Translations: German > English

[Chrees]

I saw the picture that Sasu posted and realized that Yoshi-P truly is a Lalafell at heart.

[Catapult]

I saw the picture that Sasu posted and realized that Yoshi-P truly is a Lalafell at heart.

Well, it is his preferred type of character to play as...

[mbncd]

All dated items will be gone from the game until 2.0.(I believe she means recipes rather than the items themselves.)

I don't understand this, why would the recipes be gone until 2.0..? 2.0 is the latest I can imagine them staying, and they aren't gone yet, so was this supposed to say that they'll be gone from/after 2.0 or will they really go for a time before 2.0 and then come back after 2.0..?

[Fear]

It sounds more like All Dated items will be in the game untill 2.0

[SwordCoheir]

It sounds more like All Dated items will be in the game untill 2.0

Probably means all dated recipes will be non-existent by 2.0 since a vast majority are still in use and Yoshi did say they would eventually be removed.

[Catapult]

To clarify, there was indeed confusion about this, because Sasu wrote it wrong. She has clarified.

Their plan is indeed to remove dated recipes from the game and have them all gone by the time v2.0 rolls around, after which, anything could happen. To be specific, Sasu said that dated recepies would be gone until 2.0, meaning that anything removed will stay that way and what comes after 2.0 is its own kettle of fish.

[Catapult]

Hallöchen,
Howdy,

ich habe Antworten auf eure Fragen zur Kommode und den NPCs, durch die ihr Zugriff auf alle Marktreviere habt, erhalten:
I have answers to your questions regarding the Armoire and the NPCs that allow you access to all the Market wards:

Warum können nur Gegenstände in der Kommode gelagert werden, wenn ihr Zustand bei 100 % liegt ? Warum verlieren gelagerte Gegenstände die bisher aufgebaute emotionale Bindung ?
Why can an item only be deposited into the Armoire when its condition is at 100%? Why do stored items lose their Spiritbond levels?

Der Grund dafür liegt in der aktuellen Serverstruktur, die eine andere Lösung derzeit nicht zulässt.
The reason for this lies in the current server structure, that currently doesn't allow a different solution.

Warum müssen wir verschiedene NPCs ansprechen, wenn wir die Angebote aller Städte sehen wollen ?
Why do we have to speak to different NPCs if we want to see what is on offer in all cities?

Dies soll die Belastung der Server reduzieren. Außerdem gestaltet es sich aufgrund der Möglichkeit, Gegenstände direkt zu erwerben schwierig, alle drei Handelshäuser zu vereinen.
This is to reduce the stress on the server load. Moreover, being able to obtain items directly has made it difficult to combine the three houses.

I am NOT confident about my translation of the last sentence there. The structure Sasu has used in her writing is confusing me a little. From what I can gather, she is referring to the fact that the act of purchasing from the item search screen involves a background action that moves your character to the wards, makes the purchase and moves you back again. This involves passing between servers. Now if I'm reading this right, she is saying it's difficult to set it up so that it allows these player movements to go to multiple cities' wards from the one mercantile house.

If I'm reading it wrong, she may actually be saying that the ability to purchase from the item search menu is what is preventing them from combining the market wards under the current server structure, but this doesn't match up well with everything else we've heard about the issue. Or she could be saying something else entirely... >_>

[Catapult]

Hallöchen !!
Howdy!!

Ich habe zwei gute Nachrichten für euch ! Ihr werdet die Möglichkeit bekommen, den Status „Ermächtigung“ in den Büros der staatlichen Gesellschaften zu bekommen. Allerdings steht noch kein genauer Zeitpunkt dafür fest.
I've got two bytes of good news for you. You'll receive the ability to obtain the "Sanctioned" status in the headquarters of the Grand Companies. Although no exact implementation time has been fixed as yet.

Außerdem wird es Dungeons an anderen Orten geben. Für Details ist es allerdings auch hier noch zu früh, daher kann ich euch nicht sagen, ob es zum Beispiel ein Ruinen-Dungeon geben wird.
There will also be Dungeons at other locations. It's a little too early for details, though, which is why I can't tell you if there will be a Ruins-based dungeon or not.

Wie immer gilt natürlich, dass wir euch auf dem Laufenden halten. Bitte habt Geduld.
As always, we'll keep you updated with the latest news. Please have patience.

Meanwhile, the Hidden Artefacts quest continues.

There is only one question left:
What is Yoshi-P's favourite food?

[Catapult]

What Sasu is quoting below is worded slightly differently on the English version of the Lodestone. My translation is thus different accordingly so that a bigger picture can be established.

Hallo !
Hi!

Die Nachricht auf dem Lodestone sagt folgendes:
The message on the Lodestone says the following:

All denjenigen, die beginnen möchten, FINAL FANTASY XIV zu spielen und gerne Legacy-Status ereichen möchten, sei daher Folgendes gesagt:
All those who wish to begin playing FINAL FANTASY XIV and would like to obtain Legancy-status should be made aware of the following:

Wer bis zum 31. Mai 2012 den FINAL FANTASY XIV-Registrierungscode eingibt sowie nach Ablauf der kostenfreien Spielzeit die Mitgliedschaftsgebühr für 90 Tage im Voraus bezahlt, erfüllt die Voraussetzungen für die Legacy Campaign.
Those who input their FINAL FANTASY XIV-registration code (ie: CD Key or equivilant) by the 31st of May as well as pay the subscription for 90 days in advance after the end of the free trial period will fulfil the pre-requisites for the Legacy Campaign.

