Patch 4.5─A Requiem for Heroes Special Site Now Live

[Beckett]

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/patch/4_5/

Some interesting lore and mechanic reveals for Blue Mage. Looks like Masked Carnival can earn you at least gil, Allied Seals and Tomestones of Poetics, and based on the "Weekly Target" it should be something you can repeat.

[Krokov]

Looking forward to it

[Iscah]

Ooh, Allied Seals! It's been hard to earn those without specifically dedicating time to it.

[SturmChurro]

Looks pretty cool. Good thing I came back to the game when I did!

[KageTokage]

I like the fact that each Blue Mage skill seems to have flavor text to explain how it actually works from an aetherological standpoint.

Also, I'm glad we're getting a proper warzone as a dungeon in the Ghimlyt Dark. Ala Mhigo was something, but it didn't really demonstrate the true terror of the Empire's armies with them not being able to break out the big guns in a confined space like that.

[Berteaux_Braumegain]

I like the fact that each Blue Mage skill seems to have flavor text to explain how it actually works from an aetherological standpoint.

Also, I'm glad we're getting a proper warzone as a dungeon in the Ghimlyt Dark. Ala Mhigo was something, but it didn't really demonstrate the true terror of the Empire's armies with them not being able to break out the big guns in a confined space like that.

Agreed on both counts. The new dungeon gear looks lame, though!

[Destati]

Super excited for the patch to drop; BLU is going to be the first thing I go for, and I can't wait to play with it.
I'm a little bummed with the new dungeon gear though.

(I'm predicting Roegadyn = Striking, Au Ra = Aiming, Hyur = Scouting, Elezen = Fending, Lalafell = Healing, Miqo'te = Casting, Highlander = Maiming) Can we PLEASE stop with the robes for Casters/Healers, SE?!

I'm going to redact my statement. I agree, they're not robes, but they're certainly closer to robes than the other gear sets aesthetically speaking (at least to me). I suppose I'm just being salty because it's one of those times where I really wish SE would let up on the dumb glamour restrictions. I feel my character would look better in the other sets but I still want to play caster.

[SturmChurro]

Super excited for the patch to drop; BLU is going to be the first thing I go for, and I can't wait to play with it.
I'm a little bummed with the new dungeon gear though.

(I'm predicting Roegadyn = Striking, Au Ra = Aiming, Hyur = Scouting, Elezen = Fending, Lalafell = Healing, Miqo'te = Casting, Highlander = Maiming) Can we PLEASE stop with the robes for Casters/Healers, SE?!

It does look kind of lame. I could work with some of the coats, and maybe the lalafell's heaband.

[Iscah]

Can we PLEASE stop with the robes for Casters/Healers, SE?!

And here I was thinking "oh, everyone else got long robes this time and the mages got nice tunics instead!"

(It could always be worse. We could have gotten the weird 'breastplate' bits like on the Auri girl's otherwise-good-looking aiming set. What the heck is with that.

I think the mage outfits are the nicest ones in the set - and a nice colour scheme. Glad we didn't get the orange. Will quite possibly use it as 'travelling' gear for the next MSQ! (I got the mage's tunic from Rabanastre the other week and was thinking of using that, but once I tried it on my character I just feel like it looks like men's clothing - for a fantasy setting, of course. This one looks nicer.)

The Miqo'te girl doesn't seem to be wearing any headgear though. I wonder if it's hidden or just not equipped?

Also the boots and gloves look like they'll be great "utility pieces" for combining with other sets. Especially the ones from the melee and mage costumes.

[Rymm]

Can we PLEASE stop with the robes for Casters/Healers, SE?!

Is that meant to be sarcastic or...?

Those aren't robes. They're tunics with pants and boots clearly visible. If you consider every top that hangs below the waist to be a robe then no wonder some people think that casters get "nothing but robes." By that definition, every class in the game gets nothing but "robes."