Oh what a wonderful world!

[miokomioko]

I could have told you the map was fake right off the bat just by looking at the fucking amateur fonts.

[Epical]

Pretty skeptical about this... there's no way they can keep the level cap at 75 and release over double the land mass we've been used to thus far. They explicitly said that they are NOT raising the level cap, which makes this highly unlikely.

Also, like it was pointed out before, at the rate SE releases things (and this new MMO of theirs on the horizon), all of that will take longer than the playerbase is probably willing to last (looks like another 3-5 years worth of content).

[Khamsin]

IMO if they wanted to release all them expansions they'd have to raise level cap, just keep all current areas at 75 cap or something.

But then people would have to take their 75 gear whenever they go to camp old HNMs, do Limbus/Dynamis/Assault/Salvage/etc.

They'd need to dramatically increase inventory space so people can hold their level cap gear sets for visiting the old world, as well as their uncap gear sets.

[Eanae]

IMO if they wanted to release all them expansions they'd have to raise level cap, just keep all current areas at 75 cap or something.

But then people would have to take their 75 gear whenever they go to camp old HNMs, do Limbus/Dynamis/Assault/Salvage/etc.

They'd need to dramatically increase inventory space so people can hold their level cap gear sets for visiting the old world, as well as their uncap gear sets.

Or change the armor storage npc to be able to hold high level armor sets =/

[Sidanoir]

Remember..
SE also said Aht Urghan was going to be a more low level single player expansion at one point...
Seeing as how the lowest mob in the area is EP to 75 yeah i guess they did that....

So i wouldnt be surprised if they went against something they had previously said agian...

I think the dats go well past 75....
I know spells like Meteor II etc. exist..and are player usuable or something? Im not into that dat farming but im pretty sure the game was coded and planned out to far higher level than 75

[Khamsin]

IMO if they wanted to release all them expansions they'd have to raise level cap, just keep all current areas at 75 cap or something.

But then people would have to take their 75 gear whenever they go to camp old HNMs, do Limbus/Dynamis/Assault/Salvage/etc.

They'd need to dramatically increase inventory space so people can hold their level cap gear sets for visiting the old world, as well as their uncap gear sets.

Or change the armor storage npc to be able to hold high level armor sets =/

That'll go over well with the job priority system.

<LSOfficer> E.Legs! Anyone want those?
<DRK> I'll take them.
<WAR> I need those to complete my set for storage!
<LSOfficer> Well... DRK > WAR in our charter for these, so...
<WAR> But I have more points.
<BST> Actually, I have the most points since I can't ever fucking spend it on anything. Give me those.
<LSOfficer> Ok, go ahead and lot.

[Sady]

IMO if they wanted to release all them expansions they'd have to raise level cap, just keep all current areas at 75 cap or something.

But then people would have to take their 75 gear whenever they go to camp old HNMs, do Limbus/Dynamis/Assault/Salvage/etc.

They'd need to dramatically increase inventory space so people can hold their level cap gear sets for visiting the old world, as well as their uncap gear sets.

Or change the armor storage npc to be able to hold high level armor sets =/

They'd also have to add REALISTIC ways of completing some of those sets too!

[Larrieux]

AFAIK whats left of the our homeland is actually already on the map. Kuzotz region?

Yeah, but a group of Galkas could have found caves that lead to the lands of the south or west while another group went to the east to what is now Bastok. They could have formed a colony that exists to the current times, where they spend their days frolicking on the beech and working without shirts...

Someone put me in charge of expansion development, now!

Those lazy galka would probably look like a bunch of bone thin crack heads next to thier bulky kin from Bastok.

[Khamsin]

AFAIK whats left of the our homeland is actually already on the map. Kuzotz region?

Yeah, but a group of Galkas could have found caves that lead to the lands of the south or west while another group went to the east to what is now Bastok. They could have formed a colony that exists to the current times, where they spend their days frolicking on the beech and working without shirts...

Someone put me in charge of expansion development, now!

Those lazy galka would probably look like a bunch of bone thin crack heads next to thier bulky kin from Bastok.

Imagine if they made their way to the Mithran homeland and were subjugated, much like the Bastokan variety. Only, in the far south, males (Galka are genderless, but are commonly referred to in the masculine) are treated as sex objects that exist only to breed.

The horror.

