Naoki Yoshida's Japan Expo Attendance (07/06/2012)

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Originally Posted by Starlord

Judging by the nature of the picture.. makes me think there's going to be a Chocobo related job ( wishful thinking) but it looks likr the Male Cat is really befriended the Chocobos.

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Nah it's more like the chocobo companion system they plan on introducing and the little one could be the chocobo you are now raising. Though it could of course just be a picture showing off chocobos and the male miquote XD.

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Originally Posted by trunks247

anyone seen this yet? from the expo

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sXaUmf5uHU...o/s1600/01.jpg

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I must not be the only one noticing an adult chocobo(left) and a teen chocobo(right). I guess that damn male miqo'te is drawing all the attention and nobody seems to care about chocobo breeding and the small teaser they just gave lol.

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Originally Posted by Vydos

I must not be the only one noticing an adult chocobo(left) and a teen chocobo(right). I guess that damn male miqo'te is drawing all the attention and nobody seems to care about chocobo breeding and the small teaser they just gave lol.

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Or it could just be a Lalafell sized chocobo?

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Originally Posted by Rokien

No it's me boycotting other mounts.

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You can't boycott something that's free...

Naoki Yoshida - japan expo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lirjPy6Ya4&hd=1

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Originally Posted by Vydos

I must not be the only one noticing an adult chocobo(left) and a teen chocobo(right). I guess that damn male miqo'te is drawing all the attention and nobody seems to care about chocobo breeding and the small teaser they just gave lol.

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Yeah I noticed it and was sad to see they are both still yellow but happy to see it out and about. Imagine being able to raise a teen chocobo by actually taking it out into the world to train it and whatnot (instead of having the rancher take care of it like in xi)

Looks like a lot of people were present.

The whole presentation was clearly meant for the people who haven't followed this game's progress but are interested in Final Fantasy. Yoshida is trying to sell the game to Final Fantasy fans after all. Not just XI players or former XIV players.

The fact is that the largest part of SE's main demographic doesn't know or care about anything XIV related, because it's an MMO like XI and an unpopular one at that. Luring these people to try the game will ensure success, as long as the game caters to their interests.

That said it's pretty funny how some people here are asking "what's the point" when there's no new info for us- people who are the closest to the development and most likely to stick around. The game needs new blood more than anything. And the easiest way to lure in new people is to market the game as a proper Final Fantasy, not so much an MMO.

It's also worth noting that the Miqo'te has what appears to be either a sword/dagger in a sheath or a wand/stick of some kind. For all we know, it could just be part of the belt, though.

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Originally Posted by panzertroll

Naoki Yoshida - japan expo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lirjPy6Ya4&hd=1

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Thanks! They forgot BRD in the job presentation lol.

Total disappointment, enough with the hype already SE, time to show us something decent.

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Originally Posted by Jinko

Total disappointment, enough with the hype already SE, time to show us something decent.

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Coming in 2.0

These are some of the things Yoshi-p mentioned in the conference for 2.0: (My Japanese isn't all that great... but I tried ^^)

• New server/ client
• New maps
• New UI
• PS3 launches same time as PC (and of course all play on same servers)
• The battle system is going to be speedy (real time)
• The battle regimen is now being developed
• He pointed at the images of "Hydra", "Typhoon", and "Cait sith" and said you'll get to fight monsters from previous FFs
• 2 types of battlegrounds for pvp are going to be available
• New guildleve system
• Monster bestiary is going to be added
• The story is going to revolve around the Empire invading. With the help of chocobos, moogles, and primals we go against them.
• Along with the great battle system and story, they prepared a graphics system that they feel very proud of (being best world wide for MMOs)
• Real time lighting and shadows
• All races will have M/F versions
• 2.0 Alpha test: In Sep/ Oct 2012
• 2.0 Beta test (including PS3 beta): Winter 2012 (and people who attended can register... SO JEALOUS!)
• Race specific gear is being prepared for all races (picture with hyur M/F and miqo'te M/F) and he wants people to cosplay by wearing them :p

And I have to point out that the place was really crowded!

