When can we expect 1.19?

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07-25-2011, 07:41 AM
miqokini

When can we expect 1.19?

I'm looking forward to 1.19 far more than I was to 1.18. I think I remember hearing that it will be out by the end of summer. Is that true?

I want to get back into crafting, but it seems so pointless right now. Hopefully the materia system in 1.19 will fix that...
07-25-2011, 08:07 AM
indira

should be out next month, i really want my chocobo in 1.19
07-25-2011, 08:10 AM
miqokini

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Originally Posted by indira

should be out next month, i really want my chocobo in 1.19

Oh yeah, that too! I loooooooove chocobos! :D
07-25-2011, 08:14 AM
Betelgeuzah

August? Uhh

End of September... I hope.
07-25-2011, 08:17 AM
Fated

Won't be out next month rofl.
07-25-2011, 08:29 AM
Misha

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Originally Posted by Betelgeuzah

August? Uhh

End of September... I hope.

patch 1.20 n 1.19 are still slated for end of summer (Sept) they said, so is everything that's left on the "To do" list ^^ So august sounds right to get these out in time (one month between)
07-25-2011, 08:35 AM
Betelgeuzah

1.20 isn't slated for the end of summer...
07-25-2011, 08:36 AM
Xatsh

According to Squares time line for this game.. it has to be out next month or early September if they are to stay on schedule.
07-25-2011, 08:39 AM
Fated

1.20 was never scheduled for the end of summer.

Keep in mind 1.18 was delayed by almost a month.
07-25-2011, 08:41 AM
SilvertearRen

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Originally Posted by Betelgeuzah

August? Uhh

End of September... I hope.

If it comes THAT late, that's bad. It needs to come sooner, otherwise people are going to get bored with the game in a hurry.
07-25-2011, 08:45 AM
Betelgeuzah

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Originally Posted by SilvertearRen

If it comes THAT late, that's bad. It needs to come sooner, otherwise people are going to get bored with the game in a hurry.

More-so than during the last 8 months?

People getting bored is not something I'd be concerned about after the previous draught. Their over-all pace is what matters.

But yes, it shouldn't take more than two months.
07-25-2011, 08:45 AM
Starlord

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Originally Posted by Fated

1.20 was never scheduled for the end of summer.

Keep in mind 1.18 was delayed by almost a month.

Delayed for a reason, that doesnt mean it wont be out, They are still working on the other patches as well as 1.18.. its just that 1.18 got delayed to make sure its 100% ready It is the Foundation starter after all.....
07-25-2011, 08:47 AM
Fated

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Originally Posted by Starlord

Delayed for a reason, that doesnt mean it wont be out, They are still working on the other patches as well as 1.18.. its just that 1.18 got delayed to make sure its 100% ready It is the Foundation starter after all.....

I didn't say there wasn't a reason, but a delay is going to affect everything that is coming in the near future.
07-25-2011, 08:48 AM
Betelgeuzah

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Originally Posted by Starlord

Delayed for a reason, that doesnt mean it wont be out, They are still working on the other patches as well as 1.18.. its just that 1.18 got delayed to make sure its 100% ready It is the Foundation starter after all.....

Yeah, well, they were working on 1.18 before May and it still took 3 months to get out. It's not an indication of anything, but one can hope.

Less content hopefully means less balancing. Ifrit battle doesn't sound as Grand as the raids.
07-25-2011, 09:07 AM
miqokini

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Originally Posted by Betelgeuzah

More-so than during the last 8 months?

People getting bored is not something I'd be concerned about after the previous draught. Their over-all pace is what matters.

But yes, it shouldn't take more than two months.

I think that people getting bored is indeed an issue. There is a difference between being bored and having patience. The only reason I have any patience at all is because it's either FFXIV, or WoW clones (or no MMO at all, LOL amiright?).

People are going to be patient with this until something better comes along that is NOT a WoW-clone. Tera and GW2 are looking to be just that. GW2 especially. I think that SE better get things in order before GW2 comes out, or they are going to drastically lose even more customers.
07-25-2011, 09:10 AM
JayvirDeforte

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Originally Posted by miqokini

People are going to be patient with this until something better comes along that is NOT a WoW-clone. Tera and GW2 are looking to be just that. GW2 especially. I think that SE better get things in order before GW2 comes out, or they are going to drastically lose even more customers.

