The "Force field" spell effect reiteration.

[Rhomagus]

The following are two pictures taken at the same frame, same event, but different trailers.

Here we see a "shield-like" spell from the "A New Adventure" trailer



Here we have the same moment taken from the "The End of an Era" trailer



Both trailers still depict a projectile being deflected from the "shield/fog". Regardless, it's not an ability that is present in version 1.0.

I was really hoping for a shield like spell that was depicted in the opening movie for the game and then when I saw the same spell being used again in ARR trailer footage I was really excited but this makes it really vague as to what the fate of this potential combat mechanic could be.

It's clear that whatever ability is depicted is meant to be a defensive one but it's unclear as to what that ability really does. It seems like it's really just an in-between version of Protect. It doesn't create a visible force field as seen in the "A New Adventure" trailer. The in-game version of protect will show a force field momentarily whenever you are attacked but is otherwise invisible while the "The End of an Era" trailer just creates a permanent haze around the character.

... I wish we could get a force-field like spell though.

[Teuciont]

I don't see any pictures. I feel like I haven't been seeing a lot of pictures people are supposed to have been posting in the forum, is anyone else having this problem?

[Rhomagus]

Not it's my bad. I have to sign up for a photo sharing site I guess. I tried to post it from my Google account but that's not working. I'll fix it in a bit.

In the meantime, you can spot the difference between the scenes in the two trailers

"A New Adventure" @ 1:25-ish

"The End of an Era"@ 2:05-ish

[Momita]

You want a spell of an Archon? You crazy, man!

[Fadigre]

To be honest, I always figured these spells were just an overly-visual Protect spell

[Skies]

Well, we can see that the spell was cast by the Bard, actually.
Who has access to base Conjurer spells.

Which leads me to agree with Fadigre, that's just Protect. Or maybe Stoneskin since it's completely blocking the shots, but still bet on Protect.

[Rhomagus]

Still can't seem to fix the images in the OP so either there is a problem with SE's servers or I just don't know how to internet. Either way it just seems to be a CG reiteration of protect and not a new spell altogether. I know a lot of people had complained about not being able to do what is seen in the first version's opening movie (force field, fire-arrow) and then when the first ARR trailer was released people got there hopes up again because the force field like spell was depicted again.

I personally don't see the harm in depicting protect the same way it is in the game. It still looks cool and it wouldn't get people's hopes up in anticipation of a new combat mechanic. The "The End of an Era" video depicts it the best so far.

[Mardel]

Hour Glass

[Rhomagus]

Hour Glass

That's not exactly what I was referring too but nice catch! That's really cool and fits appropriately.

[Req]

There was definitely a picture I remember from some of the earliest 2.0 gameplay footage that was released where there was something on screen that resembled the spell louisox used to protect the party in the new trailer.

I am too lazy to look for it but it was like a honeycomb barrier looking thing.

Actually its in the limit break trailer. No idea what it is but its casted by the white mage at 1:25ish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxJt3UOBhU8