1. What sort of magic is there in the world? I know there's white magic, black magic, etc but what about things like the dragoon's ability to jump super high or all those cool particle effects when a monk is bashing someone's face in?
Monks in particular impregnate their bodies with Aether inorder to perform feats of martial skill beyond their regular limitations. In RP, it stands to reason that it can be applied with any fighting style.
2. How does someone learn magic? Is it something they're born with and then study, or can anyone become adept in an area of magic so long as they put in enough time and effort?
There is some latent talent required to use certain types of magic. White Magic or Conjury requires one to commune with the Elementals.
Okay, so I’ve studied real thaumuturgical theories, so I’ll expand upon this for a moment:
Conjury, or the theory proposed by Stillglade Fane, requires the user to attune with the Aether of the area around them in order to perform miracles. Like how a druid would call upon the nature surrounding them to cast spells. They absorb this power and mold it into a different shape. This high level of attunement also makes it easier for Conjurers to heal and grant succor.
Thaumaturgy, or the theory proposed by the Arrzaneth Ossuary, requires the caster to use his own Aether to perform miracles. This power is increased, harnessed, and honed through deep meditation.
3. How much do particle effects distract from the game? I come from GW2 where there were particle effects all over the place, but it was helpful when you wanted to combo abilities. I could imagine it being a bit distracting if there was no ability to combo and all the particle effects were essentially lookit my super-mega sword slash! and the like.
This is more of a personal opinion: the flashy graphics and particle effects are cool at first, but it happens EVERY TIME YOU DO SOMETHING, so it tends to get annoying.
4. What sorts of things in the game,either minor or major, facilitate RP? I've heard that there are a decent amount of emotes and I've seen that character creation is decently extensive, and from what I've seen from screenshots there are a lot of nice places.
Most MMOs tend to give RPers the same tools to facilitate RP, just in a different skin or with slight variations. FFXIV is no different, although the scenery is unmatched.
5. Are there numerous different outfits/weapon skins? Can you dye armor/weapons?Can you transfer stats from a higher level item to a lower level one to keep the appearance without sacrificing effectiveness, or vice versa?
You can dye armor. Not sure about weapons. But you cannotreskin them. However, there will be a kind of vanity armor set you can equip that will go over your current armor. So you can play the game’s content in your RP gear without suffering from any stat drops.
6. Are there plans for microtranactions or some sort of cash shop in the game?
No final word from the developers, but Yoshi-P is very much against F2P, so I doubt it.
7. How fast is the day/night cycle(provided there is one) and is there dynamic weather in the game?
I believe day and night cycles several times in a day. Weather effects exist in the game.
8. Is there any voicing in the game,either in cutscenes, NPCs in cities, NPCs giving quests, or other places?
The main story quests will have voice overs in multiple languages (you can choose which language and add subtitles). Regular quests will not, according to Yoshi-P.
9. How easy is it to switch classes,how many can you advance in, and what does selecting a job do to effect the ease (or lack thereof) of the aforementioned?
To put it simply, one character can play all the classes, but you can only play one class at a time. In order to switch classes, all you have to do is equip that class weapon.
10. Are there any gender roles in society? (particularly Hyur society)
Gender roles always exist, although we are not sure to what extent in Hyurian society. Tribal Miqo’te have very specific gender roles.
11. How many different languages are there and how easy would they be to learn?
All player characters have the Echo, with allows one tolisten, speak, read, and write in any language with passable efficiency.
12. Would the average moogle get pissed if my character hugged it tightly? (So fluffy...)
LOL. Probably not.
Monks in particular impregnate their bodies with Aether inorder to perform feats of martial skill beyond their regular limitations. In RP, it stands to reason that it can be applied with any fighting style.
2. How does someone learn magic? Is it something they're born with and then study, or can anyone become adept in an area of magic so long as they put in enough time and effort?
There is some latent talent required to use certain types of magic. White Magic or Conjury requires one to commune with the Elementals.
Okay, so I’ve studied real thaumuturgical theories, so I’ll expand upon this for a moment:
Conjury, or the theory proposed by Stillglade Fane, requires the user to attune with the Aether of the area around them in order to perform miracles. Like how a druid would call upon the nature surrounding them to cast spells. They absorb this power and mold it into a different shape. This high level of attunement also makes it easier for Conjurers to heal and grant succor.
Thaumaturgy, or the theory proposed by the Arrzaneth Ossuary, requires the caster to use his own Aether to perform miracles. This power is increased, harnessed, and honed through deep meditation.
3. How much do particle effects distract from the game? I come from GW2 where there were particle effects all over the place, but it was helpful when you wanted to combo abilities. I could imagine it being a bit distracting if there was no ability to combo and all the particle effects were essentially lookit my super-mega sword slash! and the like.
This is more of a personal opinion: the flashy graphics and particle effects are cool at first, but it happens EVERY TIME YOU DO SOMETHING, so it tends to get annoying.
4. What sorts of things in the game,either minor or major, facilitate RP? I've heard that there are a decent amount of emotes and I've seen that character creation is decently extensive, and from what I've seen from screenshots there are a lot of nice places.
Most MMOs tend to give RPers the same tools to facilitate RP, just in a different skin or with slight variations. FFXIV is no different, although the scenery is unmatched.
5. Are there numerous different outfits/weapon skins? Can you dye armor/weapons?Can you transfer stats from a higher level item to a lower level one to keep the appearance without sacrificing effectiveness, or vice versa?
You can dye armor. Not sure about weapons. But you cannotreskin them. However, there will be a kind of vanity armor set you can equip that will go over your current armor. So you can play the game’s content in your RP gear without suffering from any stat drops.
6. Are there plans for microtranactions or some sort of cash shop in the game?
No final word from the developers, but Yoshi-P is very much against F2P, so I doubt it.
7. How fast is the day/night cycle(provided there is one) and is there dynamic weather in the game?
I believe day and night cycles several times in a day. Weather effects exist in the game.
8. Is there any voicing in the game,either in cutscenes, NPCs in cities, NPCs giving quests, or other places?
The main story quests will have voice overs in multiple languages (you can choose which language and add subtitles). Regular quests will not, according to Yoshi-P.
9. How easy is it to switch classes,how many can you advance in, and what does selecting a job do to effect the ease (or lack thereof) of the aforementioned?
To put it simply, one character can play all the classes, but you can only play one class at a time. In order to switch classes, all you have to do is equip that class weapon.
10. Are there any gender roles in society? (particularly Hyur society)
Gender roles always exist, although we are not sure to what extent in Hyurian society. Tribal Miqo’te have very specific gender roles.
11. How many different languages are there and how easy would they be to learn?
All player characters have the Echo, with allows one tolisten, speak, read, and write in any language with passable efficiency.
12. Would the average moogle get pissed if my character hugged it tightly? (So fluffy...)
LOL. Probably not.
