http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/topics/detail?id=d4986128a7ff000ce85d048a02baf5de2a876b43
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/24818-Changes-Planned-for-Patch-1.19
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/24910
-chocobos
-chocobo raising
-new areas
-implementation of Materia
-expanded storylines
-battle system reworked
-crafting system reworked
-preparations for future updates
-Ifrit fights -- A hard mode for eight rank 50 characters and an easy mode for four rank 30 characters.
-new dungeons
-removal of physical levels
-enhanced tutorials
-new control options
Also in the next few updates they will begin transferring over to the concept of traditional final fantasy jobs -- so far they have announced paladin, white mage, black mage, dragoon, bard, and warrior, but there are still classes they have not announced yet.
the game still sounds absolutely terrible but the fact that they are learning from and fixing their mistakes is exciting. I'm pretty stoked to see how the game will turnout in a year or two from now. Supposedly FFXI was absolutely horrible when it was released but it has become incredibly content-heavy and many of its problems were fixed (I know someone is going to make a crack about how XI is terrible because they hate MMOs).
Also, to celebrate today being the first year anniversary of FFXIV, the director had a live question and answer session with such hard-hitting questions like "Do you really like spicy food?"
http://twitter.com/#!/FF_XIV_EN
unfortunately no one will ever play it because of 4.0
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