2.5 Trailer?

[Nekodar]

This is what I'm wondering about too, maybe they'll save it for 2.51 since it seems like that'll be the official end of the 2.0 storyline. Or maybe they'll split it into two videos so they're being extra careful to not put 2.51 stuff in the video.

2.5 part 1
2.51
2.5 part 2
is the division of 2.5x
2.51 is gold saucer and relic... part 2 is the end of the story.

[Corfish]

2.5 part 1
2.51
2.5 part 2
is the division of 2.5x
2.51 is gold saucer and relic... part 2 is the end of the story.

Ohhh gotcha. I did not realize it was being split into 4 parts. Hopefully that means we'll get Gold Saucer earlier than I anticipated

[Squintina]

Ohhh gotcha. I did not realize it was being split into 4 parts. Hopefully that means we'll get Gold Saucer earlier than I anticipated

2.5p1, 2.51, 2.5p2 = 3 parts.

2.5p1 = Jan 20 and 2.5p2 is end of March. So 2.51 (old Saucer) is February or Early March.

[silentwindfr]

part 2 is the end of the story.

actually is wrong this, the end of the actual story is the part 1, the part 2 will be the introduction of the 3.0 story. because they will not drop this story like this. it's why the part 2 contain Ishgard battle.

[Alberel]

actually is wrong this, the end of the actual story is the part 1, the part 2 will be the introduction of the 3.0 story. because they will not drop this story like this. it's why the part 2 contain Ishgard battle.

This.

A lot of people are incorrectly assuming that the ending of the current story arc is in the second part (2.55) yet ALL of the major battle content, including the 'mystery' trial which is presumably the final boss of the 2.x story arc, is in the initial 2.5 drop. 2.5 will conclude the 2.x story. The 2.55 content is the introduction to the expansion; essentially the pre-expansion patch that most MMOs have.

[gamesmart]

This.

A lot of people are incorrectly assuming that the ending of the current story arc is in the second part (2.55) yet ALL of the major battle content, including the 'mystery' trial which is presumably the final boss of the 2.x story arc, is in the initial 2.5 drop. 2.5 will conclude the 2.x story. The 2.55 content is the introduction to the expansion; essentially the pre-expansion patch that most MMOs have.

End of the 2.x story and introduction to the expansion story aren't mutually exclusive; plus the devs themselves have said somewhere that 2.5 part 1 is roughly 2/3 of the main story of the overall 2.5 patch series, and 2.55 will cover the rest.

[Omegakiyohime]

This.

A lot of people are incorrectly assuming that the ending of the current story arc is in the second part (2.55) yet ALL of the major battle content, including the 'mystery' trial which is presumably the final boss of the 2.x story arc, is in the initial 2.5 drop. 2.5 will conclude the 2.x story. The 2.55 content is the introduction to the expansion; essentially the pre-expansion patch that most MMOs have.

Unfortunately, no. Before the fall part 2 contains the "curtain' to the main story (stated by Yoshi in the New Years Letter) or the second arc of the patch 2.5 main scenario, as stated by the devs at fanfest.

[Alberel]

Unfortunately, no. Before the fall part 2 contains the "curtain' to the main story (stated by Yoshi in the New Years Letter) or the second arc of the patch 2.5 main scenario, as stated by the devs at fanfest.

You missed my point. The second half of the main scenario in 2.5 is pertaining to Midgardsormr's resurrection which will be the reason Ishgard opens its gates to beg us for help. It is essentially both the epilogue to current arc and prologue to the next.

The first half will be killing our first Ascian (most likely the rematch with Lahabrea that Louisoix's prophecy spoke about). Defeating Lahabrea once and for all will be the end of the 2.x story. Midgradsormr's resurrection is the prelude to the expansion. The second half is being called the 'curtain' because it explains how events so far lead us to Ishgard.

Put it this way: how can the second half be the real ending if the actual final boss of the 2.x story is in the first half?

[lololink]

You missed my point. The second half of the main scenario in 2.5 is pertaining to Midgardsormr's resurrection which will be the reason Ishgard opens its gates to beg us for help. It is essentially both the epilogue to current arc and prologue to the next.

The first half will be killing our first Ascian (most likely the rematch with Lahabrea that Louisoix's prophecy spoke about). Defeating Lahabrea once and for all will be the end of the 2.x story. Midgradsormr's resurrection is the prelude to the expansion. The second half is being called the 'curtain' because it explains how events so far lead us to Ishgard.

Put it this way: how can the second half be the real ending if the actual final boss of the 2.x story is in the first half?

I think you shouldn't jump to conclusions so easily, unless you are working at SE and knows about it.

[Alberel]

I think you shouldn't jump to conclusions so easily, unless you are working at SE and knows about it.

Sigh, it's not jumping to conclusions, it's a logical deduction. If you've been paying attention to the story at all up until now then you'll know that two things need to happen before the expansion:

1. The Ascian hold over Ishgard must be destroyed.
2. Midgardsormr must be resurrected.

There's no jumping to conclusions in making that deduction because we know that both things have to have occurred by the time 3.0 launches.

We have two pretty clear and entirely separate events that need to take place in order to set the expansion up and there are two story updates to be released prior to that. Factor in that the 2.4 story was all about finding a weapon to kill an Ascian and it is inevitable that we will free Ishgard by killing the Ascian manipulating the Holy See; any other turn of events would simply be bad story telling.

Now we KNOW that the final story fight is in the first half in the form of this mystery trial so we KNOW that our fight with Lahabrea will be in the first half. Since one of the events DEFINITELY takes place in the first half the other event will be in the second half.

I'm not jumping to conclusions. We have all the info we need to know what happens next.

Where did they explicitly say the final boss of the ARR story comes with 2.50? For all we know the conflict with the Ascians could be happening within the Battle of Ishgard, and everything leading up to it (including Odin, 2.5's primal) could be in preparation for such an event. We still need a Blade of Light, and the victory cutscene from the Odin fight at the Las Vegas Fanfest showed that his sword was left behind upon his defeat.

If the Battle of Ishgard was a dungeon or raid they would have told us by now to build hype. If anything it's likely a world event as most MMOs always launch an expansion alongside a world event. As such it is very unlikely the Battle of Ishgard will contain any major story events.

Instead we have three trials confirmed to be in 2.50. One is unnamed. Whenever SE has explicitly withheld the name of anything pertaining to a future patch it was because to name it would spoil the story. It is, therefore, very easy to deduce that the unnamed trial in 2.50 is main story related. Since no such trial or dungeon exists in the second half of the patch it is again easy to deduce what that trial actually is based on the current direction of the story.