Letter from the Producer, XXVI (03/26/2012)

[Velhart]

So really 1.22-1.23 are minor things with Seventh Umbra Era taking the top role of each update? Sounds about right to me.. Although Hamlet Defense alone.. is a HUGE part of the update. but they wanted to do that in 1.21 but couldn't. So I figure they are Near completed with that at least.

I think it was minor details that made Hamlet delayed till 1.22, but it is probably almost ready now. I think we will be fine now, it isn't as hard to get a patch in when you are not making complete overhaul to the gameplay elements like they were in previous patches.

[Starlord]

I think it was minor details that made Hamlet delayed till 1.22, but it is probably almost ready now. I think we will be fine now, it isn't as hard to get a patch in when you are not making complete overhaul to the gameplay elements like they were in previous patches.

Yeah, and they are putting Seventh Umbra Era in Full force now:

- Construction of an imperial stronghold related to Meteor ( which to me is the PDF picture we saw of what were going to see in the coming months)




- Hamlet (which i'm sure revolves around Seventh Umbra Era)

Things like that.. Hang on folks.. things are about to get ugly!

[Arcell]

I won't say it won't get delayed, but what took so long before was that they were changing a lot of gameplay elements. Yoshida said that 1.21 was the patch that got the game where they wanted it, and things onward till 2.0 will be minor and will focus more on the content itself. So while there is always a chance of a delay, I think it is less likely to happen now.

That's actually a pretty good point. It takes a lot longer to drastically change systems AND design new content around it than to just make new content. 1.22 seems to be mostly content considering our drastic changes are pretty much done.

[Matsume]

Read.

Discuss.

Some exciting tidbits:

> Implementation of content for acquiring and upgrading job-exclusive weapons. (1.22-1.22a)
> Release of higher Grand Company ranks. (1.22)
> Implementation of buff system for company seal exchange items. (1.22)
> Construction of an imperial stronghold related to Meteor. (1.22)
> Implementation of new imperial weaponry. (1.22) Gun-weapons? o.o
> Implementation of system for seeking materia melding (1.22)
> Making certain unique/untradable items convertible into materia. (1.22)
> Addition of damage-per-second display to weapon information. (1.22)

You forgot:

>implementation of Garuda primal fight with hard mode (1.22)
>implementation of new Materia
>DoL/DoH/DoW/DoM friendly Hamlet Defense

aaaaaaaaaand:

Patch 1.22 will see the threat of the Seventh Umbral Era grow ever more apparent. A new primal, Garuda, will descend to offer players the fight of their lives, while swarms of monsters will fall upon hamlets with a vengeance. You’ll also want to keep an eye on the developments between adventurers and entities like the Grand Companies and the Garlean Empire.

Hamlet defense, postponed from 1.21, appears in today’s list. Replenishing supplies in order to expand and fortify hamlets will form part of the content, which can be enjoyed not only by battle classes, but crafters and gatherers as well. We believe that it will be worth the wait!

As for the all-important release date for 1.22, we’re aiming to have it go live at the end of April, ahead of the holiday period in Japan known as Golden Week. The whole team is running full tilt to meet this objective.

Now, I’d like to make an extra mention regarding the job-exclusive weapons listed among the updates. As you can see, there’s a chance that it’ll take until patch 1.22a or later. We’re in the middle of finalizing cost estimation, and so dates are still up in the air. I’ll be sure to keep you in the know on our progress in coming letters.

Sums it up nicely.

One last thing: the fact that Job Specific weapons (and upgrades!) might be pushed back til 1.22a or 1.23 shows us that Garuda is not linked, meaning that Garuda will likely drop loot other than Job Specific Weapons. Who knows? Maybe Primal armor/accesories?

[Zenaku]

You forgot:

>implementation of Garuda primal fight with hard mode (1.22)
>implementation of new Materia
>DoL/DoH/DoW/DoM friendly Hamlet Defense

aaaaaaaaaand:



Sums it up nicely.

One last thing: the fact that Job Specific weapons (and upgrades!) might be pushed back til 1.22a or 1.23 shows us that Garuda is not linked, meaning that Garuda will likely drop loot other than Job Specific Weapons. Who knows? Maybe Primal armor/accesories?

We can see from the Art work that Garuda drop weps just like ifrit they just have wings and look green lol some of them look very badass so i can't wait.

[NoctisUmbra]

You forgot:

>implementation of Garuda primal fight with hard mode (1.22)
>implementation of new Materia
>DoL/DoH/DoW/DoM friendly Hamlet Defense

aaaaaaaaaand:



Sums it up nicely.

One last thing: the fact that Job Specific weapons (and upgrades!) might be pushed back til 1.22a or 1.23 shows us that Garuda is not linked, meaning that Garuda will likely drop loot other than Job Specific Weapons. Who knows? Maybe Primal armor/accesories?

Yea I listed stuff that seemed to contain new bits of info. Like Garuda was known already, as well as hamlet defense. Plenty of things to be excited about though!

Also, Garuda is definitely dropping its own thematic weaponset, as shown in pdf artwork.

[Antanias]

I haven't even started the 1.21 content (I return soon, yay!!!), and after reading this list I'll be plenty busy

[Jinko]

Because after 1.22 and their Golden week.. you know what's next?......

E3 BABY!!!!!!! <3333

and some 1.23 stuff... but mostly E3 STUFF YAHOOOO!!!!!

Stop it !! I can't take it any more !!!

*runs out the room screaming*

[Starlord]

Stop it !! I can't take it any more !!!

*runs out the room screaming*

*sneaks up underneath the bed your hiding Under*

*shouts*

E3!!!!! YAHOOOOOO!!!!

EVERYBODY JUMP JUMP!!!

[Matsume]

Yea I listed stuff that seemed to contain new bits of info. Like Garuda was known already, as well as hamlet defense. Plenty of things to be excited about though!

Also, Garuda is definitely dropping its own thematic weaponset, as shown in pdf artwork.

Where is the garuda wep pdf artwork? I'd like to see this!!

So maybe Garuda themed weapons will be different than Job Specific Weapons?