TIME: Interview with Yoshi

[Alipoprocks]

I'm the same way. I read that and just paused a bit, trying to figure out how I would feel if that became a thing in this game. I'd really rather they just try and design the support/hybrid roles.

I totally agree. I mean the tree in other games is interesting, I guess. But you only have one class per character, so the tree helps create different style of play. But I personally prefer different jobs, instead of different specs. I do hope they create support jobs.

[Itseotle]

I totally agree. I mean the tree in other games is interesting, I guess. But you only have one class per character, so the tree helps create different style of play. But I personally prefer different jobs, instead of different specs. I do hope they create support jobs.

Imagine, if you will, a FFXIV Skill Tree for a Warrior that has:

-Berserk no longer Incompacitates
-Storm's Eye Duration Increased by 15 seconds
-Critical Hits now restore 10 TP
-Vengeance grants Wrath without Defiance
-Foresight grants increased critical hit chance while active

-vs-

-Blood for Blood healing is increased to 25%
-Holmgang no longer binds the user and the range is extended to 20 yalms
-Wrath stacks reduce incoming damage by 1% per stack
-Fracture lowers the targets STR by 0.5% per tick, stacking 10 times.
-Foresight also reduces magic damage by 10%

Your current warrior, while an excellent offtank and decent DPS in his own right, can now specialize even further by choosing to enchance his offensive capabilities or his defensive capabilities.

[Waliel]

I don't know if I'm happy or sad about the mention of the spec tree.

Final Fantasy XIV’s core concept is to have the freedom to play each role through the Armoury System, so we may explore new directions through a skill tree, in which the player’s job will be determined by what actions have been obtained.

How I understood that is instead of choosing job X and getting Y skills, you choose Z number of skills and get job X based on that.

[Blueyes]

I don't know if I'm happy or sad about the mention of the spec tree.

I honestly wouldn't worry about it too much. The way he describes how it could work sounded strikingly similar to the concept of having classes split off into two jobs; a concept that was abandoned pretty quickly. Personally I don't see it panning out. What might be more likely would be having a system similar to FFXI's Merit system which allowed minor customization with a handful of optional abilities catering to specific play styles.

How I understood that is instead of choosing job X and getting Y skills, you choose Z number of skills and get job X based on that.

That actually isn't far off from the original 1.0 concept which had a much stronger focus on the use of cross class abilities with the idea of having players "define their own class." I can't imagine they would ever go back to that considering classes are more or less ceasing to be developed further as of late. I took his response as more a hypothetical "if we were to do that it would probably work something like this" and not something that is actually being planned to happen.

[HeavensSword]

How I understood that is instead of choosing job X and getting Y skills, you choose Z number of skills and get job X based on that.

If you have ever played WoW before the spec changes that occurred in Mists of Pandaria I think (I only played during that expansion). You had your class, e.g. Warrior and as you leveled you spent points in your talent/skill tree. Skills and talents were broken up into 3-4 categories. What you chose determined the role you filled.

So you are still a warrior, but you might be a tank (protection), or DPS (arms, fury). Specs.

[Niwashi]

You had your class, e.g. Warrior and as you leveled you spent points in your talent/skill tree. Skills and talents were broken up into 3-4 categories. What you chose determined the role you filled.

So you are still a warrior, but you might be a tank (protection), or DPS (arms, fury). Specs.

That wouldn't be bad provided that there are opportunities to re-spec when you want to. I just wouldn't want a character to be locked into one specialty.

[Ulathskullsplitter]

He mentions he is currently into Game of Thrones. Might explain the darker turn the main story took. And the big death and possibly deaths of other major characters. Blame GRRM for the deaths. He's not happy just killing off his own characters anymore.

[Iromi]

Yoshida said RDM was his favorite job...haha

In the past he said DRK and Machinist were also his favorite..that is how I guessed and predicted the jobs So..looks like, if it follows his trend..RDM will be next hehe hurray

[Bluevann]

I look forward to seeing all of our players enter the land of Ishgard.

with voice overs in many of the cut scenes.

I take my hat off to our script writers, localization team, and sound team.

we introduced non-combat-focused elements such as player housing (...) for players to enjoy.

I'll agree to disagree.

[NinjaTaru72]

*picture of Derplander's drg outfit*
"a dragoon suits up in ffxiv:Heavensward"

Stupid reporter, that's not just a dragoon, that's Derplander! Get your facts straight