Final Fantasy XIV 3.0 Heavensward

[TheRogueX]

Wouldn't that change make WARs rage if they are locked out of Provoke and Convalescence? Also White Mages and Both Arcanist jobs apparently need Swiftcast so unless the devs for some reason want Conjurers, Arcanists and Marauders to usurp jobs as amndatory for raids and other endgame I don't see that happening

Obviously, WAR would still have access to GLD abilities because GLD is necessary for the job. A Swiftcast-like ability could be given to Arcanist; that would kill 3 birds with one stone (WHM, SCH, SMN). Rebalancing would, of course, be necessary, but this is a full expansion and so some changes are to be expected.

[Lithera]

Thanks a bunch for all the info

So is there hope for a 2.6, based on the timing, or is 2.5 going to be the last expansion? I don't know how these things work in MMOs, the only expansions I've ever bought were for The Sims and Roller Coaster Tycoon

Not likely. With 2.4 likely at the end of this month, that pins 2.5 at the end of January. That would put the next update in April which would drop on top of Heavensward. Basically 2.5-->3.0. Two more small content patches then the BIG expansion. If we're real lucky we could see the expansion in March. 2.5 will be final CT and end of 2.X Main Story so a week after 2.5 drops there's going to be little else other than Final Coil spam until Heavensward so it would be in their best interest not to dawdle and wait out the normal 3 month patch window.

[Ultimatecalibur]

From what I'm seeing and hearing, I bet that the expansion will bring 2 new classes and at least 3 Jobs.

The two classes will likely have one use two handed swords (2HS) and the other guns.
Jobs are likely to include Samurai and Dark Knight.

I expect Dark Knight will either be a 2HS dps job or a Gladiator dps job and Samurai is likely to be a 2HS tank job.

Equipment wise, melee dps/tank main weapon sharing has less problems than caster/healer main weapon sharing due to both melee dps and tanks relying on Strength instead of 2 different stats like Scholar and Summoner do.

[lyndwyrm]

Wait wait wait.

If the gold saucer wasn't mentioned in the overview of the expansion, will it be in a patch then? Like say, 2.5? or...... will it be more like in 3.5?

[Lithera]

Wait wait wait.

If the gold saucer wasn't mentioned in the overview of the expansion, will it be in a patch then? Like say, 2.5? or...... will it be more like in 3.5?

Saucer looks to be 2.45 most likely. It was mentioned in a recent interview that it was going to "just" miss 2.4 release. Not too concerned personally. I prefer story and battle content over minigames.

[dragorian]

i am thinking 2.4 either some time this month and 2.5 dec 21 3.0 mar 31

[Sammich]

Fuark, gonna take me another three months to cap my level I guess Q_Q

[Katsaria]

2.4 has been confirmed by community reps on the floor that it is on October 28th. Considering the 3 month wait in between patches I would expect Heavensward sometime in May.

[Morningstar1337]

2.4 has been confirmed by community reps on the floor that it is on October 28th. Considering the 3 month wait in between patches I would expect Heavensward sometime in May.

Assuming there is a 2.5 though (Then again each of the patches introduced a Primal trial and There is that Odin rumor and the fanfest trial)

[silentwindfr]

2.5 was confirmed like the last patch of the 2.X series, including the gold saucer.