Thread: Super General Discussion 2.0 - Always offering a happy, fun time~!

My live letter notes:

Yoshi-P drops artwork straight away. What a tease.
Battle director Gondai gets handed a batman T-shirt.
Koji and Aimiee translating.

Got T-shirt? What does it mean? Absolutely nothing.
Yes, the PR team got upset yesterday, talking about the Dark Knight Batman.

Sleeping, Mr P? No. That's normal.

Patch 2.4 date? A: 2014, October, 28.
You can now schedule your sick leave...
But we need to make sure the servers don't crash!

Anything about a special lady?
You mean Shiva? She's not THAT special...
Usually the Primal BGM is in the trailer, but not this time. So let's play it now. (Bayohne Mimes along.) (Rock with English female vocals by Japanese artist.) Main song starts after a "certain phase". Good luck with Diamond Dust,

Final Coil! Cue video.
If we showed any more of the videos, there would be analysis . XD

A possible adjustment to coil rewards? A token system?
This is for gear you want but get unlucky with, yes? Other games do a token system for this. Moving into expansion, we'll look at options, but not for 2.x coil.
With the lock-out, acknowledgment of requests to help company members out despite loot restrictions. So will hopefully have that in mid-2.4, BUT there will be restrictions on drop rates and number of assistants.
(I see this as a progressive easing tactic.)

How many turns are in the final coil?
4 turns.
The bosses we have planned are really big spoilers, so Yoshi-P strongly recommends not lloking for hints straight away.

Will there be Job-Specific for Ninja?
There will be new weapons for all primal battles etc. For armour, Ninja will be able to equip gear that other jobs equip. What job? (Punching motion.)
Main attribute for Ninja will be Dexterity. Now prepare. Up to 2.3, will be using the striking set.
Screenshot of new Allagan Ninja, Paladin & WHM gear. Also some of the new crafted equipment.

First two turns will be manageable with 2.3 gear. Well, Turn 2 might be a little tough...

Coil mounts/minions? How about an ADS mount?
Well if you just want a round ball, we could do that... (much cheering) Sounds easy.
There will be a day when you log in and they're just floating around.

Will there be an Alliance turn where we fight parts of Bahamut's body?
A good idea, but getting 24 people together to do something THAT difficult would be... rage-worthy.
But we do have the final CT area in 2.5 and 3.0 will have more alliance-based raids. That's all I can say.

Hildibrand! Is Ultros battle happening?
I mentioned it in my panel yesterday. Yes. Cue video with FFVI music.
You're gonna be BLOWN away. This is all about the comedy and fun, not the difficulty. "Please look forward to it."

Will we have a Battle on the Big Bridge - Extreme?
So last time he had two arms. It may not be extreme, but you will have him in the 8-arm version.
Patch 2.5. He needs time to grow those other six arms.
Again, means to be enjoyable, not difficult, as with all Hildibrand content.

Will Hildibrand's story continue in 3.0?
That's up to you guys. The current storyline ends in 2.5, but whether he gets blown away to the north is up to you. Maybe that applause will help...
Back in 1.x when we added the inn rooms and added something to happen in them, we had no idea it would get this big.

Will Hildibrand's mother make an appearance?
I remember that the mother was a part of the original story plans. I'm not sure where she went. Of course someone crazy enough to marry the father... please look forward to it.

2.4 Item Levels & Tomestones?
Allagan Tomestones of "Poetics" (not of Yoshida).
You'll be seeing a lot of Rowena.

Mythology tomestones being phased out?
Yes, as with Philosophy (get rid of them, already!). Don't hang on to them - we won't be using them again, so please exchange them in for Soldiery.

Will the Tomestone gear upgrades using coil drops continue?
For the most part, yes.
Shows of pictures of Poetry sets for Ninja & Paladin.

New high level gear/accessories for Hand/Land?
Yes. There is some balance trouble with high levels in these classes, making entry difficult. Hoping to sort out by 2.45, making getting current gear easier to get, with extra gear for currently maxed players.

Housing.
Doubling number of wards for 2.4. Powerpoint presentation on how this will work.
Entry is as normal. Ward selection screen will two tabs for 60 plots per ward. New subdivision aethernets accessible from the aethernet shard (so a ward within a ward). Purchase from the placard as normal.
Starting prices? Nothing has changed from 2.38 settings.

What cross-class skills will Ninja have access to?
Need L15 PUG, and you will also get LNC actions. A smooth transition for existing melee dps classes.

Will Yugiri reveal her face in 2.4?
No! Maaaybe 2.5... ...new race... OOPS!

Eternal Bonds.
A difficult system. We'll be careful.

