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It's 9pm afterall, lol.

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Although reports circulated last year claiming that Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will never be released for Xbox One or Xbox 360, Pocket-lint has found out otherwise.

Producer and director of the Japanese MMORPG Naoki Yoshida gave Xbox owners a glimmer of hope in a chat with us during the E3 trade show in Los Angeles. Through a Square Enix interpreter, Yoshida told us that the company is in talks with Microsoft over the restrictive Xbox Live rules that currently prevent massively multiplayer games from working across platforms. If successful, the game will be released for, at the very least, the Xbox One.

"We really want to do an Xbox One version," he said. "As a big Xbox player myself.

"The thing is, A Realm Reborn is all about cross-platform compatibility. Anybody from any platform can play together. We don't want to split our community into people who play on this platform or play on that one.

"So we're currently in talks with Microsoft, trying to convince them that this is what needs to happen."

Yoshida did not say how advanced the talks were, and Microsoft might yet still refuse to allow online gaming across platforms, but he did seem upbeat and positive about the prospect. Just don't expect an Xbox One version too soon, however.

More immediate in Square Enix's plans is a version for Apple Macs. Yoshida revealed to us that a Mac Final Fantasy XIV is in development. Also, one that works with DirectX 11 and Direct X12.

Source

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Battleground battles will take place on Cartenau Flats, the area seen in 1.0's ending where Dalamud fell and Bahamut was released.

Maximum number of participants will be 3 teams of 24 players (24 x 24 x 24) for total of 72 players.

If DF matching process takes too long, system will automatically attempt to match 16 x 16 x 16 or 8 x 8 x 8 instead.

Lv50 required for participation. Item levels may be synced instead (e.g. ilvl 80/90 Frontlines) but the exact level has not yet been decided.

Battle will take place at the Carteneau Flats, the location of the final battle in 1.0. Each team will start at their outpost/HQ, which will serve as a staging area as well as respawn point.

You may switch jobs freely at your team's staging area (there is also no role restrictions when queuing for Frontline).

PvP skills may be used.

You are required to jump off a platform from your staging area to enter the battlefield, so once you're in, you cannot return to the staging area until you are defeated.

Battle time is limited to 30 minutes.

Basic rule is "Capture the Flag". Alliances earn points for defeating enemies but more point is earned for capturing 6 flags/outposts that exist in the battlefield.

As mentioned earlier, if you are defeated in battle, you will respawn at your alliance's home outpost/HQ.

You may ride your mounts in the battlefield.

Rewards come in the form of PvP points (same as Wolve's Den), unique mounts (such as a War Horse), as well as Soldiery Tomestones.

The Morale stat will have no effect in Frontline.

There will be monsters in the battlefield, which may affect the flow of battle.

Chocobo raising related

You will be able to add a chocobo stable (as a garden furniture item) to your housing, where you can train and care for your chocobo.

At this point, this feature is only available to those who have access to housing (FC housing), but it is planned to become accessible through chocobo porters in the future.

For now, only 1 chocobo (your buddy) can be trained at a time (per player?). This may increase in the future when contents like the Gold-something and the something-race is implemented.

It is possible to break through the Rank 10 limit to reach 11 and beyond. You may eventually be able to have a "super" chocobo with all skills learned.

You will be able to reset (respec) your chocobo's skills in 2.3. Will not require housing/stable for this.

Chocobo won't be "dyed" (since it's kind of animal abuse to dump a bucket of dye on them) but will "grow" new colored feathers instead. This will not be ready for 2.3 and is planned for 2.35. The colors will not have any direct effect on the chocobo's abilities. The selection of colors should be on par with the existing number of dyes out there right now.

Battleground mount: War Horse

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Coming this patch

- Main story continuation

- Hildebrand continuation

- 72 man PvP battleground opens

- Ramuh boss fight opens

- Hullbreaker Isle dungeon opens (complete with Kraken!)

- Hunts open (Hunt down legendary monsters in the open world)

- Chocobo raising (Raise your chocobo!)

- Personal housing rooms (Get your own damn room!)

- Tam-Tam Tara Deepcroft and Stone Vigil dungeon hard modes!

- Syrcus Tower raid opens!

