stormblood and how you feel for it

[Reyll]

And that would be your baseless assumption.

As for why they wouldn't reveal something at Fanfest, it does make sense. If something is not ready to be revealed with ~4 months to go until release or a massive spoiler for patch 3.56, I assume they won't reveal it.

I never said it was fact, that is why I said 'I think.' No, it does not make sense for them to be hiding something major just because it isn't ready. If they are trying to draw hype for the expansion, they would at least *mention* it. They would at least mention they were working on said things and if it wasn't ready, they would say "further information about this is coming later", such as the battle revamp. The battle combat revamp is nowhere near ready and they said they probably won't reveal anything until May about it, a month before the expansion hits. Nothing else super innovative is coming, and anything related to patch 3.56 is story related, not gameplay related.

[XSamsaraLotusX]

What?
Much more so if its a sub game.
I for now dont fell like the game going to a good place so i will not go to peole i know and ask them to join this game. I may be wrong band on launch its the most content ever.

[Brian_]

I never said it was fact, that is why I said 'I think.' No, it does not make sense for them to be hiding something major just because it isn't ready. If they are trying to draw hype for the expansion, they would at least *mention* it. They would at least mention they were working on said things and if it wasn't ready, they would say "further information about this is coming later", such as the battle revamp. The battle combat revamp is nowhere near ready and they said they probably won't reveal anything until May about it, a month before the expansion hits. Nothing else super innovative is coming, and anything related to patch 3.56 is story related, not gameplay related.

You mean like how they wrote "More information coming soon!" on their website? There are things missing from the website that SE has mentioned in passing like confirming Blitzball, a squadron AI system, and PvP updates. I think they've learned a few things from HW where they hyped up a bunch of stuff they couldn't have done for release or even patch 3.05.

And, yes, 3.56 is story related. The story of the game is part of the gameplay and is a draw for some people.

SE didn't reveal our exile from Ul'dah, the "death" of Nanamo, the scattering of the Scions, and the build up to our retreat to Ishgard before the story did. At the time, I was quite looking forward to playing through the MSQ (though I was pretty disappointed at how that ended up).

Like I said earlier, what if patch 3.56 is the start of an all-out war with the Garlean Empire? You'd think that'd be part of the head-lining points of an expansion. But, they can't reveal that yet.

What?
Much more so if its a sub game.
I for now dont fell like the game going to a good place so i will not go to peole i know and ask them to join this game. I may be wrong band on launch its the most content ever.

3.0X-3.56 has way more content than 3.0 did. Content patches matter in a sub based MMO. And, content patches means that their development cycle is an ongoing one. If something major is not ready for SB's release, it can be released in 4.05, 4.1, or whenever. Development doesn't scale back when SB is released.

[Xlantaa]

I like everything, aside Samurai, that SHOULD be a tank.

[RaizeGraymalkin]

I like everything, aside Samurai, that SHOULD be a tank.

Nope. It's the correct role.

Anyways everything about Stormblood already is better then Heavensward at this point (Hell even the name). Better jobs, better locations, finally dropping PS3 users (thank the holy), increased inventory, dealing with ability bloat/combat changes, etc.

[XSamsaraLotusX]

Yes but hide it helps no one.

[Shurrikhan]

Nope. It's the correct role.

While I too prefer the idea of a robe-wearing samurai being more DPS-ish than tank-ish, I don't see what's inherently wrong with using a job toolkit that one would figure, just in looking at it, to have some defensive or at least parry-based functionality to be a tank. How is there a "correct" role, exactly?

Anyways everything about Stormblood already is better then Heavensward at this point (Hell even the name). Better jobs, better locations, finally dropping PS3 users (thank the holy), increased inventory, dealing with ability bloat/combat changes, etc.

Recovering for past issues doesn't make for an exciting expansion concept in itself. Enjoy the name all you like, but issues like ability bloat are things that shouldn't have happened in the first place. Its repeal, as with other QoL issues, don't usually constitute "new content" (though possibly meta-content, to some degree), regardless of how much they might improve the experience.

[Lexia]

It's because some people's expectations were set too high and when they discovered that there wasn't gonna be a new race, dancer/blue mage didn't get announced, samurai not being a tank job, etc. Saltiness everywhere.

I'm pretty positive that they said before the EU fan fest that there was going to be no new race, so idk why they kept thinking there wad going to be one.

[Lauront]

I'm of a mixed view. I'm excited about:

• Red Mage
• Samurai
• Doma
• Zenos
• The as yet unspecified combat changes

I wanted to see more char customisation options and even a model upgrade, and I am hoping we will at least see some materialise in 4.0's life. Particularly in regards to face options, more for each race would be welcome, as would be muscularity sliders for the other races, and an end to flat crotch areas for males, which just looks dumb.

They have not addressed the issue of the lengthy 2.5 sec GCDs, which I loathe and which put off many players from the game due to perceived "slowness" early on, and I am hoping they will not be dumbing down rotations. Streamlining I can live with, and perhaps allowing some of the very tight rotations to have a little more latitude for error and raid mechanics, but I quite like where the jobs are right now for the most part. Ability bloat does need to be dealt with and a buff UI would be welcome.

I'm also hoping they shake things up a little with respect to the patching cycle.

I will be disappointed if they make the Empire one-sidedly "evil", particularly after the Regula quest line and considering Ala Mhigo's own background... I want to see one or both of the rebellions fail and/or the Eorzean Alliance have to pay a heavy toll for any victories it achieves.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

anything faster than 2 seconds late game makes rotations a mess. You couldnt double weave ogcds on a 1 or 1.5 seconds gcd. That would, in effect, dumb down rotations.