Just read the Novacrystallis interview

http://www.novacrystallis.com/2014/0...naoki-yoshida/

That last part referring to Evolve would be an interesting take on this game. I most definitely would not expect something like that until late 2015 though, if even that.

I'd imagine something along the lines of a Frontlines setup for that. It probably wouldn't be faction based, but one alliance would control either an army of mobs or a single, possibly mechanized boss (like the behemoth example). Different people control different functions/abilities. Lore-wise, maybe we're testing out foreign technology, as by then, I'm sure more opportunities than just Allagan would be available for use.

wow so my theory is correct and i have been validated! :D

the removal of morale in FL is SE response to win trading. thanks SE, so now can you please just nerf the rank and gear cost of the animal series down since it will be absolutely useless outside the soon to be dead wolves den?;)

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wow so my theory is correct and i have been validated! :D

the removal of morale in FL is SE response to win trading. thanks SE, so now can you please just nerf the rank and gear cost of the animal series down since it will be absolutely useless outside the soon to be dead wolves den?;)

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It's actually a pretty acceptable practice for devs to have PvP rewards be aesthetic and either a long-term commitment to obtain or just overall difficult.

I am just glad they are going to add a respec type system for the Novus (and beyond).

Cloud, confirmed!

New RMT reporting system, confirmed!

I feel like the evolve concept would only work if they did it in low numbers, having 200 v behemoth sounds like a bit to much, and if there is no sense of reward that is balanced it could fall into the same hole as pvp.

I kinda feel like "evolve" concept could work if they did it in small number 4v, 8v, 16v, and 24v.

Though another balance would be how would enmity work. An idea that just came to mind is maybe the mob character could attack anyone but the dmg they do is based on the % of enmity.

So basically something like Tanks have 100% enmity so they take 100% dmg, but if the player mob attacked a character with 10% enmity they would only take 10% dmg which would encourage the boss player to focus on the player with most enmity however this enmity dmg reduction wouldn't influence skills used as the boss mob.

With the active abilities it could be like universal 15-30 second global cooldown with each ability having it's own extended cooldown to prevent spamming the same ability so maybe something like.

Skill A=2 min cooldown
Skill B=3 min cooldown
Skill C=2 min cooldown shares cooldown with D
Skill D=2 min coodlown shares cooldown with B
Skill E=1min cooldown
Skill F=2min cooldown
Skill G=5 min cooldown

So basically like some skills could share cooldowns to prevent them being used back to back within the universal cooldown or maybe even some abilities that open up the door to using other skills but the main idea behind this would be to balance out the boss mob without making them to OP against players because given the chance to be the mob players would aim for the healer first, and user their strongest ability everytime.

http://www.playonline.com/ff11eu/gui...ity/index.html

...and it even has a better progression system than FFXIV.

I'd like to meet one of these " professional monks" and slap them for making the devs think skill speed is good. Every time I run out of tp between invigorates in long fights I want to strangle the devs already, but reading that there are people who actually are trying to see wether skill speed or crit is the best stat for monks infuriates me.

Odin would be perfect for the Evolve thing; he already takes the name/race/gender of whoever gets the killshot. Take it to the next step and let that player become Odin.

Add a special dungeon, maybe similar to the Odin dungeon in FFVIII, and when that player decides to become Odin a server message is sent out informing people. Perhaps work it similar to Promyvion in XI; you climb to the top and enter a waiting area before facing the boss, in this case Odin.

Take Zantetsuken away from the player and just put that on a timer. While the Odin player is waiting for actual players to reach him, NPC Adventurers could attack to allow the player to get used to playing as Odin, when real players enter the waiting area, Zantetsuken goes off and kills the NPCs.

"Professional Monk"...

They need to let us use EXP as a currency for something endgame so dungeon runs wont be so marginalized.

The monster vs player(s) thing, reminds me of monstrosity from FFXI.

They'll say anything to rationalize the useless Skill Speed. I liked the questions in this interview a lot.

Skill Speed, more so on Monk, would be semi-OK if they actually made Army's Paeon as useful as Mage's Ballad. Why on Earth we still can't see party members TP is beyond me. This was an issue in XI, and they've still left it broken all the way into ARR... Is it incompetent to have not fixed an issue for over a decade? I feel we need a stronger word...

So no Musketeer until December, good, saves me even more spare change in a couple of months.

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Skill Speed, more so on Monk, would be semi-OK if they actually made Army's Paeon as useful as Mage's Ballad. Why on Earth we still can't see party members TP is beyond me. This was an issue in XI, and they've still left it broken all the way into ARR... Is it incompetent to have not fixed an issue for over a decade? I feel we need a stronger word...

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It's funny because they recently added that in XI, it feels like they're slowly adding a lot of the good 1.X features into the game, and even a couple from ARR like a recipe book which is great, item levels and gear invalidation not withstanding. Inb4 a snarky "well why don't you go play it then huh huh huh" used as an insult by silly people.

