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They look almost goat like, lol

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There's quite a visual disparity between male and female Au Ras. Males look more beastly while the females look more like Mi'Qotes with horns. I'll probably change into an Au Ra for a while when Heavensward is released. I just hope they have decent customisation options.

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I was hoping they would be more wizard like, maybe they will look better when we're not seeing them via low res videos though lol

I can't wait for Manderville Gold Saucer :3

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Read about the vigil here
http://kotaku.com/ffxiv-community-ho...yer-1673823454

Youtube video

RIP

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Finally have my Novus!

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Youtube video

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Read
A Starlight Carol
Here!

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So, I've made some massive progress!

Got my ilvl 50 Goldsmith hammer (and am now left with 500g as a result)


Got my Stardust Rod Novus!

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Managed to beat Ramuh EX and Shiva EX today, literally beat the latter in two tries.

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I've not even beat Garuda Ex yet, lol, got her to 1% and was the last one standing, one more cast and she'd have been toast.

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Garuda's pretty simple, it's tank intensive though so if you've got two bad tanks then you have no chance. The only two EX Primals I haven't done are Titan and Ifrit but I'm honestly not too bothered about them, the gear is outdated and I don't care about achievements.

You can fight Levi and Mog EX without having to fight the first three and beating those two will unlock the rest EX Battles. Levi is pretty simple, Mog is a pain and Ramuh is a scrotum rash but Shiva EX is really easy. It's a good place to get 115 weapons and gear.

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Yeah, I hear Titan and Ramuh are the worst, Ifrit's apparently easy though. I kinda want to get past Turn 5 at some point, but I just find the moving around in time hard lol.

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Naoki Yoshida just made an appearance at the Niconico Live New Year Countdown and had something special to share with Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn fans.

It has been announced that patch 2.5 for FFXIV has a concrete release date of January 20th. This date places it weeks before most estimates, and means that the game’s first expansion, Heavensward, could be arriving sooner than previously thought.

Patch 2.5 will bring with it a plethora of goodies. It’ll include the following according to slides from a recent Letter From the Producer Live:

First Arc of the Patch 2.5 Main Scenario
Hildibrand
New Dungeons
The Keeper of the Lake
The Wanderer’s Palace (Hard)
Amdapor Keep (Hard)
The World of Darkness
Urth’s Fount
Revenge of Gilgamesh
A New Mystery Trial
New Rules for Frontline
Aetherial Wheel
New Crafting Recipes

The highlights to many are the addition of the Crystal Tower’s final section that includes great looking new weapons and armor, as well as new endgame quests.

Shortly after the arrival of patch 2.5 on January 20th patch 2.51 will be released. It will include:

Manderville Gold Saucer
New Chapter of the Zodiac Weapon Saga
Second Arc of the Patch 2.5 Main Scenario
Battle of Ishgard

It is expected to debut in the middle of February.

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I did the New Years quest today, had to play on my laptop, thanks to my recent operation, lol.

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Not sure if I ever posted this here, an offical retro version of Titan Ex

Youtube video

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I beat Turn 5!

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I got Miner to level 50 a few days ago. High level mining is so stressful. You have to run all over the place to farm nodes before they disappear.

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Yeah, I hear its especially annoying when there's a bot in the area

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Youtube video

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Coolest boss ever!


Well, aside from Cloud of Darkness!

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You can finally use Paypay as a method of payment!

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The patch notes!
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...1f30e41d038115

The PvP changes sound exciting, Team Deathmatch mode! Killstreaks! PvP Limit Breaks!

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Dat tease Square Enix...


Higher res
http://i.imgur.com/RK2vmDE.jpg

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