The "Other" 1.21 Content

[MicahZerrshia]

In timeline perspective, that's basically the development period and the release would be either in Jan/Feb so yeah it could be released as early as next week.

If you look at past patches they start releasing tidbits of what we should expect in the upcoming patch a good 3 weeks before its release on the lodestone and between the dead air thats been haunting the lodestone and that tell-you-nothing letter from the producer my hopes at getting my bard soon are being dashed. My guess is its going to be postponed a few weeks.

But really it wouldnt be a true SE release if it wasnt postponed.

[Jennestia]

If you look at past patches they start releasing tidbits of what we should expect in the upcoming patch a good 3 weeks before its release on the lodestone and between the dead air thats been haunting the lodestone and that tell-you-nothing letter from the producer my hopes at getting my bard soon are being dashed. My guess is its going to be postponed a few weeks.

But really it wouldnt be a true SE release if it wasnt postponed.

To be fair though, once FFXIV was done "production" they pumped out a full week of info for a FFXI update the week prior to the update going live -- so you never know honestly. They always have silent streaks after an update goes live on both ends of the MMO world, doesn't mean something is amiss though lol.

[Tempast]

As far as housing goes.. I had kind of assumed that this was a requirement for the job system to work. How else do you activate/change jobs? I had imagined that you would need to go to your house to switch to a different job.

[Rane]

I thought the list looked more like this:


Patch 1.21 (and subsequent hotfixes)
• Creation of Private Rooms (Inns, etc.)
• Hamlet defense PvE content
• The job system (7 jobs plus related quests and gear)
• Personal chocobo gear
• Two new instanced raids
• Grand Company promotion exams
• Reworking of crowd control
• Enhancement of HQ item attributes
• Changes to synthesis with all HQ ingredients
• Display of HQ yield rate during synthesis
• HQ yield rate adjustments for drops and gathering
• Abolition of slot cost
• Food recipe & effect reforms
• Medicine recipe & effect reforms
• Accessory recipe & effect reforms
• UI changes accompanying introduction of jobs

This is an awesome list of stuff.

Must...not.....get.......excited! Patch..........delay....likely....

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

These rooms I gather a lot of you think is going to be your apartment? They are like hotel rooms. It's a mini version of personal housing. You need to rent the room for a period of time to use it.

[Felis]

I suspet they will have some sort of valentiens day event (they did last year) which would mean server update, which would be a good time to patch in 1.21.

Valentines day achievements are already ingame

[ChiefCurrahee]

From here: http://wdl.square-enix.com/ffxiv/dow...Roadmap_EN.pdf

That looks like sometime in december up until (very) early february to me.

See where that arrow ends in Feb? Thats the "planned" release.

Just like 1.20 was supposed to be early-mid december the 1.20 arrow ends in early december.

The body of the arrows is dev time and QA not release windows.

[Dawiichan]

Last patch was pushed back 2 weeks. That took time away from the next patch. Early March is a better guess.

Jobs have also been in the works since before 1.20 was since jobs are going to be a game changing mechanic. Not saying it probably wont be delayed, but that being delayed to march is overstretching it because of the 2 week delay. This is of course if they didn't change their supposed to be early feb release date.

[Issac]

I never herd late January, I've only heard of 1.21 in early Feb. Which to SE means Feb 1st - 19th.

I suspet they will have some sort of valentiens day event (they did last year) which would mean server update, which would be a good time to patch in 1.21.

But back on topic:

Along with the "other conent" is remaining craftign revamps to:
COOKING
ALCHEMY
GOLDSMITHING

And revamps to the food system!!! YAY! Not only will food be more meaninfful, but the tool tips will reflect what the food does for you!

Fuckin' finally. I'm hoping my stash of ingredients are still useful, I have like 125 slots taken by ingredients

[Colino]

As far as housing goes.. I had kind of assumed that this was a requirement for the job system to work. How else do you activate/change jobs? I had imagined that you would need to go to your house to switch to a different job.

You use something they call "job stones", this has been mentioned by them several times. Just because you had to go to your house in XI doesn't mean you need to do the same in xiv