Patch 3.2 Trailer Discussion

**Theodric** · 02-22-2016 12:05 PM

It'll be interesting to see how it all plays out. Come to think of it...if Aymeric is hosting a major speech then there's a high chance that Raubahn will be there. We see him inside a circle of flames somewhere frigid in the trailer - so I think we can safely assume that it's Western Coerthas. I also wonder if Nidhogg will show up to launch a surprise assault - since the Dragonsong War is apparently heading towards its climax. If they wrap that up in 3.3 I can see them using this patch to have him do something nasty as a cliffhanger only to have us deal with him directly in 3.3.

...but there's also the matter of Thordan's sympathisers to deal with so it's just as likely that they will strike if they sense that the time to do some real damage is upon them. They can't really get vengeance on the WoL...but they can, at least, target the WoL through their firmest supporters in Ishgard.

**rainichan** · 02-22-2016 01:22 PM

OT but Ar tonelico? On MY FFXIV forums?! I never thought I'd see the day.

Who knows, maybe we'll have a Shikata battle track at some point? Please make that happen, Soken! Shimotsuki would be fine too!

**Frederick22** · 02-22-2016 01:44 PM

On 3.1 when we saw Aymeric being stabbed, everyone thought he was going to die, but it end to be nothing. This is the same case with Raubahn.

**Alice_89th** · 02-22-2016 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by Frederick22

On 3.1 when we saw Aymeric being stabbed, everyone thought he was going to die, but it end to be nothing. This is the same case with Raubahn.

Ah yes, I am still annoyed about that.
I didn't really feel any urgency or felt like his life was in danger. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy the man is alive and well. But we see him get stabbed and by the time we've reached Ishgard again he is out and about again and seems fit as a fiddle.

Also the rain in that scene... Coerthas (at least the highlands) is a frozen wasteland and yet somehow it is raining. It is the only time we saw it rain there since the start of 2.0. People even speculated it might have been a flashback based on that. Unless the real message in that scene was that the temperature is rising in Coerthas, snow would have worked just as well in that scene (if not better).

But back to 3.2: There is so little to go on in that scene with (what we assume to be) Raubahn, I'll just wait and see what it is all about.

**Alisa180** · 02-23-2016 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by Alice_89th

Also the rain in that scene... Coerthas (at least the highlands) is a frozen wasteland and yet somehow it is raining. It is the only time we saw it rain there since the start of 2.0. People even speculated it might have been a flashback based on that. Unless the real message in that scene was that the temperature is rising in Coerthas, snow would have worked just as well in that scene (if not better).

Three words: Snow Means Death. Since they intended for Aymeric to survive, they used clearly rain to avert this.

**CyrilLucifer** · 02-23-2016 01:28 AM

Yeah, it was pretty clear Aymeric wasn't intended to die. I admit that I kinda hoping he was out of it for more than one scene, though and was, you know, actually truly wounded. That was one of my bigger 3.1 story irritations.

It was just an attention grabber in the trailer, same as the fire with Raubahn. I think they're trying to establish a threat, but it's hard when they're so incompetent that Aymeric (or, more realistically, Aymeric is shown as so superhuman) is out fighting with you 3 quests later. Way to totally neutralize any credibility they may have gained.

**Rocl** · 02-23-2016 01:36 AM

I'm hoping, but not really expecting, Aymeric's wound to be a recurring thing. Please let getting stabbed in the ribs have some sort of negative consequence when you immediately get up and run around afterwards.

Then again it did look like a standard culinary knife and if our DoH tools are anything to go by it wouldn't have done much damage, eh?

**myahele** · 02-23-2016 02:09 AM

Originally Posted by Rocl

Then again it did look like a standard culinary knife and if our DoH tools are anything to go by it wouldn't have done much damage, eh?

Yeah, I would think his armor would have protected him from that. Aside from the fact the knife looked like a regular kitchen knife, he was stabbed by a regular civilian. If it was a trained assassin I can understand ... but it was not

**CyrilLucifer** · 02-23-2016 02:12 AM

Originally Posted by myahele

Yeah, I would think his armor would have protected him from that. Aside from the fact the knife looked like a regular kitchen knife, he was stabbed by a regular civilian. If it was a trained assassin I can understand ... but it was not

He was still stabbed. Flesh was stated to be broken. Armor may have nullified part of the force so it didn't penetrate as deeply, but he still shouldn't have been running around fighting afterwards.

It stops being "just a flesh wound" when the dagger is sitting there embedded in your skin.

**myahele** · 02-23-2016 02:27 AM

Originally Posted by CyrilLucifer

He was still stabbed. Flesh was stated to be broken. Armor may have nullified part of the force so it didn't penetrate as deeply, but he still shouldn't have been running around fighting afterwards.

It stops being "just a flesh wound" when the dagger is sitting there embedded in your skin.

Ishgard has chirurgeons as well as knights with basic knowledge of conjury so it's not surprising at all. Especially since Moenbryda was able to move about (albeit greatly strained) moments after An Ascien blasted her gut and she didn't receive immediate medical attention as far as I know

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