Comments from the Devs

[Draylo]

It just didn't look iconic, and I hope that avatar was a vanity pet or something because that's is pretty ugly for an avatar. Even if its suppose to be only a small bit of its power.

[Spider-Dan]

Part of what makes it seem a little... incongruous.. is that Scholar is not really as much of science! as I expected. From the info so far, their role is based on a fairy, which seems much less scientific. (And yeah, I get that magic is pretty much the opposite of science, but I always saw Scholars as essentially analogous to Magitek: applying science to de-mystify magic.)

I could see SCH taking notes so as to study weaknesses or what not, and maybe that's what they do. But why would a SMN be writing anything? I'd think the summoning arts would be "thousands of years old" as usual.

Anyway, the words-to-caring ratio is already lopsided on this subject, even by my standards. It's not a big deal.

[Khrno]

Made an EU SE account, but PSN is not accepting my beta code.

Make an EU PSN account on your PS3.

[Draylo]

It isn't. Was a simple comment, just like everyone else is leaving yet the peanut gallery had to vilify us lol. I do agree @the summoning bit you posted.

[Churchill]

Is there a reason you have to respond to any criticism? We get you are excited, a lot of people are. No reason to have to respond to any comment you dislike. We're entitled to our opinions.

I don't know why you're trolling, for someone who has to get their white armor on for every XI criticism you aren't really fooling anyone.

[Takiwaki]

They use symbology/runes to create their spells, they obviously have to place them together somewhere, hence the grimoires. This is why you see them writing and somewhat pulling it out from the book to create the spell..

Adepts of the art of arcanum derive their might from symbols of power born of geometric techniques hailing from across the southern seas. Held within occult grimoires, these symbols lend shape to the arcanist's aether, thereby allowing him to produce myriad powerful spells. Using the selfsame symbols to unlock the latent power contained within gemstones, arcanists are also able to summon forth the familiar known as Carbuncle to carry out their bidding.

Think, summoning scrolls, forming seals etc.

[Headspace]

Make an EU PSN account on your PS3.

How do I do that? eu.playstation.com?

[solracht]

This is the one and only "serious" post I'll make on the matter but if we must whine about why they're writing on the books:

Adepts of the art of arcanum derive their might from symbols of power born of geometric techniques hailing from across the southern seas. Held within occult grimoires, these symbols lend shape to the arcanist's aether, thereby allowing him to produce myriad powerful spells.
Using the selfsame symbols to unlock the latent power contained within gemstones, arcanists are also able to summon forth the familiar known as Carbuncle to carry out their bidding.

The beast tribes of Eorzea worship and summon forth beings known as primals, among which are Ifrit, Garuda, and Titan. Yet what is a god to one man is a demon to another, for the city-states of Eorzea see these beings as a grave threat to their collective survival.
In times immemorial, there lived mages who had not only the power to summon the primals, but also the means to transmute the primals' essences, thus binding them to their will. Known simply as summoners, the existence of these men and women and their arcane art have been all but lost to the ages.

Pretend that some pages are faded and thus the symbols on them must be finished by the mage before they take effect. Full Metal Alchemist, etc
This would explain why some animations involve writing on the book and then pulling the page while the other animation simply had the caster pulling the page

[Spider-Dan]

They use symbology/runes to create their spells, they obviously have to place them together somewhere, hence the grimoires. This is why you see them writing and somewhat pulling it out from the book to create the spell..

I just think it would have looked better if they just had the XI SCH pageturn animation, page stop, and grabbed the rune from that page.

I did like that "grab from the page and throw it" part, though.

[Khrno]

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Spoiler: show

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[Evane]

SMNs are writing /ac "Ifrit" <me> in that book. But no seriously, in every game, anime, movie w/e, casters have to preform seals or say words out loud to summon/cast a monster/spell. You see that in Naruto with hand seals, in Harry Potter with their gibberish spells and even in FFT when summoners summon summons.

Also with the job branching being confirmed, I hope they don't add jobs that don't make sense in the way the game is right now, like a Calculator or a Blue mage. Unless they make blue mage buff type caster with white wind and mighty guard, then I don't mind.

[Takiwaki]

I just think it would have looked better if they just had the XI SCH pageturn animation, page stop, and grabbed the rune from that page.

I did like that "grab from the page and throw it" part, though.

Yea thing is that is not how runes work, you need to combine them like an alphabet. Its like a recipe, the book cooks the ingredients, then you cast it from the pot.

[Khrno]

How do I do that? eu.playstation.com?

Create a new profile on your PS3, on that profile create a new PSN account but select UK as your country, just google some random UK address, and you're done.

[solracht]

SMNs are writing /ac "Ifrit" <me> in that book.

Fucking lol'd, thank you for that

[Spider-Dan]

Yea thing is that is not how runes work

...seriously?

Runes don't work unless you write them down right at that moment?

[Waraji]

Fucking lol'd, thank you for that

Should have had spellcast installed. /ifrit

[Takiwaki]

...seriously?

Sure do you know anything? lol
They already explained how it works also on official site also...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runes

its an alphabet, not seeing the issue. Symbols, Geometry, Shapes call it whatever you want lol.

[Waraji]

Hey gyz, these airships in the 1.0 trailer, they have Flapping Wings, this doesn't make sense. In real life, air planes don't have flapping wings, it doesn't work, the airship should fall out of the sky.

FFXIV Worst Real Life Sim Ever. Will not buy.

[Takiwaki]

I want to just pull magic out of my books man. That's the way it should be.

[Headspace]

Make an EU PSN account on your PS3.

This doesn't work because it won't let you sign in using someone elses email