Thread: FFXIV Patch 2.1 Press Interviews with Yoshida    

Originally Posted by Vuitton

The CT loot system is basically Zero-Sum DKP with a weekly reset. Better make sure you really want an item before you roll need, and you better think about who you're rolling against. I see a lot of negotiations and drama happening in the form of behind the scene tells. "I am only going to roll on X item this week, so please don't roll on it, you can get A or B or C items and I won't roll on those." And then "haha, I rolled against you and won even though I said I wouldn't!" I guess the fact that you can run it as many times as you want though will ameliorate those types of situations at least.

Also, what is going to discourage players from dropping out after they win an item? "I got mine, bye!" You know someone is going to do it.

Good thing Spooky don't work at Squeenix or he might pull the servers in a fit of hilarious madness over all this CT collusion.

Originally Posted by Spider-Dan

That's what he's describing in this patch.

A bit late regarding the camera thing but what was being described just sounded like they would allow the camera to not get caught on as many things as it currently does, not that the camera would bounce back to the set placement.

Originally Posted by Cutriss

Dumb question but is there any way to confirm the armory bonus? I thought it was supposed to kick in whenever you hit your first 50 but between food/rested/dLevel I can't really tell if I'm getting it or not. I haven't hit 50 on a job since ARR launched but I would presume having three 50s in 1.0 entitles me to it.

The armoury bonus applies to all jobs below your highest level job, you don't need to have a job at 50 to get it.

ie. If your highest job is PLD 35, all other jobs will get the +50% until they're 35 as well.

Originally Posted by Niiro

The armoury bonus applies to all jobs below your highest level job, you don't need to have a job at 50 to get it.

ie. If your highest job is PLD 35, all other jobs will get the +50% until they're 35 as well.

I think this was just the case in Beta Phase 3? Pretty sure I was leveling some other classes before hitting 50 on my main and I was not getting the bonus. Been a while since I hit 50 though, can't remember for sure.

edit: Guess I'm wrong, see posts about it in October saying it does work that way.

Originally Posted by Niiro

The armoury bonus applies to all jobs below your highest level job, you don't need to have a job at 50 to get it.

ie. If your highest job is PLD 35, all other jobs will get the +50% until they're 35 as well.

It'll even apply up until you pass whatever amount of exp that your highest job is at. So if you were say, half of the way through PLD35, then you would get +50% until you pass that threshold of exp. And yeah, it only works for battle classes.

Originally Posted by Niiro

A bit late regarding the camera thing but what was being described just sounded like they would allow the camera to not get caught on as many things as it currently does, not that the camera would bounce back to the set placement.

Is that not what this part is?

In this patch, we'll be implementing a process where if you back up to a position that forces the camera to get closer, once you move away from that position, the camera will return to its original follow distance.

Does it not apply to FATE EXP? I don't think I've ever seen anything higher than +50%, and I did PLD to 50, DRG to 34, and WHM to 34, and that's primarily how I levelled.

I should pay attention the next time I spam Brayflox.

Originally Posted by Rocl

It gives you +50% to FATE completion exp I thought, while rested exp didn't apply?

Also correct on FATE exp. Armory bonus is +50% to FATE completion exp and kill exp. Rested applies to kill exp. I believe Armory also counts for first time dungeon completion, but don't quote me on that one.

Oh, I thought it was Rested EXP being applied to the FATEs because my Rested EXP always decreases when I spam them, but I guess that could be EXP from individual monsters draining it and not the actual FATE reward. I'll have to pay more attention the next time I go levelling.

Yep, that's what usually drains out your rested EXP, especially if you're on the home stretch in N.Thanalan and people have taken to chainkilling monsters near the Dark Devices FATE.

Originally Posted by Raldo

Is that not what this part is?

Yay, I missed that I guess.

Originally Posted by Lucavi

Foresight is only a 5% bonus in this game, so I wouldn't expect much.

I see what you did thar.

Originally Posted by The Stig

Can't tell in instances, hahaha!

Likewise, I can see another form of arguements happening, as experienced in WoW before they implemented "self loot" -- the people who roll need on items, if someone loses, they'll inevitably examine the winner and call out on that they don't need it, etc etc; more rage quit/arguments will follow.

According to Yoshida everyone should run it for Vanity at the very least so in his view everyone "needs" it to some extent.