FFXI Races in FFXIV pictures New

[Elcura]

Yeah, MMOs without good search/grouping capabilities can suck it. I'm sure there'll be something to identify levels with, like how good you are with your current job/weapon. Though it does seem to be flawed that way when it comes to crafting.

[Kyreth]

The Lalafell are simply less of an evolutionary eye-sore. They look like they were actually born from something vaguely human, instead of a ham tied to a basketball.

They still have their pear-shape and cutesy look, they just look less ridiculous.

I'm sorry. It's just that first pose had me in nightmare fuel mode. La-la! Uh-oh! *bleaches brain*

They're not bad. But I'll miss my fluffy-Taru self in XIV (though I'll probably start a Lalafell in any case, as I enjoy magey-statted types.)

[Rikus]

The taru-things look like dumplings!

They look like teletubbies!! lol

[Omniyoji]

Saw this on KI and contains some info I haven't seen here yet:

The info from the new famitsu interview - just copy pasted it here when a friend messaged it to me:
link if you wanna look through everything on this board: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthre......766&page=56

- people who can only play an hour a day will still be able to enjoy the game
- the monetary system is Gil
- the people living in the cities all have their own backstory
- you'll start the game from your home city (I guess it's based on race, but doesn't say implicitly).
- Miqo'te are more catlike
- some trumpeting about how it's going to be an awesome game
- right from the start, it'll be exciting and you'll be thinking "orly!?"
- weather changes, day/night too
- 1 game day = 1 earth hour
- they are considering the option to let you arrange your windows how you want
- weapons will degrade with use
- Guild Leaves include monster hunting, expulsion, skilling up, etc etc
- when you go on a Leave run, you can use Ethelite to take you where you need to go instantly
- there are pirates in Rimsa
- because of the armory system, they are going to make it possible to carry lots of stuff
- there will also be stuff included that makes it easy to change gear
- they're considering whether to let you master everything or not - there may be a see-saw like approach (like FFXI)
- the base of the character growth is the weapon. use a weapon and raise your skills.
- character creation: face, hair colour, eye colour, skin, etc. etc.
- battles are realtime, but not action based
- targeting an enemy and fighting (like FFXI) is not the main system, there will be a lot that you have to think about besides the target itself.
- in Eorzea, the cities are not all on one connecting landmass, like they were in FFXI
- the difference between races is not as big as FFXI
- but their is a difference between male and females, which they are keeping secret
Armory System:
- you can change jobs and lifestyles freely
- by changing your weapon, you are essneitally changing jobs, and can do so anywhere
- so if you are invited to a PT and there are a lot of fighters, you can switch to a caster, then when your adventures are over, go fishing or synth some stuff
weapons and def gear all have their own merit. if you want to hone a particular skill, you can coordinate your equipment in that direction
- rather than character levels and skills, the main thing is the skill of the item you are holding
- you can play on your own and switch between fighter and caster to heal yourself, so soloing is easy.
- changing is as simple as changing your weapon, so there's no stress
- typical jobs of the FF series, e.g. warrior and black mage, are being avoided
- you can basically enjoy this world in any way you want. (me: freedom seems to be the main point here)
Stages:
Desert City - Uldaha
Forest City - Gridania
Ocean City - Rimsa Rominsa
(the spelling could be way off, just going from the 2ch stuff Munba posted)
Races:
Hyuran: 2 clans - midlanders and highlanders
Elezen: the original race of Eorzea, oppose the Hyurans, developed hearing
Roegadyn: more human looking than Galkans, their base is in the north and there are a lot of fishermen
Lalafell: based in the south, agricultural, high intelligence, not many females.
Miqo'te: 2 clans - the Sun Seekers who live regular daytime lives and the Moon Keepers who are nocturnal, not a lot of males, not clear if they will speak like cats
More races to come later

Most of this stuff is a collection of info from a huge FF14 thread over at neogaf forums

Final Fantasy 14 Online announced. PS3/PC Exclusive. 2010! Art Director Yoshida! - Page 56 - NeoGAF

[Fawkes]

I actually like Lalafell a lot more than Tarutarus. I was not a taru but would now consider Lalafell.

[Jonel]

But the Tarutaru look like a bunch of giant walking onion-heads, with eyes and ears. No one thought that was creepy? But cute? LOL. At least the Lalafell look more proportionate this time, the Roegadyn too.

[Thiefami]

Anyone else worried about how you are going to be able to view how powerful another player is without "levels"? I can just see me searching for a player for my last slot and needing a BLM, I /shout or /sea or w/e and I end up with a BLM who is a decent level THF but switched to his garbage BLM to join my team.

