New Artifact Armor Ranks/Levels - get it right or look sillly

[EmSix]

When the current i90 AF sets were data mined from the Benchmark right before Phase 4 (for those of us that remember) they were all listed as AF+1. Exact same name as AF but with a +1 next to it, Gallant Surcoat +1, etc.
So yeah. AF+1.

[Billzey]

You guys can call it whatever you want, but AF1.5 is probably the most ridiculous. I'm guessing the AF1.5 people have never played FFXI, because that set of armor simply does not exist.

In FFXI we have AF, which you can then upgrade to AF+1 (thus AF+1 makes perfect sense in 14).
Then there is relic armor, which people often call AF2. Relic armor can also be upgraded to relic+1 or AF2+1, and relic+2 or AF2+2.
Then there is empyrean armor, which people often call AF3. This can be upgraded to +1 and +2 as well.

Thus, calling it AF+1 or even relic makes sense at this point. For the 'most' part, relic used the same model as AF, and just different coloring, which is exactly how the mythology gear looks. Basically, AF1.5 (lol) does not exist. Quit using it.

And before people say that this game isn't FFXI, well, in many things it is, and one of those things is naming. There are countless abilities, names, etc that they've reused from FFXI. Considering that they are calling the new gear AF2, it's pretty clear they are sticking to the same gear naming as well.

[LoLo]

And before people say that this game isn't FFXI, well, in many things it is, and one of those things is naming. There are countless abilities, names, etc that they've reused from FFXI. Considering that they are calling the new gear AF2, it's pretty clear they are sticking to the same gear naming as well.

Your logic is flawed because Clothcraft in FFXI is now Weaver in FFXIV. There is no "Flash" in FFXI and other naming things. This game is FFXIV, it takes ideas from FFXI but FFXI rules and naming are not also the same for FFXIV.

[Yamimarik]

/snip

Was there a need to make another thread on this topic?

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...lic-Relic-1%29
This thread right here wants a word with you...

[LoLo]

I'm laughing at how someone on these forums called me a noob or someone who has never played FFXI because I called the currency armor AF +1.

[Evangela]

just call it the easy way 1 2 3 4 5....

AF1 - from job quests

AF2 - from myth tomes shop

AF3 - the new set

[LoLo]

just call it the easy way 1 2 3 4 5....

AF1 - from job quests

AF2 - from myth tomes shop

AF3 - the new set

If the devs are calling it AF2 labeled on the drawing of it, you are still going to call it AF3? Wat

[meJojo]

They will just update the current AF2 models (yes, the Mythology set), because no one likes them.

[Shiki_Lockhart]

They will just update the current AF2 models (yes, the Mythology set), because no one likes them.

It is just he said. You are misunderstanding >_>

What we will get is updated design of our current AF2 for those we saw in the live letter. I can guess they hadn't time to polish and/or design the AF2 in time so went with some neon like colour and a part with different colour due the tight time they had. Now since game was released and they could work more relaxed and adding more stuff to patch 2.1 they took the opportunity to put the design they really wanted from start.

[Tupsi]

It is just he said. You are misunderstanding >_>

What we will get is updated design of our current AF2 for those we saw in the live letter. I can guess they hadn't time to polish and/or design the AF2 in time so went with some neon like colour and a part with different colour due the tight time they had.

Not completely, they just did what they did with XI - The 2nd set of AF was pretty much a "recolor" while the 3rd+ set is actually a full redesign.