The LL 69 Thread

Who's watching?! Thought I'd make a megathread for the live letter for discussion. Tataru-centered sidequests and more Hildibrand confirmed!

Here's the link to the YouTube livestream if you want to watch. https://youtu.be/qLINONEDT6U

A bit disappointed they won't touch on job changes, but I guess it's to be expected since they said they will begin ultimate testing with 8 people starting next week. I want to know more about pvp, the rest is uninteresting to me, except maybe glam plate expansion.

Hroths and Bunnies will be happy they are getting some new hare ... I mean hair.

Double glamour dresser in 6.2, 5 more glamour plates in 6.1 and they will work in every sanctuary. Mog store gear preview in game! I look forward to the unreal trial and the extreme trial and also alliance raid lore bombs.

For me, I'm super excited for the Alliance Raid and the tiny QoL they're adding (the already-obtained collectible checkmark, previewing store items in-game on our own character). Also the adventurer cards!!

Patch artwork looked nice and I do hope they add the outfit WoL is wearing in it with the cape as glamour (without the backpack). New Alliance raid is clearly drawing inspiration from Zilart-style architecture from FFXI, which I am very excited for, but the use of Ala Mhigo's griffins there...was an asset that maybe should have been substituted for another.

Also looking forward to doing ARR with Trusts on some alts, and especially looking forward to the day where we can run dungeons with Estinien and Ysayle in Heavensward. The upcoming QoL is appreciated and with 800 glamour slots I think I'll be ok. For now. Would have liked to see Adventurer Plates and any new hairstyles but given the present situation with Viera and Hrothgar being so far behind and the incoming graphical update, I wouldn't be surprised if this expansion we didn't get any new unique styles, as the textures would also have to be updated as well.

I'm a bit disappointed Ameliance and Hildy and tribal quests aren't until 6.15. But it sounded like we'd at least get Tataru's before that.

I'm very excited about more hairstyles for viera and hrothgar, and the new pvp mode!! If they make it fun enough I can see myself doing it all the time!

Wasn't expecting an Omega-related sidequest series, though judging from how it was staring at the Ragnarok during the MSQ, it seems like it still wants to go home.

It also seems like we're literally going to visit one of the seven heavens for the alliance raid...though I'm curious as to what they actually are if not truly some manner of celestial realm.

Me: *looks at thread title*
My brain cells: Don't do it. Don't even think it!
Me: *Begins to smile mischievously"
My brain cells: He's gonna do it! Everyone, brace for cringe impact!


"69 huh? Noice."

Nice.

Edit: empty characters look censored, so my message was even dirtier originally. Oops

Oh no...

I love the change for the market search (can sort mounts and minions by what you don't own), but also I don't like spending loads of gil and now I can easily see what I should spend gil on O_O.. Very nice QoL though!

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Originally Posted by Canadane

Nice.

Edit: empty characters look censored, so my message was even dirtier originally. Oops

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Did the say we'll get more information about Duty Support in the next LL? They didn't really mention squadrons and it occurs to me there's emotes you can only get from those.

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Originally Posted by TaleraRistain

Did the say we'll get more information about Duty Support in the next LL? They didn't really mention squadrons and it occurs to me there's emotes you can only get from those.

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Its been a theory that we may see more to GCs/Squads in 7.0. EW is wrapping up the larger than life story ARR kicked off, and taking a look at GCs would fit the track of a narrative reset.

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Originally Posted by TaleraRistain

Did the say we'll get more information about Duty Support in the next LL? They didn't really mention squadrons and it occurs to me there's emotes you can only get from those.

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I believe the best we have currently was the after LL interview in Japanese that said something along the lines:

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Originally Posted by Shibi

Here is the same interview with a revised/formal version on dengekionline. The words used in this formal version are much clear. So please check it out. https://dengekionline.com/articles/119882/

The following section is where the squadrons are mentioned: ――メインIDのフェイス対応に関連して、冒険者小隊の扱いがどうなっていくかもお聞かせください。

Here's a quick translation (sorry for poor English):

"Just like I mentioned in the PLL before, the AI of the Squadrons is totally different from the AI of the Trusts. Lets say that we want to update the Squadrons, then we will have to update the MSQ and ID/Dungeons at the same time (to make them also being able to run smoothly by the Squadrons AI)."

