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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Official Final Fantasy XIV site updated]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/14/official-final-fantasy-xiv-site-updated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/14/official-final-fantasy-xiv-site-updated/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/14/official-final-fantasy-xiv-site-updated/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/classes/" rel="tag">Classes</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/final-fantasy-xiv/" rel="tag">Final Fantasy XIV</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="top" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/03/ffxiv-official-epl-313.jpg" /></a></div>
The official site for <a href="http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com"><em>Final Fantasy XIV</em></a> follows several <a href="http://www.square-enix.com">Square-Enix</a> site traditions, by being designed entirely in Flash and having an obnoxiously slow update schedule. Thankfully, an official update has just hit the site, both in the form of several new screenshots (including the lovely in-game shot seen above) and more solid ability information about several of the game's disciplines. Much of it mirrors what we'd seen in <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/10/advance-leaks-from-famitsu-and-dengeki-shed-more-light-on-final/">early leaks from Japanese magazines</a>, but the abilities and spells of each class shed more light on how the game will play.<br />
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Conjurers are apparently going to play similar to <a href="http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Scholar">Scholars</a>, with both traditional black and white magic spells in their arsenal, as well as unique tricks such as being able to cast while moving. Thaumaturges, meanwhile, inherit several <a href="http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Dark_Knight">Dark Knight</a> draining/sacrificing abilities along with several status ailments. And those are just the two casting professions -- each of the five physical damage professions seem poised for a wide variety of ability combinations, along with a heavy emphasis on position. The beta information for <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Final-Fantasy-XIV/">Final Fantasy XIV</a></em> still seems to be restricted, but the game is already looking intruiging for both fans of the series and general MMO players.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/14/official-final-fantasy-xiv-site-updated/">Official Final Fantasy XIV site updated</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/14/official-final-fantasy-xiv-site-updated/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19397839/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/14/official-final-fantasy-xiv-site-updated/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>class-mechanics</category><category>classes</category><category>conjurers</category><category>dark-knights</category><category>ff14</category><category>ffxiv</category><category>final-fantasy-14</category><category>final-fantasy-xiv</category><category>official-site</category><category>scholars</category><category>square</category><category>square-enix</category><category>thaumaturges</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliot Lefebvre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
