Thread: 2.5 - Before the Fall

Originally Posted by WellFooled

I'm starting to doubt the 20th as the release date, as much as that depresses me. I wonder if there was a mistranslation somewhere along the line, since that date hasn't appeared in anything official in English, at least not so far that I know of.

Silence usually means they are cramming to make sure it gets released by the 20th. If they were going to delay it now they most likely would of said something earlier and if they do end up delaying the patch it will most likely be from an unexpected issue that arose as the week progresses.

Originally Posted by WellFooled

I'm starting to doubt the 20th as the release date, as much as that depresses me. I wonder if there was a mistranslation somewhere along the line, since that date hasn't appeared in anything official in English, at least not so far that I know of.

IIRC patch 2.4's date was announced by Yoship during a live stream as well before it even came out in lodestone news.

During the nico nico 2015 countdown, Yoship himself announced the date: http://www.famitsu.com/news/201412/31068955.html

That didn't look like anything like I thought it would...

Watch some of the better cards be desynthable into new/rare mats, sort of like refining cards in VIII.

A quick Google translate of this Famitsu article pins the 2.5 drop on January 20th.

And there we go, trailer live:
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...46026986fb870f

I hope Minfilia dies... PLEASE kill her off, even if she wasn't apart of the story it wouldn't change!!

Originally Posted by KodiHivaer

I hope Minfilia dies... PLEASE kill her off, even if she wasn't apart of the story it wouldn't change!!

Oh get over yourself. Maybe Hildibrand should go since the story doesn't revolve around him eh?

Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh

Oh get over yourself. Maybe Hildibrand should go since the story doesn't revolve around him eh?

This is supposedly Hildibrand's last arc, so he technically is. (He's not essential, he adds humor!)

That's not the point, a character that changes absolutely nothing in the story line and does nothing (Except whine about how louisoix isn't around to solve her problems) has no "real" purpose to the story except for being a useless plot device, I enjoy characters with development, which she has absolutely none at all.
In 1.0 she had more development, but it's as if M Night Shamylan took hold of the story and dumbed down the characters with even a smidgen of development and purpose to them.
She was actually a strong character that took initiative and even tested the player when they found out they had the echo.
Now she's just a bland, overused plot device (And boy do I hate the damsel in distress plot device as they tend to be worthless characters)