Comments from the Devs

[blythe]

Of course pooling anima helps a lot, but they idea was for a causal/solo friendly game. This screams limitation to me.

If you're a casual player, you'll never even get close to running out of anima.

[Lordender]

"Chocobo's with a twist"

/facepalm

Nothing is ever good when SE throws a twist on something.

[Hyan]

Oh lawd, are they still trying to create a game of their own amidst all this copy/pasting from other games going on? You can stop them before it's too late, this game can still become generic!

[Alderaan]

Improving on the personal mount system by allowing them to have inventory space and/or giving them skills is creating something fun.

Limiting them to a system where you either have to rent them, a pathing system, or a silly mini-game is not.

[Siatdiat]

Oh lawd, are they still trying to create a game of their own amidst all this copy/pasting from other games going on? You can stop them before it's too late, this game can still become generic!

Instead of this maybe illustrate some of the good twists. I'm not saying none are there but this post is just as worthless as the one you mock, along with 75% of posts made across the internet, minimum.

I'm also unclear about the copy/pasting part other than making ! over people's heads.

[Hyan]

It's quite hard to find something without a twist tbh. Even the fact that the exclamation mark is not big and yellow is a 'twist' in itself, although rather small one. That's just how they roll.

Yeah, they're not always too successful, especially right off the oven. I still prefer it to not doing anything with a twist at all. Right now they have the budget to tweak them pretty freely as necessary, and the proper tools to generate feedback about it.

[Lordender]

Crystal tools, it delays your chocobo mounts by 8 months!
Crystal tools, it delays your mailboxes and auction houses by 8 months!

[Waraji]

So yeah, new NPC's at camps and towns w/o notice. Roysia at Horizon.

Shortly after posting this, Uriander shows up in camp and buffs us.

[Kurokikaze]

GMs playing games with your hearts. Your hearts... your hearts.... your...

[Hiroishime]

what kind of NPC :O i cant log in game yet!

[Corrderio]

If I don't get beat I"ll post them. Getting ready to do leves.

EDIT: Seen nothing at Horizon.

[Hyan]

Oh man, next week is going to be great. Letter, Matsui's briefing and the raid sneakpeeks all at once. Unless Yoshida wants to stall!

Regardless of the outcome, this should be entertaining.

[CrstyCptSteveWitherspoon]

I think there's too much hope, and it's going to get crushed! Can't wait for this. Odds of it actually being tomorrow? Or maybe splitting it up?

[Grey Jorildyn]

Just don't hold your breath.

[Hyan]

Hopefully they split them, something to carry us through the whole week.

[Waraji]

And the Horizon NPC is.... Gone.

[Hyan]

Seems that no one else has experienced what you just did. Do you not have any additional details to share?

Lol, it's the impending doom stuff that has been going on for a while. Looks like it didn't end with the easter event.

[Celeras]

Yea, its been going on for a while. Roysia always pops before the GM does.

[Corrderio]

Someone posted about it on the general forums:

Okay, so let me tell you what happened. The following occurred at 5:40 (PM) CST, May 15.

On Trabia server @ Camp Horizon. GM appears named Urianger Augurelt. He appeared with a NPC named Roysia. The NPC was telling us about false prophets of doom or something along those lines. Then the GM started speaking in French... with my limited knowledge of the language I was able to catch words like "supreme purification" and "impending".

The screenshots containing what was said are linked below.

Edit: I believe this has something to do with the new Umbral era.

Edit: This just showed up in my character History:

Seventh Moon Rising

You have heard rumors of suspicious individuals appearing near aetherytes and prophesizing the end of the world.

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Screenshots:

http://imageshack.us/f/683/eventg.png/
http://imageshack.us/f/834/eventii.png/

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NPC dialogue:

Roysia: Aetheryte camps are important outposts that not only maintain peace throughout the region, but also serve as hubs for travelers and traders across the realm. This is why we simply cannot allow the disruption of their operation. Might you lend us aid in keeping the camp safe?

[Yes]

You can start by spreading the word that the city-state will not tolerate this type of behaviour at public camps. Tell these dastards to peddle their fear elsewhere or they shall be thrown in a cell so far underground that only the rats will pay them any heed.

(After saying this Roysia gave me (us) buffs: movement speed +, max HP and MP+. There is also a chance that is was the GM who buffed us before leaving.)

[Lordender]

I feel like this is a giant troll, lol, that NPC/GM showing up has been going on for weeks now.