I am gonna hazard a guess who the lady in red is...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CuwLuKuXEAMAEB4.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CuwLtuqXgAQUMEf.jpg

The new zones look beautiful, miles ahead of HW's zones (and I loved HW's zones)

The PS3 > PS4 upgrade campaign begins today and lasts until the end of next year

Patch 3.45 is coming November 11th

Lore book is now for sale on the EU Square Enix store!

Also:

High end raid will be Omega!
24 man raid will be...

http://i.imgur.com/vt4cdLL.jpg

Written by the man behind XII and all other Ivalice games!
Red Mage has been confirmed!
Blitzball all but confirmed!

welp i thought the title said swimming and driving

lalafell's speeding through ul'dah in a lamborghini?

Sounds to friendly to the poor for Lalafell to simply drive, I'd imagine they prefer being in carts carried by tall ones :laugh:

Is it worth starting XIV at this point? I tried it for a few hours years ago but couldn't totally get into it (it felt a bit... lonely? Loads of people running around but I don't see where the actual interaction comes in...) BUT I'm considering giving it another go when I finally finish up with FFXV. Is it worth jumping in so late after release though? Hmmm.

It's definately worth it, they're always adding new ways to catch up, and even low level content (Deep Dungeon is a really fast way to level), there's a new update out on Tuesday too, so the game is gonna be super busy. The game is offline tommorow though xD

You should join either Adamantoise server (where I am) or the one where Dezzy is (I forget where he is now :joker:) it would take a week or two to fully catch up, but it's three years worth of story :laugh: ARR's story is okay, if a little weak, but Heavensward is where the story in the game goes to a whole new level.

if u like spending 2 hours gathering ingredients for banquets in the middle of intense key story moments then you'll love arr

idk about you but that's always my favourite part of every game i play

Well to be fair... in FFXV I did find out that my dad had just been killed, and then go fishing for about 3 hours :think:

I'd say it's worth it, the ARR plotline is a bit of a drag to get through but the story really soars afterwards.

If you want to interact with people then you need to get yourself into an FC. It'll always be a bit lonely if you're a lone wolf.

I wouldn't say you are too behind to catch up, I'm pretty sure you can just go straight through most of the story at this point without having to do much dedicated levelling (you'll need to get your class's subclass to level 15 to upgrade to a job but that's nothing). I'd say it'd take you about as long as a normal FF game to get through the story so you have plenty of time to catch up before Stormblood plus they are adding jump potions but I think that's a waste since XIV's story is mostly worth experiencing.

then subscribe today ! :laugh:

i subbed about a year ago and honestly a lot of the ARR end game battles were some of the most fun video game experiences i've had, especially titan ex (even tho everyone else hates that one). i could just never be bothered with the grind for new gear once i reached the true end game (post-heavenward) so i'll probably only pop on for a few months each time a new expansion is released.

if ur looking for a european server then cerberus is the best imo although you'll have to make ur character at like 2am if u want any hope of gaining entry to it.

I made a character like 2 years ago (Monk) and I'm sure it was on cerberus... Only got to about level 15 though and I'm not sure I was really enjoying the class that much. Also my guy looked pretty awful. Like an albino version of Neil from "The Inbetweeners". Like so bad I couldn't take any of the story content seriously because it was just like "LOL there he is :hee:".

My main gripe I guess was that it's an MMO but I felt like I was just playing solo all the time :shrug:.

a decent fc that regularly talk and play together will stop you feeling like ur on ur own all the time. i'd recommend a healer or tank class ideally too bc the dps queue times if ur joining a battle via at the duty finder can be a nightmare. :omgno: healing is ok, i thought it'd be really hard but it's actually pretty simple + fun once you get into it.

the arcanist class, from lv30 onwards, can play as both summoner (dps) and scholar (healer) jobs, you get given access to both and can swap between the two at any point. i despise both tho, my favourite healer was white mage by far and my favourite dps probably ninja tho i didn't really enjoy any dps jobs bc i just thought it was a bit of a boring role to play really.

Generally, if you join as a new player, you'll appear as a green leaf, so I imagine you will get quite a few FC invites, make sure to join a populated one though :p I think they're adding something for returning players in Tuesdays patch

http://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/t/1bb...f57ed97_83.png

There is also this for new players
http://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/t/1bb...f57ed97_82.png

Depending on your server, Novice Network can be good or bad, depends on the mentors helping out, but it is a good way to have newer players meet each other and such.

I think in 4.0, we're going to get cross server friend lists too :D

Also, the game has some kick ass tunes!

Stormblood boxart!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2nP4mkWgAE4uMp.jpg

Part 1's story was pretty damn awesome, I've seen people saying that not much happened til the end, but I get the feeling that this is all just the setup, like 2.5 was for 2.55.

I love that the events have left a lasting mark too
MSQ SPOILER

The new overarching logo for XIV
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3mGYgrVcAAzFf7.jpg:orig

Dat Game of Thrones like swoop over the map! DAT TEASE OF 5.0!
http://i.imgur.com/1X02Sjp.png





New job is Samurai! Which is DPS!




Expanded world map! Reveals the location of almost all Hydaelyn's locations (except the new world)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C48CbBOUEAEZBTg.jpg

Eorzea's map got a makeover too!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C48CVXkUMAEbbqo.jpg

Samurai looks so boring.

I'm just glad to have a sword DPS at last

Also, preview of 'Revolution' by the one and only Nobou

I finally fought Proto Ultima in Dun Scaith, to be honest, I ended up quite enjoying the fight, its a lot more fun than the one it replaced. I do think Proto Ultima deserves his own trial though at some point.

Heavensward finale coming Tuesday!
https://i.imgur.com/cUDNNeCl.png

Ugh, I'm gonna have to try to get MNK to level 60 by then.

I hope we get some good long cutscenes again, ARR's finale was great! I've gotten MNK to 51 myself, lol

Also... is that a Roegadyn?
https://i.imgur.com/BSQiKOql.png

Roe/Hyur mixed race, I assume.