Final Fantasy XIV

[Ground_zero]

APISTEFTO TELOS!!!
Emeina....

Ekshgish tou video gia opoion den to epiase:
O Dalamud kratouse fylakismeno ton Bahamut, o opoios eleftherwthike gia na ferei to telos tou kosmou.
O Geros einai o typas pou mas estelne na nikhsoume ta Primals, me thn vohtheia twn tessarwn polemistwn oi opoioi prosefxontan stous vomous twn 12 thewn (oi petres pou emfanisthkan sto teleftaio patch) prospathisan na ton ksanafylakisoun kai apetyxan, opote san last resort mas thlemetefere se ena asfales meros mexri to A Realm Reborn kai ypothetw pws pethane?

Afto htane paidia, apistefto poly mou arese...





A true Final Fantasy hero:

[sOLiD SNAKE]

Οντως πολύ ωραίο και προσεγμένο βίντεο. Επεσε τρομερό fan service προς το τέλος. Η ομάδα του XIV σε ποια άλλα FF έχει δουλέψει ;

[Ground_zero]

Sxedon olh h Square Enix doulevei sto FFXIV twra
300 atoma sthn arxh + alla 150 twra.
O artwork Designer exei ksanadoulepsei se Tactics kai FF12, o Battle designer sxedon se ola ta FF, o Music composer einai o Nobuo Uematsu, o Interface designer sto FF 12 kai sta Tactics.
O Producer einai teleiws kainourios.

[Deus]

Φοβερό το βιντεάκι και μπράβο ground για τα ποστ σου,στο έχω ξαναπεί αλλά διαβάζω πάντα τι ποσταρεις εδώ παρόλο που δεν απαντάω συχνά.

Ground πότε θα βγει το 2.0;

[Ground_zero]

O Naoki Yoshida eipe shmera pws vriskontai 2 mhnes kai 2 evdomades behind schedule.
O logos pou vriskontai pisw einai epeidh prin 2 mhnes xreiasthke na kanoun kapoia megala adjustments sto paixnidi kai tous servers (yposthrize 800 xarakthres aftoxrona, alla ean emfanizontan 801 parousiaze trelo lag).

Tha hthelan na meinoun sto programma, alla leei pws thelei na ftiaksei ena MMORPG ikano na synagwnistei opoiodhpote allo sthn agora, giafto tha ksodepsei oso xrono xreiazetai wste na meinei plhrws ikanopoihmenos me to apotelesma.

Tha dhmosiefthei kainourio programma to telos tou Noemvriou alla se genikes grammes ta pragmata exoun ws ekshs:
- Tha afksanoun stadiaka ton arithmo atomwn sto Alpha test apo 25 Noemvriou.
- Tha ksekinhsoun to Beta Testing telos Ianouariou
- To paixnidi tha ksekinhsei telos Fevrouariou me arxes Martiou.


BTW avrio tha kanw ena afierwma ston Louisoix postarontas kapoia apo ta sxolia oswn eidan to video.
O papous apodeixthke hrwas kai oloi elpizoume na tou apodwthoun swstes times
sto ARR.

[Ground_zero]

Afto to post einai o vwmos timhs pros ton gero-Louisoix.
Parakalw afiste ta louloudia sas.



Louisoix is a prominent non-playable character in Final Fantasy XIV. He is the leader of the Circle of Knowing, a group involved in the Seventh Umbral Era storyline. He is most notable as the NPC involved in all quests related to Primals.
Like the rest of the Circle, is well-spoken and informed.
He is the typical wise old wizard, offering guidance and encouraging adventurers to overcome the daunting threat of the Primals.

Louisoix Leveilleur's Last Moments
Besides the Greatness of the whole trailer itself and the right Super Music “Answers”, I think that many adventurers were moved in the last moments of Louisoix Leveilleur (that was his last name ) because the CGI is suberb.

