JPN Fanfest Details Thread!

[Khalithar]

Has there been any speculation on why they chose FFX minions?

The main theory I have is that it is because Yoshida said he wanted to add swimming to FFXIV and a while ago there was talk of adding blitzball to the gold saucer because apparently people liked that terrible minigame for some reason. Swimming, water, and Blitzball were pretty major themes in the world of FFX. That's the connection I'm speculating on.

[Rita1989]

Auron is a Samourai

[Texa]

The main theory I have is that it is because Yoshida said he wanted to add swimming to FFXIV and a while ago there was talk of adding blitzball to the gold saucer because apparently people liked that terrible minigame for some reason. Swimming, water, and Blitzball were pretty major themes in the world of FFX. That's the connection I'm speculating on.

Blitzball was really fun in X once you could recruit your own players. Going around and finding my own players without a guide was one of my favorite parts of X because if gave an appreciation for the NPCs too. Though I'm not entirely sure how the same sport would work in FF XIV since the people in Spira could only stay underwater for a long time because water is a magnet for pyreflies and they basically keep people from drowning (this was in the JP only Ultimania guide. it's related to why Yuna could walk on water too). I'm not sure if aether could work the same way but idk might be overthinking it.

[Texa]

Though I'm not entirely sure how the same sport would work in FF XIV since the people in Spira could only stay underwater for a long time because water is a magnet for pyreflies and they basically keep people from drowning (this was in the JP only Ultimania guide. it's related to why Yuna could walk on water too). I'm not sure if aether could work the same way

I did some more reading into the subject, and I'm pretty sure water could have the same life-sustaining properties in XIV now. From FF VII Ultimania

Q:"When you speak of the dead becoming [something] green, do you perhaps
[mean]......?"
Nojima:"Yes. In my mind, pyreflies and VII's Lifestream are the same substance."
Kitase:"Nojima-san's even considering making use of an idea like this -[with] an
addition to the idea of life origin -- in a sequel to FFX International.
That's just a little bit of the thought that's been going into what to do with
VII."
Nojima:"That's right. There's something like the Lifestream [in X's world
also]......."

FF XIV has a lifestream too so I guess it's all about the same thing and we CAN in fact play water soccer.

[Yasuhiro]

The main theory I have is that it is because Yoshida said he wanted to add swimming to FFXIV and a while ago there was talk of adding blitzball to the gold saucer because apparently people liked that terrible minigame for some reason. Swimming, water, and Blitzball were pretty major themes in the world of FFX. That's the connection I'm speculating on.

Makes sense that was what I was leaning on too, or maybe a boss but I don't know if they'd release minions and outfits to hype up just a boss though.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

The main theory I have is that it is because Yoshida said he wanted to add swimming to FFXIV and a while ago there was talk of adding blitzball to the gold saucer because apparently people liked that terrible minigame for some reason. Swimming, water, and Blitzball were pretty major themes in the world of FFX. That's the connection I'm speculating on.

After the flop that was Lord of Verminion. I'll be very hesitate if they attempt another overdeveloped mini-game. Even if I loved Blitzball in FFX.

When is the fan fest actually scheduled?

8pm EST, I believe.

[Khalithar]

The main theory I have is that it is because Yoshida said he wanted to add swimming to FFXIV and a while ago there was talk of adding blitzball to the gold saucer because apparently people liked that terrible minigame for some reason. Swimming, water, and Blitzball were pretty major themes in the world of FFX. That's the connection I'm speculating on.

After seeing swimming added and the fact that the animation is basically identical to Tidus' swimming animation in FFX, I stand by this.