New Sword shown..

http://i.imgur.com/Kh2xIHJ.jpg

http://jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000853.html

Yep Excalibur, the final step of the Curtana upgrade.
OOSUOOBAA in the text, fill the O with japanese syllabes :
E KU SU KA LI BAA Excalibur.

I guess they could not go with MORE SHINE.

Oh!!! please let this be Curtana's next upgrade, meaning all weapons are FINALLY getting an image makeover and no more glows for a while! :D

... Might have to start that Relic chain now...

The hell?! That's no slashing weapon! The gold veins make it nigh useless. Who made this overdecorated nonsense?

Well, tanks are not meant to deal damages anyway. =p

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Originally Posted by Kallera

The hell?! That's no slashing weapon! The gold veins make it nigh useless. Who made this overdecorated nonsense?

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Don't worry it will cut everything, because it's magic !

Base Curtana looks better than that thing.

That's really kool.. Damn.

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Originally Posted by Kallera

The hell?! That's no slashing weapon! The gold veins make it nigh useless. Who made this overdecorated nonsense?

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Welcome to Final Fantasy!

Makes me wonder if Yoichi will make a reappearance and if it will take a harp bow form like Atremis did for XIV.

Can anyone post the picture on here? I'm at work and the site is blocked unfortunately.

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Originally Posted by Fated

Base Curtana looks better than that thing.

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Curtana looks ugly in all incarnations... imho. no offense for PLD, just my taste.

Any translation here for the page?

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Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh

Welcome to Final Fantasy!

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That doesn't mean "completely divorced from reality." This just doesn't look like a serviceable weapon.

Gold globs do not make for a cutting edge. You are more like to annoy your target than really hurt it. :p

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Originally Posted by Kallera

That doesn't mean "completely divorced from reality."

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fan·ta·sy/ˈfan(t)əsē/noun
the faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable.

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>.>

That being said, I like the sword. xD

Im not a pld main, but that thing looks terrible to me for some reason.

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Originally Posted by Kallera

That doesn't mean "completely divorced from reality." This just doesn't look like a serviceable weapon.

Gold globs do not make for a cutting edge. You are more like to annoy your target than really hurt it. :p

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And Sephrioth can destroy the galaxy when fighting you many times over, yet we still live and breathe with a few thousand HP shaved off.

So again, welcome to Final Fantasy, a franchise where showy weapons and flashy spells do more than the practical knife or a sword being more powerful than a gun. Name me one JRPG that has "normal" looking end game weapons and I'll show you a moogle's arse.

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Originally Posted by Kallera

That doesn't mean "completely divorced from reality." This just doesn't look like a serviceable weapon.

Gold globs do not make for a cutting edge. You are more like to annoy your target than really hurt it. :p

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Well, it always annoyed me in FFVI that gold armour/weapons were better than mythril armour/weapons :3 But the game said they were, so who cares about how impractical it is? =D

As a side note, it makes me wonder what the other relic weapons would look like in that tier...

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Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh

Name me one JRPG that has "normal" looking end game weapons and I'll show you a moogle's arse.

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http://i.imgur.com/SEDc3q8.png

And what am I supposed to be seeing in that tiny picture?

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Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh

And what am I supposed to be seeing in that tiny picture?

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Relax, I gave it a proper host acceptable by this forum.

Yeah but the same game that also had these weapons... that Ukon XD
http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy...an_Weapons.png

Just from Google Translate, it seems no name or origins is given to the sword, just merely asking "Where does this sword come from?" So who knows at this point, but I do hope it's the next tier in upgrades to relics! Actually gets me excited to continue on with my Veil of Wiyu!

Excalibur...this early in the game? lol

Name's gonna worthless in a few months to a year.

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Originally Posted by ReplicaX

http://i.imgur.com/SEDc3q8.png

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Someone owes someone an arse ;)


That excalibur IS pretty ugly though, regardless of whether it's practical or not ..