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Originally Posted by panzertroll

Naoki Yoshida - japan expo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lirjPy6Ya4&hd=1

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Many many thanks to Panzertroll for posting the video!! :D
Not much new stuff but the video about the current game was really nice.

i wish i could understand wut they are saying in the video

http://zantetsuken.net/news/ffxiv-up...-at-japan-expo

Yoshida Talks Future Of FFXIV At Japan Expo

Yay chocobos without masks? xD

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Originally Posted by TenraiNagi

These are some of the things Yoshi-p mentioned in the conference for 2.0: (My Japanese isn't all that great... but I tried ^^)

• The battle system is going to be speedy (real time)
• New Guildleve system
• Monster bestiary is going to be added
• The story is going to revolve around the Empire invading. With the help of chocobos, moogles, and primals we go against them.
• Along with the great battle system and story, they prepared a graphics system that they feel very proud of (being best world wide for MMOs)
• All races will have M/F versions
• 2.0 Alpha test: In Sep/ Oct 2012
• 2.0 Beta test (including PS3 beta): Winter 2012 (and people who attended can register... SO JEALOUS!)
• Race specific gear is being prepared for all races (picture with hyur M/F and miqo'te M/F) and he wants people to cosplay by wearing them :p

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These are the ones that are new to me:

- New Guildleve systeme ( I wonder what changes are they going to do with that)
- The story is going to revolve around the Empire invading. With the help of chocobos, moogles, and primals we go against them. (Help with Chocobos/Moogles and Primals to fight against the Empire? Moogles Fight? :D)
- All Races will be M/F ( Whatever the new race is "Viera?" thought that was only going to be Female :O)
- Monster bestiary is going to be added ( Yes!! I didn;t know this till now, probably read it in one of the translations but it still feels like new to me :D)
- The battle system is going to be speedy (real time) ( That sounds like its going to be A LOT of fun, I can't wait to test that out! :D)

Viera was an example not a choice. All speedy means is given the reliance on the TP system monsters will use TP moves more wisely than relying on a % to trigger it.

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Originally Posted by Starlord

These are the ones that are new to me:
- All Races will be M/F ( Whatever the new race is "Viera?" thought that was only going to be Female :O)

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The new race is not going to be in 2.0 at launch, its coming later on. They only said all races will be M/F at launch

wait what, we have official facebook page?
where?!?!?!

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Originally Posted by rina_inverse

wait what, we have official facebook page?
where?!?!?!

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http://www.facebook.com/FinalFantasyXIV

it wasn't official, since some days it is!

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Originally Posted by BlueMage

It looks like male Miqos are just going to be male Midlanders with cat ears and a tail. How boring.

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Roughly as exotic as the female miqotes then.

Note: this is not an argument for male miqotes looking like midlanders, but rather one against female miqotes looking like hyurs.

Some pictures take by me at JE conferenze e signing session


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OMG! 3rd row from the bottom...the miqo'te's...that looks like either thief or dancer! :O!!! SQUEEE!!!

I hope it's thief! GAWD! That gear is SEXY!!

This one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...IMG_3781-1.jpg

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Originally Posted by Spy

OMG! 3rd row from the bottom...the miqo'te's...that looks like either thief or dancer! :O!!! SQUEEE!!!

I hope it's thief! GAWD! That gear is SEXY!!

This one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...IMG_3781-1.jpg

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My French isn't the greatest but it looks like it says "New costumes for 2.0 'Hyur' and 'Miqo'te' " and "new clothes for the playable races."

Looks like it's race specific clothes?

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Originally Posted by Spy

OMG! 3rd row from the bottom...the miqo'te's...that looks like either thief or dancer! :O!!! SQUEEE!!!

I hope it's thief! GAWD! That gear is SEXY!!

This one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...IMG_3781-1.jpg

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I do believe that's the first preview of racial starting gear which this game needed.

First one on the left 4th from the Bottom, Looks like its in a Snowy area! :D and it looks like some sort of Kingdom!

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Originally Posted by mysterytaru

I do believe that's the first preview of racial starting gear which this game needed.

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XD If that's starting gear, I dont think I'll ever change

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Originally Posted by Starlord

First one on the left 4th from the Bottom, Looks like its in a Snowy area! :D and it looks like some sort of Kingdom!

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I could be wrong but I think that's Ishgard.

The images aren't loading for me :(

Also..to people saying "there will be no new races" could you please show me where they confirmed they are not releasing any new races at launch? :( Not saying your a liar just wondering if I could read the dev post or interview!

Snowy Areas in any game are my Favorite places to be!!! :D, I can't wait to go there!! :D

I wanna see what the Lalafell ones look like. I bet they look cute. ^^

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Originally Posted by Babydoll

The images aren't loading for me :(

Also..to people saying "there will be no new races" could you please show me where they confirmed they are not releasing any new races at launch? :( Not saying your a liar just wondering if I could read the dev post or interview!

