Yoshida Press Interview with Dengeki Online (2/20)

[Waraji]

A small bit of wild speculation here based off of something small from one of those screen shots. Thancred is dual-wielding daggers now. thief inc?

Well, he was already shooting daggers from his dagger cannon (his hands) in 1.0.

Please look forward to it.

[OWS_Tonx]

THF sub NIN

[Cutriss]

I can't put my finger on why this design looks so familiar.

1. Tali'Zorah nar Rayya
2. Tall goblin without posture issues.

[Niiro]

Speaking of posture, I think it's pretty clearly a mithra based on that.

[Waraji]

Speaking of posture, I think it's pretty clearly a mithra based on that.

Shun the non believer! Shuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun

[Cutriss]

Speaking of posture, I think it's pretty clearly a mithra based on that.

Possible but she looks a bit large for that. Perspective throws it off somewhat but I think that's bigger than the largest Mi'qote.

[Niiro]

Fairy boy is standing in the background in that pic as far as I can tell.

[Katlan]

New character is Yugiri.

http://www.novacrystallis.com/2014/0...t-new-battles/

also expecting Yugiri to be a new race

The ears are not from any race in game, and it makes sense as a teaser since she is fully clothed up and can't see any features. Bunny race confirmed?

[Akiyama]

Mystic Knight! Spell Fencer!

I dunno, the new character's outfit has..an arabian-ish feel.

[Rocl]

A small bit of wild speculation here based off of something small from one of those screen shots. Thancred is dual-wielding daggers now. thief inc?

unlikely. i don't remember the other scions but the early missions in which thancred fights he uses Sword Oath. it'd be weird for them to change him into a THF and have to re-do that.

[Cutriss]

Fairy boy is standing in the background in that pic as far as I can tell.

I wouldn't call it "background", I think he's at Yugiri's 4-o'clock. Look at the relative sizes of the arms.

unlikely. i don't remember the other scions but the early missions in which thancred fights he uses Sword Oath. it'd be weird for them to change him into a THF and have to re-do that.

Why would they redo it? Can you only change jobs with THE POWER OF THE ECHO?

[Rocl]

i'm not 100% sure honestly. not a lot of npcs talk about changing classes/jobs other than it's something only adventurers really seem to do.

[Seravi Edalborez]

unlikely. i don't remember the other scions but the early missions in which thancred fights he uses Sword Oath. it'd be weird for them to change him into a THF and have to re-do that.

So GLA > THF and also has Sword Oath, obviously.

Though more likely they would just make any changes a separate entity as far as behavior/class/skills goes. All the Scions defy some kind of class convention in their current story battles anyways (they all use Cure [even Urianger, an Arcanist], Yda has Fists of Fire but only 1 stack of Greased Lightning, Yda/Thancred have FoF/Sword Oath and they're definitely not Job-users)/

[OWS_Tonx]

GLA can use daggers too so maybe it is gla > thf

[Cutriss]

And Tellah casts Meteo with only 90 maximum MP.

Is Urianger an arcanist? Was that ever established? I thought he had that mechano-staff but no book. I honestly don't remember. I just recall back when he was introduced that everyone thought he was an arcanist because he was giving buffs that CNJ/THM didn't have access to.

I never got those buffs myself.

[blindSharingan]

unlikely. i don't remember the other scions but the early missions in which thancred fights he uses Sword Oath. it'd be weird for them to change him into a THF and have to re-do that.

My point was more that while Thancred in game has always been more gladiator oriented he's more of a rogue in cutscenes.

My assumption was that since he is now dual wielding (has any other npc done this?) that thief assets could be getting developed for the game.

[Rocl]

And Tellah casts Meteo with only 90 maximum MP.

Is Urianger an arcanist? Was that ever established? I thought he had that mechano-staff but no book. I honestly don't remember. I just recall back when he was introduced that everyone thought he was an arcanist.

He was confirmed to be an Arcanist during 1.0 (back when Arcanists in the Arcanist Guild uses mechano staffs) during the one fight in the Castrum he takes part in during 2.0, he uses a book. As I recall, his idle model uses a book as well in the Waking Sands.

So yeah, I'm pretty sure Urianger is an Arcanist. Based on 1.0, on books, and the fact he summons Carbuncle.

[Raldo]

Is Urianger an arcanist? Was that ever established? I thought he had that mechano-staff but no book. I honestly don't remember. I just recall back when he was introduced that everyone thought he was an arcanist.

He summons Topaz Carbuncle in one (or more?) story battles, for whatever that's worth.

I wouldn't place too much stock in job/class conventions when it comes to NPCs.

[Rocl]

The major point being trying to draw future job speculation from the Scions' behaviour/models is a lot like trying to draw future job speculation on throwaway words and nods to previous FFs.

The only thing we've seen to accurately predict a new job (lol) has been art.

[solracht]

My assumption was that since he is now dual wielding (has any other npc done this?) that thief assets could be getting developed for the game.

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Raubahn_Aldynn