (and if some of those city shots are somehow not the "slight" changes to Gridania....please make some time to make Grid look as nice as those!)

3 thumbs up! 3rd one i took off some Goblin thug just to hold it up here!

I do have to admit that the game looks more.. cartoonish.... anyone?

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Originally Posted by Dragonheart

As i said before, the restyling itself it's awesome, but tecnically soso... texture and foliage really looks in lower res. compared to the actual game (shadows and illumination are really nice) .. I have to say that by judging these screenshots, tecnically the game is worse than Tera... But i think that the final version (or even a gameplay video) will look really better :D

p.s just an example (screen made by me): http://i49.tinypic.com/296ojso.png

http://i49.tinypic.com/296ojso.png

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That's a SS of a final product on high settings, comparing the 2 is silly

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Originally Posted by neorei

okay let's not get in over our heads people, there are great MMOs out there, we don't even know the gameplay/style of 2.0


/rational


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Agreed. The screenshots make the game look freaking amazing. And I am excited to start playing again. However without seeing/hearing gameplay changes I'm not going to mess my pants. Yet.

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Originally Posted by Firon

You mean the FF 11 is a carbon copy of FF 7?

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FF7 Cait Sith:
http://finalfantasy.neoseeker.com/w/..._Cait_Sith.jpg

FF11 Cait Sith:
http://www.galbadiax.com/images/news/cait-sith.png
http://zam.zamimg.com/images/b/9/b96...85bcbdcc2e.png
FF14 Caith Sith:
http://www.ffandmore.com/wp-content/..._Cait-Sith.png

You tell me, I don't recall the the 11 version wearing boots or gloves lol. I knew someone was going to bring up 7 but compared to the design you see in 14 it's pretty much a copycat of the 11 design. At least from 7 to 11 the design was altered to be more unique to it's counterpart. All I"m saying is with what's been shown and how things appear to be transcending dimensions, I wouldn't be surprised if the Cait Sith we are shown is related to the one from 11.

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Originally Posted by Darkhaund

I do have to admit that the game looks more.. cartoonish.... anyone?

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Thats the new lighting engine, and the ui. I think it looks fantastic tho, some low res textures for the foliage and needs more AA but all in all I am really impressed and I wasn't expecting such a change.

Two thing in mind... is the new content still 8 man party or have alliance like XI?
and does it still 40 players visible only or everyone visible in 2.0?

/thumbsup for graphic though

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Originally Posted by KumaAkuma

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9nrV1Oi6Ak

Yes I am.

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You seem to be smart, I thought you'd know a tech demo is only to show off a console/PC power? 2005 Tech Demo =/= What they originally set out to do with the game.

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Originally Posted by gahoo

If people have any questions based on these please let us know and we can see what we can work into our interview tomorrow. Here's our topic on these images: http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/forums/...=14683#p331039

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I think the biggest questions need to revolve around gameplay.

Like any relationship, looks fade. Is there substance? Or will we get a new upgrade to spam for every three or so months?

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Originally Posted by Airget

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Face it, some people are just deadset on believing FFXI never existed lol.

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Originally Posted by Dragonheart

As i said before, the restyling itself it's awesome, but tecnically soso... texture and foliage really looks in lower res. compared to the actual game (shadows and illumination are really nice) .. I have to say that by judging these screenshots, tecnically the game is worse than Tera... But i think that the final version (or even a gameplay video) will look really better :D

p.s just an example (screen made by me):

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Looking at them side by side - TERA kinda looks silly. Is it just a bad angle? I've seen better pics. Isn't that the Lion from "Lion Witch and the Wardrobe"?

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Originally Posted by Dragonheart

As i said before, the restyling itself it's awesome, but tecnically soso... texture and foliage really looks in lower res. compared to the actual game (shadows and illumination are really nice) .. I have to say that by judging these screenshots, tecnically the game is worse than Tera... But i think that the final version (or even a gameplay video) will look really better :D

p.s just an example (screen made by me): http://i49.tinypic.com/296ojso.png

http://i49.tinypic.com/296ojso.png

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While that pic looks nice and smooth The detail cant even compare to XIV's

Anyone notice the size of the crystal at camps now? Or that we can link items to the task bar!?

I will happily wait until the end of the year for this with no further complaints. Carry on SE, Carry On!

I think a lot of you gonna disappointed in content cause i don't think there will be much cause 2.0 is catering for new players and for most them everything is gonna be new. They have a few new contents planed but most of it seems to be old stuff we have now also.

omg..../passout....i really hope that is the graphics of the actual game for 2.0...

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Originally Posted by Firon

I think a lot of you gonna disappointed in content cause i don't think there will be much cause 2.0 is catering for new players and for most them everything is gonna be new. They have a few new contents planed but most of it seems to be old stuff we have now also.

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I'll be rerolling another character at 2.0 just to get that new player feel! It should be pretty fun~!

I'm loving the screenshots, really excited for 2.0 now!

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Originally Posted by Dragonheart

As i said before, the restyling itself it's awesome, but tecnically soso... texture and foliage really looks in lower res. compared to the actual game (shadows and illumination are really nice) .. I have to say that by judging these screenshots, tecnically the game is worse than Tera... But i think that the final version (or even a gameplay video) will look really better :D

p.s just an example (screen made by me): http://i49.tinypic.com/296ojso.png

http://i49.tinypic.com/296ojso.png

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eeh... I think this image looks way better:

http://www.ffandmore.com/wp-content/..._Paladin-1.png

And I have Tera. But FFXlV has the bigger scale, and has a more realistic look to it which is the art style I like more. Tera looks like a bigger, scale, version of WoW with faster gameplay.

