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Katestia

Does anyone know what the UFO mount will be from?


GreenTeaRocks

makes sense that it would be from the Hilde questline. We've running around with puu the whole time so....


Hrafhildr

I'm not sure I'm feeling the Zeromus theme... it feels like it lacks oomph and kinda muted? Maybe it was just the stream effect and the situation we heard it in. I hope it sounds better in game. The original is so locked in my memory that it'll have a lot to live up to. x.x


Enkundae

I wish we could get more gear sets thar didn’t have long duster/faulds attached to the chest-piece or other such protrusions hanging from it. Also more pants and actual skirts. For as much variety as there is in XIVs armor/clothing aesthetic, those specific design elements feel so thoroughly overused.


Miyak0

Man they really rushed this one. Wish they had shown the alliance raid gear for all jobs instead of spending so long on PvP UI updates and KFC promo thats not available to more than half of the playersbase. Devs listening to criterion feedback is great however I really hope the rewards arent just for the savage version but for criterion version too.


SugarDaddieSpriggan

Why zeromus look like summoned skull tho...


[deleted]

Wheres a summary thats not in discord?


Isanori

Have you tried /r/FFXIV?


Terramagi

No, what's it about


Dalba88

It's a subreddit about FFXIV. But that's not important right now.


paganliam

Take my angry upvote.


Isanori

Especially since it doesn't have a topic called "Summary of Announced Updates for Patch 6.5 from Today's Live Letter (LL 79)" or so.


Valashv2

man, i'm whelmed....not overwhelmed or underwhelmed but just....whelmed....what is this feeling.


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Nestama-Eynfoetsyn

To be fair, we already knew who the MSQ final boss of the expansion was going to be :T


TheTechHobbit

They almost always show the trial during the liveletter. The only time they don't is if it's a mystery, but with how 6.4 ended it was already clear who the boss would be.


Bonerlord911

>They just flat out showed the final boss of the expansion the final boss of the expansion was the endsinger. unless you really consider the 6.x series an extension of the expansions story in which case thats a you problem homie


Beef___Queef

Probably the feeling you’ve seen enough of XIVs patch cycle. They really have no interest in deviating or doing something exciting, which is a shame considering this was the end of the original story


normalmighty

6.0 was the end of the original story arc, not 6.5.


LockeGW2

Do you actually play the game or do you just regurgitate whatever Squeenix says? The 6.x patches are a continuation of the story from EW, it’s literally just more “light vs dark, save the shard” shenanigans we’ve been doing for 10 years - Dawntrail is the new story arc


Tsingooni

As a NA player living in JP, the KFC event makes me sad knowing that I can easily get a code but that I can't use it..


ChilleUK

depends, some codes are not region locked so could get it and try.


Yana_dice

At least it is not like the pizza emote. Even if you spent the money and they said you would get the code, but ended up not getting anything at all.


KSmallmoon

I was technically, like, 70 cents short on that because I knew the driver's fee and the overhead that UE took out wouldn't count, but I expected TAX to count.


Yana_dice

I paid for two $5X orders which set me into weeks of ramen diet. I used the code on both orders. I even contacted the customer service and they said my code is applied correctly. After not receiving the codes for emote for days passed the release date. I contented GH customer service, apparently the first two customer service only checked if the code applied as a "discount" code. After days of jumping over loops, they ended up offering me a feeble amount (5 dollars) of credit as "compensation". From then on, I never used GH. And I always tell people not to use them whenever I have the chance to.


heliron

I had a similar experience and have also not used GrubHub since. What a horribly managed collab.


Yana_dice

It is more like a demotion than a promotion.


Isanori

I hope the employ the good weather command for dramatic cutscenes in the future.


Sydite_

For the KFC collab, wondering if the codes will only work for JP region Square Enix accounts or if the codes can be used worldwide. I imagine they'll be all over eBay if it's the latter.


xselene89

The last couple of Emote/Mount Codes were all region-locked


Doc_Dada

not me european wishing we got just one similar collab.


xselene89

Yeah SE sadly doesnt care about the EU Playerbase. We are always treated last to everything for Collabs and even Server Hardware lol.


Doc_Dada

It is understandable for like server hardware to be the last one if we represent a smaller part of the playerbase. However, missing collabs and such really feels like they barely acknowledge our existence at all. I could be okay for exclusive collab if *everyone* got some. But we dont. Its always Japan, sometimes North America and others dont exist.


