Quote Originally Posted by Laraul View Post
2.0 is an expansion, not a new game. 2.0 is primarily the PS3 version of the game. The PC version will use same graphics engine as it uses now. The PC version of the expansion isn't going to free. 2.0 will be the equivilent of the U.S. release of FFXI (which included Rise of the Zilhart since it was released at same time).

If it were a new game they wouldn't be patching the existing FFXIV.
I'm sorry but you got it all wrong. 2.0 is no expansion. It is a remake of XIV. New Graphic engine, Yes that includes PC. New server, maps redone from scratch and much more. There is a thread in here with all the 2.0 info we got. They are porting the code from the current engine to the new one, so while some things are being re-done from scratch, some will be built on the existing code. The battle system for one should be pretty much the same but with some tweaks and new features.

It is free for anyone who has XIV currently. Won't be free for PS3 owners or new PC players.

S-E hasn't announced any expansion for XIV yet, they are still trying to fix the game. It was way too broken when Yoshi-P picked it up and so they decided that it needed to be redone and not just patched up. This is what 2.0 is. While this is a remake, they will be re-using a lot of material from the current game so that is why you should not expect a brand new game. It will look pretty much the same but with a lot of things fixed and new features + content. All things that should have been there at launch.