Rhostel

Iiiiit's Gerik!

They're also doing a big overhaul on the classes/jobs. Not to the extent of what's been done before, but enough that they will feel different. Partly because the combat system as a whole is being made more fluid, since their server tech will accommodate it, I assume.

I'm not eligible. *sigh*

We don't know for certain yet what happens in between, but the world in ARR seems to have recovered albeit with changes, after only 5 years. Logical extrapolation from there is that there were people left behind away from the battlefield who helped rebuild. Besides, there needs to be a population that new player characters come from, right?

If they are, it's under a different name, I think.

I wouldn't worry about the cost of alts. If you're Legacy, you're set. If not, it's a negligible amount more to go all the way up to 8 per server. http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl ... tml#legacy

This is what Rhostel looks like. In my head. If she's in underwear. But also carrying a spear despite being in underwear. But also rougher and more unfinished than my head image which is smooth and has no anatomical faults whatsoever. I should work on this some more, but it's about time I made a thread. [spoil][/spoil] Wheeee!

*waves* Hey you. Answers! 1) Not since the moment the end video went up. And no new players for over a month now. 2) Soooometime? Next year, almost certainly. Alpha's underway, and beta's a couple moths off. So not forever away, but don't hold your breath. 3) Sub. But with a cheap option if you don't like alts. (And an even cheaper option for Legacy players, just to make you jealous.) 4) Five years later, as far as we've been told. The idea is that many of the heroes of that battle were sent forward to then. Many of us are RPing/coming up with stories for the intermediate period with characters who weren't there. 1) Kinda covered that with the previous question. 2) WE ARE THE MOON PEOPLE AND WE HAVE SENT IT BACK TO THE MOON WHERE IT BELONGS!

*cough* So yeah. I did keep working on this, but kept getting dissatisfied with one little bit or another and eventually ditched it in frustration. Then I got into a cycle of avoiding it making me feel bad which made me avoid it more and gaaaaaahhhhh and I stopped playing on top of all that. But! I'm looking at it again and I think I can finish the ones I started. And I've taken a stab at drawing Kylin too. Something like this, I think? (Ignore his eyes, they are giving me so much trouble, but I WILL get them to look right.) Given up on the crest though.

Hrm. Rhostel? Roooouuuuughly.... 1 - Ul'dah (father slowly dying/contributing to reconstruction) 2 - Black Shroud <-> Ala Mhigo (supplying/aiding resistance) 3 - Coerthas (training with Dragoons) 4 - Limsa (training with Marauders Guild) 5 - Everywhere <-> Limsa (lore-hunting at behest of Arcanists Guild) This was a good exercise, actually. Now I have a plot, where before I had only a general notion of how I wanted her personality to shift. Also, I had to include spoilers, because this is the only place I could write them down at the moment that I would still think to find them in the future. And it's not like anyone but me has any investment in her yet anyway.

I really like this idea, but whether I would be a part depends on whether 'all life was scoured from Eorzea' or 'most who were not on that battlefield survived to rebuild and restore Eorzea for the time the heroes would return'. That way I can figure out if Rhostel could have taken the long road to A Realm Reborn and matured a bit in the interim. I know the former doesn't make sense given what we have seen of ARR, but I guess there could be some explanation. And I keep hearing people say it, but I've never seen an official source and it could be wild exaggeration from people who didn't understand what they're seeing. ...It is only a five year gap, right? But enough about my problems! I want an older, wiser Rhostel to be a hunter of truth. Someone who would seek out knowledge to add to to the sanctum, and make use of its stores in her research. I haven't quite figured out the full details why, but there's plenty of time. She's really more of a devotee of Azeyma, but the Goddess of Truth and the God of Knowledge have a lot of common ground. (Not the least of which is offspring. Nophica is the daughter of Azeyma, Llymlaen is the daughter of Thaliak, and Nophica and Llymlaen are sisters. Unless divine relationships don't function by mortal rules....) I see no conflict in paying Thaliak his dues as well.

What.

Looking for something to play this weekend? Wanna try out Guild Wars 2? They're doing a promotional free trial to coincide with a content update/one-time event, and I've got up to three invites I can send. Let me know if you want one. I just need an email address to sign you up. While we're on the subject, if anyone else plays and wants to talk or something, my user handle is Nonsensicles.5486.

I know, I know. But it doesn't fit anymore! It's so bright and clear!

Take all my thumbs ups!

I am smiling. Little bit disappointed the zone is still called 'The Black Shroud'. That name really doesn't fit anymore, and they already have an alternate name, 'The Twelveswood'.

I already knew, thanks to Massively.com. Was just coming to say something about it. I'll be there!

I, um, have an account but never played. I might like to join in, though!

*cough* So I got sidelined by GW2 at a time when I was getting frustrated with FFXIV. Now, I can't join you all in these last days, but I figured I should poke my head in and say that I'm not dead! I shall return for ARR, and probably start getting active in the community in the lead up. Anyway, stuuuuuff.

I guess this confirms that there are next-gen consoles coming from MS and Sony, which SE knows about but can't comment on specifically: http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/08/16 ... en-consol And confirmed, servers will be taken offline right before Alpha to transfer data in time for Beta, which current players will get priority for: http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/08/16 ... unch-a-re At least we're promised plenty of notice. I think it'll be something like the Goobbue removal in terms of how much time was given, only with even more reminders.

The new engine has been promised to run smoother than the current one, so not so much you don't.

I'm told it takes a very, very long time to master every craft. Disiciples of the Hand are the hardest class to level, and that only gets magnitudes worse at the highest levels. There's also the issue of inventory space for all the crafting ingredients and equipment you'll need. You get 200 slots on your character and 150 each on two retainers. 500 slots sounds like a lot, but when you factor all the other things you'll want to hold on to like food, potions and other sundries, +1 ingredients and the many flavours of materia, it's going to be very tight at best.

Hm. There's quite a lot to mull over there, but I have one song I definitely want to comment on. Collapse of Reality is just begging for a crazy, bombastic breakdown in the middle to turn it into a final boss theme. As it is, it makes a nice villain leitmotif.

*strokes chin thoughtfully* Hmmmmmmmm.

It'll be nice to see the full intro movie that these trailers have clearly been cut from.