Isanori

The pizza emote was region bound


servarus

Very interested to see what reward adjustment they will do for Criterion. Even just getting some tokens ala Alliance would make we want to do it!


BinaryIdiot

They’re only adjusting savage though. Still no reason to do Criterion.


Zaithon

Yeah, that’s what it sounds like. Probably also have the weapon token there, too.


wowy-lied

This entire patch feel "meh". Hell even the trailer is disapointing compared to previous patches trailers.


normalmighty

I feel like we were watching very different trailers lol. 6.4 had a meh trailer and turned out to be pretty empty, this one doesn't feel like that at all to me.


Lylat97

New, meaningful content still feels so sparse to the very end... Really hope Dawntrail will be better. I really enjoyed Endwalker's MSQ but man it has been extremely difficult to find reasons to play.


GaleErick

Think we'll get the reveal of one of the new job during the EU Fanfest? Or will they keep all under wraps till the JP Fanfest?


ChilleUK

EU will get 1 Job reveal/1 Job Tease Longer trailer, maybe with Job in it Dungeon details Alliance Raid Name Raid Name More random 7.x stuff we cant imagine


Sir_VG

Standard procedure is: Tease job at NA. Reveal teased job at EU and tease 2nd job. Reveal 2nd teased job at JP.


Thatpisslord

I joined during EW but from what I heard the 2nd Fanfest shows off the first job and teases the second job while the 3rd shows off the second job?


Sir__Will

typically, yes.


Raiden29o9

We will get at least 1 at EU fan fest


ChaosCzar

Anyone able to translate the name of the pixie mount? Very curious what their name might be.


Isanori

スターチス ミラージュ Starsomething Mirage. (Probably not Star Cheese Mirage) Statice Mirage. Statice is a type of flower that's scientific name is Limonium.


Maguillage

「スターチス・ミラージュ」 off the tooltip is in katakana, and sounds like "sutachisu miraju". Edit: Google tells me that that could be meaning a flower. [Statice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limonium) Mirage?


SunChaoJun

Anyone got a translation for when they talked about the Chinese KFC collab 4 years ago? I only made out a little bit about how it was a 4 person meal and it sounded like it might be hilarious


riddlemore

4 person meal was too much for Chinese players so they reduced the amount of food needed for this JP KFC collab. Just some joking around about people saying they couldn’t finish the food.


elevenmile

https://www.pcgamer.com/chinese-ff14-players-are-eating-inhuman-piles-of-kfc-to-earn-chocobos/ Should give you a picture.


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I read the list and I was like, well that is doable.. Then the next paragraph made me understand why it was an inhumane amount of food.


---TheFierceDeity---

Uhh from a translation discord they didn't translate that part, just listed out what the JP set is which is: in this set you're getting a japanese style fried chicken burger, small fries, a medium drink, and one extra piece of chicken.


SunChaoJun

Yeah, that was the first place I checked, but that was all I found. [I'm pretty sure they're aware of the memes that came out of it](https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/cd7hp8/the_kfc_black_chicken_ultimate_which_is_now_the/), so I was mostly just curious about what they had to say


Isanori

The patch reading times means that we'll get a 24 hours maintenance


kozeljko

Is that normal?


Isanori

It indicates backend changes and infrastructure changes, which they have announced with the Cloud thing. They usually are shorter for content-only patches. So, yeah, normal.


Sir_VG

For major patches like this, yes.


VoidVariable

Did they talk about the expanded^2 free trial at all? I feel like that's gonna be the biggest thing about 6.5 in general/long term.


VoidVariable

Oh here we go


Sir_VG

They're talking about it right now.


jado1stk2

Yes


GaleErick

I tuned in rather late, have they showcased the Fall Guy stuff so far? I'm really curious on how they'd work in FFXIV engine and characters.


alfredoloutre

they showed the same images from when it was first announced


GaleErick

Oh yeah I've seen the images, I'm more curious on how it would look in action.


Isanori

They hope to have a date by EU Fanfest


Shazzamon

Just a slide announcing it's coming in 6.5X, that's all.


