The Letter is up

[Biggs]

They said they have just hammered out the conceptualization for materia system and determined its feasible. I wouldnt count on that for months yet sad to say. Not trying to shit in your cheerios, I just dont want others to see that and hype it up. Gotta stay realistic. They promised us dungeons and are now saying they finished 1? and are working on the second. Kinda weak sauce if you ask me but I will try to stay optimistic.

The term "tremendous patch" should not be used lightly, which i am hoping it wasnt. I am just affraid that the majority of the data taken up in the next patch will be for the addition of auto-attack. Changes to core game mechanics take up a buttload of memory, so we could see just that and dungeons and nothing else. I see a lot of hype forming around this patch, and them delaying it does NOT help. Not saying they can help it, I just forsee the potential for a lot of dissapointed peeps.

Combat video shows that they are going in the right direction (to me anyway), and thats really good. I just don't expect free lottery tickets and booze in this patch the way others seem to. (the materia system dude? really?)


Now back to everyones favorite activity......WAITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Seif]

It's funny how during all that "THIS IS ONE MASSIVE PATCH AMIRITE?!" hyperbole I kept thinking that's it?! Seriously that's all the big changes you're making?

[Kiara]

Hi All,

Yah it's good to get an update from Yoshida-san.

The New Animations for Gladiator and Lancer look SWEET!

THAT is some great animation that I hope we see more of for all classes, and then maybe start cleaning up some of the Spells (Ancient Magic :P).

I think the Auto-Attack, Losing the Stamina Gauge and the sweet, clean Icons and Timers are really going to help Combat out a lot.

I'm bummed 1.18 is delayed by 2 weeks, but, if they need the time, they need the time. All we can do is wait.

Here's to hoping 1.18's content lives up to the build-up and excitement.

[Jynx]

Still good. I know a lot of people where unimpressed with the standard animations and it seems Square is listening.

Chaos thrust is now hardcore.

[Teknoman]

Well another good thing is that we are going to be able to switch into active without stopping to take out weapons, so that will come in handy.

[Rowyne]

Well another good thing is that we are going to be able to switch into active without stopping to take out weapons, so that will come in handy.

Thank the Gods! I think that was personally my favorite part of the letter.

[Kuai]

another month of not playing the game for me it seems. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Aistaraina]

but what are we going to AA if we're not targetting a mob? i dont know, but im just going by how it is in ffxi. you can draw your weapon but unless u manually choose to attack the mob, you won't go into AA mode. just active mode

Except no engage button is visible anywhere in the video... or I'm blind. Leads me to believe whatever you have targeted, and are within range of you will AA.

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

They said they have just hammered out the conceptualization for materia system and determined its feasible. I wouldnt count on that for months yet sad to say. Not trying to shit in your cheerios, I just dont want others to see that and hype it up. Gotta stay realistic. They promised us dungeons and are now saying they finished 1? and are working on the second. Kinda weak sauce if you ask me but I will try to stay optimistic.

The term "tremendous patch" should not be used lightly, which i am hoping it wasnt. I am just affraid that the majority of the data taken up in the next patch will be for the addition of auto-attack. Changes to core game mechanics take up a buttload of memory, so we could see just that and dungeons and nothing else. I see a lot of hype forming around this patch, and them delaying it does NOT help. Not saying they can help it, I just forsee the potential for a lot of dissapointed peeps.

Combat video shows that they are going in the right direction (to me anyway), and thats really good. I just don't expect free lottery tickets and booze in this patch the way others seem to. (the materia system dude? really?)


Now back to everyones favorite activity......WAITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I assume you're talking to me, but I don't care what you think. I didn't say they're going to have the materia system, but I was hoping they would have it in 1.18, if they don't then I DON'T CARE. I'm not going to control what I type just because a few people may get hyped over my words, I can't control people.

[TonyMontana]

So this is what we have been waiting so long(with 3-5 more weeks of waiting to go) for?