Class details, Beta info & Battle System Details! (Famitsu&Dengeki 3/25 issue)

[Celeras]

http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/img/...70/ff14_03.jpg

http://images.blu-ray.com/reviews/432_3.jpg

What I saw, still an awesome screenshot.

[Koul]

hmmmm

definately will be conjurering it up first. pugilist also seems interesting.... aaaggghhhh

wind or water element. hmmmhmmmhmmmmmm. water focus most likely

[Charismatic]

[img]http://images.blu-ray.com/reviews/432_3.jpg[img]

What I saw, still an awesome screenshot.

What I saw.
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/ff.../Peistecat.jpg

[Seanr]

I threw up a little in my mouth. Please do not be a falafel.

What the fuck is a falafel?

[nibu]

What the fuck is a falafel?

Tasty, that's what.

Spoiler: show

http://z.about.com/d/mideastfood/1/7.../-/falafel.jpg

Though Taru are also tasty, so Lalafell should be just as scrumptous.

[Orden]

Edit: It's a Lalafell, except delicious.

[Seanr]

your avatar isnt helping nibu ; ;

[dusted]

Looks good, thanks Elmer. The possibility of Conjurers filling multiple roles is interesting.

[Orden]

your avatar isnt helping nibu ; ;

LOL! Just noticed that! *nomnomnom* Too perfect.

[Foxer]

gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooo

[Cairthenn]

Up.

[Enkidu]

Maintenance wtf

[Elmer the Pointy]

The official site is a little slow on the uptake this time, so if you want to check out some of the abilities and weapon skills they should be announcing:

Check out this article

[Orden]

^ ilu.

[LD]

The official site is a little slow on the uptake this time, so if you want to check out some of the abilities and weapon skills they should be announcing:

Check out this article

Get my good ole Chakra back! I hope we get a lot more spirit-based abilities like that. If charge attacks are gunna be a big thing, I hope to jelly-belly Jesus we get No Mercy.

...wait a second....

Earth Render: An earth elemental based distance attack. Doesn’t work on enemies in the air.

Earth Slash....I missed you so much. ;-;

I knew we'd meet again, I never gave up. Never, not once. /baw

[Orden]

Aegis Boon – When guarding with your shield, any damage taken heals your HP instead.

This will be completely balanced and not at all OP.

[Cantih]

If they really want us to focus on positioning, they better make it worthwhile, ir it'll just fade away like magic bursting.

I've been THF since 2004, and around 2007 people just stopped giving a shit about combat positioning, making it damn aggravating to do my job.


Also,

iwao: Blacksmiths are Disciples of the Hand who use metals to create and repair weapons and armor. Miners are Disciples of the Land who dig up ore. These classes will have very limited battle-related abilities, but may receive other things to compensate. For example, a Blacksmith may get an ability that enfeebles a gold-based enemy or one that increases the chances of having treasure drop.

Weak melee class getting TH yet again. Fuck you very much SE.

[Max™]

Blood Bath = Blood Weapon for Warrior...

Fuck yeah, Marauder for life, motherfuckers.

[LD]

If they really want us to focus on positioning, they better make it worthwhile, ir it'll just fade away like magic bursting.

I've been THF since 2004, and around 2007 people just stopped giving a shit about combat positioning, making it damn aggravating to do my job.

Also,

Weak melee class getting TH yet again. Fuck you very much SE.

It's not a melee class. Melee classes are Disciplines of War. Disciplines of Hand are crafting classes. From the way that's worded, it may just be relevant in the same way Herb, Mining, and Skinning from WoW give battle related skills & traits that level up as you develop the skill.

Also, even if positioning is as relevant as they're saying it will be, I don't see how that will necessarily make it easier. With all the moving around and repositioning implied, it could be just as annoying, if not more so. So...Yeah.

[Khamsin]

A lot of the things said so far about FFXIV could apply to FFXI, too. There's no telling just how much elemental resistances, positioning, etc. will affect gameplay.

FFXI mobs have resistances, and positioning matters for various skills, traits, and tasks. It's hard to say how much of the developer's comments are embellishments of something that will not affect gameplay as much as it seems, and how much are core fundamentals of combat.