Everything to know about 4.0 from the Fan Fest

[Lewtskie]

He uses Fists of Wind at the end and she uses Fists of Fire like a good MNK.

Incoming skill overhaul, Fists of Wind gets reworked to increase attack speed, we just didn't get the full length of the trailer where Derplander unleashes his 'Ora Ora ora'. I'M CALLING IT NOW!

[Cojika]

I hope those were just 2 monks fighting too, the only thing that felt like DNC to me about her were the clothes. Everything else though, felt 100% MNK. I hope this is how it works out too, since there's plenty of jobs they could be adding that would be way cooler than frekin DNC. Yes, I could be wrong of course but this is just the way I think and hope it'll work out. As far as new races, I agree with other people's stance that instead of a new race, they could expand upon the limited options we currently have.

[Aquaslash]

- Samurai almost became a playable job
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>almost

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

*sobs uncontrollably*

[KitingGenbu]

Oh god. Stop giving me nightmares. XDD



Why does "non-cute" automatically translate to "ugly" to you?

I too would prefer expanded creation options over a new race, though. I just think the excuse SE gave was silly and a bit insulting.

I'm with you on this tbh. The sub-races within each dont feel different enough other than highlander and midlander which have a lot more distinctive features between them vs others. Different poses, outfit design and so on.

[Valtiel13]

Some predictions:

Raid

One of the raids will be tied to the main storyline this time and will be Ala Mhigo itself. Over the course of the expansion we'll take back the city from the Garleans. Once the Garleans have been fully removed then Ala Mhigo will become a normal player city and the location of the unnamed 4th housing location.

Jobs

I recall an interview in which Yoshi said they didn't want to tackle 3 jobs again due to the amount of work, but maybe that has changed. For now I will expect 2 and hope for 3.

Red Mage

A melee dps with support capabilities similar to BRD and MCH. Will focus on enhancing their weapon and mixing sword strikes and spells. Able to enhance their group's weapons to provide damage or resources, similar to songs and turret modes.

Dancer

Mobile healer that can chain dance steps together in different combinations to heal and buff their party.

Samurai*

Tank that focuses on counter attacks to damage and debuff targets.

*I tried finding info referenced in the OP's list that SAM wasn't coming, but I couldn't find ANY job talk reported on from the FanFest. The closest thing I could was when Yoshi was mentioning they had to choose between DRK and SAM for Heavensward. Maybe I missed some info?

[Ash_]

So my guess is Pugilist will get an additional job path to Dancer, explaining why it shares some similarities to Monk. My question is if Samurai will be a dual sword wielding class, as that artwork of the new legatus is clearly showing a sword in the right hand, and a sheathed sword in his left. Parry confirmed?

[Violyre]

I'm not getting on the dancer hype train yet. As much as I'd love it to happen, there's one big thing that's sticking out for me:

If they're going to show a dancer in action, why didn't they drop that hint first?

Think about it. Not a word about dancers, even though a lot of people think the girl was the dancer. The giant elephant in the room is curious.

I am totally hopping on the "That was Yda" train though. I don't have a doubt.

[Hirskuwil]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...n%21-4.0/page6

It's here. Even I only saw it today.

The thing is it hasn't been confirmed in this thread. The poster said that the information was from the Japanese investors page. I checked and found no mention to this. When asked for his source he said this:

Apparently the figure is from the JP private page and the quote will be release to the public English page in 5 days time. In a weeks time we'll have an easily souracable link or its proven false

So at this point I think this budget stuff is all hearsay/conjecture and maybe we shouldn't put much stock in it for now?

[Bahd_Monkey]

Swimming WTF... why would I swim anywhere when I can already fly?
SE please spend you money on better PVE content instead of swimming.

[Chiramu]

Swimming WTF... why would I swim anywhere when I can already fly?
SE please spend you money on better PVE content instead of swimming.

Swimming introduces new boss battle mechanics. WoW Tempest Keep Kael'thas fight, "Time to turn your world upside down!" Anti-gravity spell sends the whole raid flying through the air, needing to dodge his spells.
If there is no swimming in FFXIV they would not be able to be more creative in boss battles like this example.