Hydaelyn Role-Players

There's a thread in the official forums about an interview Yoshi-P had (at London Fanfest?).

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threa...ew-Summary


Regarding Samurai
•They had an idea to make Samurai a tank. However because the Heavensward (I think they call it Souten no Ishgard in Jp) theme is dark, they felt a dark knight was more fitting for the role.
•Inside of YoshiP the Samurai feels more like a DPS than a tank.
•Since they released the Ninja job,they didn't want another Japanese style job
•They decided to skip Samurai for now but since a lot of people request it they are still examining whether to add it in the future

Implementation of Dark Knight
•Strong image of FF Tactics and Ogre Battle
•Image of the two handed swordsman Guts similar to that from the manga Berserk.
•Thought about making it a DPS but ultimately settled on tank
•Can't talk about why DK has no class
•Will be available to chose at the start of the expansion

Regarding unannounced job
•Making the new job too simple is not going to be interesting. (Fixed, thank you AkirraKrylon)
•If you look at FF series of the past carefully you can imagine what it will be
•I will talk about it at the TokyoFanfest

Other Stuff
•Heavensward trailer has some 2.5 contents so some of them will be implemented before the expansion pack
•It will be a connection to the current story like the current story did to 1.0
•Will talk a lot about patch 2.5 at Tokyo Fanfest
•Odin battle will be added right after the fanfest is over.
•The Odin battle at fanfest will be "hard mode" while an extreme mode will be implemented for the game.

Regarding Flying Mounts
•You will be able to fly over the entire map of the new area
•However in 3.0 you will NOT be able to fly over the current game maps.
•There will be no limit on the time it takes to fly (Fixed thank you bennyr)
•Rewards will be given so that you can fly over the whole area right away
•When you reach the level cap (new one?) it will be very rewarding
•There will be adjustments made to mount variety. The basics are done but they are tweaking the gimicks and types.
•There will be no air battles other than for story/cutscenes etc
•You will not be able to fight field mobs in the air etc.
•Adventurers will be able to go to the Dragon World Dravania (Thank you bennyr)
•They keep their policy from 1.0 that you can go to places that have been "named" (aka you can't fly to a random unknown area?)

Regarding the New Primals
•Since we've mostly used up all the old classic FF primals we figured we'd do something new
•Since Bismarck is a beast type, we decided Ravanna to have a cool insect type design
•The battle is meant to include the new job which means the base level will be 60

I always knew that Bismarck in Limsa Lominsa was just a Primal in disguise. It's no restaurant.

(11-12-2014, 03:38 PM)Kage Wrote: [ -> ]Implementation of Dark Knight
•Can't talk about why DK has no class

This is killing my curiosity, this part right here. Oh to be a FFT nut in FFXIV, a wonderful thing indeed.

Also of note, http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/11/12/...nd-post-f/

Each new set of dungeons has featured a variety of armor pieces that many players want for glamour purposes; at the same time, several of the dungeons have also featured crafting materials that frequently drop instead of these pieces of armor (Aqueous Whetstones, Coke, Cooking Sherry, etc). Will anything be done to address this demand by players? Will the new dungeons also feature drops that are not armor?

We have received this feedback from around the world, so we are already making our adjustments in Patch 2.4. We will continue to read up on the feedback we receive and make necessary adjustments in the future as well!

*stare*

DIRK KNIGHT! YAY!!!  :D

On another note, I wonder what play style Dark Knight will have. They said they were debating on making it a DPS instead of tank, so in my speculation, they will probably have an enmity generating rotation but will probably also have a DoT's and damage rotation to go with that maybe? I hope DRK becomes a damager tank that can deal solid DPS.

(11-12-2014, 04:28 PM)Inessa Hara Wrote: [ -> ]DIRK KNIGHT! YAY!!! 

On another note, I wonder what play style Dark Knight will have. They said they were debating on making it a DPS instead of tank, so in my speculation, they will probably have an enmity generating rotation but will probably also have a DoT's and damage rotation to go with that maybe? I hope DRK becomes a damager tank that can deal solid DPS.

Traditionally the DRK uses the "Darkness" skill, which uses HP to greatly increase attack. So it would not be a stretch to be a DD tank, if its VIT is high giving a large pool to draw Darkness from.

(11-12-2014, 03:44 PM)Aldotsk Wrote: [ -> ]I always knew that Bismarck in Limsa Lominsa was just a Primal in disguise. It's no restaurant.

My FCmate has the surname Bismarck and she likes to joke about dropping loot or killing us pesky adventurers. Or make whale noises in FC chat.

(11-12-2014, 04:28 PM)Inessa Hara Wrote: [ -> ]I hope DRK becomes a damager tank that can deal solid DPS.

WAR can already do this (I can crit 1.2k+ with unchained/berserk, and a pop of inner beast), so I'm really curious as to what DRK will bring.

Doubtful the decision to change from DPS to Tank was made during production. Speculation abound only because of the hard line SE's taken so far, but I don't expect DRK to be a hybrid dps/tank any more than WAR is. SE's taking care to not immediately replace old classes (see NIN fitting in nicely with MNK and DRG, not blowing them away) with new ones so it stands to reason DRK's mitigation will be on par with PLD and WAR and their DPS somewhere between the two.

