Did anyone see those screenshots?

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They're not against Gearswapping in Battle, this is player contrived -- They were and are against HASTE and HASTE GEAR is more accurate.

Sorry to have to correct you on this, but Gear Swapping is a dead issue in FFXIV - per the Battle Director Akihiko Matsui via Bayohne.

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I can see why they would be against haste gear as well as it serves as a DPS multiplier and can be difficult to balance properly.

Could you post link for your info on that? I'd like to read up on it.


Sidenote: It would be strange for them not to release their new race(s) with 2.0 as that is when we will be getting our re-roll. If the new race(s) are introduced a year or two out, we won't see many people playing them due to the heavy investment in current characters. Didn't Yoshi~P mention something earlier this year about being excited to show us concept art for the new race?