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I reached the throne room of Syrcus Tower! (aka Crystal Tower)

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Artwork for XIV's Golden Saucer






Ninja gameplay

Youtube video

Special collaborations to be reheld for 1st annivesary (XIII-3, XI and Dragon Quest crossovers)



Moonfire Faire to be starting soon!


Recruit a friend campaign


Free trial programme

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A cafe based on XIV's Carline Canopy has opened in Japan!








MOOGLES!

[lostalex]

The way the internet shows japan, you'd think Japan was a country made for neck beards. just like the whole world thinks all of America looks like fat people on scooters in walmart i guess.

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Originally Posted by lostalex

The way the internet shows japan, you'd think Japan was a city made for neckbeards.

True lol, I think a lot of people have a silly idea about what Japan is really like. Stuff like this is awesome though, I don't think it's done neccesarily for the neckbeard crowd, since FF is a popular franchise in Japan.

[Devostator]

it´s a real good game, but i played it in the previous versin and have finishd all every class reached lv 50 every telepoin every quest and i think i´ll play it again but not so far

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Originally Posted by Devostator

it´s a real good game, but i played it in the previous versin and have finishd all every class reached lv 50 every telepoin every quest and i think i´ll play it again but not so far

When did you last play? The patches have added buckets load of stuff. They've started building up toward the expansion storywise.

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Free trial campaign now available!
http://www.ffxiv-freetrial.com/

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http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/anniv.../eu/index.html

Moonfire Faire returns!
Lightning Returns!
Shantotto (XI) returns!
Stone Golems (Dragon Quest) returns!



Yda artwork!

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Free login week for old users who aren't currently subbed!
From Friday, August 22 at 12:00 a.m. to
Monday, September 1 at 12:00 a.m. (GMT)

This coincides with the anniversary seasonal event "The Rising" and also a second seasonal event "Moonfire Faire"

Anniversary countdown artwork

[Stu]

Yo' Chewy I seen you play this on PS4, does it work well on it? Have you a keyboard or have you found it manageable without one?

I'm tempted to buy it and hop on in but I have no experience really with MMOs. And only a limited amount of free time on my hands.

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Originally Posted by Stu

Yo' Chewy I seen you play this on PS4, does it work well on it? Have you a keyboard or have you found it manageable without one?

I'm tempted to buy it and hop on in but I have no experience really with MMOs. And only a limited amount of free time on my hands.

It's somewhat easy to get used to with controller, once you master it though, it plays like a charm, I do recommend getting a cheap keyboard, just to communicate with.

The way the game levels you is very friendly to newcomers, it teaches you the basics without you generally realising it. For classes, DPS classes are the most easy to master (Thaumaturge, Archer, Arcanist, Summoner, Lancer). The game looks very nice on the PS4 too

[Stu]

Awlright I've bought this thing. Downloading now. Can't wait to spend hours wondering around confused!

[Tom4784]

You'll have to show us what your character looks like when you make one.

[Stu]

Oh for sure. This is like the first MMO I've ever played bar a WOW trial that didn't interest me and a month spent on Final Fantasy XI which I can only describe as 'leave the city gates and kill bees'.

I'm totally sending every minutiae of thought and impression on this game out into the interweb.

Are you on it, Dezzy?

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Stu

Oh for sure. This is like the first MMO I've ever played bar a WOW trial that didn't interest me and a month spent on Final Fantasy XI which I can only describe as 'leave the city gates and kill bees'.

I'm totally sending every minutiae of thought and impression on this game out into the interweb.

Are you on it, Dezzy?

Yeah I play it on the PS3. Here's what my character looks like.



He has his own little miniature chocobo to ride and everything, it's adorable.

[Tom4784]

But yeah, the game starts off slow, there's a lot of 'go here and kill things' stuff but it's fun.

[Stu]

I don't mind going and macing the skulls of a few rats. Boring quests at the start make me feel less like a ****** when I'm trying to get to grips with it.

[Stu]

It's going to take me yonks to learn the terminology but I'm one of the feral humanoid people, one of the ones that loves the moon. The moon goddess of love is my chosen deity. I basically just love the moon.

I'm trying to model the character on myself so as to make it as much of an immersive, saddo experience as possible. I'm an arcanist starting in that sea port gaf. I want to be a healer/summoner type character. Sort of a spacefaced shaman bum adventurer.