Glamours and Gear Preview (03/20/2014)

[Takiwaki]

I'm gonna guess that 2.X Series will go as long as 2.45, then they will make the expansion jump to 3.0. If they time it right on their development end it could be as early as late November and as late as early January. That entire time period is the major meat of the Q4 release cycle for games, and what better way to make money than to have an expansion ready for the holidays?

What is interesting according the the translation done by rein, on the OF, seems as if they are wrapping up the 2.x series with 2.3. There was a comment about instead of having them throw everything left into 2.3 to have them try and release it earlier. Not sure if there is a translation issue but thats what It seemed like.

[Kaslo]

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/119...=1#post5979992

He also makes a quip about how iLevel at 2.4, so Kaslo may definitely be right.

Kaslo and Sho, teaming up on people since 2006.

[Sho]

Kaslo and Sho, teaming up on people since 2006.

You god damn right.

[Kaslo]

You god damn right.

If only we were on the same XIV server :/

#oneofusshouldtransferiftheyreleasebluforxiv

[Takiwaki]

God get a room you two! lol

[Sho]

If only we were on the same XIV server :/

#oneofusshouldtransferiftheyreleasebluforxiv

I will give up all things for BLU in this game (as you would!), you know dis.

[Kaslo]

I will give up all things for BLU in this game (as you would!), you know dis.

Still trying to think how BLU would even work in this game...

[Spider-Dan]

With ACN, SE has shown their get-out-of-jail-free card when class->job mechanics become cumbersome: pet hotbar.

For BLU, the pet hotbar could turn into a monster hotbar and BLU's job abilities simply activate different monster families; e.g. LV30 is Wavekin Stance (with up to 12 different unlockable aquan attacks by level), LV35 is Beastkin Stance, LV40 is Vilekin Stance, etc.

[Kaslo]

With ACN, SE has shown their get-out-of-jail-free card when class->job mechanics become cumbersome: pet hotbar.

For BLU, the pet hotbar could turn into a monster hotbar and BLU's job abilities simply activate different monster families; e.g. LV30 is Wavekin Stance (with 12 different unlockable aquan attacks by level), LV35 is Beastkin Stance, LV40 is Vilekin Stance, etc.

Stances would be a definite way to do it, and with XI they showed they aren't afraid to add a new way of acquiring abilities, so they could keep the "learn from monsters" mechanic.

[Raldo]

I figure they'd approach it like they did in XI and/or XIV's PvP. You have a wide spread of abilities, each has a cost, and you can only "set" so many at once.

[Lucavi]

Blu with stances sounds boss as fuck. I tip my hat to you, SD. I can only imagine the sweet combos we'd be able to pull off through combinations of different stance moves. I'm kind of imagining it as Udyr from League, but with each of his stances having multiple abilities.

[Takiwaki]

I would love if blu would be able to handle all 3 roles, I would like a toss up between the setting of abilities in 11 with traits. So you can basically set your blu to tank mode or support/healing, balancing it with limited available actions. Also could be done via stances that swap between each monster ability bar previously mentioned also, But like smn having set skills for each stance. Still will have to run around learning shit, but each stance would have a grouping of spells/skills allowing for tanking or dps etc. would be even better if we can customize each skillbar associate with each stance. Allowing for some variety but limiting in some form (high cooldown on stance swapping) for balance.

[Qeomash]

They have stated that Crystal Tower will have four parts, so we will see at least patch 2.7 unless it will continue past the start of the expansion (unlikely). I have no idea how many coil parts we will get, but this is a guess based off how many apparent entrances I know of:

2.2: Coil Part 2 (Fallgourd Float)
2.3: CT Part 2 (Lower)
2.4: Coil Part 3 (Eastern Thanalan)
2.5: CT Part 3 (Middle)
2.6: Coil Part 4 (Coerthas)
2.7: CT Part 4 (Upper)
2.8: Coil Part 5 (Mor Dhona)

[Gokulo]

unless it will continue past the start of the expansion (unlikely).

Actually, one of the latest interviews made it sound that it will.

[Waraji]

Gdit, you guys talking about BLU got me looking over my shoulder waiting for Draylo to show up...

[Sho]

Gdit, you guys talking about BLU got me looking over my shoulder waiting for Draylo to show up...

Lel.

At any rate, I could definitely see BLU being a "stance" based job. I could also see it as being almost exactly like FFXI.

[Gilgameshx]

Those red and black weapons make me feel like diabolos is gonna drop em.

[Rocl]

really

[Waraji]

really

lol not sure if serious?

[Foxer]

They have stated that Crystal Tower will have four parts, so we will see at least patch 2.7 unless it will continue past the start of the expansion (unlikely). I have no idea how many coil parts we will get, but this is a guess based off how many apparent entrances I know of:

2.2: Coil Part 2 (Fallgourd Float)
2.3: CT Part 2 (Lower)
2.4: Coil Part 3 (Eastern Thanalan)
2.5: CT Part 3 (Middle)
2.6: Coil Part 4 (Coerthas)
2.7: CT Part 4 (Upper)
2.8: Coil Part 5 (Mor Dhona)

Going by this logic, and assuming major patches are every 3 months, the expansion won't be out til 2016. I don't see that happening. Something other than coil as the alpha dungeon would be nice and I think they know it.

Also, since they kinda fucked up with the CT and BC order, I hope they fix that in the future so that CT patches are worth playing.

Edit: I like that they finally made i90 myth accessories blue (I think)._ .