Final Fantasy XIV Patch 2.1 - A Realm Awoken

[allgivenover]

You can always change your Grand Company, get the skill, then change back. Assuming it works the same way as gear does now.

[Olofantur]

You can always change your Grand Company, get the skill, then change back. Assuming it works the same way as gear does now.

 

If you look though, the maelstrom has a highlight around it unlike the other two, while we don't know for certain i'd think it limits you to one or the others while you PvP... maybe?

 

Or perhaps you have different selection pages and you just have to unlock each and can pull from the whole pool..

[U'roh Tia]

My guess is the GC you're currently aligned with is the one you're fighting for and you buy/upgrade ((if implemented)) your moves at a Wolves Den Adder/Maelstorm/Flames vendor ether with seals or special currency.

[LiadansWhisper]

FYI, they're going to be doing a full 24 hours of maintenance to set the patch up.  Looks like it's from Midnight PST Dec. 16 to Midnight PST Dec. 17.

 

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/125914-NA-All-Worlds-Maintenance-%28Dec.-16-17%29?p=1639494#post1639494

 

Extended Maintenance Associated with the Implementation of Patch 2.1

 

Hello, all you FFXIVers out there! Producer/Director Yoshida here. 

Thank you for your continued support of FINAL FANTASY XIV. 

 

I’m happy to announce that the long awaited first major update “A Realm Awoken” will be released on Dec. 17, 2013. 

 

In addition to the update, we are planning to make major updates to the data centers. Therefore, we have will be conducting a 24 hour maintenance (maximum) starting from Dec. 16, 2013. Since the maintenance period is so long, let me take a moment to breakdown what we are planning to do. 

 

- Dispersing the Server Load and Making the World Selection Screen More User-Friendly

 

Currently, we are operating with data centers (which consists of numerous servers) set up for Japan, North America/Europe. 

As of now, players will need to access either one of these data centers before they obtain the World list. However, due to the large number of players that access the data centers, a lot of stress is put on the “lobby servers” which causes the error “Unable to obtain the World list” to appear frequently. 

 

Considering the additional Worlds that we are planning to implement with the release of the game on Steam and PlayStation 4, we would like to address this matter as soon as possible. In order to decrease the frequency of the “Unable to obtain the World list” error as much as possible, we will be splitting the Worlds in to smaller groups for each data center and making each of the data centers more independent. This whole process should result in a smoother login process and also make it easier for us to quickly enhance the servers when necessary. 

 

- Changing the Number of Instances Assigned to Content with Patch 2.1

 

As I mentioned previously in the Letter from the Producer LIVE events and Topics, a large number of content will be added in patch 2.1. 

Party/Alliance content in FFXIV is structured in a way that several hundred instances can be running at the same time. As you may know, we have been continuously making adjustments to the maximum number of concurrent instances. However, with the large variety of content that will be added in patch 2.1, we will be drastically changing the number of instances assigned to each content (this includes assigning additional instances to the Binding Coil of Bahamut). 

 

Other than that, we will be making various adjustments such as tweaking how the players are matched via Duty Finder and replacing server equipment in order to improve the user-friendliness of the game. 

 

Please note that while we stated that the maintenance will take a maximum of 24 hours, we will be working around the clock so that we can release the patch 2.1 to the public as soon as possible. 

 

Due to the vast amount of tasks that we will be performing, the maintenance period will be much longer than usual. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

 

Please refer to the information below for details on the maintenance period.

 

Maintenance Period

 

At the following time, we will be performing maintenance on all Worlds. Maintenance will consist of various tasks such as splitting the Worlds in to smaller groups for the Japanese and North American/European data centers and replacing server equipment. During this period, FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will be unavailable.

 

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

 

* The World transfer service will be suspended 15 minutes before maintenance begins, and will be unavailable until maintenance has ended.

 

[Date & Time]

From Dec. 16, 2013 0:00 a.m. to Dec. 17, 2013 0:00 a.m. (PST)

* Please note that the maintenance period is maximum amount of time it could take to conduct maintenance. We will do our best to complete the tasks as soon as possible.

 

[Affected Service]

- FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn

[LandStander]

I suppose everyone will be doing some forum RP ! Time for the Garleans to get busy :3

[ansemaru]

In re: the Aesthetician in the trailer: he's definitely a Duskwight Elezen. You see shortly afterwards that his hairstyle has been made available to Elezen in addition to Hyur, and there are relatively small ears available for character creation for Elezen- it's not actually impossible to get ears like his in the current character creator. But perhaps more tellingly are his proportions and his skin color- he's a little too grey to be a Wildwood or any of the Hyur presets, and his tattoo is also a Duskwight-exclusive design from the character creator.

 

(I'm personally excited to see more Duskwights. They're... underrepresented in the game's NPCs, I've noticed, and as someone who plays one, I'm kind of disappointed by that.)

[Olofantur]

(I'm personally excited to see more Duskwights. They're... underrepresented in the game's NPCs, I've noticed, and as someone who plays one, I'm kind of disappointed by that.)

 

I agree with your break down of why he is likely duskwight, but I have to say i'm kind of glad at how well we stay out of the spot light.

 

I'll admit

 

that we're most often antagonists in story quests, like the Lancer one. List of us http://ffxiv.zam.com/en/moblist.html?race=Duskwight%20Elezen&page=1

 

I think it really plays well into the Lore.

 

Though many of my favorite Duskwight NPCs have been removed in 2.0.. Perhaps as more about Gelmorra comes to light we'll get to see more either way!

[allgivenover]

You see shortly afterwards that his hairstyle has been made available to Elezen in addition to Hyur, and there are relatively small ears available for character creation for Elezen- it's not actually impossible to get ears like his in the current character creator. But perhaps more tellingly are his proportions and his skin color- he's a little too grey to be a Wildwood or any of the Hyur presets, and his tattoo is also a Duskwight-exclusive design from the character creator.

 

Disappointing, but you make a lot of sense here.

[Gharen]

The 2.1 site is now live.

 

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/special/2_1_A_Realm_Awoken/

 

Also, Titan lyrics!

 

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000567.html