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    Letter from the Producer, XXV (03/01/2012)

    http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/38514

    Greetings once again fellow Eorzeans!

    I would like to start off by thanking those players from around the globe who took time to participate in the debate regarding the recently released World merger details. Your feedback was extremely valuable.

    As you all know, the application process for World transfer is set to begin in March, so make sure to mark your calendars!

    Now, let me move on to an even hotter topic—the progress and release date of patch 1.21. While I have been posting updates on the forums, I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize for waiting so long to make an official announcement here in a producer letter.

    Currently, debugging on 1.21 is in its final stages, with testing and adjustments of new content and systems coming to a conclusion.

    I, myself, have been closely involved with the upcoming changes to magic casting. While differences between the current client and the 2.0 client have forced us to take a different approach to achieve the desired results, I am happy to say the new system in 1.21 should be almost identical to what will be found in 2.0.

    Next up is some good news for all alchemists and culinarians who have been waiting patiently for long overdue adjustments to medicines and food—the bulk of the work is complete, and once a few minor bugs are squashed, everything will be in place.

    For those of you itching for a new battle, the two instanced raids planned for 1.21 have finally moved into the last phase of testing, with every daily client update sending our QA team into fits (of joy, of course).

    In addition to working on the casting changes, I have also been spending the last two weeks running a fine-toothed comb through the job quests...as this has turned out to be the biggest mountain left to scale.

    Due to the sheer volume of my suggestions, the quest team has had to work extra hard to ensure everything is in order, and this has ultimately resulted in the patch release date being pushed to Friday, March 9 (barring the discovery of any critical bugs). I deeply apologize for the numerous delays 1.21 has experienced, and humbly ask that you bear with us just a little longer. To tide you all over until the release, here are some screenshots of what to expect on the new job quests:

    * All content is currently under development and liable to change.

    Paladin Quests
    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../76/3403_0.jpg

    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../76/3403_1.jpg


    Warrior Quests
    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../76/3403_2.jpg

    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../76/3403_3.jpg


    Monk Quests
    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../76/3403_4.jpg

    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../76/3403_5.jpg


    Dragoon Quests
    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../76/3403_6.jpg

    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../76/3403_7.jpg


    Bard Quests
    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../76/3403_8.jpg

    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../76/3403_9.jpg


    White Mage Quests
    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to...76/3403_10.jpg

    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to...76/3403_11.jpg


    Black Mage Quests
    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to...76/3403_12.jpg

    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to...76/3403_13.jpg


    There is still much more left to do to make sure everything is ready by next Friday, so I’d best get back to the grindstone.

    I’ll talk to you all again soon!

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    All I can say is lol. Nothing to see here.

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    That White Mages hair is fabulous! The Black Mages hat comes with a mask? Innovation right there.

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    Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
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    0/10 Wouldn't read again. Basically told us the same shit he's been spewing on the forums for the last couple of days. Almost nothing new, I'd would've liked to at least see new screenshots of the jobs he's already shown. I was also hoping for a progress report on how 2.0 is going. Meh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lonely View Post
    That White Mages hair is fabulous!
    That's a Gridania story/company NPC btw

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    the whitest knight u' know
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    So, the Warrior quests are in Thanalan? They broke the mold!

    Also, this Monk is using Focus. Heh.

    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../76/3403_5.jpg


    And the Warrior is really showing a dodo who's boss.

    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../76/3403_3.jpg
    (The mask on the Warrior helm really needs to come down.)

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    doesnt look like a dodo to me

    maybe

    COCKATRICE?? (axe beak model mob added last patch omg)

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    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../76/3403_8.jpg
    Player: Letter from the Producer, XXV!!

    http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../76/3403_0.jpg
    Player: New patch info today?!
    Paladin: Nope.

    My god are these pictures caption bait.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rocl View Post
    doesnt look like a dodo to me

    maybe

    COCKATRICE?? (axe beak model mob added last patch omg)
    There are already coacktrice, they're recolored dodos.

    Where did you think cock feathers came from?

    Spoiler: show
    Don't answer that.

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    The Once and Future Wamoura
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    CONFIRMED WRONG =(

    gdi i want to fight these things

    also cock feathers come from male ixal obvi

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    But I don't want my title changed
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    ..Really?

    That's it?

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    I can see why this took so long to translate.

    Still taking all this info in.

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    Falcom is better than SE. Change my mind.
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    ...wow. That was pathetic.

    Also, whoever said those job images were being reserved for the letter, good enough call.

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    I had forgotten about that axe beak model. Are there any other monster models in the dats not being used yet?

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    The wyvern with long wings.

    Guessing those will be bosses in the upcoming raids.

    There was also a white Batraal model.. sub-boss maybe.

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    Don't forget the chimera!

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    XI was, and will always be, better.
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    I'm glad that I didn't expect much.

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    I forget who said it in the Dev Thread, but really what did we expect and why did we even want this letter about 1.21? It got pushed so close to the patch that it might as well just have been combined with patch notes or not came out at all and been about 1.22/2.0.

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    I love SE, and I really love the reactions from the die-hards on this... "announcement". I seriously hope they weren't trying to be epic with those screens, but sadly, I know they were.

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    F5 Like A Boss.
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    I'm overwhelmed by the info that was made available in this letter. I'm literally swimming in new information as we speak and I don't even know how to swim. OH SHIT HELP!

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