Really, the whole trailer reaches high level of computer graphics, of course, but in the end I wasn't really expecting that incredibly expressive expression from Louisoix: strained from the battle and from this last magic used, he looks high, blink the eyes and smile.
I found the second when he blinks, his eyes “enlarging a bit” before closing again (not sure if I explained myself correctly...), extremely real. Like, “I accept death with a smile on my face, thinking at the adventurers I could save and that one day will return to Eorzea”.

 

While with Aerith you were expected to like her and care about her, I think many players never thought Louisoix' death would affect them that much and that's why it's so surprising.
I've always liked him, but to many he was just this annoying grandpa who talked A LOT if you clicked wrong when trading in totems.
But that was actually very intelligent of SE because - no matter if you liked him as a person - pretty much every player interacted with him so so so many times for EVERYTHING we did. He became kind of a constant in our adventurer lives and seeing that man sacrifice himself for us was really sad.
Especially the "Thank god they are safe..now I can rest in peace"-smile in the end.

Every time I see that smile I know everything we did was not a failure. We won! But Louisoux is changed. Like all the great heros of FF he is more energy than mortal now. What happened to the firedrake? It is not clear which primal that was. It is not clear what happened to us. Louisoux did something to protect us, but what? We don't know. Outside the trailer we know it introduces us to the beginning of ARR. We were saved. Somehow Eorza was saved or reborn. It is a truely epic tale.

Didnt cry but was moved nonetheless. Louisoix accomplishing just what he wanted to do he got his wish as he stated in the Living on a prayer quest cs. If all he could do is spare "player name" to a new future he would be pleased.

Thanks Louisoix your gift will not be wasted.

I cried.
I mean this game served as my second life for well over a year and it's ended.
Watching Louisoix fail is where I lost it.

Yeah, I cried! I've formed a strong connection with my character, and all Eorzea, really.
So it hurt a bit watching everything being destroyed, and of course watching Louisoix's brave fight, he is Eorzea's Legendary warrior.......

No tears, but can't help but feel that Louisoix is a proper bloody hero. Never really felt any attachment with his character but when watching that video, I felt as though he was an uncle or granddad that just took so many bullets for me it was insane. Very sad to see him go by the end of the video.

What did it for me was the expressions of the GC leaders after they realized it was hopeless, and Louisox's final smile. ;_;

The way in which Louisoix smiles at the end of the trailer really creates one of the most tearjerking moments of a trailer. Ever. Whoever designed it, is a genius.

I was good, but shocked, for the entire trailer until Louisoix smiled and then my tears just flowed. ;_;

Louisoix went from old guy in Grid to badass hero of the world!

/salute with manly tears

Yes Indeed! Teared right up!

The look on Lou face was, "I did it, the world has hope and a chance. I can die in peace. Good Luck adventures."

I lost it at the very end after louis sent the adventurers (us) away and then in his last moments gave a teary smile as if there was a little spark of hope for the future.

RIP　Louisoux. You earned that rest

I didn't cry but I was in awe when Bahamut emerged, then in shock as Dalamud shattered and shards pummeled Eorzea and finally sad when Louisox died, it really was the ultimate sacrifice to save Eorzea.... Mega Flare to the face!!!

Like many others, I was fine until old Louisoix's smile at the end.

I did. I felt like I had a knot in my throat through most of the trailer, but at the end, it was old Louisoix's smile that got me. :'(

You are absolutely right, I cannot log in again in 1.0 even though I miss it already... this ending is too powerful, too many feelings, just to go back... we must move forward! And avenge Lousiroux and all his disciples!

Bahamut Raid, <Can I have it?>

I flat out balled my eyes out.... Louisoix your my hero!

Cried. Godsspeed Louisoix. We'll never forget you.

From the moment Louisoix appeared on the hill to shield us all, my eyes started to water. Then I shed one tear for that smile that said it all.

Very emotional ending. Watching it over and over again. We witnessed the end of an Era.

Gotta admit I teared up and my throat closed up.
Watching Louisoix smile as he managed to send them somewhere safe, tears appeared.
Truly an epic trailer.

Didn't actually cry, but damn that was emotional. Louisoix's death affected me more than any other game death has.

