Revelations from the Announcement Showcase

[FrightfulNight]

I know I HOPE it's instanced Islands for FCs or something like it. But seems like some nice content, and apparently not just for gatherers

Supposedly the capitol was very large, it is possible the run down parts we see are on the outer edge, and the inner more advanced parts of it might be the endgame hub, similar to Eulmore, but i imagine with a rebuild over the expansion feature like Idylshire, plus of the new world map it is one of the two places with a more detailed emblem above it, plus it was revealed in a way similar to Eulmore after the Crystarium. But if it is just a zone and run down then that will be extremely disappointing, like Ala Mhigo all over again.

[JeanneOrnitier]

FF4 wasn't my first FF but it was the first one I beat, so I'm feeling nostalgic seeing the love for it in Endwalker.

Need that mount and those minions from Fanfest.

Supposedly the capitol was very large, it is possible the run down parts we see are on the outer edge, and the inner more advanced parts of it might be the endgame hub, similar to Eulmore, but i imagine with a rebuild over the expansion feature like Idylshire, plus of the new world map it is one of the two places with a more detailed emblem above it, plus it was revealed in a way similar to Eulmore after the Crystarium. But if it is just a zone and run down then that will be extremely disappointing, like Ala Mhigo all over again.

They said Garlemald was a zone, not the expansion city. They specifically said they're keeping the city a secret for now, while the Idyllshire/Rahlgr's/Eulmore equivalent is Radz-At-Han.

[TheRod]

Damn, that concept art really portrays Zodiark (it seems) as some evil demon, lol

[RyuDragnier]

Damn, that concept art really portrays Zodiark (it seems) as some evil demon, lol

It gave a strong Dissidia vibe. Cosmos vs Chaos.

[GrizzlyTank]

Seeing the voidcent in the trailer I'm still guessing that he's using the towers to hook us up to the 13th.

[JeanneOrnitier]

Final stream verdict: I'm like 8/10 excited but I'm worried the climax will be rushed if it's ending in 6.0 and not going into patches, and I'm dearly hoping the final boss is absolutely anyone besides Zenos.

The island farm sounds comfy, Radz-at-Han is absolutely gorgeous, and I'm very excited for both raid series

[Erendis]

I thought they said they're announcing the new large town in May and that Garlemald is just a regular zone.

Yes, they said they can't talk about crafter/gatherer quests because they will be in bigger town which was not revealed.

Quite excited about fantasy crossing part.

Also Link to trailer.

[Fenral]

New 8-man raid will be "totally original," but is named after FF2's final dungeon and features a surprise return from an antagonist we assumed was dead and gone.

/doubt

Except...

Lahabrea was the Scion of Light associated with Mateus the Corrupt. Mateus Palamecia, better known as "the Emperor," was the main antagonist of Final Fantasy II. He was slain as a minor boss a little past the halfway mark but, in death, usurped the throne of hell itself and waged war against the world of the living from the castle Pandaemonium.

So they're failing miserably in the originality department right out the gate, but even so, it's a cool nod.

[JeanneOrnitier]

I thought when they called the Pandaemonium raids original they were meaning it in the sense of totally unrelated to Zodiark/Hydaelyn.

[Fenral]

I thought when they called the Pandaemonium raids original they were meaning it in the sense of totally unrelated to Zodiark/Hydaelyn.

He said "totally original to FFXIV"... which I suppose at this point really just means "not completely stolen."