The interviewer asked a lot of difficult questions. You can really tell Yoshi-P recognizes all issues surrounding each matter, which is very impressive for a developer these days. It really helps you see what a difficult job they have of keeping the game balanced. He sees the game through both the Casual players and the Hardcore player's eyes.

lol @ yoshi-p wondering if Blue Gartr peeps have jobs

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I'd like to meet one of these " professional monks" and slap them for making the devs think skill speed is good. Every time I run out of tp between invigorates in long fights I want to strangle the devs already, but reading that there are people who actually are trying to see wether skill speed or crit is the best stat for monks infuriates me.

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SS is good. The issue is sustainability: stack SS and you burn through TP, unless you have a BRD to back you up with Paeon. But there is no net DPS gain if you dote on the one melee who stacked SS, so it's more pragmatic to avoid SS.

What I'm trying to say is, why aren't people making parties with 4 SS MNKs and 1 BRD?

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I'd like to meet one of these " professional monks" and slap them for making the devs think skill speed is good. Every time I run out of tp between invigorates in long fights I want to strangle the devs already, but reading that there are people who actually are trying to see wether skill speed or crit is the best stat for monks infuriates me.

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Wouldn't it be funny if they were right, and we were all wrong /hypotheticalstatement

Going from what Yoshida was saying, it sounds to me like the JP players tend to build different gearsets that have different focus stats and use them depending on what they are currently doing. Skill Speed is not terrible, it's just hard to sustain TP in long fights without coordinating a Bard or two. For dungeons, SS might be better because of the overall lower HP pool on mobs and less time being spent on each mob. For bosses, though, Crit/Det can be better because it allows for longer upkeep of damage and over time it will outperform SS damage.

The problem is that, especially in the West, we tend to build our stat weights around an optimal build. This is often in a situation where the target is a training dummy in ideal conditions, where the chance of losing GS stacks or not hitting the correct position is non-existent. In a real setting, though, different builds can cater for very different strategies.

Personally, I prefer players who are willing to go with what works for them, rather than being sheep and just following a "perfect" guide. Yes, guides help you understand your job more. But they aren't a one-size-fits-all gospel.

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"Professional Monk"...

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Did anyone else imagine Jackie Chan in a business suit when they read that?

If you actually think about the examples Yoshida mentioned then you'd see there could be some value in skill speed. Should you stack skill speed on turn 8? Probably not, as you are always on the target doing damage. What about turn 7? There are times when you are aren't using skills, even if only for a second, and skill speed might make up for that down time. In the long run, though, it doesn't matter as the secondary stats are all minimal dps increases.

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If you actually think about the examples Yoshida mentioned then you'd see there could be some value in skill speed. Should you stack skill speed on turn 8? Probably not, as you are always on the target doing damage. What about turn 7? There are times when you are aren't using skills, even if only for a second, and skill speed might make up for that down time. In the long run, though, it doesn't matter as the secondary stats are all minimal dps increases.

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Ugh.. I hope the developers don't start expecting us to have multiple sets of gear for various instances...

hm... so they are planning to reveal 1st expanion after 2.4.

Well then guess we just have to survive until after 2.4 for 1st expansion info in Fan Fest

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I'd like to meet one of these " professional monks" and slap them for making the devs think skill speed is good. Every time I run out of tp between invigorates in long fights I want to strangle the devs already, but reading that there are people who actually are trying to see wether skill speed or crit is the best stat for monks infuriates me.

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Wait that doesn't make sense what he said about characters not showing up to a game because it would mess it up.

So why did they all appear here then? I mean even tifa is in the general thing when you shut off your tells and she says cloud eyes up here or something.

You see that's where your farplane comes in from FFX meaning if the dead want to not stay dead because they have a attachment to the world they will come back.

even the same weapons from your lore is here, magitek FF6 I mean I know, I know I am jumping the gun, maybe in future expansion cause you can't I like surprises myself.

http://wallpaperpanda.com/wallpapers.../acboop7cG.jpg

Understand that Dissidia is a Final Fantasy fighting game that uses the Void as an excuse to have all those characters available. I mean, if you look at the characters available some of them really shouldn't be there because they weren't real to begin with (looking at you Tidus and Jecht). Writers will say anything to justify being able to kick much arse with Kefka or live out fantasies of razing battlefields as Shantotto (devs love insane). Yoshida clearly isn't going to be tossing in notable Final Fantasy personalities for the hell of it, he wants to give proper justification for their appearance.

"But we've had Lightning, Shantotto and Dragon Quest golems so far, justification my arse!" But there IS justification there. In the last two XIII games you have the character jumping through space and time chasing... what were they chasing again? Meh, it was a McGuffin anyway. In A Shantotto Ascension the mad professor causes untold problems when she goes and researches dimensional magic. And the golems were just... golems made using bricks instead of rocks. The puff-puff girls fit in so well in Ul'dah you could easily forgive that they were Dragon Quest references.

So far everything's been at least permissible within the lores of the characters involved.