Thread: FFXIV Upcoming Patch Information 2.3 (July 8)    

Originally Posted by The Stig

http://wikicheats.gametrailers.com/i...nce_oculus.jpg

Becareful what you wish for

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Last boss involves using a mount with predetermined attacks to smash down the boss. Instance also forces you to use mount to navigate the dungeon. Made people go full retard.

Line of sight the mage boss?! pfft, just heal through it! *slides off the side* ffffuuuuucccckkkk

Originally Posted by The Stig

http://wikicheats.gametrailers.com/i...nce_oculus.jpg

Becareful what you wish for

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Last boss involves using a mount with predetermined attacks to smash down the boss. Instance also forces you to use mount to navigate the dungeon. Made people go full retard.

Is that something from 1.0?

Originally Posted by Classikmage

Is that something from 1.0?

http://wowpedia.org/Oculus

Players start by fighting around the rings and then teleport up a short distance in order to choose a drake. These drakes allow you to fight in the air while progressing through the instance. There are three different drakes, each with its own special abilities.

Completely irrelevant to the topic at hand.

I think this flew over everyone's head, but Crystal Tower should extend to and complete on version 2.9 (Or at least interpret that there are at least 4 more CT updates to come):

So, I have a few questions about Crystal Tower. First of all, one thing I noticed that you mentioned in the LIVE show was The Forbidden Land, Eureka. What kind of content are you planning for that?

Yoshida: If you've played FFIII, you might be able to imagine it to some extent. As you play through the Labyrinth of the Ancients, I wonder if you might be able to guess what I mean about Eureka.

Oho... will there be any contents such as legendary weapons that FFIII fans might be expecting?

Yoshida: Well, there will be a proper story, including a test before entering the Labyrinth, like in FFIII. Even after you enter the Labyrinth, I think there are some things which might make you grin.

Regarding the Crystal Tower, right now we can only enter the early turns of the Binding Coil of Bahamut - is this similar in Crystal Tower?

Yoshida: The initial state of Crystal Tower will include four bosses. Once all four bosses are complete, the raid will be clear. You'll get to enjoy more of the Tower in 2.3.

How much content is there?

Yoshida: That's difficult to answer. It will take hard work of 24 people to progress through, so it will depend on whether you get through smoothly or whether you struggle.

Well, for example, the Binding Coil of Bahamut is divided up into five separate turns, is there anything like that for the Crystal Tower?

Yoshida: It's just one. Basically this is like the first tier of the Crystal Tower. The Crystal Tower itself will be a four tiered structure, but the amount of content in each tier is different than the amount of content in one turn of the Binding Coil.

Well, this is planned for 24 people to take 120 minutes, so it seems like it will be the longest content in new FFXIV so far.

Yoshida: Yes, because it's a large dungeon and there are many players involved, we set this to be longer to give extra time for players to discuss strategy.

So this will be about an hour if it goes smoothly? Should we think about it similarly to Amdapor Keep?

Yoshida: It's definitely longer than Amdapor. For four person instance dungeons the path is mid-boss, mid-boss, boss. For Crystal Tower, it's boss, boss, boss, boss... with trap, trap, trap in between.

Oh, that sounds like a lot. I guess it's content that I'll have to wait until I have more time to dedicate on the weekends.

Yoshida: Yes, I think a lot of people will be doing it on the weekends. Either that or maybe you could gather at 10pm on weekdays and go to bed by the time it's over. That's how much content we're planning it to be.

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/119...=1#post5981517

So he stated that the tower itself will have four tiers. Spread across the rotating updates, that could mean it will continue until 2.9, or at least continue beyond any pending expansion release, for up to three more updates, not including 2.3.

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Deviating from that, the expansion for FFXIV will likely be sometime next year, and might be annouced at E3:

So, despite the amount of content in 2.1, you won't be issuing a packaged version?

Yoshida: No, this is just intended to be a patch.

Will you in the future?

Yoshida: Yes, but we're not thinking about that until 3.0. That said, the PS4 edition will include patch content. We're not sure if 2.2 will make cut, but 2.1 will be included.