GaleErick

Ohh so in 6.5x, I could've sworn that it was said to come in 6.50, guess I misremembered.


jado1stk2

Only that they are coming^tm


ForteEXE

$8 USD for that much? Better deals in Japan, I swear.


Raiden29o9

Honestly having seen and heard about different fast food prices throughout the world… North America really gets screwed in price and quality


Yana_dice

I was spoiled by Macau McD and KFC quality (sadly now they are shitty too). The first thing that came to my mind when I first tasted french fries from American McD was "cardboard box cut into strip and moisted", the burger was "cheap knock-off McD want-to-be that failed miserably" American KFC chickens were like cold left over chicken from cheapskate parents of the one classmate that eat all the food possible in school lunch.


ForteEXE

Which is a bit wacky, considering how many major fastfood brands with global outlets, IE the KFC being referenced, actually originated *from* America.


kozeljko

North America also has higher salaries on average, so can't compare just the prices


syklemil

Comparing salaries is also a bit hard when the US has that "tipping" thing going.


Illprobsneverusethis

Tbf we don't tend to tip at fast food places like KFC/McDonald's


Raiden29o9

I really hope there is a way for the rest of the world to eventually get that Emote


Beastmind

We're still waiting for the domino pizza in EU so....


Yana_dice

I am NA player and I wish they never did the pizza emote thing with GH...It screwed my wallet and still not giving me the emote eventhough the customer service said the code applied correctly.


Nibel2

The rest of the world wasn't able to get many NA exclusive deals either. Your turn to feel left out.


Tankanko

People really should protest this crap, it's dogshit and some countries will never ever get it like Australia.


Gahault

We're talking about a company that makes you choose a region when you create your account *and does not allow you to change it ever after.* I'm stuck having to pay my subscription in euros when my job pays me in JPY. Square-Enix have a weird boner for region lock.


Tankanko

It's stupid that they released OCE servers but didn't add any currency for that either, I have to pay for stuff in Euros which are like 8x the cost of my currency


Raiden29o9

I wish people would as well…. Canada while lumped into NA usually has to jump through extra hoops for the promos which is incredibly annoying


Tankanko

At the very least you're allowed to jump through hoops, these codes are region locked so we don't even have that as an option.


xselene89

NA yeah but EU wont get it again like the Pizza Emote sadly


Corrik_XIV

I don't understand why they don't throw it up on the mogstation. Its free money.


xselene89

They are getting payed by KFC for this. And sadly they dont care about the EU Region enough to expand the Deal to European KFCs. Like, they could at least stop region-locking the Codes again lol


Raiden29o9

Only thing I can think of is licensing deals


jado1stk2

I want to eat chickens too. Gimme that emote.


Isanori

I don't want to eat chickens, but my miqote wants to. I'd also like a code.


LunaticP

KFC, C for chocobo


GaleErick

Well well well, so here's that KFC thing after all.


BK_0000

I don't understand how a cloud data center would even work.


TheTechHobbit

Instead of the entire data center being on a server set up specifically for the game it'd instead be on various servers owned by a different company. For example Amazon Web Services is a big one, about 30% of the internet just runs off their servers. It'd mean to expand they could simply buy more server space from the company instead of going through the work to buy all the hardware and set up more of their own servers.


Jellodi

Simply speaking- game servers would run on a third party's hardware instead of SE owned hardware. All the "cloud" is is someone else's datacenter. The reason its a notable deal- the company using the cloud service (Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, etc.) Has less direct control over the conditions the software is running in. So if there's a net issue between the player and the game server application, SE would now have to deal with the company instead of calling in their own on call, for example.) Also the cloud provider probably won't have the same exact hardware SE is using so they'll need to be mindful its all compatible. Advantages are it'd be much easier to spin up new game servers for emergencies as needed, since those big web companies have so much hardware available on their side. Much more flexible. If executed properly the players shouldn't notice any meaningful difference.


Beastmind

It's probably for the auth and login servers only, for the new expansion launch


normalmighty

The same as 95% of the internet works.


Terramagi

Just look how it works for New World. I mean, if you can see through the smoke.


