Translations: German > English

[Airget]

I really hope they don't go the 1-3 offer unique rewards route, it'll just make the material sink greater then it already is since people want to make the Top 20. People want a higher treshold of eligbility to the "Top" list not an adjustment that will just make things worse.

[Rane]

Thank you, Catapult!

This is actually the first time I can think of that they have specifically said that a beta is coming for the PC version. I know a lot of people assumed that was the case, but their English wording only says that they'll be "distributing the version 2.0 software" in September/October. Distributing software and bringing servers online are two separate things, so I'm really excited to hear this German rep response.

They did mention a PS3 beta in English, and talked about a second "free trial period" for PC users, both of which were supposed to happen in October/November. But this is the first time I've heard official confirmation that a PC beta is set to begin in September/October. So thank you for the translations!

This may not be news to some, since a lot of people assumed this would be happening. But I wasn't so sure, since they hadn't said it explicitly until now.

[Catapult]

I'm at least happy with this level of attention to detail.

Hallo Tricia,
Hi Tricia,

die Option, für 180 Tage zu bezahlen, sollte zu diesem Zeitpunkt (1. August) nicht mehr zur Verfügung stehen. Es wird nur noch möglich sein, den Zeitraum bis zum Launch von 2.0 zu bezahlen.
The option to pay for 180 days should at that time (1st August) no longer be available. It will only be possible to pay for the time up until the launch of 2.0.

[Catapult]

I recall that this has been mentioned in the past, but not recently, so this post becomes noteworthy.

Hallo Seraphe,
Hi Seraphe,

ich habe tolle Neuigkeiten für dich. Auch wenn es sein kann, dass wir es nicht für alle Ausrüstungsteile umsetzen können, haben die Entwickler vor, eine Art Abzeichen für Ausrüstungen zu implementieren. Allerdings kann ich dir nicht sagen, wann genau damit zu rechnen ist.
I've got good news for you. Although it may be that we cannot implement it on to all equipment pieces, the developers are planning to introduce a type of signature for equipment. Although I can't tell when you can bank on it happening.

[Catapult]

Guten Morgen !
Good morning!

ich dachte ich schneie mal herein und erzähle euch, was im japanischen Forum kürzlich diskutiert wurde. Und zwar ging es darum, ob man - ähnlich wie als Blaumagier in FFXI - die Möglichkeit haben wird, Sprüche und Angriffe von Monstern zu lernen.
I thought I'd poke my head in and tell you what has been recently mentioned in the Japanese forums. And as a matter of fact it was regarding if you - like with the Blue Mage in FFXI - would ahve the ability to learn spells and attacks from monsters.

In FFXIV Version 2.0 werden Sprüche und Fähigkeiten, die momentan nur Gegnern vorbehalten sind, auch weiterhin nur von Gegnern angewendet werden können. Die Implementierung von Blaumagie ist leider momentan nicht geplant.
In FFXIV version 2.0, spells and abilities that are currently reserved for enemies will remain usable only by enemies. The implementation of blue magic is currently not planned.

A bit sad, but hey, they've said it at least.

[Airget]

A bit sad, but hey, they've said it at least.

Ya based on the current design something like BLU is just to difficult to implement. Since abilities are learned naturally you could have things like a basic "BLU" like class which learns slots for different monster type abilities but then their given flexibility just makes them harder to balance since blue magic can pretty much be set to have any ability ranging from support/enfeeble/enhance/healing/DD/tanking etc.

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One concept for BLU is to split it into 3 different "BLU" mage classes:
-one which focuses on learning melee/tank based action
-one which focuses on learning support/heal actions
-one which focuses on learning enfeeble/elemental actions

With the above it would give the option to be able to Balance the concept of mage classes by creating a ilne of mages known as the "Feral" Mages a group of 3 classes which learn through imitation of beast traits. But they all focus on different aspects of the animals behavior, One focuses on the concept of the Hunter, ferocious in behavior striking fast and knowing how to defend themselves, another focuses on the aspect of a pack, those who watch each others back and fight side by side supporting one another and taking care of those who get hurt, and the last group comes from the line of beast which use their own special traits to weaken a foe so that they can use them in a weakened state, like a scorpion's sting to paralyze the target, or a snakes poison to do the same so that they can make waste to them in their own time.

At least then you would have a BLU concept just not in the traditional way but at least in a way in which it could be balanced for the way classes are handled in 2.0.
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Another idea is to take the concept from 2.0 but rather then make it a class turn it into a PVP system in which players can attach up to 20 points worth of BLU skills to them to use in PVP to give them more flexibility. Since all classes do have MP and can earn TP the BLU skills learned can vary from using MP, TP or a variation of both.