I'm having trouble expressing that thought but I think the method an MMO has for finding other players is very important and often overlooked. In wow they changed the method of finding players and grouping took a big hit for a while. Hopefully they figure this out.

I just really have a hard time grasping how a character doesn't have a level, and how that's going to effect grouping.

EDIT: Grouping AKA XPPT PTing etc..

different game, different system... Though I am quite sure they will have a way to tag your skill level(s), race, whatever guild rank or status system they will use, and city affiliation.

[Sirenia]

I must be crazy, because I actually don't think the new taru look that bad.

I don't think they look bad either but rather cute!

And I was considering but I think I will play a hume again but either do a red mage or black mage type of job....unless there will be Bard....will there be Bard? haha

[Vuitton]

In regards to the Galka's "budding" or whatever, here is some copypasta of something I wrote up for another forum thread asking about whether or not Galkas will have "junk" this time around.

Galkas have big ol'dicks. The developers even said that Galkas were male in every since of the word. I fail to see why them reincarnating is reason enough not to have one of the defining attributes of a male. Also, just because they reincarnate doesn't mean they don't like to have sex for pleasure.

As far as "ken dolls" go, every male character in FF is a ken doll unless modified by the player.

Also, asexual reproduction is not what Galkas do. They reincarnate, a nonsexal act, usually attributed with spirituality. Asexual reproduction is many things including: binary fission, budding, vegetative reproduction, spore formation, fragmentation, parthenogenesis, agamogenesis, apomixis and nucellar embryony. Reincarnation is none of these things.

Asexual reproduction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As far as a Galkas sexuality goes, you do not need the ability to reproduce (old people, infertility, homosexuality) to be sexually inclined. Sexuality is more than reproduction. Thus, the Galkas lack of reproduction does not eliminate their ability to be sexually and romantically attracted to another individual, and neither does it mean they're incapable of a sexual act as an exercise of intimacy, pleasure, love, and eroticism.

In summary, reincarnation is not enough of a reason to eliminate the existance of the male equipment. Especially in light of developer commentary stating that Galkas are male in every since of the word. Reincarnation does not mean asexual reproduction, and neither does it mean asexuality.

I hope this was informative.

[Thiefami]

In regards to the Galka's "budding" or whatever, here is some copypasta of something I wrote up for another forum thread asking about whether or not Galkas will have "junk" this time around.

all i got from that was galkas + fist = wildparty

[Vuitton]

all i got from that was galkas + fist = wildparty

I'll bring the crisco.

[luciferu]

Wall of text.

All your infos were already given but the "more races to come" part which I've never seen anywhere. It might be a fake but can't say it can't happen either. Rumor.

Here's new pictures of the areas:

HD Sarutabaruta
http://www.tsundereko.com/moghouse/ff14-03.JPG

HD Vunkerl
http://www.tsundereko.com/moghouse/ff14-04.JPG

HD La Theine
http://www.tsundereko.com/moghouse/ff14-05.JPG

HD Jeuno
http://www.tsundereko.com/moghouse/ff14-06.JPG

HD Kuftal
http://www.tsundereko.com/moghouse/ff14-07.JPG

HD Rabao
http://www.tsundereko.com/moghouse/ff14-08.JPG

HD Konschtat
http://www.tsundereko.com/moghouse/ff14-09.JPG

[Jonel]

Holy god, the game looks fucking beautiful.

[luciferu]

http://www.tsundereko.com/moghouse/ff14-06.JPG

Ah between, that's Rimsa-Rominsa, the starting town on the seaside.

[sephir]

Fuck I was going to be a taru but since that hume PLD pic was posted I jst dont know anymore. The game is still a long way out and even when it is released I will do some experimentation with races and new jobs.

interesting....

[Thiefami]

Holy god, the game looks fucking beautiful.

holy god is right, that is gorgeous

[Kurokikaze]

Man those scans don't do the game justice. Needs moar actual screencaps. They'll probably release those on the website in the next few weeks. ><

[Ratatapa]

i really hope the names are jokes tho

[Stiker]

Holy god, the game looks fucking beautiful.

I think that is an understatement. Holy shit...

[Mooshywooshy]

All your infos were already given but the "more races to come" part which I've never seen anywhere. It might be a fake but can't say it can't happen either. Rumor.

Here's new pictures of the areas:

HD Sarutabaruta

HD Vunkerl

HD La Theine

HD Jeuno

HD Kuftal

HD Rabao

HD Konschtat

I lol'd hard, but jebus everything looks insanely amazing!