Also regarding Cure II... I think it's entirely possible that we'll be able to rename spells and abilities in 2.0 or it's simply there as a reference.
Aerith casting Cure II is clearly NOT a coincidence.

Holy..................HOLY FUCKING CRAP!!!!!!

C'mon someone fill in that blank for me.

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Originally Posted by Elexia

You seem to be smart, I thought you'd know a tech demo is only to show off a console/PC power? 2005 Tech Demo =/= What they originally set out to do with the game.

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They show something nice to hype the game and then don't bring it. These few nice pics are just that. Nothing is being said about content, lag, gameplay.

Those of you knocking the resolution need to relax i think. They clearly stated that the new engine would support very high end pc's and have a max specs setting that was much different the console or low res settings. They could be showing these in order to highlight the fact that it can be run at low res and still look great for the people that didnt want to buy whole new rigs just ot play this like many of us did. Its been one of the major complaints since 2010. Not to mention if thats how it looks on the Ps3, thats amazing.

To whomever said Tera looks better than these: LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

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Originally Posted by KumaAkuma

They show something nice to hype the game and then don't bring it. These few nice pics are just that. Nothing is being said about content, lag, gameplay.

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They never called that demo FFXIV tho just Project rapture.

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Originally Posted by Rustyhagun

eeh... I think this image looks way better:

http://www.ffandmore.com/wp-content/..._Paladin-1.png

And I have Tera. But FFXlV has the bigger scale, and has a more realistic look to it which is the art style I like more. Tera looks like a bigger, scale, version of WoW with faster gameplay.

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I agree and echo the above, The FF14 looks nice, but the games are going for 2 contrasting aesthetics too. FF14 has a more earthy look to it. while magical and mystical the setting is fairly "normal" The forest is similar to a forest you could find on earth.

Tera however is full on color and magical everything. The forests in much of Tera are highly fanciful and lend to a different look.

Of the two, i think i prefer the FF14 look, resolution or not. Keep in mind theres always the opportunity for SE to add stronger textures later on. But you can only fit Z amount of work in Y amount of time....Solve for X!

Holy God, those screens look awesome!

We're finally seeing actual screenshots of 2.0, and it sure as hell doesn't disappoint. Thank you, XIV team!

Once again the fanbase has an overly high expectation of things to come based on a few screenshots and artwork... I'll remain skeptical.

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Originally Posted by Xaimera

wow thats not hydra its tiamat o.o lol he grew lots of heads from when i last remember :P

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She just finally hit puberty.

Any word on 8+ man content?

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Originally Posted by Xaimera

wow thats not hydra its tiamat o.o lol he grew lots of heads from when i last remember :P

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/Dndnerdmode on

Well duh tiamat is the queen of all evil dragons with one head for each type. /dndnerdmode off

^Takhisis in Dragonlance :D

It's funny how some of you are already knocking 2.0 with the release of these pictures. Give it a rest and enjoy our completely un expected eye candy. Great Job so far Yoshi and the team!

I'm so happy I'm getting misty xD

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Originally Posted by Inanna

I'm so happy I'm getting misty xD

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Please be referring to your eyes. o_O


Also, that UI is delicious.

First of all to the few Naysayers, Don't tell us to not get excited when we have the right to be excited over this Thank you. To Thevedis, saying things like I'm an embarrassment to the server, is an personal attack against me, I don't do much wrong on your server ( I shout a few things here and their out of fun), So you need to stop throwing your weight around at me when I did nothing wrong to you, I also had a very good reason to leave your Linkshell.


ANYWAYS on topic:

These Screenshots are absolutely amazing! Everything looks so FFish now, My mind is blown by all of what I have seen thus far. Thank you for all you done YOSHI!! ( Told you everyone that we would get a trickle of info, but everyone brushed me off) Anyways, No arguing! Lets be happy and get excited for 2.0!! :D

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Originally Posted by Req

Blm killing mandragoras.
Fenrir
Bigass giant dullahan thing
That character creation
That moogle with a delivery man hat and bag
That multiheaded tiamat, the way its supposed to be

THAT REAL TIME SHADOWING. No more do I have to wonder why most of the objects in this game have no shadows.

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I was more going for Hydra than multi-head. Who knows :o All looks great!

I need to go change my pants... for the third time. ._.

Interesting choice with the male miqo'te in character creation AND PLD AF. I'm also impressed with the proposed new UI. Hopefully more info will continue making its way to us.

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Originally Posted by Darkhaund

Any word on 8+ man content?

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Actually if you look at the screens carefully, it looks like parties are going to get reverted back to 6 people again. Notice how in the shots with 4 players there is greyed slots 4 and 5 and another character in slot 6 but nothing below that. Wonder if Yoshida plans to return to the FFXI formula of 6 person normal parties and 18 PC alliances. (He did confirm a while back that large scale battles more then 1 group is coming, how when is still unknown.)

Edit: NM in one of the 4 player shots they are all in slots 1-4 but nothing below them either. Still up in the air then.

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Originally Posted by Pofo

Not quite sure if anyone pointed this out of if the Devs mentioned anything about this earlier, but in the picture with the DRG fighting the Coeurl, notice one of his party members has only 1 name. Does that mean we finally have the option to choose only 1 name? I was never really a fan of the surnames.

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I think it's more likely that we can customize how names are displayed. If you want to see the first name only, you set it to hide the last name. If that's the case, however, then the screenshot suggests that you can do it on an individual basis (which would be really nice). It's possible that you could set it so that you never see your friends' last names whereas for other characters you would see both first and last names.