It could be setup in a manner in which for PVP you can set up to 5 spells, but you are limited by the 20 point system.
So say you have
Pollen=self cure 2 point
Poison Sting=Single target poison 2 points
Thunderbolt= AOE Thunder + stun 8 points
Spike Flail= Cone +stun 8 points
Headbutt= single target stun 4 points
Cocoon=DEF up 4 points

So basically you could set any of the above up to 5 as long as it doesn't go over the 20 point limit. Then you can have a bit of mystery in a pvp match where a person can't look at a person and say, oh hey that's a WAR he only has access to pug/pld/mrd skillsets so I don't have to worry about him using skills from the other classes. But if you add in the concept of "BLU" spells being used in pvp then during pvp you never know what to expect as to what people may set to those 5 abilities based on their party setup and the strategy they may be using.
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But ya, I think there is a way to work the "traditional" BLU into the game though if people want BLU spells then they'll have to accept it as a PVP only concept which is used to add more variation to the abilities you have access to when fighting against others.

[Viritess]

Many thanks for keeping us in the German forum Loop. Always appritiated Cata ^^

[Catapult]

Guten Morgen,
Good morning,

mit Veröffentlichung von 2.0 werden wir nur die fehlenden Geschlechter, also männliche Miqo'te und weibliche Roegadyn, hinzufügen. Es kann sein, dass es zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt neue Rassen gibt, aber entschieden ist noch nichts. Ich werde aber wie immer euer Feedback an die Entwickler weitergeben
with the release of 2.0 we will only be adding the missing genders, so the male Miqo'te and female Roegadyn. It may be that there will be new races at some point in the future, but nothing has been decided as yet. But I will, as always, be passing your feedback on to the developers.

It has already been noted to Sasu that she failed to make mention of the female Highlander Hyur.

Hallo,
Hello,

ich habe neue Infos zum Thema Karawanen-Begleitschutz für euch.
I have new information on the topic of Caravan Escort for you.

Uns wurde vermehrt berichtet, dass einzelne Spieler nach Beginn des Events direkt zum Endpunkt laufen und dort darauf warten, dass sie die Belohnung erhalten.
It has been reported to us that some players will at the beginning of the event run straight to the finish line and wait to receive the reward.

In Version 2.0 werden wir jedoch Anpassungen am Karawanen-Begleitschutz vornehmen und uns gleichzeitig auch mit diesem Problem auseinandersetzen.
However in version 2.0 we will be making adjustments to caravan escort and will be simultaneously addressing this problem.

This next one is more about a heads-up on forum-policy for people. A person set up a thread to run a competition for which they were offering prizes. It got removed by the admins and Sasu gave this response, which appears to revolve around Duty of Care and the fact that SE is not set up for multi-jurisdictional competitions.

Guten Morgen Keropin,
Good morning, Keropin.

Es tut mir leid, dass wir deinen Wettbewerbs-Thread entfernen mussten. Leider können wir Veranstaltungen, die von Spielern durchgeführt werden, nicht offiziell unterstützen und die aus dem Wettbewerb resultierende Verantwortung übernehmen. Um Verwirrungen zu vermeiden, möchte ich euch daher bitten, das offizielle Forum nicht als Plattform für Wettbewerbe zu verwenden, in denen ihr Preise vergeben möchtet.
I'm sorry that we had to delete your competition thread. Unfortunately we cannot officially support such players' undertakings with the resulting responsibility from competitions. To avoid confusion I would like to ask that you please do not use the official forums for competitions where you would like to hand out prizes.

Moving on...

Ich fänd es nützlich, wenn man in der Freundesliste sehen könnte, ob jemand den Status "Away" hat.
I would find it useful if you could see in the Friend List if someone had the status "Away".

Hallo Coris,
Hello, Coris.

Das ist bereits geplant, ihr könnt euch also schon darauf freuen.
This is already planned, so you can look forward to it.

And for those suitably talented and living in the right country (unlike me)...

Tester für Online-Spiele gesucht!
Testers for online-games wanted!

