So A Maelstrom Reborn?

[Sotek]

It is impressive that, while you managed to find quotes for just about everything else, "Musketeer will be tied with the Empire" is the only one you couldn't provide, stranger still when it should just be in the Beta Archive and much easier to find.

I can play the quotes game too, though;

http://gamerescape.com/2013/02/21/ga...iv-media-tour/

GE- With ARR we’ll see Arcanist added with Summoner shortly after the game launches. Are there any other classes or jobs you’d like to see added? And will these be added in patches or expansions?

Yoshida- What I would like to see right?

First of all, we are planning a new race for an expansion pack. For the classes and jobs, we will introduce them through patches because all of the Legacy players have level 50 jobs anyway. When we introduce new classes and jobs we will probably increase the level cap at the same time.

About what I want to introduce- it’s more like what I think I have to introduce. Something related to guns because the (musketeer) guild in the game. Something related to that I think I have to introduce.

Also I do feel that scouting classes are lacking so I want to bring in Theif, Ninja and those that have to do with stealth. Also more casters like Blue Mage and Red Mage are something I would like to add.

Whatever the players want, I want too.

Also, some people shooting in the guild basement isn't all. Plenty of Limsa NPCs have guns, the leader to The Maelstrom has two, and there are plenty of rifles littering the walls around Limsa. Heck, a boss in the new dungeon uses a gun... The fact that the Guild is still there speaks volumes, they could easily have just removed it if, as you claim, Musketeer isn't coming until we're near the Empire. They wouldn't have bothered saying Blacksmiths have recently taken to Gun Smithing if, as you claim, Musketeer isn't coming until we're near the Empire. There are Musketeers in Limsa, there is no reason for us to require going to the Empire, it'd be an absolutely ridiculous plot hole if so...

The only thing I even remotely remember them talking about in regards to new Jobs and the Empire was the FFVIII fans demands for a Gunblade Job.

[EdwinLi]

^ yep

As stated in this quote by Yoshi-P Musketeer is currently his Priorty in the new class to be released.

Still I thought everyone would have saw this quote by now when i posted a topic about this quote.

(on topic of that quote: I wonder how longer before Yoshi-P deemed necessary to raise the level cap.)

[silentwindfr]

^ yep

As stated in this quote by Yoshi-P Musketeer is currently his Priorty in the new class to be released.

Still I thought everyone would have saw this quote by now when i posted a topic about this quote.

(on topic of that quote: I wonder how longer before Yoshi-P deemed necessary to raise the level cap.)

i hope before the 2.4 or it will be freaking long.

@sotek: i have never said it was tied to the empire, but that we will need to get closer of the empire, ala migho it's close enough i guess. i think we will get the gunner class from there more than limsa, even if i see the corsair jobs acquired here.

[Becken]

I remember in 1.0 limsa CS that your char used the gun (never really got this part) and you got an odd look/reply from the npc

http://youtu.be/r3jzUffAMhA

[EdwinLi]

i hope before the 2.4 or it will be freaking long.

As of now I'm only assuming that Yoshi-P is having each Main Story for each Major patch 5 ilvl higher than the last so if 2.2 Main Story will require ilvl 58 - 59 to fight Leviathan and in 2.3 we will need ilvl 63 - 64 to fight the next primal or boss then we most likely may see a level cap increase somewhere in 2.3, 2.4, or 2.5 to introduce maybe level 55 dungeons with ilvl 65 or higher dungeon gears with the 3rd Tier tome introduced to introduce the next set of tome gears since by then Coil may have somewhere between ilvl 100 gears to ilvl 110 gears.

If lucky the level cap maybe increase to 60 but only if we're lucky. As of now I only expect the level cap to increase at least 5 levels or close to this range when it happens.

[lucioTORELLI]

I remember in 1.0 limsa CS that your char used the gun (never really got this part) and you got an odd look/reply from the npc

http://youtu.be/r3jzUffAMhA

He gives you a weird look because you use the gun the same way that famous pirate on the ship during the tutorial did, as he is the only one who shoots like that. ^^

[silentwindfr]

with the 2.1 get stuff over 80 is not that hard, most people will be around 70-80 at the 2.2, you can expect a more important increase in ilevel needed.
i still hope it for the 2.2 or 2.3, after this it will be really too long... like i did say, some player have them toon 50 for more of 3 years, it's time to increase the cap level and by the same time, to give jobs more skill.

[Gwaeron]

@sotek: i have never said it was tied to the empire

they had say while the beta, that the musketeer will not come before we get closer of the empire, since they are the only one with the technologie enough for this class

Have you even been to Limsa Lominsa? Like half of the NPCs use guns, the ARM50 quest cutscene involves

Merlwyb shooting people wearing the armour you and another member of the armourers' guild crafted to compare the quality.

[EdwinLi]

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ya as of now I doubt they will have the Guild that teaches the player to become the Musketeer in Ala Migho since right now the Musketeer Guild is located in Coral Tower in Limsa Lominsa with the Marauder guild. You can see the Musketeer Guild Sign right next the Marauder Guild sign.

The Musketeer Guild Recuit table are currently empty because they're not recuiting members into their Guild yet Lore wise.

[Ramesses]

Interesting points made in this thread... and yes, I agree with the speculation that Musketeer could eventually show up in 2.2. We have all said it since back in 2010 or 2011 that our beloved Admiral Merlwyb will be the obvious candidate to give us the questline... and now that Yoshi's letter said the code word for 2.2 is Maelstrom, this could be a high possibility.

I wonder if perhaps not only will we finally get Musketeer but perhaps we will get to help Merlwyb win the next Trident race? Maybe that's how the primal Leviathan gets introduced to us (because his appearance is hindering Merlwyb's ability to win the race?)

Darn it, now I'll be pondering all this for the next hour. However, a few more things that has me excited is what Louisoix's words said:

• "Lances of Light herald the dawn" - Could it be that the Knights of Ishgard are finally going to open their doors and join the alliance?
• "Beckoning shadows deeper still" - Again, a reference to that "other" fracton of Ascians? (I'm trying to avoid spoilers here)
• "Splendor Dances with shades" - This one got me racking my brains for a long while... but could it be a reference to Ninja job class?
• "Unsheathed, a rime kissed blade" - Rime is a type of frost; thus could be the blade of a Ninja or another reference to Ishgard finally deciding to stop sitting on their hands?
• "Spills crimson o'er fields of white" - That seems like an obvious refernce to the Coerthas region

Yeah, brand me thoroughly excited... can't wait till the next patch.