I'd planned to be relatively quiet while I was at E3 (though I'd have loved to get in on these conversations before 3.0 went live and rendered them moot)... but a friend on Twitter pointed something out to me while I was walking around today and I'm too stoked to not at least say something.
HAS THE MAN OF STEEL RETURNED?
STHALMANN ... IS THAT YOU?
http://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/t/e76...dc9eca8_58.png
Superman Returns!?
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06-17-2015, 03:09 PMAnonymooseSuperman Returns!?
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06-17-2015, 03:22 PMWellFooled
I'm an ignorant non-legacy player...who is this fellow?
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06-17-2015, 03:36 PMAnonymoose
That is (potentially) Sthalmann, a main character of the Version 1 Limsa Lominsa introduction; Commodore and right-hand man of the former admiral who, in 1562, led a coup against him (leading to said admiral's death) in an attempt to steal the pieces of a staff not unlike Louisoix's (though he could not make it function) so he could prepare Limsa (as he saw fit) for some great trial to come. Y'shtola caught up with his plot, but an Ascian made off with the broken staff piece (the horn) before she could recover it. After that, he lost his position and wandered the city a drunken pirate (captain of a crew of one), obsessed with his redemption, but loathed by everyone. His points of view weren't exactly right, but he wasn't quite as wrong as others turned out to be, either. As of 1572, he never quite got anywhere with it, but he was a well fleshed out and very interesting character, which made it more likely we'd see him again one day... that and the fact that Fernehalwes was also a fan of his, lol.
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06-17-2015, 05:45 PMViridianaDon't feel bad, I played 1.0 and only know as much as I do about this guy because Moose will ramble if given half a chance, as he's just shown. :pQuote:
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06-17-2015, 06:00 PMAnonymooseHey, now! I think I did a ... moderately pretty okay ... job of summarizing four long quests worth of Who's that dude?. Machinist is just arriving; I hope you'll forgive me some excitement to (possibly) see the guy who taught me how to hold an Eorzean musket on my first day like five years ago. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Viridiana
(Here's, uh... here's hoping he's not still kind of a jackass...)
Moose's First Day (SPOILER: He didn't get the job.)
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06-17-2015, 06:07 PMmosaicexIsn't he the guy who transport you to the platform that you fight with Leviathan?Quote:
Originally Posted by Anonymoose
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06-17-2015, 06:16 PMAnonymooseDo you mean the one who pulled the platform out to sea? That was Eynzahr Slafyrsyn.Quote:
Originally Posted by mosaicex
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06-17-2015, 09:29 PMRocl
I'm heartened you saw the connection too, I was ready to gush as soon as you returned :<
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06-17-2015, 09:43 PMlololink
It's also nice to see that MCH will be linked to Limsa and muskeeter in some way.
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06-17-2015, 11:39 PMFenralAwww.... It's Baby Moose!Quote:
Originally Posted by Anonymoose
Er, wait, Lalafell always look like that. /cheapshot
Well, hopefully this won't just be a repeat of the level 50 BSM quest:
"Your mysterious client is.... That guy!"
"Uh, who?"
"You know, that guy!"
"I don't actually."
"Well, he likes the sword anyway, so thanks for that."
"Uh, okay? Thanks for the hammer. I guess?"
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06-18-2015, 12:32 AMItseotle
Aww man that 1.0 lighting ;_; Moose you did an excellent job of showcasing the depth the 1.0 characters had. Your more recent pic looks like a play-dough man compared to that pirate below him.
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06-18-2015, 02:16 AMHeavensSword
Never played 1.0, but that was a very interesting summary Moose! Thanks. You've gotten me more excited for the MCH starter quest come expansion.
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06-18-2015, 02:19 AMSamcaesarSo just curious.. But who's that guy? I'm assuming another important 1.0 NPC right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenral
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06-18-2015, 02:34 AMWellFooledThanks Moose! I appreciate the info.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anonymoose
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06-18-2015, 03:28 AMKayokane
Our good friend Rostnsthal / Sthalmann is returning (maybe) Woo, Maybe I can get him to Autograph my new gun when I become a Machinist!
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06-18-2015, 03:39 AMjomoruQuote:
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06-18-2015, 05:17 AMlololinkThat screen is from the MCH quest part.Quote:
Originally Posted by jomoru
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06-18-2015, 05:41 AMRhomagusHe's referring to Greinfarr who goes by his gladiator name, the Bronze Bull, in the BSM quest. In 1.0 him and his Miqo'te counterpart were kind of a big deal. Greinfarr accompanies your character in the opening cutscene for Ul'dah in 1.0. By the time we meet up with him again in 2.0 he's been down on his luck in the arena. He's also the Roegadyn that introduces you to the final fight in Halatali Hard Mode.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samcaesar
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06-18-2015, 06:10 AMjomoruQuote:
Originally Posted by lololink
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06-18-2015, 06:34 PMSapphosThis may seem silly but I am overjoyed! I have a hard time remembering some parts of 1.0's plot but Sthalmann's character really stood out to me! I really hope it's him there is a lot they could do with his character still.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anonymoose
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06-18-2015, 09:08 PMWolfandre
Hmmmm...... I'm trying to piece together what lore we have of Machinists, put it with the ill-fated Musketeer class and mash that all together with Limsa 1.0's story.
I'm hoping they didn't drop him in just because he-used-a-gun-at-some-point-in-his-life-maybe and rather we'll be getting some juicy info on whatever happened to the horn. I'm seriously guessing, though, that he tracked it down to Ishgard and it's being toted around in the Sea of Clouds by that Ascian. How that relates to MCH, though...I guess we'll have to find out!
Looking forward to some serious Sthalmann redemption come level 60. ( o_o)b