http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...804-09-2014%29


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Q: Please tell us the theme for the expansion.
A: Maehiro: Well, naturally we're working on this now, and while I can’t go too deep into detail at this point in time, I can tell you that one of the themes revolves around a great conflict that spans across millennia. Beyond this, I can only ask you to stay tuned for additional details in the future.

Yoshida: I spoke a bit before about the expansion, and I said we were deciding on whether we should swim or fly. Well, we decided to go with flying so players can expect to look to the skies in the coming expansion.
While it may obvious that we need something to let us fly in-game (Chocobo, airship, ect) ... Swimming however does not require anything else beyond our characters. I think its safe to say we will be manually flying... but you never know.