Important to keep in mind: SE most likely balances around endgame (Coil, currently) and not dungeons/quests. If DRK doesn't mitigate enough to be viable, it's not a tank. Likewise, if it mitigates just fine but also puts out DPS-like numbers while OT, it'll be changed.



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(11-12-2014, 10:37 PM)Seriphyn Wrote: [ -> ]WAR can already do this (I can crit 1.2k+ with unchained/berserk, and a pop of inner beast), so I'm really curious as to what DRK will bring.

I've had Spirits break 1.1k with only FoF and slashing debuff. Doesn't make a DPS to spike on one hit, but I will concede that a str-focused WAR can do respectably when fully-kitted out.

This... this curtana??

http://jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000853.html

(11-13-2014, 10:31 AM)Kage Wrote: [ -> ]This... this curtana??

http://jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000853.html

...oh my.

Hindsight edit after the initial OOH SHINY: How the hell is that a cutted edge when it's covered in gold wax?

Hrm... I read somewhere that DRK ICly would be Ishgard Knights who did not believe all the Dravanian were evil, but they are also realistic and will fight the Dravanian if they are acting evil and fulfill their duty as knights.

I am already completely smitten by Dirk Knight. Now comes the hard part, I love Dragoon's as well so I cant decide.

Actually though, that does bring up an interesting note though. Aside from the MPC (war of light) and the other Azure Dragoon, there are other Temple Knight with Dragoon soul stones that while they are not as powerful as the Azure Dragoon's, they can still utilize the power of the stones and have the ability to 'jump'.

It would be a very interesting storyline for DRK if they were competing or had a rivalry with the Dragoons as since the Dragoons are said to lead the holy war against the Dragons, the DRK's would attempt to solve any conflicts against the Dravanians and attempt to be the voice of peace and reason when a Dravanian or a group of Dravanian do not wish to fight.

(11-13-2014, 11:03 AM)Inessa Hara Wrote: [ -> ]Hrm... I read somewhere that DRK ICly would be Ishgard Knights who did not believe all the Dravanian were evil, but they are also realistic and will fight the Dravanian if they are acting evil and fulfill their duty as knights.

I am already completely smitten by Dirk Knight. Now comes the hard part, I love Dragoon's as well so I cant decide.

Actually though, that does bring up an interesting note though. Aside from the MPC (war of light) and the other Azure Dragoon, there are other Temple Knight with Dragoon soul stones that while they are not as powerful as the Azure Dragoon's, they can still utilize the power of the stones and have the ability to 'jump'.

It would be a very interesting storyline for DRK if they were competing or had a rivalry with the Dragoons as since the Dragoons are said to lead the holy war against the Dragons, the DRK's would attempt to solve any conflicts against the Dravanians and attempt to be the voice of peace and reason when a Dravanian or a group of Dravanian do not wish to fight.

Don't be mistaken: As the lore currently dictates, thinking a dragon is anything other than a blight on the planet is heresy, and they execute heretics without a thought. Also, if you could get a source on that DRK lore tidbit that'd be helpful. The original reveal didn't talk anything about lore and I didn't know there'd be commentary on it outside of Fanfest!

I believe I know what the new unannounced job will be. And all we have to do is look at the current clues:

• The first clue we got was YoshiP wearing a 007 T-Shirt, saying it is a big clue to what the new job is. 007 = James Bond. And James Bond the character, is a Secret Agent.
  
• The second clue was that the job would not be something people are expecting. So far people are saying they are expecting it to be one of the following: Chemist, Gun Mage, Gunner, or Musketeer. Since those are the most popular choices and YoshiP and the developers still say it is something not expected, we can cross all 4 of those off the list.
  
• The third clue, was from this interview. "•If you look at FF series of the past carefully you can imagine what it will be"
  

Now with all them clues together, with the fact that they said it would be a gun related job, I've concluded that the job will be none other than...


Agent!


Primary Weapon - Guns
Armor - probably limited to the same type of clothing as rogues
Abilities:

• Escort - Probably will be a buff like Protect
  
• Flourish - Increases damage
  
• Fawn - Healing over time ability
  
• Enchant - Buff ally
  
• Interrogate - Shows a target's treasure, items, and gil. Also reveals invisible enemies and traps.
  
• Succor - Healing ability that also works as a cleanse (Not to be confused with the scholar version)
  
• Impassion - Grants a berserk buff to ally
  
• Reckless Abandon - Damage ability that also slows target
  

The above taken from that wiki page. But it definitely seems like Agent being a gun job, serves as a healer and support character. And considering we just got a DPS Job (Ninja) and Dark Knight is confirmed to be a Tank, makes sense for the unannounced job to be a Healer.

All of that is speculation. Yoshi-P has kept DRK details very close to his chest. All we really know is that it uses dark magic power (possibly void-powers ala black mage almost) and two-handed great swords.

A Dirk for the Dirk Knight. ((Sorry it's been used so much my twitching had to say something.

Dark Knight

Clearly instead of slashing things with curtana??? we poke them. Not like we don't use the broad blunt blades as smashing things either