First level cap rise predictions

[Wolf_Gang]

FFXI's first expansion pack, Rise of the Zilart, released a year later

• New story arc.
• Raised the Level Cap from 50 to 75
• 4 New jobs: Ninja, Samurai, Dragoon and Summoner
• Added 15+ new zones.

FFXIV maybe under different management but I suspect they will operate within a similar manner. Version 2.2 and 2.3 will probably just build on what's already released in 2.1 (more items, primals and coils/CT) while they focus all their content creation on the expansion pack.

[Kazamoto]

FFXI's first expansion pack, Rise of the Zilart, released a year later

• New story arc.
• Raised the Level Cap from 50 to 75
• 4 New jobs: Ninja, Samurai, Dragoon and Summoner
• Added 15+ new zones.

FFXIV maybe under different management but I suspect they will operate within a similar manner. Version 2.2 and 2.3 will probably just build on what's already released in 2.1 (more items, primals and coils/CT) while they focus all their content creation on the expansion pack.

Not exactly...

Time Line for FFXI:
- May 16, 2002: PS2 ver. released.

- Aug 8, 2002: Rank 5 Missions (including the Shadow Lord fight) were implemented, but with the level cap at 50, no one had beaten it.

- Sep 12, 2002: The level cap is raised to 55. High Level Notorious Monsters, such as Behemoth, are added to their respective areas.

- Nov 26, 2002: Level cap raised to 60.

- Apr 15, 2003: Rise of Zilart preparation update. The level cap now became 65.

- Apr 17, 2003: Rise of the Zilart goes on sale.

- May 16, 2003: Final Fantasy XI Completes 1 Year of Service

- Jul 17, 2003: The level cap became 70. A new region, Tu’Lia, was unlocked. New HNMs were added (such as King Behemoth).

- Oct 28, 2003: North American PC ver. released.

- Dec 16, 2003: The level cap became 75.

-Feb 2004: Dynamis, Artifact 2 and Relic Weapons were introduced.

This put the first level cap adjustment 4 months later, and then the 75 increase was 19 months later, then many years to get to the last set of lvcap adjustments.

[Starlord]

FFXI's first expansion pack, Rise of the Zilart, released a year later

• New story arc.
• Raised the Level Cap from 50 to 75
• 4 New jobs: Ninja, Samurai, Dragoon and Summoner
• Added 15+ new zones.

FFXIV maybe under different management but I suspect they will operate within a similar manner. Version 2.2 and 2.3 will probably just build on what's already released in 2.1 (more items, primals and coils/CT) while they focus all their content creation on the expansion pack.

They even stated that the rough draft of the expansion has already been submitted. So with that being said I kinda expect the first expansion to be release sometime within 2014 (Realistically around Q3/Q4). I agree they will likely follow the same trend from FFXI.

http://zantetsuken.net/news/final-fa...2-2-and-beyond

It has also been confirmed that the first draft of the first expansion has been submitted! Obviously there is a lot of work to be done, but at least they are planning for the future!