Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn HYPE THREAD

That's probably it

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/210187-New-Healer-Job-Announced!-Astrologist!

I'd love to play this monthly but being. Student is hard for Cash.

More pics of the new race

http://nichegamer.net/2015/01/final-fantasy-xiv-is-getting-chocobo-racing-and-triple-triad-card-action/
 
 

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Square Enix is definitely looking to strike that nostalgia cord with their fans that play (or might consider) Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.

Previously, we learned that not only is the Gold Saucer finally making a comeback in patch 2.51. However, this will come after the Before the Fall patch, which is hitting the MMORPG on January 20th. Alongside the Gold Saucer comes expectedly with minigames, although we haven’t gotten confirmation of what to expect, until now.

News of chocobo racing (which first appeared in Final Fantasy VII) and triple triad (Final Fantasy VIII) card action being available in the casino came via a Letter from the Producer Q&A, which you can view over in this forum thread.

We’ve taken the related posts detailing the mini-games, below:

Q5: Will additional fees be required in addition to our monthly subscription to access all the content in the Gold Saucer?

A5: No, there will not be. Everything will be handled with in-game currency. We intentionally made it so it wouldn’t get mixed up with things like online casinos, so we can avoid the hurdles of ratings and laws for each country. Players will be able purchase a new type of currency called Manderville Gold Saucer points using gil, but these are untradeable and cannot be sold on the market.

Q7: How many different types of games will there be at the Gold Saucer? Please tell us what we can do there.

A7: We can’t reveal the full amount of details, but there will be things like chocobo racing, Triple Triad, and other mini-games.

Q9: Will we be able to summon our chocobo companion for chocobo racing? If so, will our companion ranks affect the race?

A9: You will have separate chocobos to use in chocobo racing and you won’t be using your companion. Raising chocobos and racing chocobos will be separate.

Q10: Will we be able to compete against other players in Triple Triad?

A10: You’ll be able to play against NPCs and other players too. Make sure to get all the cards! We’re planning to have 80 cards available at launch, with more to come later.

Q11: How can we obtain the Triple Triad cards?

A11: Playing against and defeating NPCs and exchanging the new currency in the Gold Saucer. You’ll also be able to earn rare drops from battle content.

 
 
Triple Triad was fun in FFVIII, collecting the cards would be cool.  Interested to see how the chocobo races will turn out, sometimes it's way too random to be at all enjoyable.

As long as it's all free.

Mecha wrote:

As long as it's all free.

They need to be careful, they can't let it become online gambling, since that has a lot of legal implications.

Most likely will have daily and weekly lockouts.

Patch 2.5 is due out on the 20th of Jan

Some details about patch 2.5 and 2.52
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/210358-2.5-Before-the-Fall

New dungeons

http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/special/2_5_Before_the_Fall/#patch

Golden Saucer is coming out tonight/today. It will be a nice break in between adventuring.

How about posting the actual trailer?

Oops! God dammit, IGN!

No, god Damn you for posting every fucking vid without even watching them.

New CGI trailer.

It's the same video...

  @ myself

The new offical benchmark for PC is now here

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/benchmark/

- Allow you to character a character which includes the new race.
- A small selection of armor showcase
- Better graphics configuration options
- DirectX9 and DirectX 11
- Performance test which also shows off a lot of the new locations