What do you recognize while observing old ARR concept art

[Tonkra]

Well guys, lets take some time, while waiting to observe old concept art very closely.

here is a good link to watch all these old and early concept arts from the old roadmap which has been released in 2011 in a very big size and good quality:

First Concept Arts Part 1

Concept Arts Part 2


For example i just recognized that you actually can see on the concept art, that warriors will be able to shut the visor of their helmets (like in the cgi), WHMs are going to be able to lift their hoods, and dragoons seem to able to lift up the visor as well (sorry if that is already known).

The Question is if these options are finally going to make it into ARR (but well at least we saw it in the new cgi) :



(on the top at the middle -> the helmet with visor opened)


(on the right side on the bottom -> hood is up)


(cat ears visible while wearing blm hat. elvaan ears -> still hidden)



This building

seems to be located on a small island in Noscea:

Seems like you are going to reach it by a ship/fairy (the blue dots)


The Sahagin, the tribe of leviathan(?) finally are going to be implemented in ARR:


the structure that we saw in the end of the trailer

located in the south of coerthas?


before 1.0.

after 2.0. ?


a scene which we finally saw in the opening cgi now.


have you recognized anything else? similarities... artworks you look back again and say "ah ok that it is"


also quiet interesting.. old informations about ARR:
Features of ARR (Infos from october 2011)

some informations i think that got lost till today:
- Implementation of the wandering Odin primal. He will grow in strength and drop better loot every time he’s defeated.
- Campaign of battles to defend Ishgard against an horde of dragons, with the participation of all four disciplines (wait a second as I wipe the drool off my mouth here…).
- Introduction of legacy Final Fantasy items (Excalibur and Masamune anyone?), those items will have unique graphics and stats.

still do not forget these informations are from 2011, many things can be changed or canceled till then. as for concept arts or region maps.
greetings

[Reinheart]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post393706
Just some more tid bit info's posted a while back

[Inaaca]

Yoshi has already stated that things in the concept art such as helmet and hood on/off positions are there for the benefit of the 3D modellers only, and don't actually represent in-game functionality.

[Tonkra]

Yoshi has already stated that things in the concept art such as helmet and hood on/off positions are there for the benefit of the 3D modellers only, and don't actually represent in-game functionality.

when he stated that? well would be too bad. because i mean.. on concept art it is.. in CGI its also possible.. but not ingame? ^ well well.. would have been a cool and nice feature

besides that.. am i the only one who forgot about this information :

- Campaign of battles to defend Ishgard against an horde of dragons, with the participation of all four disciplines


??


does SE still concider this? or is it canceled? never heard from that for a long time ago.

[SidRheingold]

when he stated that? well would be too bad. because i mean.. on concept art it is.. in CGI its also possible.. but not ingame? ^ well well.. would have been a cool and nice feature.

Concept Art remains Concept Art and not "being officially announced".
Yoshida stated it in Live Letter II, too bad I don't remember the exact time.

[Tonkra]

Concept Art remains Concept Art and not "being officially announced".
Yoshida stated it in Live Letter II, too bad I don't remember the exact time.

thats why i was writing:

"The Question is if these options are finally going to make it into ARR"

While that sounds amazing, Yoshida said in Live Letter III [1:18:11]
"We're thinking of adding Ishgard, Ala Mhigo and other areas with our first expansions..."
"In the meantime, I'm certain there will be enough content for players to enjoy."

yes you are right, and as we did not hear anything about it in 2012 i think its quiet clear, that we wont get to see something like it in beta or at release.

well maybe they introduce active time events instead of this. or wait.. maybe we are going to defend ishgard in front of the gates designed as an active time event, who knows lol^^

[Catapult]

when he stated that? well would be too bad. because i mean.. on concept art it is.. in CGI its also possible.. but not ingame? ^ well well.. would have been a cool and nice feature

besides that.. am i the only one who forgot about this information :

- Campaign of battles to defend Ishgard against an horde of dragons, with the participation of all four disciplines


??


does SE still concider this? or is it canceled? never heard from that for a long time ago.

No, I forgot about it as well.
Mind you, they were probably glad we forgot so that they could make it all the more epic an announcement once unveiled.

[Naria]

I'd love to have hood and helm up/down option in 2.0!

Edit: in response to above, that's to bad. I don't remember seeing that.

[SidRheingold]

- Campaign of battles to defend Ishgard against an horde of dragons

While that sounds amazing, Yoshida said in Live Letter III [1:18:11]

"We're thinking of adding Ishgard, Ala Mhigo and other areas with our first expansions..."
"In the meantime, I'm certain there will be enough content for players to enjoy."

[Nuinn]

Ishgard. . . . the perpetual tease of FFXIV. We've had it there since day one. In plain sight, but ever so slightly out of reach.

I really can't wait for beta to start so I can see more of the new areas. The ones I witnessed so far just made me crave for mooore @_@ and as soon as possible while at it. With that in mind, I'm not too concerned that Ishgard, Ala Mhigo, Sil'dih (now THIS is something I want to see in ARR eventually) are coming in expansions. The redesign and variety in landscape and sights that we will get in ARR are going to make my inner explorer very, very happy ^ ^