Letter from the Producer XXX - details of the final patch 1.23 where the Umbral Era Finale battle will take place. Crazy that all this content will be officially lost as it's the end of the world and FFXIV 2.0 will come into being. It's one beta I will be playing if given the opportunity.
I'm still playing for those that have visited Eorzea in the past. That world dies in a few months as the red moon Dalamud heads towards the world with various Meteor references in place. I love this clunky old beast of an MMO, but I can't wait for 2.0 to see what it brings.
I completed the last story mission that will die with 1.0 tonight. Big red moon (Meteor thang) plummeting towards the land. FFXII judge type nemesis gets beaten by myself and 7 compadres.
Just got 1 Grand Company Promotion to sort out before 1.0 ceases to exist and I'm done.
Transition is Q4 this year. Hopefully get in on the beta.
Basically, Yoshi P the New producer has been amazing. Extremely communicative with the community and has held the game together on the brink of potential collapse. He's basically instigated dual development paths of XIV. The current world's story heads towards apocalypse with story content being eradicated with the destruction of the world. Current players offer potential, but I'm guessing, futile resistance. However, our chosen character name will appear in the credits for 2.0.
Apparently there's going to be 2.0 gameplay shown at Gamescom:
We would like to take this opportunity to share an update regarding Naoki Yoshida’s attendance at Gamescom 2012.
FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn presentation
When:
August 16 at 14:30, 16:00, 17:30 CET
August 17 at 14:30, 16:00, 17:30 CET
August 18 at 12:00, 16:00, 17:30 CET
August 19 at 12:00, 14:30, 16:00 CET
Loved XI, haven't tried this, and I'm neck deep in some kind of love affair with The Secret World at the moment but will have to try this at some point.Â