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I think at this event it was just said that there will be female/male counterparts to every race and sub race like highlander. We did vote on adding a new race to the game, but that's up in the air on them being playable in the near future. In this game it would be difficult to add new playable races after 2.0. It's not like other games where you pick a race and you just level that one class that you chose.

Also, there are a lot of edits needed for all the equipment models and motion capture for the new races. Unless they are ridding that from their process in creating new character motions. It isn't needed for all of your character's motions, but it does help tie in together with the artificial ones.

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Originally Posted by Natabant

I could be wrong but I think that's Ishgard.

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I believe you're right. :)

The area map they showed appears to be an updated version of the 2.0 design for Coerthas Central Highlands. The old version can be found in the "New FINAL FANTASY XIV Outline" (5th slide) and the "New FINAL FANTASY XIV Planned Content & Concept Art" (17th slide) PDFs found on the Lodestone 2.0 page.

http://ffxiv.jeuxonline.info/article...the-japan-expo

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Originally Posted by Evangelus

http://ffxiv.jeuxonline.info/article...the-japan-expo

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"Completing the quests, getting rewards, huge experience points, or completing a dungeon and getting experience points, that's going to be the key thing to level up your character, not like at the moment where you have to do monster camping or farming, that's not going to work in 2.0."

That's interesting sounds like it's taking more of a SWTOR approach to leveling rather than the XI approach lol. The fact that is says camping and farming mobs is interesting, wonder if it will effect spiritbond parties.

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Originally Posted by Airget

"Completing the quests, getting rewards, huge experience points, or completing a dungeon and getting experience points, that's going to be the key thing to level up your character, not like at the moment where you have to do monster camping or farming, that's not going to work in 2.0."

That's interesting sounds like it's taking more of a SWTOR approach to leveling rather than the XI approach lol. The fact that is says camping and farming mobs is interesting, wonder if it will effect spiritbond parties.

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Look more like a WoW Approach where you do quest and dungeon to level up. I myself dislike doing quest and dungeon to level up i would like to just camp and fight i don't see how it does not work in 2.0 it would even work more seeing how we have zones just like ffxi and mobs and you can pull mobs far away without them zoning back.

but w/e i have everything 50 class wise that i want so i see what happen when they release a new class.

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Originally Posted by Spy

OMG! 3rd row from the bottom...the miqo'te's...that looks like either thief or dancer! :O!!! SQUEEE!!!

I hope it's thief! GAWD! That gear is SEXY!!

This one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...IMG_3781-1.jpg

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According to Yoshi-p, this is the race-specific gear, not a new class/ job ^^

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Originally Posted by Babydoll

The images aren't loading for me :(

Also..to people saying "there will be no new races" could you please show me where they confirmed they are not releasing any new races at launch? :( Not saying your a liar just wondering if I could read the dev post or interview!

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In this event, Yoshi didn't mention any addition of new races for 2.0 launch, only that current races will have both M/F versions.

And one last thing, Evangelus You Rock! xD

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Originally Posted by Evangelus

http://ffxiv.jeuxonline.info/article...the-japan-expo

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Some nice information there ^^

I can't help feeling like a giddy little kid though yearning for more XD But I'll just have to be patient.

I also like the fact that they're going to add benefits to high level players for helping out lower level characters ^^ It might help create stronger bonds, as players will probably take advantage of that. I cant say I enjoy being left out of things when I was a low level very much.

I feel bad even now, we have so many new players in our linkshell that feel left out when we do our primal runs, while there isnt many fun things that can do at lower levels.

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Originally Posted by Airget

"Completing the quests, getting rewards, huge experience points, or completing a dungeon and getting experience points, that's going to be the key thing to level up your character, not like at the moment where you have to do monster camping or farming, that's not going to work in 2.0."

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That sounds horrible. In every Final Fantasy the way to level up was with battles. I am fine if content is just an alternative but "not going to work" is not going to work for me. I am too tired of FF14 doing the same borring content over and over again. Things like this is the reason why Square Enix fails imo.
They had their success recipe once and then they decided to change things to be more like other games and innovative. Let me level with fighting as I did til now, if I want to.

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Originally Posted by nibelunc

That sounds horrible. In every Final Fantasy the way to level up was with battles. I am fine if content is just an alternative but "not going to work" is not going to work for me. I am too tired of FF14 doing the same borring content over and over again. Things like this is the reason why Square Enix fails imo.
They had their success recipe once and then they decided to change things to be more like other games.

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Is killing the same monster over and over again really any better?