Heavensward lore nuggets from the new website!

[Zohar_Lahar]

Very nice! I'm actually more intrigued by the Astrologian lore, even if I'll likely not play that job for a long time - that they're Sharlayan in origin and that more and more points to them having time magic. Will be interesting.

Ever since I first visited the Observatorium, my first thought was "Time Mage" upon looking at the Astrologians. Though I originally thought they'd have Astrologist/er/ian as a base class, with Time Mage as job crystal. Either way, I'm glad this class is being added, even though I'm more interested in Dark Knight overall.

[Kotemon]

Black/ Dark Knights have existed since Arthurian legend, if i'm not mistaken those predate batman by a few years...

"Dark knights, also known as black knights, were a minority group of knights who refused to serve lords or kings. Instead they either looted and raided, hunted bounties, or lived off the charity from the more humble folk, in much the same manner as a Japanese ronin. As they had no master, and thus no squire, they would paint their armor a signature black color to prevent rust and damage. Dark knights were considered by many a necessary evil, as they would protect villages and lesser people from invaders and bandits, but would also cause problems in the regions they dwelt in to sustain themselves."

Wasn't Zawisza Czarny also the only historical figure to wear black armor? As is often often associated with the metal armor worn by black knights.

[gamesmart]

historical stuff

Oh, I'm quite aware that Batman isn't the first "dark knight" - but the lore for DRK does have a bit of that vibe.

Also Yoshi-P teased it with a Batman shirt anyway.

[Nialle]

New lore section has been added to
http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/heavensward/

So, Cid isn't behind the Machinist class after all, instead it's the Skysteel Manufactory.
The Dark Knight lore sounds awesome

Maybe not directly, but it says they are following Cid's influence, so there is probably a collaboration of technology/ideas between Skysteel and the Garlond Ironworks.

[Alacran]

Wasn't Zawisza Czarny also the only historical figure to wear black armor? As is often often associated with the metal armor worn by black knights.

Actually it was beyond counting, for example poorer and defeated Knights often had no squire to maintain their armor. As such armor would be coated in pitch to prevent rust. Another example would be Edward the Black Prince who wore a suit of black armor.

[lololink]

Black/ Dark Knights have existed since Arthurian legend, if i'm not mistaken those predate batman by a few years...

"Dark knights, also known as black knights, were a minority group of knights who refused to serve lords or kings. Instead they either looted and raided, hunted bounties, or lived off the charity from the more humble folk, in much the same manner as a Japanese ronin. As they had no master, and thus no squire, they would paint their armor a signature black color to prevent rust and damage. Dark knights were considered by many a necessary evil, as they would protect villages and lesser people from invaders and bandits, but would also cause problems in the regions they dwelt in to sustain themselves."

To me the Dark knights from the arthurian legend are more evil than they are chaotic good. But I'm not an expert in these legends so maybe it's just me.

[LycorisSelunis]

I'm pretty eager to see how the Astrologian works and such. I'm honestly not sure what to expect from it. Passive/Time-based damage like Summoners? Direct Damage like Black Mages? Potent Heals like White Mages? A mix of all three?

Only thing I have gathered for certain is that the AST will have two healing stances, one based on more shielding and one based on more direct healing. Switching between the two was hinted to be something you couldn't do often. Also their lvl3 LB will be titled Celestial Stasis or something along those lines. edit to clarify- despite the name it should still have a healing type effect LB.

Mentioned on the divining deck, it ahs been said you can draw a random card for a buff and either choose to use it then, or hold on to it making the effect of the second card you draw stronger. I believe there are 6 cards.

[Riepah]

I think the "act as beacons to guide the meek through darkness" part was quite dumb. I remember how some people complained that a "Rogue" in this game is basically just another goody two-shoes who follows a code and protects the weak etc., I found it funny at the time - but that now even the Dark Knight class is painted as purely good is just lame.

[Vexander]

So AST is more of a healer/buffer type class? Interesting. Still seems rather fun. I wouldn't mind a Time Mage though. Still, maybe in another expansion we'll get one.

[RotomLandry]

I think the "act as beacons to guide the meek through darkness" part was quite dumb. I remember how some people complained that a "Rogue" in this game is basically just another goody two-shoes who follows a code and protects the weak etc., I found it funny at the time - but that now even the Dark Knight class is painted as purely good is just lame.

Based on the actions of the player character both in the main story quest and all sidequests the players are all goody two-shoes that protect the meek and smile and nod at every opportunity. Since we have no influence as to what kind of actions the player character will take in the story, I suspect we will never see a playable job that isn't painted as purely good.