Exploratory Voyages: Looks like a FFXIV rendition of Sky, with it's own variable challenges, unique craft-able gear, and capacity of getting 210 gear with luck and high-tier chests.
I'm absolutely thrilled right now. I've been rooting for an expansion on possible endgame and this seems it.
I do have concerns on how FC runs work, whether or not you need a full party or full alliance to participate with FC, or if we can invite non-fc members into a FC run. However I'm not too concerned on those details. I'll do this stuff with PUGs if I have to.
I'll swallow the RNG and the possible competition, as we have alternatives to build upon that are more certain in raiding. But from the looks of things, they're limiting participation within these zones and scaling the difficulty so that co-operation is far more profitable than competition. We'll see how the loot system plays out.
A sidenote, for me, this solidifies my theory of Heavensward = Zilart, in terms of development progression. I'm going to speculate that we're not going to get a new major raiding/progression function until after Heavensward, aside from the usual updates to accommodate the rise in ilvl as Void Arc and Alexander seems to fill the role of Raiding updates.
I would like to see some sort of Roulette to make Crystal Tower and older raids valid content to go back to, but this incoming feature is a major step towards resolving my concerns for the game. I'm stoked.
Here's an image dump for those who missed the letter last night.
Anyone else have something they're excited about from last night?
Edited, Sep 19th 2015 9:57am by Hyrist
Edited, Nov 10th 2015 7:52am by Thayos Lock Thread: over.