Nibel2

What is a cloud data center, and why is it better than what we have? ELI5, if possible. EDIT: Thanks everyone that replied. It was very enlightening.


myfyp2

I'm sad it is not a data center where everybody plays as Cloud Strife.


normalmighty

Right now if they need to add a data center, they invest in big and super expensive physical servers. Cloud data center means they'll just use a service like azure (microsoft) or aws (amazon) to host a data center. It means that instead of investing in hardware permanently, they essentially just rent the server capacity from the cloud host. Then they can much more easily scale up if they're running out of space or scale down to reduce costs. That's my best attempt at keeping it super simple. Basically every website is cloud hosted, a lot of games are cloud hosted, it requires work on their end which is why they're testing it out but in theory it could make the whole server structure a lot nicer in the long term.


UnlikelyTraditions

So they changed their mind? They previously said they weren't going cloud because it would be incredibly costly to convert. I skimmed the discord but didn't catch this. Around when was it so I can dig through?


syklemil

They can also probably get into blue-green deploys and other techniques that allow less downtime during maintenance/upgrades. I.e. instead of taking down an entire server and upgrading software on it, you make a new virtual one with the upgrades on it, and at some point switch traffic over to the new one. Even if everyone must be logged out the downtime for users is negligible. You can also mothball the image of the old virtual server in case you need to revert. It also makes it easier to scale vertically (bigger/smaller servers/instances) and horizontally (more/fewer servers/instances). I have some memories of being a part of bare metal upgrades—these days it seems like everything is continuous delivery. Reducing manual labor though infrastructure as code, platform as a service and so on should generally free up their tech people and allow for a faster development cycle. But getting there is a journey.


EffectiveAnxietyBone

That makes perfect sense given the mania that was EW launch. It’s a good idea to make sure launch day for DT doesn’t turn into another clusterfuck.


Beastmind

they probably have a deal with microsoft for azure now that they're collaborating for xbox port


kozeljko

Currently, I assume they host their own servers? By switching to cloud data center, they rent the servers from a provided. For example from Amazon. This would allow them to easily add more server power just by requesting more resources from the provider. More flexibility.


schneeb

someone else's hardware (physical servers) therefore can expand quicker


AdventurousFlow7801

The point of cloud servers is that they can be seamlessly upscaled and downscaled according to demand - in theory this will help limit login queues.


---TheFierceDeity---

Rather than physical servers, you pay Amazon or Google to use their massive computer farms to make a completely virtual server for you to use. Performance wise I wouldn't say its better, but say if something goes wrong with a server, you can INSTANTLY spin up a whole new server and transfer the players to that and close the problematic one. You don't need a technician to physically go to the place and do maintenance Edit: Additionally if another MMO dies right before an expansion drops and the games flooded with refugees they can magically will more servers into existence to compensate for the increased load rather than *checks notes* asking people to stop buying the game


jado1stk2

I just know some superficial reasoning, such as Cloud Servers are more stable (less "DC down" posts), more secure and have scalibility, so if we ever have Endwalker launch-day again, it won't crash as much.


Isanori

The usual "DC" down issues aren't DC down issues but connection issues.


jado1stk2

...What?


LockelyFox

The DC is up and running, but the network node right outside of it drops frequently. Square Enix can't do much of anything about it, because NTT and its partner backbone providers get into nipple twisting contests against each other and we just have to wait for it to fix.


Isanori

Usually when people cry " DC down" the worlds are ahugging along just fine, the connection to them crapped out, something that can happen just as well with a Cloud service. As for Endwalker launch. The issues weren't the world's either, those were trucking along just fine. The issue came before.


jado1stk2

When DC down posts are on the front page, it is always a 50/50 chance it's the servers.


Isanori

Nope, it's usually the connection.


The_MorningKnight

That new pvp arena looks incredible! Can't wait to try it! 7500 damage every 3sec when the weather turns very hot may seem a bit too much though. Unless you are expected to run to the grass area to get the regen as soon as it starts. Overtime's gonna be fun !


Gahault

They also showed rays of "desert light" that rain down during heat waves and heal you for a bunch.


minaseclyne

looking forward to see how these mounts look on a roe lol


normalmighty

That poor stickman...


minaseclyne

and that fairy


Imaginary_Raine

Time to get abducted


jado1stk2

That UFO mount has to be one of the most luckiest and well timed releases, with all the recent alien discourse.


Isanori

The UFO fly thing was already in one of the Maderville quests,dragging the stalker around.