Quoted for truth. Most of my LS is leaving when Tera comes out if FFXIV isn't up to snuff. I don't want to but I need to cut off the limb before it becomes dead weight
07-25-2011, 09:16 AM
Betelgeuzah

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Originally Posted by miqokini

People are going to be patient with this until something better comes along that is NOT a WoW-clone. Tera and GW2 are looking to be just that. GW2 especially. I think that SE better get things in order before GW2 comes out, or they are going to drastically lose even more customers.

The few week wonder? I played the original in 2005 at the same time as I played XI, no reason not to. Lol.

People aren't going anywhere.
07-26-2011, 01:28 AM
Starlord

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Originally Posted by Betelgeuzah

Yeah, well, they were working on 1.18 before May and it still took 3 months to get out. It's not an indication of anything, but one can hope.

Less content hopefully means less balancing. Ifrit battle doesn't sound as Grand as the raids.

Again they did say, after 1.18 patches that Follow will come in Quicker Succession, 1.18 had to be delayed to make sure the Foundation is solid enough to balance the other patches on top of 1.18. Other crews work on different patches 1 team for 1.18 1 team for 1.19 1 team for 1.20 ( those patches are the "Quicker in Succession patches")If everyone were to work on 1.18 yes I would agree with your logic but since they are on separate teams working on different content, then I believe it will come out sooner than you think!
07-26-2011, 01:32 AM
Sephr

Just so everyone knows, they didn't ever say *everything* on the to-do list would be implemented by the end of summer. The only thing about jobs on the to-do list is about thecost assessment etc of implementing them, rather than the actual implementation.
07-26-2011, 03:07 AM
Manako

I hope it comes out in September, that way they can build some steam before the fall/winter games start to hit. Also would be nice if they could split it into various smaller patches so the tweaks to the current crafting system could get in sooner and not be held up by new content.

The addition of dark matter, while ultimately beneficial seems a bit premature. I hope in the future if items become irrelevant it is more clearly noted. I also really look forward to a simplification of crafting and more inventory space.
07-26-2011, 03:47 AM
Balbanes

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Originally Posted by Betelgeuzah

August? Uhh

End of September... I hope.

I'm guessing this as well. ~2mo from 1.18
07-26-2011, 03:55 AM
KamikazeMan

I think people are forgetting that 1.18 took so long because it was the groundwork for the new system SE wants to set in motion. 1.19 will add tweaks along with a few other things SE has been working on for quite a while now (chocobos and airships). 1.19 won't take as long to be released as 1.18 did....not nearly as long.
07-26-2011, 04:00 AM
miqokini

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Originally Posted by KamikazeMan

I think people are forgetting that 1.18 took so long because it was the groundwork for the new system SE wants to set in motion. 1.19 will add tweaks along with a few other things SE has been working on for quite a while now (chocobos and airships). 1.19 won't take as long to be released as 1.18 did....not nearly as long.

What you say makes 100% sense. The only problem is that I (along with many others, I would imagine) don't yet trust them. While 1.18 definitely delivered a new sense of hope, I just can't shake that feeling that they are mostly talk and not much walk. Perhaps I will be proven wrong. Let's hope so...
07-26-2011, 04:06 AM
Synthesis

I am expecting end of september if it goes well.
07-26-2011, 04:06 AM
Nero

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Originally Posted by Betelgeuzah

1.20 isn't slated for the end of summer...

It was .. read the Producers Letter.

They mentioned Stuff for 1.20, which they wanted to bring out by end of September. So how its not slated for end of Summer? If its got delayed, than its a different thing.. but they didnt push it back.. we have to wait till they announce Stuff.

But according to the Letters 1.19 AND 1.20 should be in the Game by end of September, which is possible since they also said in a couple Interview that they are allready working on Content for those 2 Patches. I wouldnt be surprised if they push it into October.. but.. well.. idc really. When its coming, it will come.. doesnt matter to me really if 1 month earlier or later.
07-28-2011, 08:50 AM
Chain

I see some of the tards from the wow forums have made their way over here, constantly claiming extreme delays in patches just for the sake of trolling. Patch will be out in early sept by all accounts.
07-28-2011, 09:47 AM
RabidSquirrel

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Originally Posted by Chain

I see some of the tards from the wow forums have made their way over here, constantly claiming extreme delays in patches just for the sake of trolling. Patch will be out in early sept by all accounts.

Still can't accept that all games have their "tards," huh?
07-28-2011, 10:06 AM
Jabo

It depends on the size, i guess.
We know it's going to be a lot of content/changes, but we didn't know what will be in 1.18 till few days before release.

If the content is similar to 1.18 i would say end of September as well.

