Comments from the Devs

[Takiwaki]

Meteor was BLM limit break wasn't it? I think they would make the big one shot moves team based. That would add a bit of dynamic to PvP no?

[Cichy]

another article http://www.gamebreaker.tv/mmorpg/ffx...ails-revealed/

[Waraji]

These articles really aren't for us...

[Cichy]

^yup

[Jinfire]

Im reading and enjoying the articles. Im not in beta and Im just lurking forums and fansites while I wait for rerelease. So thanks for posting them.

And could I get in trouble asking where would I find NDA breaking material?

[Waraji]

Not really much to ask about if you ask me. You can pretty much fill in the blanks from the articles yourself with pure conjecture. Other than that, you have about 3 weeks left before you will probably get all the NDA info you want. I suspect we'll be using BG as usual for the more substancy discussion vs the OF. Any self respecting gamer wanting to be taken seriously would always do well from investing too much social time on OF boards. although players like Reinhart who are doing a great service to the Greater community.

[Valacirca]

I'd suggest the FFXIV general threads in the /vg/ section of 4chan, though be aware of the massive amount of trolling and shitposting that goes on there.

[Churchill]

Not really much to ask about if you ask me. You can pretty much fill in the blanks from the articles yourself with pure conjecture. Other than that, you have about 3 weeks left before you will probably get all the NDA info you want. I suspect we'll be using BG as usual for the more substancy discussion vs the OF. Any self respecting gamer wanting to be taken seriously would always do well from investing too much social time on OF boards. although players like Reinhart who are doing a great service to the Greater community.

Most of the statistical information will be posted elsewhere like before. I imagine reddit, 4chan, and the OF containing the largest nuggets. This will just be a place where people post what they find elsewhere.

[Takiwaki]

Lots of new screens from beta here

http://www.4gamer.net/games/199/G019924/20130423065/

[Takiwaki]

Some good news for those of you who are legacy about character imports and Job availability.

[Cichy]

^huh?

[Charismatic]

Some good news for those of you who are legacy about character imports and Job availability.

Hurr

[Madeline]

Yeah I'm not seeing it? That article has a lot of discussion/praise but nothing that I saw concerning that.

[Takiwaki]

Sorry its in the JP > EN thread, wasnt anything to do with the articles, hence the vagueness lol

[Zzsark]

Using the term legacy is a bit misleading there... it applies to all 1.x characters.

[Takiwaki]

Using the term legacy is a bit misleading there... it applies to all 1.x characters.

I was really talking about jobs, which more than likely if you had unlocked, you would be legacy. But yes, it does apply to all for sure. sorry.

[Stanislaw]

Official site updated with info with Primals and Beastmen. First look of Sahagin!

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/world/threats/primals

Primals and Beastmen

Eorzea is home to myriad unique races. Among them are the tribes of the beastmen, who are responsible for calling down the god-like beings known as primals.
Primals are possessed of terrifying power, and are effectively immortal─they can return from death's halls no matter how many times they are slain. They are wont to bless their beastman worshippers with spiritual and physical strength, and the city-states deem them a most dire threat.

Ifrit

Ifrit, the incarnation of fire and fury, is worshipped by the lizard-like Amalj'aa tribe.
Even amongst the primals, Ifrit is highly given to savagery, his temper quick to erupt in a conflagration of death. His breath ignites the very air, his claws melt the strongest steel, and his twisted horns scorch the heavens. Those who would face him must be prepared to withstand the fires of hell.





The Amalj'aa

The hulking Amalj'aa are a race of nomadic beastmen who inhabit the grasslands of Paglth'an, where they subsist by hunting the native wildlife. These worshippers of the primal Ifrit believe that the region of Thanalan has been purified by sacred flame. In their efforts to reclaim this holy land, Amalj'aa warriors have clashed time and again with the forces of the sultanate of Ul'dah.

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Ramuh

Lightning given sage form, Ramuh is venerated by the sylphs.
Though depicted in legend as a wise and benevolent elder who harbors ancient secrets, Ramuh is a merciless arbiter of those who would defile the sacred depths of the forest, striking down interlopers with fulminating bolts of lightning.





The Sylphs

A diminutive people who dwell deep within the Black Shroud, sylphs resemble delicate dolls wrapped in vibrant leaves.
By and large, these woodland folk hold favorable relations with other races, and have become an almost common sight since a trade in crystals was established. The Garlean invasion of the Black Shroud, however, has quickly soured the sylphs' view of outsiders.

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Garuda

The queen of storms, Garuda is the chosen primal of the Ixal.
Though elegant of form and graceful in motion, the capricious and ruthless nature of this bloodthirsty being engenders mindless terror even amongst her devoted worshippers. Her wrath often erupts without warning, and descends upon her victims with unbridled fury.





The Ixal

This aggressive mountain tribe claims the wind-blasted canyons of Xelphatol as their domain. Though their race has long since lost the capability for flight, the feathered beastmen are fervently proud of their vestigial wings.
The Ixal stage frequent raids into the Black Shroud, and fell trees to offer in worship to their patron deity, the primal Garuda. Such behavior, however, leads to violent confrontations with the people of Gridania.

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Titan

Titan is the indomitable will of the earth made manifest, beloved of the kobold clans.
Compassionate and gentle, Titan is as a father to his tunnel-dwelling worshippers. But woe betide those fool enough to provoke this colossus─for when his anger is waked, the very earth trembles and heaves under the unstoppable fury of his mountainous bulk.




The Kobolds

The kobolds are a race of mole-like creatures who have excavated a warren of tunnels beneath O'Ghomoro, a mighty peak rising in northern Vylbrand. Believing the ores of the earth to be a gift of the primal Titan, these subterranean beastmen seek to divine their deity's teachings through the arts of alchemy and metallurgy. Despite forging a peace agreement with Limsa Lominsa, recent conflicts over mineral deposits have led to a resurgence of hostilities.

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Leviathan

Lord of all waters, revered by the ocean-dwelling Sahagin.
Lurking in the lightless depths, Leviathan devours all that crosses his path. In ages past, seafaring folk believed that tidal waves were a sign of the great serpent's wrath, and they sought to appease him with living sacrifices.





The Sahagin

This aquatic race of beastmen reside in a city built at the bottom of the Indigo Deep. Known for attacking ocean-faring ships and dragging sailors screaming into the murky depths, the Sahagin are often the subject of angry and fearful curses on the streets of Limsa Lominsa. Since the advent of the Seventh Umbral Era, these hostile denizens of the sea have taken to seizing territory along the Vylbrand coastline in order to establish new spawning grounds.

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[Churchill]

Some areas they've left exactly the same, with others being somewhat different. I wonder if snow is just a new skin for Natalan or if it's significantly different.

Anyhow, no change to previous dungeons! would be pretty cool. We've already seen that take place with what was basically just a reskin so yea.

[Jinfire]

Sahagin look awesome.

[Kurokikaze]

I like what I see...