Early Thoughts on 1.18 - THANK YOU Yoshida-san! :)

[Rentahamster]

Yah, are you enjoying Dzemael Darkhold?

Hopefully in 1.19, 1.20 we'll see the rest of the Combat System Core Changes, and the Job System finalized (1.21?). And maybe the Skillchain 2.0 / More Active Combo System replacement for Battle Regimens (hopefully taking a cue from your thread Renta).

It's getting a lot better and it's fun to log in and play again.

Yeah, the new dungeon is very challenging, which is a GOOD thing. I beat the quest the day after the patch hit, as you can see on my history: http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...cicuid=1555795

But, I still haven't gotten past the final boss as I haven't been able to play that much.

I think the biggest enjoyment from me stems from the fact that a lot of people are coming back to try it out, so I'm seeing a lot of old friendly faces again.

[Rowyne]

I just did the Grand Company quest chain in Gridania with my husband tonight, and had a great time!

Can't wait to do LL and Ul'dah!

Also, so glad that quests give SP now.

Did my first leves since the patch, also. Went through a couple rounds playing the old lazy way and kept running out of MP. I got myself into a rotation that included Spiritbind and being more careful about casting cures. Once I got in the groove, it was just fine! I like that I now have to make meaningful choices.

Loving this patch!

[Kiara]

Yeah, the new dungeon is very challenging, which is a GOOD thing. I beat the quest the day after the patch hit, as you can see on my history: http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...cicuid=1555795

But, I still haven't gotten past the final boss as I haven't been able to play that much.

I think the biggest enjoyment from me stems from the fact that a lot of people are coming back to try it out, so I'm seeing a lot of old friendly faces again.

Very nice! Congratulations.

Same here: I've run into some old friends I haven't seen since Month 2 of release of this game. I hope we see more friends return as the days go by, and when 1.19 and 1.20 hit (with Airships, Chocobos, Ifrit Boss Battle, etc.).

[Rentahamster]

Very nice! Congratulations.

Thanks, and we did eventually manage to beat Batraal, too!