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Originally Posted by Yamimarik

Yeah but the same game that also had these weapons... that Ukon XD

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The question was still answered properly. A normal looking endgame weapon. XI had options as far as Legendary weapons. Relic/Mythic/Empy. Relics being the first of its kind.

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Originally Posted by ReplicaX

The question was still answered properly. A normal looking endgame weapon. XI had options as far as Legendary weapons. Relic/Mythic/Empy. Relics being the first of its kind.

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Whoa! slow your roll, I wasn't trying to argue with you XD I was showing there was another set of endgame weapons in XI as well, that contrasted the realistic looking ones, with something more "convoluted" in the way of design (for some, dat Ukon.)

EDIT: Just because of my OCD, here is the 2nd set of endgame weapons XI had, some where outlandish in this set, some were more of the "realistic" style.
http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2...ic_Weapons.png

I want to say PS2 limitations, but lol nah.

Ok some weapons do look bland/normal, but a few still look a bit exotic to me, like that one sword in black and red. And no arse for you because of obvious reasons.

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Originally Posted by Remilia_Nightfall

I guess they could not go with MORE SHINE.

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Thank the Gods...

I feel ridiculous running around on Ninja with my two ridiculously bright glow sticks. So stealth.

Gonna laugh if they repeat Atma weapons though; new look and nothing else, same iLv and stats as previous step. Please apply glow for actual upgrade and burn out your retinas.

To my Paladin friends:

Make sure this is the real Excalibur. Don't be like Gilgamesh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hljb1-HdQt8

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Whoa! slow your roll, I wasn't trying to argue with you XD

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I know you weren't. I was quoting you to point out that XI had options / multiple paths. Though it was years in between them, they were there. XIV is capable of doing the same.

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Originally Posted by Yamimarik

Just from Google Translate, it seems no name or origins is given to the sword, just merely asking "Where does this sword come from?" So who knows at this point, but I do hope it's the next tier in upgrades to relics! Actually gets me excited to continue on with my Veil of Wiyu!

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It's written :
○○ス○○バー
which can be romanized as : _ _ su _ _ baa fill the blanks with syllabes and : E ku su ka ri baa ( Excalibur ) or cf page 1

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Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh

And no arse for you because of obvious reasons.

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I wasn't expecting much since the game lacks them to begin with :p

Ye don't slash with the guard end of your blade anyways. If you're looking for that wide of a cutting arc, your swords needs be curved.

Anyways, I like the design. Very Anamo-eque. Want to see the spear. Those who don't like it? Well that's what glamours are for.

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Originally Posted by Kallera

That doesn't mean "completely divorced from reality." This just doesn't look like a serviceable weapon.

Gold globs do not make for a cutting edge. You are more like to annoy your target than really hurt it. :p

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Nearly every single unique weapon in this game would be absolutely useless in real life. Chances are if a weapon looks cool it is completely ineffective. This is no exception. Enjoy the fantasy weapon designs as this is a fantasy game.

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Originally Posted by Yamimarik

Oh!!! please let this be Curtana's next upgrade, meaning all weapons are FINALLY getting an image makeover and no more glows for a while! :D

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good grief a million times over this...

I DON'T LIKE IT, OK!?

I don't have to like it, either! I find the gold globs make it sloppy looking for a "weapon".

Now was that so hard to say?

Be prepared to meet the 1000 Provisions of the Holy Sword Excalibur. Some include...

Provision #22: On a refreshing morning, start out with a refreshing greeting.
Provision #75: Celebrate Excalibur's birthday* in grand-style.
Provision #452: Attendance of a full duration, non-skipping Main Story Scenario is mandatory.
Provision #578: You must never tell a lie.
Provision #602: You must prepare all foods with HQ Ingredient.

*Every day is considered Excalibur's birthday.

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Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh

Now was that so hard to say?

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It still looks godawful and I would ask for changes or something different were I shown this as concept art.