Zurzeit sucht Square Enix nach deutschsprachigen Online QA-Testern für FINAL FANTASY XI und XIV für unser Büro in London. Falls du Interesse hast, über gute Deutschkenntnisse auf Muttersprachlerniveau sowie gute Englischkenntnisse verfügst und ein Fan der FINAL FANTASY Serie bist, dann klicke auf den folgenden Link:
Square Enix is currently seeking German-speaking online QA-testers for Final Fantasy XI and XIV for our office in London. If you have interest, good knowledge of German at a mother-tongue level as well as good knowledge of English and are a fan of the Final Fantasy series, then please click on the following link:

http://eu.square-enix.com/en/jobs/on...ract-full-time

Bitte folge den Anweisungen auf der offiziellen Square Enix Job-Webseite für deine Bewerbung.
Please follow the instructions on the official Square Enix job-website for your application.

Bitte sende diesen Link auch an Freunde, welche die Voraussetzungen erfüllen und an diesem Job interessiert sein könnten.
Please also send this link to friends who fulfil the prerequisites and who may be interested in this position.

Wir wünschen allen Bewerbern viel Glück!
We wish all applicants the best of luck!

[Catapult]

Sasu really is on a roll at the moment. These next few posts are following up from the post about being able to tell is someone is "Away" from your friends list.

Ich fänd es nützlich, wenn man in der Freundesliste sehen könnte, ob jemand den Status "Away" hat.
Das Icon könnte ja einfach eine andere Farbe statt grün haben, zum Beispiel rot oder gelb.
I would find it useful if you could see in the Friend List if someone had the status "Away".
The Icon could simply have a different colour instead of green, such as yellow.

Absolut, gerne auch in der Kontaktkreisliste!
Absolutely. It would be appreciated in the Linkshell list as well.

Hallo Aeon,
Hello Aeon,

ich habe soeben die tolle Nachricht erhalten, dass dieses Feature für alle Listen, also auch für die Kontaktkreis-Liste, implementiert wird.
I just received the good news that this feature will apply for all lists, including Linkshell lists.

nice wäre auch level der derzeit angelegten klasse und ort. gleiches gilt fürs Kontaktkreis fenster.
It would also be nice to have their currently equipped level and class and their location. The same for the Linkshell window.

Hallo Tonkra,
Hello Tonkra,

in den anderen Sprachforen ist die Frage nach einem Feature wie in FFXI aufgetaucht, bei dem zum Beispiel die Position einzelner Spieler angezeigt wird, die nach Eingabe von Such-Kommandos wie „/sea all“ aufgelistet werden. Ich habe soeben die Nachricht erhalten, dass so ein Feature bereits geplant ist. Ob die Position auch in Freundschafts- und Kontaktkreisliste angezeigt wird kann ich dir momentan aber leider nicht sagen.
In the other Languages' forums has arisen a request to have a feature like in FFXI that would, for example, display the location of an individual player, that would come up after entry of seach commands such as "/sea all". I've in fact just received word that such a feature is already planned. If the location will also be shown in your friend list or linkshell list is something I sadly cannot currently say.

That was a mouth-full, but hey, an equivilant function of /sea all confirmed.

Next up, we re-enter the "timely distribution in all languages" territory.

Hallo an alle,
Hello to all,

wie ich bereits erklärt habe, machen wir Ankündigungen in allen Sprachen, sobald Informationen feststehen.
Ich verstehe aber, dass ihr Yoshida gerne sehen möchtet und enttäuscht seid, falls ihr es dieses Jahr nicht mehr auf die Japan Expo schafft.
As I have previously explained, we make announcements in all languages as soon as the information is locked in.
However I understand that you would love to see Yoshida and may be disappointed if you can't make it to the Japan Expo any more. ((...As a consequence of the announcement coming relatively last minute.))

Es wird aber höchstwahrscheinlich bald noch eine weitere Gelegenheit geben, Yoshida persönlich zu treffen, und zwar auf der diesjährigen GamesCom. Details hierzu stehen allerdings auch noch nicht fest, werden aber so bald wie möglich auf dem Lodestone veröffentlicht.
But there will very likely be a new opportunity to meet Yoshida personally soon. Specifically at this year's GamesCom. Although the details for this are not yet locked down, they will be announced on the Lodestone as soon as possible.

I read: Yohi-P and FFXIV at GamesCom in Germany this year.

Back to the User Interface.

Können wir ab 2.0 die einzelnen UI elemente (Kommandoliste,Mini-map,Chatfenster usw) auch weiterhin frei nach belieben anordnen so wie die größe ändern ??
From 2.0, will we be able to freely change the individual UI elements (Command list, mini-map, chat window etc) as well, such as changing their size?

Hallo Indrix,
Hi Indrix,

meinen Informationen nach wird sich daran auch in 2.0 nichts ändern
From what I know, in this respect things will not be changing, even in 2.0

[Andrien]

nice. /sea all and other functions is absolutely a big plus.