Guesses about 1.21?

[Babydoll]

My guess is that people will be complaining with good reason, because all the new gear/AF ect. Still doesn't compete with 2x meld crafted gear that most of us have.

This! I hope it is better and lasts a long time..like AF3 in XI ; ;

[Colino]

It will happen. I'm pretty sure about it.

People have been waiting for real content for so long they'll almost certainly all flock to getting their AFs as soon as possible, so yeah I would expect a lot of people to have their armor within the first week.

[Junpei]

Or how about,

In the 2 new Dungeons there are multiple split paths. Each paths leads to a different Boss. Each boss drops gear for a different "slot". Headgear boss, chest piece boss, etc etc.

Each boss has a chest following clear. The chest drops a garunteed 1 item to the loot list of 1 player so it can be passed.

Hokay?

[AmyNeudaiz]

Or how about,

In the 2 new Dungeons there are multiple split paths. Each paths leads to a different Boss. Each boss drops gear for a different "slot". Headgear boss, chest piece boss, etc etc.

Each boss has a chest following clear. The chest drops a garunteed 1 item to the loot list of 1 player so it can be passed.

Hokay?

Yeah but then how will I get my precious dark matter? /sarcasm

[Arcell]

My guess is that people will be complaining with good reason, because all the new gear/AF ect. Still doesn't compete with 2x meld crafted gear that most of us have.

Unless it can be melded, nothing they make will ever compete with 2x melded crafted gear. Why? Because the game is balanced around a single materia in crafted gear. However unique gear can give unique bonuses you can't get through materia. Stats that don't have materia associated with them or can't be put on that particular piece.

[charlemagne]

I'm hoping for a few things from the new armour.
Firstly that it isn't too easy to obtain.
Secondly that it has stats that can't be replicated by melded gear so that it's a real alternative to it in at least some situations. Something along the lines of adding refresh for mages, haste for melee or some bonus to a skill or action.
Thirdly that it's scaleable so that it can be upgraded in some way when the level cap eventually increases.

[Riaayo]

Let's be fair... it didn't take weeks to get your AF in FFXI, and I doubt it will in this game either.

I would love some good challenges in this game, but I'm not sure I'm really confident in SE making challenging quests for this game yet. Bosses they seem to be doing a decent job of, though, but this game is constantly shifting and it's very hard for them to balance for... I assume they rather make things easier initially rather than potentially impossible. Ifrit for example has shifted with the updates after his release, and 1.21 I think will see a large increase in overall difficulty to fights since casting while moving is being stripped. No more kite-healing or kite-raising or... any of that.

[Lurex]

Why should I have to guess about ANYTHING regarding 1.21? This information should be FACT by now.

[Vackashken]

Let's be fair... it didn't take weeks to get your AF in FFXI, and I doubt it will in this game either

I think thats a genuinely fair point. However, with the state of the game they would be absolute fools not to make it difficult and more importantly fun.

[Mug]

My guess is that 1.21 will come sometime in the future!