Thread: 4.1 Patch Notes (Preliminary)

Originally Posted by Teraluna

And you don't think this will be added to? That this is the initial introduction? Of course they where going to introduce this with a limited number. That's how introductions work.

Then - when 'I only want me online' players say it's a great idea in an mmo - this hermit style of playing gets expanded.
This is an mmo - it's meant to be played with your fellow players - not some automated bunch of npc bots.

It's for your Grand Company Squadron ONLY. It doesn't affect your own character's leveling, but just your Squadron members with exp and leveling.

Originally Posted by Slevin_Impudicus

I don't understand the point of barding in the first place. They have no functional value. Plus, chocobos are the ugliest and most generic mount options in the game. The only use for them is in solo content to have some backup in which case nobody else is there to show your fugly chicken to anyway.

Then... don't... get the barding...? What's the problem here? o-o

Originally Posted by Tsumdere

Then... don't... get the barding...? What's the problem here? o-o

Well yeah. Obviously. Just confused why anyone would bother with it. And I hope the barding was a summer project for an unpaid intern.

I sincerely hope the new emotes aren't restricted to the Mog Station. And that the new glamours aren't biased in favour of females (gender restrictions) again. But I'm pretty sure I'll be disappointed come patch day...

Super hyped about Shinryu EX though, I can't wait to die a bunch. More Hildy and Return to Ivalice are very welcome too. I'll try out the squadron stuff if it means I'll get stuff but all my jobs are long past the point of needing to run those dungeons.

Honestly the best part is all the QoL stuff. Might not be glamorous or exciting compared to content but I'm stoked about some of the changes. Finally can have a minion and my chocobo out, a tab for beast tribe currencies, and sensible storage solutions for housing... all very nice.

These are what stood out to me:

They finally delivered on their promise to make Sleipnir fly.
They're adding more metallic dyes finally, albeit orange and yellow which are ugly af, but it gives me hope that someday soon we'll get more.
We can go back to The Royal Menagerie—I'll probably just AFK there all day now.
The broom mount gets a special action, just in time for Halloween.
Ventures/Beast Tribe tokens finally making their way into the Currency tab.
Housing storage, which will free up a good two pages on one of my retainers.

Excited to run the new dungeon, raid, and ex-trial of course, but sometimes the small gestures make a larger impression.

Originally Posted by Teraluna

This is the thin end of the wedge, showing the devs thinking direction. It's the first stage of an idea that shouldn't be anywhere near an mmo. You and no one else in a group - absolutely ideal for a single player game.

I fear the next step will be 'we have expanded the squadron groups to xxxxx content'. That's the thing about thin end of wedges - they get bigger, and by then it is too late to change direction.

Irrespective of the current limitations of the idea, it ends up with players in complete isolation grouping entirely with npc bots. It shows a thinking direction which shouldn't be anywhere near an mmorpg.

Have you not done anything for your Grand Company? When unlocking your Squadron, you are such a high rank that you are a commanding officer. You are given a duty to have underlings that you have to train. The more they get stronger, you will achieve your next military rank. It's the only way to progress in the Grand Company. Have you no idea on how militaries work?

Then I guess you would be pitching a fit if you played FFXI, because of Trust NPCs you can summon with your own character that are AI controlled. It's basically the same thing. It's supposed to be a fun activity. No one is forcing you to do that. You're making a big deal out of it like you have your dinner plate and all of your food is touching each other.