the new benchmark trailer is friggin awesome

*goosebumps everywhere*

especially love it how Alex take a setting that look like IX's Lindblum

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Originally Posted by rina_inverse

*goosebumps everywhere*

especially love it how Alex take a setting that look like IX's Lindblum

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I agree 100%

A question, though, how did you get that link to be an actual link in your signature? Try as I might, I cannot get my links to work. Would you mind sharing with me whatever code you used in your signature to make that work?

Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGOIF_7vuLw for those who havent seen it..

since my birthdays in a couple of days can some1 gift me a time machine so i can jump to the 19th of june please?? :p i promise i wont ask for anything else ever XD

edit - need the flying snake thingie aswell for early christmas pressie lalaal lol

I'm loving the new skill animations! If anyone is interested and can't view the video:


Paladin (Skill is used after Riot Blade. New skill in a current combo?)

http://puu.sh/hpXvY/3a78e1e0d8.jpg

Warrior (Unknown. Looks like a single-target skill?)

http://puu.sh/hpXBK/c471528654.jpg

Dragoon (Looks like it is a follow-up to a current combo. Dunno. I'm not familiar with the Dragoon animations.)

http://puu.sh/hpXEb/94f7742ba6.jpg

Scholar (New healing spell? Looks like it doesn't have a cast time. Facing the tank during activation. Or maybe it's a buff? Animation looks like faeries pop up.)

http://puu.sh/hpXHv/2cecffe137.jpg

Bard (Quite possibly single target? Arrows homing onto a single enemy.)

http://puu.sh/hpXKa/3c5f44e5fc.jpg
http://puu.sh/hpYJ2/9e28cf9431.jpg

Monk (Unknown. But it looks cool. Possible skill used in either Coeurl form, or Opo-opo form due to fast movement? Or maybe Raptor because animation depicts a single hit?)

http://puu.sh/hpXLY/da68b5dbf6.jpg

White Mage (Stone III?! Possibly an AoE due to the explosion observed.)

http://puu.sh/hpXOF/94f334e007.jpg

Black Mage (This one looks like a Spell Speed buff? Flare is casted faster than usual and the effect remains for a while)

http://puu.sh/hpXRj/99d73ec40d.jpg

Summoner (Looks like Summoners are getting an AoE spell! Egi does not react to the ability being cast. Non-pet related skill.)

http://puu.sh/hpY3L/6607f3be36.jpg

Paladin again (Temporary shield. Looks like it can nullify damage. Maybe it works like Perfect Dodge? Maybe only for magical damage?)

http://puu.sh/hpY7o/46f25c7a2c.jpg

was that dragoons new limit break near the end?? looks pretty badass XD

Also before they engage the dragon, the WHM's protect is also different. It's possible one of the traits we will get further enhances the DEF/MDEF value.

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Originally Posted by Spawnie

was that dragoons new limit break near the end?? looks pretty badass XD

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Yes, all jobs will be getting new animations that better fit their design/theme. The effects will be exactly the same though as the current LBs. They will just look different.

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Originally Posted by Velox

Also before they engage the dragon, the WHM's protect is also different. It's possible one of the traits we will get further enhances the DEF/MDEF value.

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The protect animation looks the same to me. I don't see much of a difference between what we have right now and what was shown. Seems like the usual Succor + Protect at the start of a pull. Maybe I'm not seeing it right. @_@

You know what I saw? A DRK tank in the opening going forward without his party. Probably ran off while the AST was giving buffs....typical.

That was a great trailer, can't wait for the benchmark!

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Originally Posted by Velox

Also before they engage the dragon, the WHM's protect is also different. It's possible one of the traits we will get further enhances the DEF/MDEF value.


Yes, all jobs will be getting new animations that better fit their design/theme. The effects will be exactly the same though as the current LBs. They will just look different.

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except bards ofc finally we wont have a healing LB... well had to use it in WOD last night ( 1st time ever) on cloud of darkness cause almost every1 was dead lol

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Originally Posted by Teryaani

You know what I saw? A DRK tank in the opening going forward without his party. Probably ran off while the AST was giving buffs....typical.

That was a great trailer, can't wait for the benchmark!

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Gotta speed run all the things, amirite? \o/

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Originally Posted by Teryaani

You know what I saw? A DRK tank in the opening going forward without his party. Probably ran off while the AST was giving buffs....typical.

That was a great trailer, can't wait for the benchmark!

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lol thats why i love SE they seem to put abit of humour in the videos from what people complain about in forums :P dragoons fail jump in the last 1 XD

Are there any kind of spoilers in it? I wanna watch it but I'm still finishing up the story. I doubt there are spoilers but I might as well be safe since the new intro movie has spoilers and I can't watch that yet

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Originally Posted by IveraIvalice

Are there any kind of spoilers in it? I wanna watch it but I'm still finishing up the story. I doubt there are spoilers but I might as well be safe since the new intro movie has spoilers and I can't watch that yet

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Nope, there isn't any from what I've seen.

It does seem like they made Ifrit (and by extension other egis) larger: I kinda have to LOL because have a slightly larger Egi was a fan request and they said they cant due to limitations.
http://i.imgur.com/CrrAKib.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/jQXDgKC.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Wvk62Ky.jpg

It could be angling making the egi look bigger

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Originally Posted by AdamFyi

Nope, there isn't any from what I've seen.