[Rocl]

I could have told you the map was fake right off the bat just by looking at the fucking amateur fonts.

Yeah the fonts are very >_> unprofessional

But IF it were real, (I'm gonna spoil CoP so if you didnt finish it, gtfo)

Tenzen was called away at the end of CoP, by some ninja chick and they were all "blah blah the emptiness and the empire is at war with us" Perhaps the Tenzen's empire (by the time we get to it) is kaput and devoured by the emptiness or completly overtaken by Aht Urghan? And then would we ever see Tenzen again? And for those people who still haven't done CoP will they be able to see Tenzen? Since he went back to aid his country for us CoP Clearers, but he's still in the midlands for those who haven't cleared.

Since you could be on the airship fight for CoP, and be completly caught up on the next expansion missions at the same time- how could Tenzen be in two places at once? So to release that, would beating CoP be a requirement? Perhaps for the higher missions at least? I figure I've stuck it out and fought with Tenzen long enough, we took down a fking god, and the re-incarnation of Eld'Narche and Kam'launtwhateverhisnameis so when I go to his kingdom, he should reconizge me. (Then again, who could forget me!) With the whole emptiness thing, will we learn about more Zilart in the Far East? I honestly forget the explanation for Emptiness, its been too long but doesn't it have to do with the major faults of the five races as sort of a curse on them for being the children of Promathia? Bah, I'll have to go rewatch those cutscenes.

And with all the Emptiness bullcrap going on, will Bahamut and Seth'leus make an appearance there? I suspect Prishe and Ulmia are content living out the rest of their days in Tavnazia, the Galka dude's fine chillin' with the Moblins and who really understood the two elvaan guys with greatswords anyway. Seth'leus was called away by Altana to oversee Vana'diel in the end of CoP right?I can't really recall so I may be making half this shit up. And what will be the deal with Bahamut, since people are constantly killing his guards and slaying him >_> See Bahamut v2 and grand wyrms. I always thought it was cool they added HNM to impede your movement on missions (at least that's how I've always looked at them sans Vrtra)

So basically, maybe Tenzen's city doesn't have mog houses because it's not there/is part of the Empire now

All I know is I'm not looking forward to Promvyions again.

[Epical]

You sound like Sendoh talking about XII, Rocl. =P

[Rocl]

DID YOU JUST COMPARE ME TO A ROBOT

[Khamsin]

Do we even know the name of the kingdom or empire that Aht Urhgan is at war with? Sounds like Aht Urhgan is rather spartan as it is, first taking over Ephramaud and now the Far East.

Sometimes, I get the impression that Aht Urghan and its leaders will become Jeunoish (storyline-wise).

[Rocl]

I don't think we get a name, just "The Far East"

[Gwynplaine]

If your willing to wait a few hours for KI to load, check out the link to the original thread there. It's interesting and has a lot of good info. And also at the end of CoP it's mentioned the emptiness has been defeated and no longer threatens the far east.

Edit: IMO I can see the far east, and the far south being released as expansions in the upcoming years. I think if theres anything after that will be dependent upon how large the community for ffxi still is. There are a number of things in the game that detail specific things about the far east and south, but the west and north only seem vaguely alluded to.

[Sagacious Sundi]

The Far West is Spanish, so that means cactuars will be there, and that's all that matters.

Also, that map gets inaccurate with the Gigas homaland. I'm pretty sure it's mentioned to be an island.

[Gregorio]

Yeah I totally didn't understand the two elvaans with greatswords either.

[Khamsin]

If your willing to wait a few hours for KI to load, check out the link to the original thread there. It's interesting and has a lot of good info. And also at the end of CoP it's mentioned the emptiness has been defeated and no longer threatens the far east.

I thought at the end of CoP it's mentioned the emptiness has not been defeated and threatens the far east.

[Keno]

raise the lvl cap to 80, add some more HNM, make everything instanced, have the salvage gear also drop as abj from the ToAU HNM and you've added 2 more years to the playerbase

[Rocl]

If your willing to wait a few hours for KI to load, check out the link to the original thread there. It's interesting and has a lot of good info. And also at the end of CoP it's mentioned the emptiness has been defeated and no longer threatens the far east.

I thought at the end of CoP it's mentioned the emptiness has not been defeated and threatens the far east.

The CS is in bastok, right? This looks like a job for Goblin Footprint.