So... that spiderman shirt... (new job tease)

[Dualblade]

The only thing I heard about RDM was it is starting in Uldah, and that was in the live stream at JP fanfest.

They shared lore saying its Sharlayan?

To my understanding the JP fanfest did not say WHERE RDM would be unlocked, only that it was in a 2.0 area. Ul'Dah is just speculation.

[GMERC]

You know Samurai and Blue Mage debuted in the same game, right? One isn't any more "classic" than the other.

[frankenbeans]

GMERC, Yes they did, along with Beast Master, dancer, heck even chemist which can be linked to Spider man just as easily as Samurai. However blue mage has been an iconic class that has appeared in nearly all final fantasy related games in one form or another. Blue Mage and Blue magic is Iconic and Unique to Final Fantasy, perhaps one of their most original classes. My point is Samurai is not a shoe in and that shirt could equally be another possible job.

[Atoli]

Welp, there goes my excitement for Stormblood then :x
I mean, I'll still BUY it, simply for new housing area + swimming, but that's literally all that's left that is kind of exciting.
Redmage, welp, okay, Samurai, urgh..and NO THIRD JOB...
I mean, I was 100% sure we'd get Samurai this expansion, I just thought there would be a third, be it dancer or bluemage or whatever..

And I just really don't see the Spiderman - Samurai link beyond that Sam Raimi wordplay and I thought that got debunked by Yoshi saying we should think more straightforward..:/

[Alacran]

I hope this thread stays around for awhile after the final Fan Fest, seeing what is revealed and comparing it to the many... impassioned theories and post will be interesting to say the least.

The data files to me are a smoking gun, it makes to much sense to add program files that would be necessary to cut down the data size for the upcoming patches and expansions.

I believe the Name Stormblood is the name for the expansion for the NA and EU release, the JP Title i have read is Guren no Kaihō-sha roughly translated "Liberators of the Crimson Lotus" (I could be wrong, i have only cursory skill at translations). I bring this up because i do not see any mention of Ao, azul, blue, azure, cerulean, cobalt, indigo, or cyan... It, like the embellishments between the two Monks sparing match are only artistic liberties.

As for the Spider man shirt, would it be too hard to believe that it may be a haring? People are arguing that program files are nothing more than trolling why not a t-shirt?

[Dualblade]

I'd take the shirt more as being a bit too applicable to multiple jobs and thus maybe not the best choice. But many things are only seen as such in hindsight, and of course its possible they did it on purpose because they knew most of the base was already expecting Samurai. Best way to still make it surprising is to be pretty vague about it with something that otherwise has been a good indicator of what is coming next.

@Alacran:
The New Year's poem mentions both blue and red and the fight between them as a central theme in all 4 languages, including Japanese. That said, those poems have ALWAYS been about the story alone and never once hinted on jobs, so I find it incredibly far-reaching to use that as an argument for bluemage.

More so when you take into account the "blue" it mentions is Azure, which is used for Estinien/the PC. The Azure Dragoon and all that.

[Atoli]

@Alacran:
The New Year's poem mentions both blue and red and the fight between them as a central theme in all 4 languages, including Japanese. That said, those poems have ALWAYS been about the story alone and never once hinted on jobs, so I find it incredibly far-reaching to use that as an argument for bluemage.

[frankenbeans]

Shippuu, you offer nothing but opinions again. They aren't more valid than my own or others on the possibility that its not samurai. Projecting much about living in denial? You are surrounding your self in a bubble to block out anything that could possibly contradict Samurai is the next job. A samurais only Safe Space if you will. Nowadays people seem to have great difficulty knowing the difference of what is an opinion vs objective truth, something they should have learned in school. I take it in your case while others where learning this concept in school you studied the blade?

[Dorander]

Shippuu, you offer nothing but opinions again. They aren't more valid than my own or others on the possibility that its not samurai. Projecting much about living in denial? You are surrounding your self in a bubble to block out anything that could possibly contradict Samurai is the next job. A samurais only Safe Space if you will. Nowadays people seem to have great difficulty knowing the difference of what is an opinion vs objective truth, something they should have learned in school. I take it in your case while others where learning in school you studied the blade?

Shippuu has provided you with factual, check-able "proof" time and again. I believe at this point someone (you, Frankenbeans) just refuses to accept it, but hey.. if you want to bury your head in the sand and refuse to see it.. go for it. February cannot get here fast enough.