"Furthermore, I think that if we want to further develop the Squadrons system, its better for us to make them have the same (AI) system as the Trusts. Some people might be really looking forward (for the Squadrons updates), but the Squadrons updates will be paused until then (after they have the same AI system as the Trust). (For this reason,) We might give out compensation."

"If we continue to update the Squadrons system (without updating its AI), it will be vastly different (in an inferior way) from the Trusts system. When the players are getting used to the (advanced) Trusts system and Story Support features, it would be very stressful (to make the Squadrons as good as them). In order to make the Squadrons and Trust system together (e.g. use the same AI), and by considering the cost of AI development, I think it would be better to spend our resources (to make Trusts system's AI run) on the MSQ and ID/Dungeons first."

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My personal wish is if they combine them (the systems) they take the extra helping of identity of trusts with the more interesting progression systems of squadrons. Love my OP squadrons (after I put some time in making them as such), but I love the AI and comments the trusts can make.

If not I hope the squadrons just become a new interesting type of commander type content (war table, GC, leading your troop, etc- outposts, supply missions, obtaining and retaining assets). Also chocobos, I really want to see the chocobo companion updated and hopefully used one day in that type of content. I will bring my boco into all the dungeons >:3 lol. (Personally I imagine chocobo being one of the 'long game' plans, but easily one of the more potent options given effort, with my own dream that it might be a bit like FF Tactics jobs- like currently you have attacker tree on chocobo, but perhaps in an update you can level and unlock different trees and really kit out the bird in interesting and potent ways).

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Originally Posted by aveyond-dreams

New Alliance raid is clearly drawing inspiration from Zilart-style architecture from FFXI, which I am very excited for, but the use of Ala Mhigo's griffins there...was an asset that maybe should have been substituted for another.

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the griffin statues make sense as the structure in the middle matches that of the spire card:
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seeing as rhalgr is the greater of the two deities in terms of the twelve, it would make sense the architecture matches that of ala mhigo, as well as the inclusion of the griffin statues.

I'm getting a strong vibe that this raid is going to end up taking place in the past as well because I'd think if the seven heavens did actually exist somewhere in the present day someone would've noticed them by now.

It does loop back to my initial thoughts the Twelve were likely just influential figures in Ancient society with the original Azem/Azim/Azeyma connection, though.

I think Hydaelyn wasted away the Twelve at the 7th Umbral Calamity. Emet-Selch asked if we know the truth Faces of the twelve? I guess those was the ones that summoned Hydaelyn. This makes me even hate her more.
But on the other side this is what Tiamat said:

We abided in peace, and all was well... until the men of Allag came, some five thousand years since. They slaughtered my children in droves, and took from me my beloved Bahamut.
'Twas then, when I had fallen into the depths of despair, that black-robed men came unto me. The Ascians.
They offered to resurrect Bahamut through their dark arts, and I, in my grief, accepted---a decision which I shall regret unto my dying breath.
For what they brought back was a mockery of my beloved. Worse, the Ascians gifted his murderers the means to entrap him.
Know this, child of man: the beings thy kind call gods are but specters of thy mind's creation, given form at great cost to Hydaelyn.
Many suchs beings yet slumber across the land, brought to heel by the selfsame empire that bound me. They must not be released into the world.
If thou wouldst end the conflict, vanquish thee the Ascians, and deliver the weak of will from the bonds of their dark influence.

So who knows what we will find out.

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Originally Posted by KageTokage

I'm getting a strong vibe that this raid is going to end up taking place in the past as well because I'd think if the seven heavens did actually exist somewhere in the present day someone would've noticed them by now.

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Mhach and Dun Scaith went undiscovered for centuries despite being within the continent of Eorzea. Remember, flying machines are still pretty new, and there's been a war keeping people from flying around too freely.

Lots of filler content.

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Originally Posted by Lunalepsy

Lots of filler content.

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Well, yes. Everything between 6.0 and 7.0 is technically filler.