Letter from the Producer LIVE Part VIII Announcement Summary (08/08/2013)

[Rustyhagun]

ya i know i played all those games lol and i loved taking on Dark Ixion it was so fun and he looked awesome.
But this thing they made is far from looking like Dark Ixion, that is not what he looked like it just looks like some my little pony thing :/ i think its the dumbest thing SE ever thought of in this game... lol

example: this is way different than Hercule's pet horse lol

Agreed. At least make the horse look like a FF creature.

-Put the 3 toed claws as feet,
-Give it a small twisted horn.

It doesn't have to be Ixion. but at least make it look like a sub creature of Ixion.

Don't just put a horse in the game SE. That's silly.

[Catapult]

Don't just put a horse in the game SE. That's silly.

Well, actually...

The Lore team has been keeping busy and responded to a few more questions since we last heard from them. A player pointed out that there exist horse stables, but there aren’t any horses around. I’ll let the Lore team take it from here!

For some time there have been murmurs saying “Hydaelyn is a world where no horse exists,” but this isn’t the case at all. We actually created the whole world view with the vision that horses and their subspecies inhabit (or used to inhabit) the world.

For example, one of the four High Houses of Ishgard, the House of Fortemps, features a red unicorn on a black background for their crest’s motif. This unicorn is one kind of horse species. Shields that NPCs have equipped also have unique drawings on them, so if you are interested, try hunting those down.

Also, Odin, which we introduced in the 2.0 documents, is also riding his famous steed. While I can’t get into too much detail, we have laid down the proper foundation for Odin’s companion.

So while it may seem like there are no living horses in the currently accessible areas of Eorzea, there are in fact horses when you consider the entire planet of Hydaelyn.

Hyur and Lalafell travelled to Eorzea long ago and it is because their ancestors utilized horses as mounts that you can see remnants of this in their speech and crests.

So… why aren’t horses imported in modern day Eorzea? The reason is that trustworthy chocobos, that are better suited for the weather and environment of Eorzea, exist.

[Hvinire]

To be absolutely clear, all Version 1.0 users can participate in the Welcome Back campaign. If you buy a PS3 copy of the game and add it to your Version 1.0 account, you can play that same account for an additional 30 days free. Your 30 days of free time will begin after the end of the Welcome Back campaign, September 9, 2013.

Account type	Registering PS3 version	Registering Windows version
Users who don't possess an FFXIV service account yet	Receive 30 days of subscription time	Receive 30 days of subscription time
Users who already possess an FFXIV service account (PC)	Receive 30 days of subscription time*	Cannot register
Users who already possess an FFXIV service account (PS3)	Cannot register	Receive 30 days of subscription time*

* Users will receive 30 days of subscription time when registering a new platform to their service account. It is not possible to stack the free trial period by registering multiple copies of the PC or PS3 versions to the same FFXIV service account.

Notes:

• Registering both a PS3 code and a PC code to the same FFXIV service account will grant 60 days of subscription time.
  
• Players who have purchased multiple copies of FFXIV: A Realm Reborn may register multiple FFXIV service accounts to a single Sony Entertainment Network account.

[Mjollnir]

Registering both a PS3 code and a PC code to the same FFXIV service account will grant 60 days of subscription time.

Yay! I'd been waiting to hear on this for a while. I shall let my newcomer friends know that this is the case. An extra month off subscription helps soften the blow of having to buy a second copy of the game for the other platform.

Just the other question regards 'platform unlock' vs 'per expansion unlock' that Ms. JB has asked again below. (I have a niggling feeling it'll be bad news and only announced once the expansion's ready to be sold though)

[JillyBean]

Thanks Hvinire!

I wonder if you know the answer to one of Mjollnir's long-standing questions:

Will those of us who have both PS3 and PC versions registered to one Service Account have to purchase both versions of future expansion packs, or will applying one code to our account add the expansion to both platforms (like in XI)?

[Rane]

Thanks Hvinire!

I wonder if you know the answer to one of Mjollnir's long-standing questions:

Will those of us who have both PS3 and PC versions registered to one Service Account have to purchase both versions of future expansion packs, or will applying one code to our account add the expansion to both platforms (like in XI)?

Ooh, good question! I'd like to know the answer to this as well.

[Rizon]

Thanks Hvinire!

I wonder if you know the answer to one of Mjollnir's long-standing questions:

Will those of us who have both PS3 and PC versions registered to one Service Account have to purchase both versions of future expansion packs, or will applying one code to our account add the expansion to both platforms (like in XI)?

Jilly I am going to take another one of my off the wall guesses and say yes to that. They are making us but separate clients for each platform so I would imagine that the will make us buy separate expansions for each platform.

[lordoftheapes79]

Jilly I am going to take another one of my off the wall guesses and say yes to that. They are making us but separate clients for each platform so I would imagine that the will make us buy separate expansions for each platform.

I really hope you're wrong.

[JillyBean]

Yay! I'd been waiting to hear on this for a while. I shall let my newcomer friends know that this is the case. An extra month off subscription helps soften the blow of having to buy a second copy of the game for the other platform.

Just the other question regards 'platform unlock' vs 'per expansion unlock' that Ms. JB has asked again below. (I have a niggling feeling it'll be bad news and only announced once the expansion's ready to be sold though)

I agree we probably won't find out until expansion time, too.

Jilly I am going to take another one of my off the wall guesses and say yes to that. They are making us but separate clients for each platform so I would imagine that the will make us buy separate expansions for each platform.

I hope you're wrong, too. :/ I can understand if we have to purchase two separate physical packages it should cost more. I'm hoping there will be some digital way like buying a single code from them to apply, or ordering via digital download and there can be nice discount for multi-platform accounts.

And with all this "free" news today, I'm still going to throw my money on a 90 or 180 day subscription (the highest available!) as soon as I they let me!

[Mjollnir]

And with all this "free" news today, I'm still going to throw my money on a 90 or 180 day subscription (the highest available!) as soon as I they let me!

Inorite? I wanna be riding around on Fernehalwes as soon as possible!