(Dengekionline) Preview for patch 3.2.

[Harrycanis]

I don't really want to give anyone Moggle Mog stuff but...good luck Aiming peeps.

Moogle aiming confirmed.

[Lunaxia]

I'm thinking (+hoping and praying) healers get Ramuh's stuff. I mean, they gave WHM his exact staff from the ex drops over a caster, which was nice.

I don't really want to give anyone Moggle Mog stuff but...good luck Aiming peeps.

The healers need more luck than ARC/ BRD, if Shiva's out the window then we're up for some purple bearded sack garb.

[Alahra]

They're also the only class that uses fire/ lightning in any significant way...

The difference though is that the other classes overlap to some degree with the other primals in other ways. Ifrit fights primarily with his claws and also dashes around on the ground—similar in many ways to PGL/MNK. Garuda is heavily associated with the sky, just like LNC/DRG, and so on.

I do agree that the caster set could have been Ramuh, but given Ramuh's association with the Shroud and the Sylphs, which are rather closely tied to Conjury and White Magic, healer is the more likely thematic choice for him.

It's not just the fact that Shiva uses Ice magic that made it their choice for caster. It probably also has a lot to do with Shiva fitting less well with the other classes, and since BLMs use Ice magic, it was the simplest fit.

Your association of Ice with healing doesn't even really build off of much in game—the elements of Conjury are Earth, Air, and Water. Ice is specifically associated with destructive (i.e., Black) magic in the game itself. The three healing classes have no association with Ice in the game, whereas THM/BLM does have some.

[Warlyx]

in FFXI for example avatar favors, or the rings used Stat + resistance to some element, plus always summons has been associated with some "stat"

titan = Vit / defense
ifrit = STR / attack
ramuh = DEX / potency
Garuda = AGI / evasion
leviathan = MND /magic acc
Shiva = INT / magic boost

now garuda being DRG , and Levi NIN....throws that out of the windows :P

[Nominous]

Ah looking at the screenshots, also confirmed the Midas floor names:
Fist of the Son
Cuff of the Son
Arm of the Son
Burden of the Son

I thought the Sea Stone Sky stuff was supposed to have mechanics as well, so it tests your ability to do the DPS while also avoiding aoes - but the screenshots don't give that impression.

It gives me that impression. The simple fact that they have trials and raids included (in their savage AND normal capacity) means they'll probably have some light mechanics testing. Nothing that'd kill you, I don't think, but I believe at the end it might tally AoE hits/misperformed mechanics against you. Or at least they'll have specific phase training.

[Spawnie]

Moogle aiming confirmed.

if aiming is mog themed i blame you ._. lol

[Jeibird]

I'm actually really excited for the primal gear. draguda is straight up sexy and the sengoku basara looking ifrit set gives me incentive to level up my mnk alt on balmung. the only way I could be happier is if fending is ravana themed

[Selli]

"Wow, that Shiva set is really pretty. It's gonna look great on my WHM."

"Uh, Selli, that's casting."

+flipstable

[Chiramu]

Very odd choices here for Primal armor. I would have went with:

Fending - Titan
Maiming - Ifrit
Striking - Shiva
Aiming - Garuda
Scouting - Levithan
Casting - Ramuh
Healing - Bismark

Aiming should be Shiva because she kicks ass with her bow if you're not careful. Also, Striking as Ifrit is the most obvious choice there is. Ifrit and Monk just go together.

[Canadane]

I've been saying Ramuh will be healing for a while now.
He does, afterall, use the healing staff in the fight itself.

We'll see, though. I've been wrong before!