Demnach gilt dies ganz klar für diejenigen, die noch nicht gespielt habe.
Nachdem ihr ja bereits registriert seid und bezahlt, braucht ihr euren Registrierungscode nicht mehr einzugeben. Außerdem habt ihr ja auch keine 30 Tage kostenfreie Spielzeit mehr. Demnach gilt der 31. Mai nicht für euch.
Accordingly, this is is very clearly for those people who have not yet played.
Once you have already registered and paid, you don't have to enter your registration code any more. You also don't have a 30 day free trial period anymore. Thus, the 31st of May is irrelevant to you. (This is in the context of needing to already have an active account to post on the forums, making the concept of having stuff done by the 31st of May irrelevant to us forum-posters.)

Seraphe, wenn du zum Beispiel schon 2 Monate bezahlt hast, dann brauchst du nur noch einen Monat zu zahlen. Und das bis zum Beginn der Beta. Du hast also noch genug Zeit.
Ein neuer Spieler hat natürlich noch gar nichts bezahlt und hat zudem noch 30 Tage kostenlos. Das heißt, erst nach seinen 30 Tagen werden ihm Gebühren in Rechnung gestellt, die er begleichen kann. Um dann noch Legacy-Status erreichen zu können muss er daher sein Spiel bis zum 31. Mai registriert haben.
Seraphe ( <-- Forum username), if you for example have already paid for 2 months, then you only need to pay for one more. And that is by the beginning of the beta. So you have plenty of time.
A new player has, naturaly, not paid anything yet and thus has 30 days of free play. That means only after 30 days will he receive a bill that he can pay. So in order to achieve Legacy status, he has to have his game registered by the 31st of may.

Ich hoffe ich konnte euch mit meiner Antwort helfen. Wenn ihr trotzdem noch Fragen zu euren ganz konkreten Fällen habt, könnt ihr gerne das Support Center kontaktieren und mit meinen Kollegen dort eure Situation besprechen.
I hope I could help you with my answer. If you still have questions regarding your own very specific circumstances, you can certainly contact the support centre and discuss your situation with my colleagues there.

What is clear is that they are not being at all specific about when the beta will exactly start. There are a couple of possible interpretations on this and other rep's comments if you read between the lines. All that is blatantly clear is:
- People who haven't registered the game to start their free trial period need to do it by May 31st;
- If you fall into this catergory, schedule 90 days up front payment for the moment your 30-day trial ends.
- Otherwise, make sure you've paid for 3 months by the time beta starts, whenever that is.

[Catapult]

Quite a bit of topical information today...

Hallöchen,
Howdy,

vielen Dank für den Vorschlag mit den Ermächtigungs-Ringen. Die Entwickler ziehen diese Möglichkeit bereits in Betracht und arbeiten an einer Lösung. Ich werde euch natürlich auf dem Laufenden halten.
Thanks for your suggestion about sanction-rings. (The suggestion was to have a ring or bracelet like the Signet Staff from FFXI.) The Developers are already considering this option and are working on a solution. I will of course keep you posted.

Hallo Felis,
Hi Felis,

wir haben auf dieser Lodestone-Seite einige Präsentationen zur Verfügung gestellt. In der ersten Präsentation ("Übersicht über die Relaunch-Version von FINAL FANTASY XIV") findest du auf der letzten Seite die Information, dass die Beta für September bzw. Oktober geplant ist.
On this Lodestone page we have made a few presentations for you. In the first document ("New FINAL FANTASY XIV Outline") you'll find on the final page that the beta is planned for September or October.

Which I am interpreting as a very strong hint that everything is on track.

Hallöchen,
Howdy,

die Entwickler beschäftigen sich zur Zeit mit Möglichkeiten, wie sie das Belohnungssystem anpassen können, zum Beispiel durch unterschiedliche Belohnungen für die verschiedenen Positionen im Ranking-System. Leider habe ich dazu aber noch keine weiteren Details vorliegen.
The devs are currently pouring over the possible ways to adjust the reward system [with respect to hamlet defence], for example via differing rewards for the different positions in the ranking-system. Unfortunately I do not have any more information on hand.

And to round it off...

Kann mir zufällig irgendjemand sagen warum es bei Gridania bei der Karawane immer 10 Taler mehr gibt als in den anderen Stadtstaaten?
Can someone tell me why the Gridanian caravan always rewards 10 seals more than in other city states?

Hallo Enary,
Hi Enary,

das liegt daran, dass der Weg vom NPC bis zu dem Punkt, an dem das Event beginnt, etwas weiter entfernt liegt. Der NPC gibt darauf auch einen Hinweis:
That's because the distance from the NPC to the point where the event begins is a little further away. The NPC also advises on this accordingly:

Haisie:

The rendezvous point is far. Take care you do not lose your way. This, too, is to protect against bandits and brigands. Know that your reward will reflect the pains and perils of your duty.