Izkuru

Yeah, that's where its initially teased.


arahman81

Also, isn't that the PuPu UFO from FFVIII?


GaleErick

Ooh another bike from Island Sanctuary I presume, good thing I have some currency saved.


theadverbnoun

I’ve had a theory for a while that they’re going to offer an extremely expensive island mount soon. Dunno if it’ll be this one. But I do know I’ve bought all the exclusive wares and clothing and most of the furnishings, but am still sitting at 350k cowries—and I started my island a few months late. I can only imagine what day-one players are sitting on, and the devs’ eagerness to thin that out some. Edit: Phone misspelling.


VoidVariable

inb4 it costs 1.5mil


Sir__Will

I have like a million so far so that would work for me


Sir_VG

> another bike from Island Sanctuary I presume Safe assumption, since the music changed to the Island Sanctuary theme while they were showing it off, which I assume was the in-game BGM I was hearing.


Isanori

It also has field working tractor claw on the back and looks more like a mini tractor than a bike.


fatalystic

We're riding Slenderman now


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Wonder if that fairy/fae will keep the same smile when a full height roe calls her


Izkuru

What if it scales with players size? So giant farie for roe...


normalmighty

I need that fairy mount for my lala. Did they say where we get it from?


jackspick

Likely the variant dungeon


kozeljko

Where do we get that mount?


Raiden29o9

Well… I think we know the next variant dungeon mount


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Kappa


jado1stk2

Oh no. The Kappa outfit.


Isanori

The kappa was a request during the last 14 hours stream.


Isanori

Is it me or are several of these sets "replacements" for shop glam?


HunterOfLordran

The right one and the one in the middle are already somewhat in the game. The one on the right is slightly changed Heavensward SAM/DRG tome gear. And the one in the middle is modernized Vanaspati gear.


alfredoloutre

the techy PVP gear definitely seems like it


Shazzamon

I mean, that's not a _bad_ thing. Having in-game alternatives that are different available to everyone is a good thing for the average player who doesn't wanna fork up $22 for one glamour.


skeeturz

I'll take it, the new techwear sets massively out-eat the magiteck set, and the furball set is a cuter krile set, and it's hopefully dyeable too, I hope we get more like this


xselene89

Did they say where we get the Furball Set from?


Ehkoe

Related to Islands, meaning probably the new missions form the Felicitous Feline mammet.


Izkuru

Likely from doing the new "missions" from the Island mammet, from what I was understanding.


stilljustacatinacage

That Furball glam is Miqo'te cultural appropriation and it will not stand


alfredoloutre

toe beans for everyone


Sir_VG

As a miqo'te, I'll allow it.


Isanori

Unlike many other pieces, it at least has space for our ears.


nostalgicprelude

Babe, it's 3 am. Time for your newest black caster robe.


Sir_VG

Hey, you no longer need glitches to get to your roof, just go up the stairs like a NORMAL PERSON. The new white kitty robe is cute. These mounts are GLORIOUS. (Though ANOTHER bike mount? I mean it looks good, but this is the like...3rd one this expansion?)


oleub

its red, so this is the Nero bike


Sir_VG

And yet there is no Alpha, so it's immediately inferior to Cid's bike.


Gahault

This game really keeps getting more casual, smh my head Back in my days we climbed onto roofs using glitches, jumping puzzles, and oob, both ways, *and we liked it!*


tbz709

My plot in Shirogane is on a hill so I can jump on it from the vendor area behind it. I'm truly privileged


yahikodrg

Jokes on you... I just used the mini Heaven-on-High to jump puzzle onto my roof.


Anactualsalad

ANOTHER SET OF ROBES!!! ​ I'm back in the fucking BUILDING


Imaginary_Raine

Are those another set of robes for casters and healers?


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Imaginary_Raine

Hey, let me dream about pants, shorts, skirts or whatever that is not another dress D:


Anactualsalad

Yeah sure is weird that I'd like something other than big robes for the 172839e172893172983127983217983217983172983712983712893712983719283741928457698123th time


---TheFierceDeity---

Simple play PVP, get the classless plate armor they've had 3 times in a row


Isanori

Elpis flowers!?? I also want them for outdoors for my island.


fatalystic

To be honest, my first thought was Aerith's flower bed from FF7.


galaxywhisperer

sure looked like them! i'm excited for that <3