We shouldn't forget the 1.18 bug fixes, too. They certainly take their time, too.
07-28-2011, 10:16 AM
Starlord

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Originally Posted by Nero

It was .. read the Producers Letter.

They mentioned Stuff for 1.20, which they wanted to bring out by end of September. So how its not slated for end of Summer? If its got delayed, than its a different thing.. but they didnt push it back.. we have to wait till they announce Stuff.

But according to the Letters 1.19 AND 1.20 should be in the Game by end of September, which is possible since they also said in a couple Interview that they are allready working on Content for those 2 Patches. I wouldnt be surprised if they push it into October.. but.. well.. idc really. When its coming, it will come.. doesnt matter to me really if 1 month earlier or later.

Exactly this folks, 1.18 was ground work, other patch will come quicker nuff said'
07-28-2011, 10:41 AM
Preypacer

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Originally Posted by SilvertearRen

If it comes THAT late, that's bad. It needs to come sooner, otherwise people are going to get bored with the game in a hurry.

People have held on for almost a year with almost nothing.

In light of the fact that the next couple months will bring additional significant updates and improvements... I have a feeling they'll be able to hang on a bit longer.
07-28-2011, 11:06 AM
Sephrick
Information is from Letter for the Producer X released May 20.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi-P

This time around, the list contains additions planned for up until summer 2011. You see what I did there with the bold font for emphasis? But anywho, without further ado, feast your eyes on the list in its entirety! (Remember, these are our plans until summer 2011!)

Highlights from the list:
- Grand Companies quests (initial quests were in 1.18)
- Job quests
- Job system (Specifics, mechanics, assets)
- Materia crafting system
- Reward and balance adjustments for Behest (1.18)
- Equipment attribute revisions
- Synthesis recipe revisions
- Repair system improvements (1.18)
- Auto-attack system (1.18)
- Crowd control system revisions
- Rexamination of surplus values (Abolished with fatigue in 1.18)
- Changes to DoM and DoW (1.18 but ongoing, I'm sure)
- Abolition of Physical levels
- Physical bonus revisions (automated stat allocation)
- Changes to how actions are set
- Frontier hubs (1.18)
- Strengthening of beast tribes (I never had to fight them pre-1.18 so I can't say if they're stronger post 1.18)
- Environmental collision detection (1.18)
- Enemy distribution adjustment (1.18)
- Ifrit battle
- Achievements
- "Mount" system
So of about 22 major revisions/additions, just under half were introduced in 1.18.

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Originally Posted by Youshi-P

A number of plans made at the beginning of the year will soon be ripe for release. Among these are the shiny new job system (a proper system, mind you, not just renamed classes), an in-game achievement system related to Lodestone character histories, and new modes of transport to address the mobility issue. Once our current plans progress to the next stage, I believe it’ll be possible to unveil a longer-term update schedule. (We’ve been giving chocobos a lot of thought, but it’s hard to establish a timeframe before we define exactly what needs to be done.)

He didn't mention airships in the list, but does later in his dialogue about the list. In May they were "uncertain" of chocobos, but by July 18, they were certain of their introduction by 1.19.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi-P as translated by Bayohne

Here is a simplified plan:
1. Calling a personal chocobo
2. Riding a personal chocobo
3. Walking next to a personal chocobo
4. Raising and dressing up a personal chocobo
5. Fighting with the help of a personal chocobo

I created this plan myself, but some features are not possible to implement at this moment. It would take way too long to implement everything at once, so we plan on implementing this bit by bit, starting with numbers 1 and 2. This is the plan for patch 1.19. More details will be revealed later in an upcoming letter.

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

I’ve come to help settle some of your speculations! The chocobos that will be implemented in 1.19 will indeed be rental chocobos that you can control yourself, but this is just the first step with our feathery friends. Bayohne did drop some hints here about things we might be seeing in the future, though....

Wark~

My point in digging out these quotes is to show that despite 1.18's delay, things intended for 1.19 were still progressing independently. Chocobos went from an uncertainty to a definite in two months time while 1.18 was being finalized.

So we can expect airships, chocobos and jobs by the end of summer, as they've been worked on all along. We'll have to wait for Yoshida's 1.19-focused Letter from the Producer to find out where everything really stands.

Ultimately, I won't be too depressed if the timeline is pushed back. I've waited this long. All it means is that once my Marauder is 50, I can play Dead Island/Arkham City/MW3/BF3/Skyrim till a free game is brought up to snuff.