Preliminary patch notes up.

[Radacci]

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they are already saying our stuff takes up so much data; so you pay for it, so that not everyone will have several times more inventory space, and cause even more data problem. It's like paying extra, for exceeding luggage limit, when traveling.
ofc ppl with max retainers, have an advantage, and they pay for it, you don't.
Either pay an extra pizza/month, or don't

[Lemuria]

Looks good so far, but I have concerns about the following:

[2.0] In accordance with the raise in level cap, the following job actions and parameters have been adjusted.

Several skills have been mentioned here, notably Shield Swipe, Shield Oath and a whole host of my precious White Mage spells. Some of these are obvious, such as Protect which we know to be extending its Magic Defense to all classes. But some of these are considerably less obvious, like Stoneskin, Presence of Mind, Holy and Shield Oath.

Given that these skills are being 'adjusted' to suit level 60 caps, I worry that they might be nerfed which will make non-HW players more than a little upset. I really hope that isn't the case here, and that the adjustments are merely a result of 'additional effects' which tie into later skills. But, this is Squeenix... nerfs are commonplace with big updates and it wouldn't be the first time they butchered some of my favourite skills for the sake of it.

Interestingly, it seems they're also nerfing Limit Break uses for base classes. Only jobs will be able to use the LB3, so no more Arcanist nukes or Lancer melee at high levels.

[Evergrey]

they are already saying our stuff takes up so much data; so you pay for it, so that not everyone will have several times more inventory space, and cause even more data problem. It's like paying extra, for exceeding luggage limit, when traveling.
ofc ppl with max retainers, have an advantage, and they pay for it, you don't.
Either pay an extra pizza/month, or don't

I know I don't have anything to asay about this since I am no crafter (lvl'ing them slowly thou just when bored) and I only play Tanks (WAR) so I got no problem with inventory space. But I just have to say, Pizza all the way!

[Reishi]

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Don't have an explanation for Presence of Mind, Holy, ... as well.
Only thing I can imagine for Shield Oath and Defiance is the accuracy bonus added to it..

[zandervont]

no mention of grand company ranks increased?? kinda disappointed in that unless i missed it lol

just the preliminaries, i guess not to stirr up the market with the Expert turn ins and whatnot.

[Lemuria]

Okay, I found a deal breaker. This is something that really grinds my gears every time they release a new dungeon, but now I think it's gone a step too far.

Serious talk, Square-Enix. What the heck is wrong with your duty roulettes? Do you just hate new players, or do you just want to annoy them as much as possible? Yet again, you've added another three dungeons to the Hard Mode roulette. And, yet again, you'll have to have completed every dungeon in the roulette to access it? You made the change for Trials to allow you to run it with only 2, so why not extend that courtesy to Hard Mode roulettes?

Allow me to be frank, this is appalling. The new 'expert mode' dungeons are clearly Heavensward only, which is a slap in the face to current players who haven't purchased HW because they're still progressing. It's essentially a brick wall in their path, since from experience we know dungeons will give very little poetics tomes and roulettes tend to be the most reliable source of progression thanks to their bonuses.

I hated it the first time you pulled this stunt, and I hate it now. Moreso now because the Expert Roulette is entirely gated off to Heavensward customers only. What? You couldn't split the roulettes like you did the the other dungeons? Couldn't, or wouldn't? And yes, we know that the new roulette dungeons are Heavensward only because the only new dungeons listed are listed as [3.0] in other words, Heavensward expansion zones.

Look, I get it, you want to push the expansion. That's admirable. But whatever you do, don't alienate the players who don't have HW for one reason or another. The hard mode roulette is already looking a complete mess, and now you want to add to it? Let people access the roulette with 4 dungeons unlocked and I might just forgive this mean-spirited change.

[Omegakiyohime]

New tv commercial!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9isrXOAUVc

I count 8 different flying mounts, excluding the personal choco, including 2 never before seen ones at the 9 second mark!

[Nalien]

[2.0] In accordance with the raise in level cap, the following job actions and parameters have been adjusted.
Ninja
Shade Shift
Aeolian Edge

Shade Shift? Am I just tired or is that a mistranslation?

[Pluvia]

Shade Shift? Am I just tired or is that a mistranslation?

yea its perfect dodge

[Nalien]

yea its perfect dodge

Oh... OH... I swear SE, if you're nerfing my Perfect Dodge I will be furious... I love trolling Titan/Nael/etc. with Perfect Dodge...

Wait, this means Aeolian Edge is the only skill getting a directional requirement/bonus? Perhaps the new skill as well (and there is only one on GCD)? I'd laugh but I'm too worried about Perfect Dodge being made less perfect...

Skilspeed and spellspeed now affect damage over time and healing over time effects.
The effect of determination on auto-attacks has been reduced.
Critical hit rate now affects damage dealt with a critical strike.
Certain attributes no longer affect parry or block.

This makes me both happy and sad. That Critical Hit Rate buff makes me very happy, I was quite worried the Skill Speed change would negatively impact Ninja (boosts DoT damage, but increased TP consumption...). Determinations... Meh, sucks for Paladin more than anyone. Certain attributes? STR and DEX? For Paladin I'd hope just DEX, but that sucks, I was quite pleased with my Ninjas Parry rate. Quite enjoyed tanking with Keen Flurry, although I guess with the new skills I wont need to tank anymore (though if SE thinks I'll be using Smoke Screen and Shadewalker for their intended purpose...).