Thread: FFXIV 3.0 : Heavensward - Expansion Information and Discussion    

That's entirely possible, though the "magitek" claw mob we've got in the game now seems like a different type of critter entirely (though it DOES appear to have a face, I never noticed that before). The Death Claws from FF3 are definitely what I was thinking of- one of those total asshole mobs that kept splitting into multiple copies unless you used a dark knight to attack them (or did something else inconvenient). They didn't show up in any of the three Crystal Tower related dungeons in 3, but that still might have been Square's initial intent here.

Originally Posted by Aumaan_Kujata

That's entirely possible, though the "magitek" claw mob we've got in the game now seems like a different type of critter entirely (though it DOES appear to have a face, I never noticed that before). The Death Claws from FF3 are definitely what I was thinking of- one of those total asshole mobs that kept splitting into multiple copies unless you used a dark knight to attack them (or did something else inconvenient). They didn't show up in any of the three Crystal Tower related dungeons in 3, but that still might have been Square's initial intent here.

Iirc yoshi said at one point it was supposed to be a mob on 'the big bridge', kind of a throwback to FFV as well, since that's where your blue mages learned that awesome skill.

Originally Posted by Eldelphia

Just posting here as were likely to hear something from PAX tomorrow

Producer/Director Naoki Yoshida will be hosting an hour-long panel at PAX East in the Albatross Theatre that touches on what’s been announced on Heavensward so far and also dives into some interesting details on—well, you’ll have to find out! If you can’t make it to PAX East, don’t worry! The panel will be streamed live for adventurers around the globe on two different Twitch channels:

The official FINAL FANTASY XIV Twitch channel (http://sqex.to/htj)
PAX East Twitch channel (http://sqex.to/TLA)

You won’t want to miss out on this panel, so be sure to tune in!

Read on for full details on what’s taking place at PAX East.
(http://sqex.to/QfX)

I'm hoping I can catch this tomorrow at pax, but don't think I can get there by noon.

I wouldn't exactly call Miqo'te people.

I wouldn't address a lala by that either.

I hope they actually talk about older jobs as well. I wanna know their plans for the expansion especially for SCH and SMN considering the issues they seem to be having with balance.

Fingers crossed that they plan to do away with classes once and for all, new jobs not having them is certainly worth noting.

Missed the opportunity going from 1.0->2.0, this is their chance.

They could do it at any point in time, nothing really holding them back. But an expansion is usually the best time to take advantage of any big changes anyone would want to make to any title.

They could help some of the whm/sch balance issues too by gear effects. For instance a piece of gear that extended shroud of saints time would be pretty cool. I would probably still need to have VIT on it since HP is tied to it. But I'd give up some MND or Piety for an effect like that.

Originally Posted by Buffy

They could help some of the whm/sch balance issues too by gear effects. For instance a piece of gear that extended shroud of saints time would be pretty cool. I would probably still need to have VIT on it since HP is tied to it. But I'd give up some MND or Piety for an effect like that.

Realistically they just need to reimplement effects from 1.x era armor and bring back actual secondary stats. Heck even on relics some effects were why you'd really go after it aside the initial stat boost, like boosted Jump Damage, extended songs etc. However to make Astrologian relevant they'll probably give them skills that mimic those kind of effects in order to avoid the "must have this gear" mentality Yoshida supposedly wants to avoid.

I'd much rather have materia that did shit like that since the materia we have now is...crap. Or at least really boring and unworthy of being called materia.