Grand Companies page update + Dzemael Darkhold

[miokomioko]

Video of the new Rank-50 instance.

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com.../gc01.html#gc3

DISASTER AT THE DARKHOLD
gil-making godssend or continental calamity?

Never blinking and all-seeing, The Mythril Eye misses naught that transpires within the lustrous dom ain of coin. In today's emergency bulletin, senior editor Havak Alvak reports on the crisis unfolding to the north in Coerthas, and examines the implications therof.

http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl...o04.png?_v=6u2

Imperial Interlopers in Ishgard

Word has arrived from our northern field correspondent directing us to a disconcerting disturbance unfolding in Ishgardian Coerthas. House Fortemps, one of the financially foremost families of the Holy See of Ishgard, has apparently assembled a substantial military contingent at the hamlet of Owl’s Nest. If this information has reached us in full fidelity—and there is no indication otherwise—the contingent, formed of knights and sellswords, has been mobilized for a most mystifying motive: the liberation of the Dzemael Darkhold.

Before I proceed, pray permit me to ponder a pair of points. First, it is common knowledge that the Dzemael Darkhold was intended to be Ishgard’s bastion in their continuing conflict against dragonkind, a flawless fortification from where they would wage war against their ancient adversaries. Second, it had earlier been revealed that the Ishgardians had met with a quandary in the quarrying effort, which should have triggered a tangible tightening of defenses. What formidable force, then, could have mastered the martially minded Ishgardians in a position as well-defended as the Darkhold?

In endeavoring to establish an explanation, our correspondent tracked down a man-at-arms who was witness to the fall of the Dzemael Darkhold. According to the scar-streaked sellsword, work had been proceeding purposefully to prime the cavernous cavities and craggy corridors of the Darkhold for use as a fortification. All this came to a screeching halt, however, when what appeared to be an expertly etched effigy of a fiend was turned up in the midst of mining. The Ishgardians set about excavating it, only to have the seemingly soulless statue suddenly spring to life the instant they tried to move it. Lifeless no more, the fiend flew into a fit of frenzy, murdering a motley of miners and injuring innumerable others.

Knights and hired hands alike hurled themselves into the fray in a venture to vanquish the virulent fiend. Unbeknownst to them, however, at the precise moment they rallied to arms against the malevolent menace, Imperial troopers had stormed the Darkhold’s entrance. The clash—if it could be called such—was sealed in a score of seconds. The Ishgardians swiftly succumbed with scarcely a struggle, and it was all our interviewee could do to flee with his life.

After several years spent in silent slumber, has the Empire really roused to resume its march on Eorzea? If so, what implications could this hold on the province of profit? Commenting on the conceivable consequences, Mythril Eye economist Tzetzelun speculates that the anticipation of armed conflict will send the price of wheat, grains, and other sundry supplies soaring. The armaments market, on the other hand, can expect to undergo furious fluctuations for the foreseeable future.

An event of far-reaching impact has been set in motion, but the hour is yet young. The Mythril Eye shall sustain its surveillance of the situation in Coerthas, that our readers might be properly prepared to confront the coming chaos in the commercial climate.

Havak Alvak

Of course, recycled mobs as expected, nothing terribly groundbreaking looking. There does seem to be a positioning mechanic or something thrown in there with those aura-emitting devices. I am guessing they may be like Ghostbuster traps and require certain mobs to be defeated within them to unlock doors... Wild guess.

[m4th_]

lalafell "exc" ?

[Gokulo]

Dunno what's up with that name but the other Lala looks like a Marauder?

[Hiroishime]

Looking forward to it, very nice music.

[Cutriss]

lalafell "exc" ?

It would seem, based on following the JP forums, that Executioner was the original name for what Marauder is now. IIRC, when the character integration into the forums went live, all the JP Marauders were confused as to what "MRD". The community rep tried to map all the class names from kanji to TLAs, but then used EXC/Executioner instead of MRD/Marauder, further confusing people.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...262#post206262

Rather than being two distinct classes, one for 1H Axe and the other for 2H Axe, I think they just kinda got squashed together, potentially the same thing that happened with Fencer and Gladiator.

[Kurokikaze]

Interesting... ;o

There doesn't seem to be anything in the way of crowd control. Seems like just zerg rushing - at least the trash. I like it though. Good to see in video form.

Also digging the cosmetic changes to the UI, especially the HP bar for monsters.

[Arximiro]

That video reminds me instantly of Dynamis-Tav... anyone else?

[Reapz]

Looks fun, and i'm digging the music! Looks like you need to avoid that ahriman during the raid? Hit everyone for like 8k damage lol

[Cutriss]

Go to 1:04 and look at the targeting cursor on the Hippogryph. That wasn't there before in the AA video. Same with the AA indicator on the targeting panel. I'm trying to see what I can identify that might separate AA from active/passive, if anything.

[Shuichi]

That move is definitely bad news. LOL

[sceptre]

Looks fun, and i'm digging the music! Looks like you need to avoid that ahriman during the raid? Hit everyone for like 8k damage lol

yea looks like you have to avoid them kinda like sea hare or w/e look at 1:49 and there is another doing the same ability on the left side.

[Cutriss]

Also, was it always the case that the minimap showed mob markers? Or is that just a special marker for this guy? I haven't used the markers so I wouldn't know.

[Meko]

Interesting... ;o

There doesn't seem to be anything in the way of crowd control. Seems like just zerg rushing - at least the trash. I like it though. Good to see in video form.

Also digging the cosmetic changes to the UI, especially the HP bar for monsters.

Was the last part sarcasm or am I missing something? It looks the same to me.

[Kurokikaze]

Was the last part sarcasm or am I missing something? It looks the same to me.

No it wasn't. Go compare it to any older video... even the AA video.

[sruon]

Was the last part sarcasm or am I missing something? It looks the same to me.

Looks different to me

[Meko]

Hmm, maybe so. I prefer the health bar to be above the targets head but that works too.

[Corrderio]

Looks fun, and i'm digging the music! Looks like you need to avoid that ahriman during the raid? Hit everyone for like 8k damage lol

Looked like the skeleton to me.

[Hyan]

Looking forward to confronting the coming chaos in the commercial climate!

[Rocl]

Looked like the skeleton to me.

Pretty certain it's the Ahriman. The Ahriman stops right behind the skeleton and starts charging a TP move and then appears to release the red mist or w/e and everyone dies.

[Alderaan]

Looks decent, although i'm not digging the time limit thing.