(04-14-2015, 11:03 AM)Erik Mynhier Wrote: Off topic: Bad DRG rper in the QS picking up another player. Not all DRGs, just the bad ones.... right here.
On topic: Lore drops....
There were none. Sorry but watching the video we see two things, the derplander doing spoilers on people that would have gotten me banned lol. And second we "saw" what jump is suppose to look like.... that's it. Yes, we saw guys in the armor jumping, but as for lore bomb.... there was no context, were they common soldiers? Elite Squad/Guard? The "Bloodsworn" of Ishgard? We have no way of framing the data because the data was meant to tantalize and encourage people to buy an expansion, not lay out lore. And to sit here and argue back and forth is not needed as in the end we are all still in our opinions with little fact.
All we know lorewise is jump looks really cool. That's all we got, that's it.... and that a food taster may not have been a bad investment in Ul'dah. The where, why, how, and who of the Jump will not be made clear until we get our little hands on 3.0 and read the dialog. Until then, anger is a sickness guys. Make like Elsa and let it go.
IMO
Its a lore drop primarily about the exclusivity of jumps/efficacy. You have a much older account than mine so I'm certain you've seen the arguments beforehand about the capabilities of a Dragoon with a Capital D, as in the job, not the title.
- some said that only the Azure Dragoon is the sole person that can do any sort of jumping. So anyone RP'ing their abilities is being Mary Sue.
This isn't true as shown in the trailer.
- Some argued that jumps would be obscenely impractical in combat.
which is also not true because their jumps are not commanded by standard 9.8 meters per second per second acceleration of gravity but are commanded by animu physics. The lift off instantly, can change direction midair and come down like a lightning bolt. It is more threat than non-threat in an RP situation.
as for who they were. They are Dragoons with the Armor and the Gae Bolg, both confirmed to be in mass production and the equipment and symbol of office of the Dragoons with a capital D by fernewhales. These are different from say the dyspeptic dragoon you can find in the gates of judgement during the MSQ which is just a Templar knight with a spear.
That is really it. IMO the -exact- mechanics are a mystery for sure, but we have visual representation of how it should be.
this whole thing about age was really not my intention >_>