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Yoshida has gone to the official forums for FFXIV and provided some direct answers to some of the burning questions players have about the upcoming patch 2.1 work. Some of this is likely to be brought up during the Letter to the Producer later this week, but this is very targeted answers for some of the hot topics concerning players.

Warrior and Marauder will be seeing large changes coming to 2.1. There has been voiced concern over the strength of the Warrior as a tank, especially end game content like the Binding Coil. There are many advantages that the Paladin holds over the Warrior that the Warrior doesn't make up for in other areas. So they are getting re-balanced to be a better tank.

Looks like Lightning has found her way from Gran Pulse to make a cameo in Eorzea. In an effort to help promote Square Enix's upcoming release of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XII (Feb 11, 2014), players can attempt to battle her in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn during FATES and quests.

This event will be held twice... Once now to help promote the release of Lightning Returns, and once after it's release in February 2014.

Event Dates and Times

Thursday, November 14, 2013 to Monday, December 9, 2013 at 7:00 (PST)

There will be a set of four separate quests released at different dates:

• Chapter 1: For the Winsome (11/14)
• Chapter 2: Seeking the Scoop (11/16)
• Chapter 3: The Knight's Passage (11/18)
• Chapter 4: Wonder and Lightning (11/20)

There will be weapon and gear rewards along with much more. Go to the official site for more details!
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/2013/Lightning_Strikes/

Like clockwork, another Letter from the Producer LIVE is coming up with the date now set for Nov 22. As always they try to answer as many questions as possible during the time. So if you have questions they might be selected for the video.

The topics of the video will be heavily focused on the upcoming 2.1 patch showing off the Crystal Tower and Pharos Sirius. There will also be a preview of the extreme mode version of the primals along with the returning Good King Moogle Mog XII. Also to be seen will be features like the duty roulette, hard mode dungeons, the aesthetician and a return main campaign foe for hard mode to be revealed.

Source: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/1e28cecd80c332dce95fec1024bc3399670337c6

Android users can finally rejoice and download the official FFXIV Libra Eorzea app! The app is available to download directly from the Google Play store now. The iOS version has been available for over a month and is available in the iTunes store.

Use this app to view information on your character, your free company and linkshell members, and others adventurers across the realm. Libra Eorzea also includes an extensive database of all in-game items, quests, and much more, which can be accessed offline. It's the perfect companion for your adventures in Eorzea.

Click here to download

Looks like Square Enix has put together some nice collections for us!

The FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn fan kit contains an assortment of PC and smartphone wallpaper illustrations, Twitter icons, and ringtones for mobile devices.

Be sure to check out the official page for additional details:
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/fankit

World Transfer Service is now officially available! You can use the service via the Final Fantasy XIV: Mog Station for a cost of $18 per transfer.

For this small fee, users may move characters between Worlds of their liking. There is quite a bit of stipulations and things you must do before you are eligible for transfer, so for further details and instructions, please see the World Transfer Service Guidelines.

World Transfer Service Fee
$18 per transfer
To use this service, please proceed to the FINAL FANTASY XIV: Mog Station.
You must be logged out of the game before using.

An official video from Square Enix is currently unavailable, but there are copies of untranslated videos. Many of the questions have been seen or answered in previous threads, so most of the interest in the video is the content unseen or referenced by the questions. The last hour of the video covers mostly the Housing System in a tour of an instanced neighborhood and interiors of the houses. They finally show off what each of the neighborhoods look like in Ul'dah, Limsa Lominsa and Gridania and the different houses. There is a lot of verticality to area climbing stairs up to houses and paths cutting between. Each have a very distinctive appearance.

Also they show off the interiors for each of the three nations. They show a small house and a large house. The small house is a simple room with enough space for sleeping, cooking and relaxing all together. The large house has three floors with one being a basement. The spaces are larger with no walls, but dividers can be put...

While releasing a video about how housing is going to work in the future, the development team also ran a short Q&A about the system and popular questions players had for the soon to be available feature. Many of the answers mention features people wanting would be in later patches like 2.2 or 2.3. There is going to be 40 exterior furniture items and 180 internal furniture at the release of the patch. The housing system is unlocked through rank for the FC. They did not say if the FC will have more ranks adds or if one of the existing ranks will unlock the house system. Features like gardens are coming in 2.2 and chocobo farm after 2.3.

The Final Fantasy XIV development team released a new video today showing off the still in development housing system planned for the 2.1 patch. The video only shows exterior creation, but it gives a good sense of how the system will function from an interactive stand point. The house looks to have slots players can drop components to change the house's appearance. It is likely that larger houses will have more slots. Afterwards, they show furniture placement which is a drag and drop type setup allowing for rotation as well as placement. It looks for the external there is a limit of 20 items, this may be dependent on the plot size.

Holiday Tradition Rekindled by Costumed Circus Troupe

Moonfire Faire is back in town! From Friday, October 18 at 1:00 A.M. to Friday, November 1 at 7:59 A.M. (PDT)

• Speak to any of the Shifty Thespians; there will be one available in each of the three city-states.
• Quest rewards are the same regardless of the city-state from which the quest is received.
• Please be reminded that seasonal quests cannot be completed after the event has concluded.

Read more here:
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/2013/All_Saints_Wake/