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Awesome! Thanks for the info

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Originally Posted by myahele

It could be angling making the egi look bigger

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Nah, he does look larger.
http://puu.sh/hpZVc/b9b058d4ae.jpg

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Originally Posted by Spawnie

was that dragoons new limit break near the end?? looks pretty badass XD

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Now THAT'S a Limit Break!

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Originally Posted by Maikal

Now THAT'S a Limit Break!

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I'd buy that for a dollar!

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Originally Posted by Dualblade

I'd buy that for a dollar!

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Custom Limit Breaks in the cash shop. Look forward to it.

So wheres the actual benchmark download at, I can't seem to find it...

Thanks

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Originally Posted by myahele

It does seem like they made Ifrit (and by extension other egis) larger: I kinda have to LOL because have a slightly larger Egi was a fan request and they said they cant due to limitations.

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It was never due to limitation, but about design choice.

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Originally Posted by Sartori

So wheres the actual benchmark download at, I can't seem to find it...

Thanks

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Benchmark Comes sunday /monday (depending on your time Zone) they just showed the Trailer on nico nico

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Originally Posted by Velox

Yes, all jobs will be getting new animations that better fit their design/theme. The effects will be exactly the same though as the current LBs. They will just look different.

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Technically, some jobs will be assigned the pre-existing LBs.

Pure speculation, but I assume that:

-WHMs will get Pulse of Life
-PLDs will get Last Bastion
-BLMs will get Meteor
-MNKs will get Final Heaven

...and every other job will get something brand new.

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Originally Posted by AdamFyi

Black Mage (This one looks like a Spell Speed buff? Flare is casted faster than usual and the effect remains for a while)

http://puu.sh/hpXRj/99d73ec40d.jpg

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If you look closely you can see that he cast very fast Flare, Freeze and Thunder III, so it's some kind of triple spell.

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Originally Posted by lololink

If you look closely you can see that he cast very fast Flare, Freeze and Thunder III, so it's some kind of triple spell.

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Woah, didn't notice that! But I'll stand by what I said it being some sort of buff that plays around the cast time or spell speed just like Presence of Mind because the animation lingers after he finishes casting. Though, because the Black Mage still has a casting animation, it's can also be very likely that the buff cuts the cast time for all spells in half for x amount of time just like the Umbral Ice and Astral Fire buffs react to Fire III and Blizzard III respectively! This is getting pretty interesting. O:

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Originally Posted by Maikal

Now THAT'S a Limit Break!

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i wanna see bards new limit break now and machinists hope they look as awesome as dragoons new 1 :P

Saw at least 2 new dragoon skills. The first was around the halfway mark of the trailer and looked like a buff. And if i had to guess from the look of the animation I'd say its a new defensive buff not offensive. Then the other one was clearly a new attack. That limit break was great. It's going to be so hard to change rotations with new skills with almost 2 years of muscle memory in place for current rotations.

Yeah awesome skills aside: I want that flying snake thingy. NOOOOOOOOOOOW! NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW!

It will be funny that Ninja will get Mijin Gakure :3

Stone III!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Mendalas

Stone III!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Still waiting for the day all the I II III spell get renamed with the -a, ara, -aga, -aja suffixes.

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Originally Posted by lololink

If you look closely you can see that he cast very fast Flare, Freeze and Thunder III, so it's some kind of triple spell.

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I went all "Tetra Attack?!" and then remembered Summoners already have Tri-Disaster. Could just be the good ol' Triple.

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Originally Posted by Spawnie

i wanna see bards new limit break now and machinists hope they look as awesome as dragoons new 1 :P

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My bet on Machinist's LB will be summoning a Ragnarok Cannon and fire a beam blast with it, just like Laguna! x)

Maybe the Limit break you will see for the summoner in there normal form and do there's ultimate skill like Ifrit hellfire.

That DRG LB looks awesome! ^^
I totally wanna make a macro when I LB on DRG now saying "BANKAI! DAIGUREN HYOURINMARU"! >:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd_Px2blAxs

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Originally Posted by Waliel

I went all "Tetra Attack?!" and then remembered Summoners already have Tri-Disaster. Could just be the good ol' Triple.

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If BLMs got access to Triple, that would be so freaking broken.

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Originally Posted by HakuroDK

If BLMs got access to Triple, that would be so freaking broken.

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It better. BLM job skills are a total letdown. We were supposed to get access to forbidden destructive powers and only 2 of the skills we got dealt damage. Black Mages and Monks need something that makes them feal different from their base classes. Dragoons have jumps, summoners have egis, ninjas have mundras, bards have all the songs after swiftsong...etc.

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Originally Posted by HakuroDK

If BLMs got access to Triple, that would be so freaking broken.

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You seen how a certain boss used Double and Triple against you. I'd bet future bosses would have their HP beefed up to insane levels just to "balance" against black mages using the same buffing spell.

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Originally Posted by Xaimera

That DRG LB looks awesome! ^^
I totally wanna make a macro when I LB on DRG now saying "BANKAI! DAIGUREN HYOURINMARU"! >:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd_Px2blAxs

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Yes plz. Now I literally have a reason to finish leveling my 'goon at some point :P Even better if that's not the LB 3 and some kinda new flashy CD skill -- though it definitely looks more LBish.

How about that "HNM" looking FATE ( Reindeer Coeral) . It actually looks like FATEs won't be pushovers now. That it will take strategy from everyone there to take down.