Thread: Patch 3.4 - Soul Surrender

Oh right, we're finally getting back to the Scholasticate quests as well, glad those haven't been forgotten about but... Guess the Doman Adventurers' Guild has been...

OK, so we need to do Binding coil for the different text. Yay...

Originally Posted by Cilia

Yeah, but there's no reason they can't mix it up. Besides, we know Elidibus, Darklander, Urianger, and Alisae have all been seen in a post-patch stinger there, and with all that eldritch and forbidden lore, it feels like a vastly underutilized asset since all we did was jump in and get the designs for a magitek battering ram.

It just feels like it'll be MSQ relevant, y'know?

Considering that 3.4 is going to tease events leading towards 4.0, Xenaphotl (or however that's spelled) is the most logical choice to be a MSQ dungeon due to it being near Ala Mihgo.

Originally Posted by MPNZ

OK, so we need to do Binding coil for the different text. Yay...

Do you really want to pressure yourself to clear the Coil just for a few words changed in the script?

Originally Posted by Cilia

Pretty sure you can go in Unsynced and just steamroll it, so it's not like it's a huge hurdle. Just get half a dozen other people who still need it.

Torn between whether or not I want to do it, or just leave it as is so I can document the differences (since 99% +/- 0.9% of story players are going to have done it for that different text).

Honestly, if you don't have it done it may be better to not finish it. Just because of that.

Both my lv60 characters had FCoB done before HW launched, so if I want to see the non-Coil dialog I have to get a third character through the MSQ (which is something I am planning on doing eventually, but don't have the time to right now)


EDIT: And yes, Coil is super easy to do right now unsynced. I'm sure you can get people to run you through easy if you asked around or threw up a PF.

September 27th is a pretty good date. It gives the hype surrounding Legion time to die down and it also means that 3.5 will probably be at some point in January. I'm guessing the release date played a small part in FFXV's delay though...but at least that is due out towards December.

It'll be interesting to see how the Alexander situation is wrapped up. Honestly I don't particularly like the story - I feel as though Alexander should have been linked to some sort of cult to play up the classic 'holy' element that it has boasted throughout most of its appearances. If nothing else, though, the fights themselves will be pretty fun I think.

Sophia being the second of the Triad fights surprises me. With her statue being the most prominent I figured she'd the third encounter. Given how impressive Sephirot's fight was, though, I think she'll be pretty awesome. Assuming they go with tasteful music for her and not something like Shiva Phase 2...


Xephatol being a dungeon rather than a zone is unusual. Mhach could have been its own zone after all - especially since we're in dire need of a huge outdoor explorable zone along the lines of Lea Monde or Nabudis from Vagrant Story and FFXII. It could be that we go there again in 4.0 but I think it's much more likely that we don't and that if 4.0 is Ala Mhigo we may end up going somewhere else as well. Thavanair perhaps - which would fit, I guess, if 4.0 is the 'Sea' to 3.0's 'Sky'.

Gubal (Hard) is also surprising but...at the same time it isn't. We'll likely go there to find out what Elidibus and the Warriors of Darkness were doing. Alisae will be our excuse for that given what she saw.

The 'battle' against the Warriors of Darkness will likely be some sort of mini-duty rather than it's own Trial. Which also means it probably won't do them much justice and we'll probably see the WoL thrash them. I doubt that they'll be killed off but I do hope we get a 'Beatrix' moment and they absolutely thrash the WoL for a change. At this point it's sorely needed because the WoL's power is becoming tiresome - especially when Hydaelyn is supposed to be barely holding on. Let her 'Blessing' start to waver at key points to show how high the stakes really are and the WoL related stuff should become more engaging.