New 2.1 Content Semi-Revealed

In the new letter from the developer set up (advertising for the 22nd), the following was said:

Themes Enjoy a first glimpse of patch 2.1! Ascend the Crystal Tower and take a tour of Pharos Sirius via never-before-seen footage of these two new dungeons.

Bear witness to the ferocity of Extreme Mode Ifrit, Garuda, and Titan, as well as the arrival of Good King Moggle Mog XII.

The tenth letter LIVE will also introduce new features including duty roulette, the aesthetician, hard mode dungeons, and a hard mode encounter with a memorable foe from the main scenario.


Link: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...bc3399670337c6



Anyone want to guess who the hard mode foe is? Gaius? Ultima Weapon? Also, any idea what the Pharos Sirius dungeon will be like?


I'm aware of the "2.1 delayed" existing thread, but this is more about what you think about the content, not if the content is going to be delayed. :)

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Ultima. Obviously.

My money's on gaius or that other guy before him in praetorium.

Ultima or Labrea (however you spell his name..) are my guesses.. given Darnus HM from 1.0 some variant on Ultima would seem likely, I can't think of any other overly memorable stuff aside from the dragon in Brayflox.

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Ultima or Labrea (however you spell his name..) are my guesses.. given Darnus HM from 1.0 some variant on Ultima would seem likely, I can't think of any other overly memorable stuff aside from the dragon in Brayflox.

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Some reddit people are guessing Siren (the one you had to briefly fight for a quest). That'd actually be pretty cool.

HM Cape Westerwind. =P

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Some reddit people are guessing Siren (the one you had to briefly fight for a quest). That'd actually be pretty cool.

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I'd love to fight a proper version of Siren. That battle was such a joke, honestly :/

Not as much as the final boss battle, but still pretty bad...

I doubt it's Siren since she wasn't a memorable foe. My guess would be the one badguy who escaped in Praetorium.

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I'd love to fight a proper version of Siren. That battle was such a joke, honestly :/

Not as much as the final boss battle, but still pretty bad...

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Or, y'know, hard mode Odin and/or Behemoth!

JK. That'd just be sad.

Probably 3102 Hard Mode.

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I doubt it's Siren since she wasn't a memorable foe. My guess would be the one badguy who escaped in Praetorium.

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Yep, I'm guessing Nero. He is the only one that we know is still alive from Gaius' group. Lahabrea and the Ascians might be coming back eventually, but I don't think it's the right time for them.

I'm expecting the HM boss to be either Gaius or Lahabrea, but most likely the latter. The fight against him was like the True King Allant boss fight in Demons' Souls: meant for story purposes rather than to challenge you. Regardless of who, though, I can't wait to see what they do with it, since there's so much that they can do with either of them.

As for the Pharos Sirius, I'm expecting something similar to the Pharos at Ridorana from FFXII. You'll climb up the lighthouse, and each floor will have a boss that you need to beat to move on to the next floor. I'm also assuming it'll have mechanics similar to WP in that you need to activate various machines to proceed throughout the dungeon. And heck, maybe if they make an HM version of this later we'll get to go to the bottom of it and fight the Shadowlord from FFXII, too, haha! But that's just 'cause I loved that fight.

I think Titan is already pretty extreme enough. :/ Turn 1 in Coil felt less challenging than that fight.

Ramuh possibly?

he wants his revenge from being cut from the main scenario??

Leviathan I would imagine...since they showed his fountain and such. I really hope he is coming out in this patch.

Also I notice it says...

"* Details on the Wolves' Den, Beast Tribe Daily Quests, and Treasure Hunts will be revealed in the next LIVE letter. "

inb4 patch comes out almost January lmao.

Aesthetician? What does that mean? Is that what I think it is (a new previously unreleased class?) Or is this just a fancy term for vanity slots? Either way I'm excited about this! :D

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Aesthetician? What does that mean? Is that what I think it is (a new previously unreleased class?) Or is this just a fancy term for vanity slots? Either way I'm excited about this! :D

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Beauty Salon.

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Cant wait for 2.1 !!!!!!!