I choked up...no tears...but watching Louisoix die, with that smile on his face...it just made me choke up a little.

What huh? Who? Men don't.. Cry.. >.> Not even a little... Nope.. Not me.. Not even a little.. <.<... Swear it...
U nuked my world u freaking Lizard! Ifrit dead, Moogle dead, Garuda dead... Lizard........ You are so dead....
For Lou...

I did not cry so much as be extremely happy with the video. I have an enormous amount of respect for Louisoix, and I will always remember his final smile, knowing that he failed but saved us. I want a statue of him somewhere. Make it happen SE.

"Many lives were lost..." I wonder who would be the ones to tell the tale of Louisoix's mighty sacrifice, everyone, even the leaders were in the chaos! ; ;

It'll probably be our duty and part of a quest to give him recognition. I would have to believe the survivors don't even know what had happen.

[Evans]

Καλά αν η S-E χάσει τον lead developer του XIV θα γίνει επίσημα η πιο αποτυχημένη εταιρεία ever. Δεν περίμενα με τίποτα να καταφέρει να δημιουργήσει ένα τόσο καλό fanbase και hype για ένα κυριολεκτικά νεκρό τίτλο.

Respect απλά, εξαιρετικό στήσιμο, φοβερή εκτέλεση και από ότι βλέπω οι fans κάθε άλλο παρά απογοητευμένοι είναι. Το να χτίσεις ένα σενάριο σε ένα ΜΜΟ φαντάζομαι ότι είναι δύσκολη υπόθεση, να το κάνεις τους παίχτες να θέλουν να επιστρέψουν στο παιχνίδι επειδή είναι δεμένοι συναισθηματικά με τον κόσμο του και την ιστορία του νομίζω ότι είναι σπουδαίο κατόρθωμα.

S-E, πάρε πίσω Matsuno και δώσε το FF XV σε Yoshida και Matsuno, co-development (και απέλυσε όλο το team του ΧΙΙΙ ).

[deus_d0pe]

Ψήνεστε να το δοκιμάσουμε τώρα που θα γίνει f2p;

[Ground_zero]

Den tha ginei free to play.

[deus_d0pe]

Tι θα γίνει τότε; Αλλάζουν πράγματα και δεν αλλάζουν τη συνδρομή; Ε καλά θα συνεχίσω να διαβάζω τις ιστορίες στα posts σου τότε

[Altair]

Ground πως προφέρεται το όνομα του τυπά;
Κατά τ'άλλα συμφωνώ με τους προλαλήσαντες.Πολύ ωραίο βίντεο και μπράβο τους στην S-E για τον τρόπο που το χειριστήκανε.

[Ground_zero]

Λουισουά ypothetw? Den kserw Gallika

Deus Dope thn kalyterh douleia tha kaneis, ta lew wraia
Den se parekshgw giati to GW2 kai dwrean einai kai kalo einai, alla to FFXIV paramenei me subcription gia thn wra.
To eixa anaferei kai poio palia, oi Legacy members tha plhrwnoun isovia meiwmenh timh sta 10 evrw ton mhna, gia tous mh Legacy yparxoun 2 epiloges:
- 11 Evrw ton mhna gia enan xarakthra ana server kai 8 xarakthres se diaforous servers
- 13 Evrw ton mhna gia 8 xarakthres ana server kai 40 xarakthres se diaforous server.

O Producer eipe pws yparxoun polla diaforetika kainouria subscription models pou den exoun xrhsimopoihthei akomh apo MMOs kai skeftontai na akolouthisoun alla gia thn wra ta pragmata einai opws exw pei.

[Ground_zero]

Official Lore explanation, diavaste:

Eorzea. A Land embraced by Gods and forged by Heroes.
Seeking control over this realm and its abundant crystal resources, the Garlean Empire (a scientifically advanced nation hailing from the north) begins gathering an army of epic proportions. To ready themselves for the coming conflict, the city-states of Eorzea reinstate the Grand Companies─comprehensive centers of command which combine the commonwealths' military and economic assets. However, the commander of the invading forces, VIIth Imperial Legion Legatus Nael van Darnus (a.k.a. “White Raven”), has plans of his own. Driven by madness, he silently plots to usher in a more permanent form of devastation: Meteor.

