Guys! Guys! The hype meter just went off the scale for me!
Samurai was announced, and that was no huge surprise, though a pleasant confirmation.
But what I didn’t see coming (though I should have given the fact that SAM come from Doma) was the full-feature inclusion of Doma itself.
Holy crap! DOMAAAAA! *battle cry*
This (and that amazing undewater city above!!) is what the team has been sitting on secretly, and I’m blown away and super excited! I totally want housing in Doma!
That was just off the top of my head, but it looks like we’re GETTING HOUSING IN DOMA!
The new residential area has finally been announced. Shirogane looks to feature eastern-style housing and neighborhoods! #FFXIV pic.twitter.com/ussBG4Go0k
— Square Enix USA (@SquareEnixUSA) February 18, 2017
Move feature please???
And it’s been confirmed: “Also house moving feature coming”
Oh man! New house for me!
Here’s the new FULL Stormblood trailer:
About Samurai
What we know about SAM, taken from Reddit Live Thread:
- SAM is melee DPS
- Job Quest begins in Eorzea
- Start level: 50
- Associated class: none
- Main weapon: Katana
- Battle design: Gear is same as Monks
- Art of Sen, and its 3 forces: setsu, getsu, and ka
- Store energy in katana to unleash special attacks
- Timing of these attacks are big part of combat
With only two jobs added, and both being DPS, they addressed a few other concerns:
- Earlier they talked about DPS queue times and have been watching statistics during 3.x so they felt it would work out okay. People who play heal/tank typically stayed that role
- They hope to breath new life into existing tank & healer with the combat refresh
The details of this “combat refresh” are what really interest me. I really hope FFF will offer those up.
Meanwhile, what has been shown is outstanding. I don’t think I’m going to roll the new classes, but I can’t wait to see them in action. 😀
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I am also waiting on information about the combat refresh. I’m putting a lot of hope in it.
Red Mage has been a loved Job of mine since FF11, so I’ll be making the switch for sure, as long as the job isn’t too hybrid-confusing. I like the look of SAM, too, and the fact that it will use the same gear as the Monk I just leveled is an incentive to roll one.
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That’s a surprise! I’d thought Ala Mhigo would be the new city.
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It is. We’re getting both Ala Mhigo and Doma.
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Have to say i did not see our trip to Othard coming at all and was made up when it was announced!
There’s a little wishful thinking if they think DPS queues aren’t going to be horrible after 4.0 hits though. However, that’s the only negative from the reveal for me. I know there’s PotD but, in my opinion, that is great for levelling but lousy for learning.
I mean, how cool does Samurai look?
I want all the Katanas! 😀
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I’m worried about queue times anyway, though. Sure — healers and tanks stayed in their roles during 3.x. But we also got shiny new jobs within the role! I’m betting it will work differently with no new healer/tank — just like in any other MMO when a DPS class is added, or for that matter like when ninja was added to FFXIV.
But also, as a deeply identified healer, I’m sad that healers don’t get a new toy. Because new jobs are fun! It’s not just about queue times for DPS’ers, it’s also about making Stormblood feel full-featured for committed healers and tanks.
Oh, well, though. The new zones look amazing!
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