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11-03-2011, 11:51 PM
So last night they had the live Q&A from Yoshida. Wasn't too interesting, though they showed off a lot of artwork and in-development animations.
Here's a rough translation:
Live producer letter - live translation (http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/29735-Live-producer-letter-live-translation)
I'll update this when they release the entire thing translated on YouTube, but for now you can check out this video:
FFXIV Live Letter - Mounts Moogles and Magitek!... also jumping - YouTube (http://youtu.be/7-TMlzgZ528?hd=1)
Keep in mind Yoshida said these animations are in early development, and the jump animation is just being tested for the new landscape designs - hopefully we'll have some platforming elements! Just to clarify, Yoshi said himself that the jump animation looks silly, but it was a general idea.
Also Magitek Armor concept looks pretty amazing. The mob-mounts would be really cool too, though they would have to give the mobs some sort of armor, different colouring, just something to make it stand out from a regular mob. I wonder if they'll be rewards for doing certain things in the game.
EDIT: I just got through looking at the official forums. Oh my word. FFXI's community, during its hayday, used to be known throughout the MMORPG community as being one of the best and probably the biggest selling point for the game. FFXIV's community, in its current state, is like the retarded evil step-child of the MMORPG community. My freakin' word! I don't think Blizzard's forums were ever this bad.
Here's a rough translation:
Live producer letter - live translation (http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/29735-Live-producer-letter-live-translation)
I'll update this when they release the entire thing translated on YouTube, but for now you can check out this video:
FFXIV Live Letter - Mounts Moogles and Magitek!... also jumping - YouTube (http://youtu.be/7-TMlzgZ528?hd=1)
Keep in mind Yoshida said these animations are in early development, and the jump animation is just being tested for the new landscape designs - hopefully we'll have some platforming elements! Just to clarify, Yoshi said himself that the jump animation looks silly, but it was a general idea.
Also Magitek Armor concept looks pretty amazing. The mob-mounts would be really cool too, though they would have to give the mobs some sort of armor, different colouring, just something to make it stand out from a regular mob. I wonder if they'll be rewards for doing certain things in the game.
EDIT: I just got through looking at the official forums. Oh my word. FFXI's community, during its hayday, used to be known throughout the MMORPG community as being one of the best and probably the biggest selling point for the game. FFXIV's community, in its current state, is like the retarded evil step-child of the MMORPG community. My freakin' word! I don't think Blizzard's forums were ever this bad.