The Meteor project is comprised of a complex scheme employing arcane magicks and lost technology to summon the lesser moon down to Eorzea in an attempt to annihilate the realm's inhabitants in one fell stroke. Dalamud, as the celestial object is commonly known, is revealed to be a colossal machine launched thousands of years ago into the planet's orbit by an ancient civilization.

Realizing the futility of standing alone against such a threat, the Grand Companies put aside deep-rooted differences and consolidate their forces under the banner of the Eorzean Alliance.

At the behest of this new confederation, adventurers from across the realm take up arms and march on the floating islands of Rivenroad. Here, the brave heroes confront Nael van Darnus, and after a heated battle, put him to the sword. But by this time, the White Raven's plan is too far along, and Dalamud continues its descent.

In an eleventh-hour bid to save mankind, the Grand Companies turn to Louisoix, an enigmatic scholar hailing from the forgotten city-state of Sharlayan. The 'Archon,' as he is called, devises a plan to summon the power of the Twelve, Eorzea’s pantheon of guardian deities, and use that power to banish Dalamud back to the heavens. But for this to succeed, the rite needs to be performed directly beneath the point of Dalamud's impact. After several sleepless nights of deliberation by the realm's foremost arcanists and astronomers, that point is determined to be a vast swathe of barren lowlands in central Eorzea known as the Carteneau Flats. With this information in hand, the Grand Companies order the immediate mobilization of their forces.

Unbeknownst to the Alliance, the soldiers of the VIIth Imperial Legion, oblivious to their leader's dark intentions, have also begun gathering in central Eorzea. Ordered to defend the area with their lives, they prepare for a fight, unaware that victory will bring about their own demise.

And so, with two great hosts amassed, the Battle of Carteneau begins.

Both sides fight with a desperation-fueled frenzy, neither yielding the other ground, until from the skies, a great roar issues. Dalamud has begun its final metamorphosis. In a matter of moments, the stone and metal of the moon's crust crumble away to reveal none other than the elder primal, Bahamut, now free from his ancient prison.

And thus do the people of Eorzea learn what it is that truly faces them. Never was it the White Raven's intention to blight the realm with Dalamud, but what slumbered within it.

Enraged after aeons of duress, Bahamut unleashes his wrath upon the realm, spewing forth endless fire and destruction. Louisoix quickly conjures a barrier to protect what remains of the Eorzean Alliance, and then begins the arcane rite that will channel the power of the Twelve and focus it into rebinding Bahamut. The sheer force of the primal, however, is too strong for even the Archon, and his efforts fail.

Realizing the end is nigh, Louisoix summons the last of his strength to call upon Althyk, the Keeper, god of space and time, to send those surviving heroes into an aetherial rift, where they are to remain untouched by the passing of the seasons until it is once again safe to emerge...and continue their struggle to forge Eorzea's future.
We await the return of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn, and will look for you fellow adventurers in the dawn of a new Eorzea!

Robert "Hvinire" Peeler
Community Manager, the dusted silhouette on Dalamud's ashes
@SQEX_MEMBERS_NA

Epishs ena wraio tribute video, to kalytero pou exw dei ws twra:

Telos deite thn arxh toulaxiston apo to live letter of the producer pou egine mia wra meta to telos tou paixnidiou, exei poly gelio, mhn ksexasete na energopoihsete tous ypotitlous:

[Ground_zero]

Mia sygentrotikh lista me ta adds tou ARR.
Oxi kati groundbreaking, mono pragmata pou leipane apo to original FFXIV:

Major changes:
- New maps for close to the entire XIV world (Eorzea), with the exception of main cities. (At launch)

- An entirely new graphics engine, optimized to run on a range of differently spec’d PCs. Includes new animations, countless virtual assets, etc. (At launch)

