Final Fantasy XIV: Difference between revisions

Before the start of the game, the [[Steampunk]] Garlean Empire had set to use their overwhelming military force to conquer Eorzea, starting by razing the city-state of Ala Mihgo to the ground. The remaining four city-states- Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, Gridania and Ishgard- militarized to meet this threat, but before another shot was fired the Garleans mysteriously halted their advance, leaving the city-states with a large armed force and nothing to fight against. They banded together in an uneasy peace, forming the Guildleves System to employ these new mercenaries and investigate the secrets behind the Empire's sudden invasion and retreat.

A [[Play Station 3]] version, originally scheduled for a March 2011 release and initially put on indefinite hold, entered beta testing in November and has been released alongside the ''version 2.0'' client in August 2013. The initial delay in releases between systems led to the PC release being somewhat jokingly ([[8.8|or]] [[Internet Backdraft|not]]) referred to as a beta for the [[Play Station 3]] release. An [[Xbox 360]] version was also in development, but has been "paused" according to [[Word of God]] due to some [[Money, Dear Boy|issues]] with Xbox Live and Microsoft. A [[Play Station Vita]] version was considered, as well as smart phone applications that could be used to access the player's inventory, for example, but never surfaced.

* [[Barrier Warrior]]: A popular set-up for tanks in-game is to make use of Thaumaturge's Punishing Barbs and Stygian Spikes with Conjurer's Shock Spikes, which effectively deals equal damage as taken, restores MP for each hit taken, as well as deal lightning damage and stun the enemy respectively.

* [[Battle Theme Music]]: Where to even begin. There are six regular battle themes, one for each major area and one for dungeons. Then, there are at least three different boss battle themes, four different guildleve themes and the behest theme, not to mention the new instanced dungeon theme, shopshae theme, beast tribe strongold theme, a remix of the moogle theme used against the moogle primal and "Primal Judgement", used as theme for the other Primal Battles.

* [[Bishounen]]: Every Elezen and a good number of Hyur. Of course you can play as one, too.

* [[Call a Smeerp a Rabbit]] - In addition various monster examples, not just the Hyur, but the Elezen, Miqo'te, Rogaedyn and Lalafell, are called "human" in the game's earlier publicity. However, since launch, the convention seems to have become 'the spoken' or 'sentients' instead.

* [[Catgirl]]: The Miqo'te race. Think Mithra from [[Final Fantasy XI]], minus the characteristic noses (though they can be added during character creation), with more slender ears and tail variation, and a different culture.

** Cat Boys will be added in a future patch due to fan outcry for Male Miqo'te and Female Highlanders and Roegadyn. Concept art for all of these and actual models for the male Miqo'te can be found on the offical forum.

* [[Class and Level System]]: Of the [[Final Fantasy Tactics]] "one character can play whatever class they want at any time" variety, with aspects of a [[Point Build]] system. This has been changed in a patch to one where each of the classes is a separate level and the global "physical level" is abolished.

* [[Comm Links]]: Linkpearls are used just like in FFXI, you also stay in contact with NPC organisations with whom your character is signed linkpearls ones given you by their representatives.

** Lalafell probably count too, even though they're not technically critters.

** Forget all of the above, the lambs around La Noscea are the most adorable little buggers [[What the Hell, Hero?|you'll ever violently slaughter.]]

** Of course, the game is still playable on a GeForce 8600 GS despite the apparent minimum requirement of a 9000 series (not that it looks all too great).

* [[Scenery Gorn]]: Should you survive a run to [[The Very Definitely Final Dungeon|Mor Dhona]], you'll be greeted by {{spoiler|the wreckage of the Garlean mothership from [[Where It All Began|the FMV opening]], encircled by the dessicated corpse of a dragon}}.