Any restrictions, such as ceremonies per day? One bond per character. Crowd: It's discrimination. Ferne: Only in some states.
Info will be on the lodestone and you'll apply on the lodestone. Items will be a bracelet. Both persons wear them, head to an NPC in game and the rest happens from there. Ring happens after.
There will be a schedule of ceremonies and you'll have to reserve your time slot. We're being rather serious about this. There will be ceremony invitations prepared. Will be ready in 2.45 with instructions & videos.
Shows sketches of tuxedo & bride's dress, as seen in 2.4 trailer, so you can prepare. Don't go do dungeons in them!

Can you PLEASE increase the atma drop rate?
Hai! We touched on this yesterday, and we will increase the drop rate in 2.4. More than double the rate.
Trials of the Braves books - will now cost Soldiery and fewer of them. This is a gradual step to make things easier to obtain. Ninja nexus is pretty awesome.

Job-change cooldowns. Why?
Penalty for job changes exists to prevent exploitation of the long-recase skills.
Though maybe we could ease/remove those penalties for sanctuaries, like in cities and housing. This would help hunt-participation where things move fast.

AOE Stoneskin plz?
Y: So we should delete it? :P
Yeah, it's a pain. Next... next... next...
Backstory to this. We only had a few weeks to tweak WHM for 2.0. We may have got really tired from the process and attempted to remove it entirely. But we're looking at other options, such as an aoe trait when out of combat.
At start of 2.0, the ONWARDS recommencement feature didn't exist, so these issues were less prominent then.

FC crest for Chocobo barding, please?
Yes. Next question please.

Can I die my allagan gear?
We have some things happening in the space of allagan gear. Please be patient.

Please adjust primal mount drop rate, such as for Nightmare.
I suppose... 2.4, gotta catch em all.

Easing difficulty of 2nd coil other than echo buff?
(Crowd screams "no".) Hm....
Weekly lock-out restriction will drop & duty finder will function, then phased up to individual queing, like with in 2.2.
We'll see how players go and pick our timing for this progress.
And THEN ease up on the difficulty - the petrification mechanics will be made non-fatal.

Reveals!
Gold Saucer & Chocobo Racing (screenshots of development work, all three nations). Players control their own chocobos in the races.
Breeding & Raising. Please look forward to it. 2.5 will be broken into two releases and this will be in the 2nd part.
Triple Triad? Yes, same timing. Part of all the Gold Saucer content.

Slideshow summary:
Optional Items Sales beginning Oct 28th, selling:
- Fantasia per character
- Pumpkin heads, Wailing/Howling Spirit, past seasonal event items. The concept is NO pay-to-win. All vanity.
- Minions of Y'shtola, Yda & Papalymo.
- Sleipnir Mount.
Artbook and Delivery Moogle on sale on online store soon.
Gauging interest in the Fat Chocobo merchandise. (cheering) Saw a hand-made Carbuncle in the audience.
All Saint's Wake starts tomorrow.
Fanfest in London THIS week, Oct 25th. That means a plane trip. Preferably not the enterprise, because there are no safety rails. There will be more 3.0 announcements there.
Fanfest in Tokyo, Dec 20-21. A lot of info slated to be released there as well. Tickets starting sale tomorrow, in two releases, with a very small amount of on-the-day tickets.

Crowd member screams out for PvP update info.
Rank cap is going up in 2.4 with new rewards. Job balancing. 2.5 we're thinking about some new rules. And then after that new maps and areas.

Did anyone get Screenshots of the Ninja Poetry set? >.>

Well I failed to locate Cutie as well as many Balmung players in general. Gave out some yarn so far and still have some left over :3

EDIT: nvm, found him :3

Originally Posted by Antanias

Well I failed to locate Cutie as well as many Balmung players in general. Gave out some yarn so far and still have some left over :3

EDIT: nvm, found him :3

I was found by Deli and Antanias! <3 I've got my yarn and I shall cherish it forev... ooo shiny thing!

Well I had a tonne of fun watching the Fanfest~!

I'll have to plan my sleep better next time though because my head is toast from napping 2 hours, waking for 6 hours - rinse repeat for 2 days haha


I did a couple of little things today too....

As someone with longer hair then Mr. Grekumah...all I could think of whenever he was on was 'he needs to comb it!!!'

Originally Posted by Backflippinbadger

Good afternoon, good people of Eorzea.
That will be all

That will NOT be all! *Victimizes*

Hamster ball mount...



I want Delivery Moogle o_o

Whee the event started! Transfiguration is fun (even though I get stuck as a bat most of the time).

I wish I could try out the event with all the options. I went though the first 2 cities as monsters before getting Raubhan in Uldah. I am gonna try and get the leaders on my alt character to see the responses. Also maybe try for Minfillia or the Sultana in Uldah.