- Entirely new server infrastructure designed to support massive open-world content (similar to Guild Wars 2). Zones will now be indepedent, meaning there will be zoning points between areas (improved latency). This is similar to FFXI, GW2, and lots of other MMOs. (At launch)

- Regional data centres tied to specific servers (in order to reduce latency, although a player is able to play on whatever server he or she wishes). (At launch)

- A new game client. (At launch)

- PS3 release— PC and PS3 players will be able to play together on the same servers. (At launch)

- Two new extremely well designed UIs, one for a mouse/keyboard setup and the other for controller users. (At launch)

- An entirely overhauled system of character creation, which includes much greater options and both sexes for all races. (At launch)

- New race(s). (TBD— if the player poll is used as a basis for developing the next race, expect a viera type race first)

- New classes/jobs (so far Arcanist/Summoner is the only one confirmed for launch, but there is a strong indication that we will see one more at that time)

- The Free Company system. Think of these as Linkshells (FF equivalent of guilds) taken to the next level. The details are scarce at this point, but things such as company bases, company summons, and other large, cool stuff of that nature has been hinted at. (At launch)

- Mailing system (welcome back, mognet!) (At launch)

- Chocobo raising/companion system (your Chocobo can be called to fight in battle with you!). (At launch of shortly thereafter)

- New mounts (including awesome things such as drakes, magitek armour). (TBD)

- Instanced housing (with the ability to furnish, decorate, renovate, garden, and do a whole host of other domestically related activities, lol). (At launch or shortly thereafter)

- New summons (including Titan and Odin!). (At launch)

- New quests/quest based level progression. (At launch)

- Rebalanced/new class abilities and traits. (At launch)

- Redesigned combat (including an awesome ass looking Limit Break system). (At launch)

- New notorious monsters (rare enemies; small and large varieties) and new enemies/monsters. (At launch)

- CROSS-SERVER dungeon/content finder (Automatically matches you up with those that are seeking the same content). (At launch)

- PVP (this will be contained to two main areas; one for small-medium scale encounters and other for much larger, objective based encounters). (At launch)

- New dungeons and raids, including the Crystal Tower mega-dungeon (Nyzul Isle 2.0, anyone?) (At launch)

- New story. (At launch)

- Even further improved crafting/gathering system(s) (I’ve played a lot of MMOs; XIV has my all-time favourite crafting system even as it stands) (At launch)

- DX11 support. (shortly after launch)

- All of the changes being carried over from the final version of 1.0 (including changes the market wards, removal of surplus experience points, the job system, the materia system, overall game balance to name but a FEW). Like, a year's worth of solid updates. (At launch)

- Not so much a “change”, but… everyone who bought XIV 1.0 will be able to download ARR free of charge, and enjoy a free trial period as well (length of the trial is TDB)

- Last but certainly not least, INCREDIBLE NEW MUSIC. I heard some of it leaked footage from the Alpha test… and wow. (At launch)

[Ground_zero]

Ena gramma tou Producer gia tous Fans:

To our loyal fans,

I wanted to take the time to personally thank all of you once again for your support over the past two years. It has been a long, hard journey, and there is still much more road left to travel, but we could have never made it this far without each and every one of you providing the strength for us to carry on.

Since the release of the End of an Era trailer, we have been flooded with positive feedback from around the world. It was always our goal to create something that would equal the epic cinematics players have come to expect from the FINAL FANTASY series─not just graphically, but in terms of story and emotion, as well─and we are excited to see that so many were moved by the plight of Louisoix and the Eorzean Alliance.

This five-minute tribute to the heroes of Eorzea may mark the end of one era, but at the same time, it represents the dawn of another. To ensure that era is a truly breathtaking experience, we are paying close attention to even the smallest of details. As such, we must ask that you bear with us while we continue the creation process─though I believe most of you will find that it will have definitely been worth the wait.

I am looking forward to seeing all of you again soon.

FINAL FANTASY XIV Producer & Director, Naoki Yoshida