Which of the Four Fiends Will Be Done Best?

[ItMe]

Probably Rubicant, but oh my I'm curious to see what they do with Cagnazzo. Dude has, like, three moves: an AoE that changes his elemental weakness while charging, a shield, and he turtles up and uses some self heals.
I don't know what they're planning on doing with him but I can't wait to see.

[Jirah]

But the new raid series is literally named after the final dungeon of FF2?

why not both? Omega had 5 and 6 bosses

[kaynide]

Always was a fan of Rubicante. I remember being surprised as a kid how honorable he felt- telling the party to come at home full power/letting you rest before fighting.
The actions of the other fiends were much more of an ambush or disguised attack.

I’m also interested if they will rework the Earth fiend since he was very undead oriented in FF4.

…spoilery without spelling it out…but I also expect the Water fiend to be a big part of why Sharlayan is being aloof.

[Vyrerus]

I am kind of wondering what our two trials for the MSQ are going to be, though one is heavily hinted to be the Magus Sisters already.

I don't think they'd start up a Trials segment with MSQ bosses in an expansion, that hasn't been their style... but then again, in HW Ravana and Bismarck got sidequests for their Extremes that tie into Unukulhai and the Warring Triad. I guess they could do something like that again?

But then I'd have to wonder, which Fiend would they use from the four as an introductory fiend that is tied into the MSQ? Hmm...

Also Rubicant's heal is given to you before you fight him, and then then before you fight him with the other three later on, because you're worn out from fighting other people. Rather than a heal being an ultimate attack replacement, perhaps they'd do a boss gauntlet for the Four Fiends outright, with Rubicant last (Think Midas 2/Alex 6). On pull/entry into his boss area, he casts a heal on your party, fully restoring HP and MP. Perhaps filling job gauges too? ? Maybe? ?

[kaynide]

If we're assuming 7 main trials with their horse/bird/wolf/dragon equivalent and it's FF4 based, I don't think the 4 fiends will necessarily be individual trials (though of course they could be). I think we'll see some of the fiends encountered in a similar way as the 5.0 Weapon series where some are solo instances (like Sapphire), or perhaps they appear as a dungeon boss (like Genbu).

..If the devs stuck HARD to FF4 I would expect (Hidden for spoilers?):

MSQ Series: (4; 2 leveling and 2 at 90)

-Magus Sisters (Dressed in Thavnarian garb; possibly void related)
-Some unknown related to the Lunar Beast Tribes or the Void.
-Zodiark (Assuming the 6.0 final boss)/Fandaniel (Probably FFXIV's Zeromus)
-??? (The 6.x series boss, which is unrelated to the Zodiark/Ascian story according to devs)
...as much as I'd like to be done with Zenos once and for all, I dunno how they're gonna do it...

3 "Bonus Trial" Series (Like the 4 Lords or Weapon series)

-Rubicante
-Valvalis
-Kagnazzo -or- Scarmiglione
(I think Scarmiglione will be some kind of solo/dungeon thing, but Kagnazzo could easily be manipulating Sharlayan)

But all that said I don't think they will go that hard into to copy FF4 storyline.

...and since we're speculating, wasted potential if they don't use the Crystal Palace as a PotD or similar leveling space/infinite dungeon.. assuming there is a Crystal Palace.

[Vyrerus]

...and since we're speculating, wasted potential if they don't use the Crystal Palace as a PotD or similar leveling space/infinite dungeon.. assuming there is a Crystal Palace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unu9dXOtWgQ

They sort of played their hand on that already. No idea just how big it is, and what all they will do with it yet, but in Mare Lamentorum they've got a Crystal Palace so to speak.

[kaynide]

I was meaning more in line with FF4; like a literal Crystal tower (probably purple), but much more massive with “glass like” floors.

..but yeah there is the Allagan library thing so maybe that’s that.

[Theodric]

I think it'll be whichever is first or second. If I look at Zurvan, Seiryu and Diamond Weapon then in my opinion the final bosses of a trial series have generally been less impressive than what came before them. Not terrible, but definitely with cut corners.

[Vyrerus]

Necros this thread to ask, so who was it?

Seems like it was Barb or Rubicante. Hehe.

[xxmiamorecadenza]

Barb for sure. At least from my perspective.

Then again I just loved her fight and her extreme fight to bits.