What's your planned update cycle between 2.1 until the expansion of 3.0?

Yoshida: We're planning two and a half to three months. It's still early to talk about 2.2, but we think we'll be able to deliver on that commitment.

So with 2.1 in December, you expect that 2.2 would be in March, and then additional updates in June, September, and December?

Yoshida: We will try our best to make it so.

and

So one thing that became common in FFXI for these events was to announce expansion packs... any planned contents for the World Tour?

Yoshida: We think we'll be doing things along the same lines... so I'll leave it up to your imagination.

For the expansion pack, will it be coming out in the second half of 2014?

Yoshida: I don't know if it will be ready that quickly (laughs). For the world tour, though, we want to make sure we have some new information to announce so people don't feel like they wasted their time, so we'll have some material to talk about.

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/119...=1#post5981564

It's very interesting when we have all of these translated articles (thanks Slycer!), but we seem to forget information that was teased to us a very long time ago, lol.

Originally Posted by Alkar

Yoshida already said a while ago that CT will continue after the expansion is released. There's also supposed to be one last update for Coil given the current information we have unless the final boss is released on its own for whatever reason.

Yeah, it's pretty well known that CT will persist beyond the expansion. Just pointing it out that we have approx 4-5 updates that will be CT related, including 2.3.

Originally Posted by Obsidian

Then why say it would extend until 2.9? We know (or are being led to believe) the expansion is arriving by the end of this year, with a major patch every 2-3 months the farthest we could get before 3.0 would be 2.6 (in December), and only 2.3/2.5 would be CT expansions.

Originally Posted by Sho

So he stated that the tower itself will have four tiers. Spread across the rotating updates, that could mean it will continue until 2.9, or at least continue beyond any pending expansion release, for up to three more updates, not including 2.3.

I knew how I phrased it -- I posted for two possible outcomes. The 2.X series can very well go as far as 2.9. If you re-read the article, Yoshi-P basically states in a reply to the interviewer that the expansion won't be ready anytime this year (as stated "second half of this year"). Also December will not allow for 2.6, considering their 2 and 1/2 to 3 month schedule:

2.3 - June
2.4 - Sept
2.5 - December

Lets consider if they don't do an expansion well into 2015. 2.3 and 2.5 would have taken up two more CT updates. That leaves two CT updates to go, if they still follow the wording in the article. That's 2.7 AND 2.9, which would theoretically be around March and May. That's how I came up with 2.9. They could very well throw in the expansion before then, but it would still be two more CT updates.

tl;dr: There's 4 more CT updates to go, including the one that's coming in 2.3. They may be spread along the 2.X series or have 1-2 updates after the expansion. Expansion is likely to be on course for next year.

3 more CT updates...you bolded it yourself, "Basically this is like the first tier of the Crystal Tower. The Crystal Tower itself will be a four tiered structure,"

if it's 4 tiers, and we're in tier 1, then we have 3 more CT updates...that's if the translation is accurate (I know how wonky JP to engrish can be at times)

Nah, I remember that somewhere they said that the bit of CT we've done so far isn't the tower itself.

it isn't, that's blindingly evident if you've actually completed it since the actual tower is visible through the hole in the final boss room. the real tower doesn't begin until 2.3

Yeah. We aren't in the tower yet, that alone will span 4 tiers (updates). The purpose of what Yoshi-P was explaining is how he related each update to them being on a sort of "tier" system (in comparison with Bahamut Coil "turns"/multiple mini-fights). That included all of the Labyrinth which he explained to be a "tier" as well.

Originally Posted by gaogaostegosaurus

I think it just says Labyrinth of the Ancients, doesn't it? (Been a while... )

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http://images.eurogamer.net/2014/usg...wer-splash.jpg

The labyrinth is still before the tower proper. Think of it like we just fought through the front yard. It's the labyrinth attached to the tower (hence the prefix) rather than the tower itself.

What irks me about it (Coil 1 did this too) was after you finish Acheron, Cid and everyone is like "Hey, cool! There's the tower! Lets go home."