Crystal Tower

[Nuinn]

I hope the crystal tower will be an actual landmark and not some lame Aetherite or a NPC that just teleports you into it. . . Toto-Rak and Darkhold did it borderline well enough I suppose. They're both actual dungeons to which you have to travel and then register for entering at the NPC. I said 'borderline' because they don't stand out at all in the world from any other generic hole in the ground >.> (adding some runes or whatever carved into the rock on the outside, a stone arch, torch holders. . . . whatever! would make them more interesting when you happen to stumble upon them, imo).

In that regard, I hope they add an actual tower, and not a boring old Aerherite (Ifrit) or a NPC (Moogle) to access the content. Granted, those two aren't raids but never the less it's a boring/lame way to enter the arena >.> WTB inaccessible Ifrit pit that I can at least see from a ledge below me or something. . . .

[Irondude]

what if 1 of the previously stated "2 new raid areas" was the Crystal Tower.... wouldn't that be a BOMB drop!

[AdvancedWind]

what if 1 of the previously stated "2 new raid areas" was the Crystal Tower.... wouldn't that be a BOMB drop!

They aren't, it's one new area in Thanalan and other in Coerthas, don't recall the names tho.

[Estellios]

@Nuinn: Crystal Tower isn't until 2.0 so presumably it will be a visible landmark on the new maps.

The 2.0 documents says it will be expanded over time, sounds good to me!

[Nuinn]

@Nuinn: Crystal Tower isn't until 2.0 so presumably it will be a visible landmark on the new maps.

The 2.0 documents says it will be expanded over time, sounds good to me!

Yeah, but you can never know with SE @_@ so I do hope your instincts are right and I'll be crossing my fingers for it till they snap!

[Irondude]

oh well :'(

But having it visible on the map and being this huge place people go to sounds awesome.

[Jinko]

Chances are it will be instanced because they will want it to work with the content finder.

It will no doubt be visable on the open world.

[syntaxlies]

open world as long as there is limitations that would prevent a zerg fest. i read a thread yesterday about 56 people zerging the SH for NM kills. I don't think the most challenging content in game should be approached this way.

[Koku]

The amount of excitement I'm having from just reading this discussion is unbearable. I really do hope Crystal Tower lives up to all this anticipation...

[Zetsumei_Tsunarashi]

In FF3 the crystal tower was where you found the ultimate weapons for each job. Also you could buy the ultimate spells there like meteor and stuff.

Maybe crystal tower is how we will get relic weapons ?