Materia System

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

Maybe they could call them Aetherstones or Aethershards or Aetherliths? Anyway great concept Midgard, hopefully the system is similar to your idea.

[Corrderio]

Why would it be called something else? Its the same thing than on vii minus the spells. People bitch xiv doesn't have enough ff trade symbols, and when they give them to us they just go "oh no no, can't you think of something new?"

But Materia was just a FF7 thing, when people mean staples they mean things that have been spread across the entire series. Job names, ultimate weapons like Excalibur, etc.

[Cairdeas]

But Materia was just a FF7 thing, when people mean staples they mean things that have been spread across the entire series. Job names, ultimate weapons like Excalibur, etc.

Not True. :P

They've been in Tactics as well as Dissidia and every game in the FFVII Compilation as well as Key items in a few other FF's.

[Evangela]

Oh come on! FF7 doesn't represent the whole Final Fantasy series

[Ostia]

Lmao! The FFVII Card!! Ah SE! How have you fallen!!!

Eitherway, that materia system sounds a lot like the armor slots/get system we got in wow.

I like it, this game is more wowish each month :O

[Ostia]

Not True. :P

They've been in Tactics as well as Dissidia and every game in the FFVII Compilation as well as Key items in a few other FF's.

Seriously, they where only good in FFVII, in tactics they played no role, neither did they in any other game

[Cairdeas]

Lmao! The FFVII Card!! Ah SE! How have you fallen!!!

Eitherway, that materia system sounds a lot like the armor slots/get system we got in wow.

I like it, this game is more wowish each month :O

Except the system is older then WoW because its been in more games then WoW? Hell The Materia system is older then Diablo which is where half of wows systems came from anyway.

[Leowilde]

If I were to state an opinion, I'd say rename it.
While I loved FFVII, I somewhat detest how everything Square Enix does nowadays revolve around that game. But honestly, it's not a big deal.

EDIT:
Sonic_the_Hedgehog: I think those are good suggestions. They'd stay along the foundations of FFXIV, and keep the atmosphere. I think what bothers me with Materia is that it breaks with the feeling of FFXIV.

But then, we already know that it's not necessarily the final title.

[Holy_Dragoon]

If they were going to re-use a term. They could re-use Magicite as it has been used in multiple games now.

[Tezz_Xivectro]

Lmao! The FFVII Card!! Ah SE! How have you fallen!!!

Eitherway, that materia system sounds a lot like the armor slots/get system we got in wow.

I like it, this game is more wowish each month :O

Except lolWoW referencing & SE could put a spin on it.

Materia system could be equip-able slots (armor having armor basically). "Materia" could be taken up as Key-items and you scroll through to find the one to equip. It's not "fused" and used up after you attach it. (/wish)

Either way i just hope it's not some half-assed slot/enchant system that you just tack onto equipment (even though it would still be good to have).
Odds are SE will be using it's beta testing (see: FF11) to do adapt Evolith or Synergy-like systems into how this will work.

Please SE do NOT make this random, yet have worthwhile stats.