New interview from Famitsu Connect-On Magazine Aug.2011

[Kristina_Farron]

As it's been mentioned that it is just an example (in the other translation thread), I've gone back to "wait and see" mode for the moment.

Either way, why is everyone getting so hyped up about bard? I think bard and I think Leliana from Dragon Age (awesome), that bard character from the Romancing SaGa remake (good one too), and the princess job from FFXI (erm...).

I am very surprised that NA players describe Bard in FFXI as "princess job", which is spontaneously be the same with JP players

Many JP players are also complaining about the "buff bot" role of RDM and BRD (along with utsusemi and haste) since this two job name poped up from the magazine interview. Hoping Matsui, the lead battle planner, will not repeat the same way as FFXI.

But anyway, PT need healer and buffer, at the end someone have to do this.
So I only hope they can make RDM and BRD more interesting.

[Zantetsuken]

My guess:Paladin, Monk, White Mage, Black Mage, Dragon Knight, Bard.

GLD > PLD
MRD > DRK
PGL > MNK
ARC > ? (THF most likely)
LNC > DRG
CON > BLM -OR- WHM
THM > BRD


I really love the idea of comboing classes to make new jobs. Just like FFT. BRAVO!

[Leonesaurus]

Thank you for the translations! Very excited for the Ifrit Battle Quest, Quest Hub Encampments, the Job system, Achievement Rewards, Beast Tribe Lairs and more! Especially happy to hear about the Chocobo/Mount System again from them!

[Duelle]

But anyway, PT need healer and buffer, at the end someone have to do this.
So I only hope they can make RDM and BRD more interesting.

Buffing can be a group effort if you actually design the jobs and classes to act accordingly rather than leaving the buffing to one poor soul. That was bad design in XI and should not be repeated. That's also why I am more worried about Matsui having anything to do with battle design of this game over everyone's fear of Yoshida's lack of experience.

On a side note, my hatred for bard classes comes from the fact that group performance is made or broken by their presence when they are designed as strict buffbots. It is kind of why I hope them to be an offshoot of a dagger class (since bards to belong to the rogue archetype).

[Swev]

Square Enix is in the US also and funny how their are no interviews out here.

[Corrderio]

Square Enix is in the US also and funny how their are no interviews out here.

The NA branch has literally nothing to do with XIV. All we'd get for responses is "We'll ask the dev team" at the best.

[Swev]

The NA branch has literally nothing to do with XIV. All we'd get for responses is "We'll ask the dev team" at the best.

Well they have to have someone out here. Im always having to order games from the US that is from Square Enix. =/

check out the history of square. http://www.square-enix.com/eng/company/history.html

[Corrderio]

SE of North America is just here for translations/distributing for the NA reason unless there's something else I'm missing. Since I never heard of the NA branch of a JP company making their own game, except with Mystic Quest.

[Etienn]

Concerning Materia crafting, can someone delve into more information on that in this thread?

[Kristina_Farron]

Square Enix is in the US also and funny how their are no interviews out here.

I personally guess the IGN and Gamespot may not interested in FFXIV until they really see the change made in 1.18 and 1.19, or even until the launch of PS3 version. Because FFXIV is not really revived now (from the objective point of view).

But when it is ready, I believe SQEX NA branch will do any efforts to get media exposure.