Producer Live Letter XXX gave us a lot of good information, including the release date of Patch 3.3. The Revenge of the Horde is scheduled to release on June 7th after a 24 hour maintenance period. With the new patch, we will see the end of the Dragonsong war, new Beast Tribe quests, new dungeons and instances, and a new step in the Anima Weapon quest, plus lots of Quality of Life adjustments. What are you looking forward to most with the new patch?
Get ready to raid the Aquapolis in 3.3!
Camate posted a new blog entry on the FFXIV Developer’s blog today, talking all about the new instanced treasure dungeon “The Aquapolis.”
Looks like after completing the normal chest, a portal appears that will whisk the party away to this hidden treasure trove. The screenshots also showed another new hairstyle and a couple of new minions, where they are obtained has yet to be released.
NA Community Team brings back Culling Time this Friday!
In what will surely be a fight for the ages, the North American Community Team will once again take on the multitudes of challengers awaiting them in The Feast during a special Duty Commenced: Culling Time! Starting Friday, May 20th at 3PM PT on the Official FFXIV Twitch Channel, Zhexos, Camate, Bayohne, and Sicycre, (and possibly Luxpheras??) will take on all comers from the Aether Data Center. Tune in and watch in awe and amazement! Or just hang out and have fun with the community! See you all there!
Prepare for the Revenge of the Horde! Patch 3.3 releases early June
The FFXIV Community team has been busy releasing a whole bunch of 3.3 teasers and tidbits today. They started by releasing a Main Scenario teaser with some new screenshots taken from the upcoming main story quests.
They then went on to release a bit of information about the new Dungeons released, including the fact that they will require ilvl 200 gear to enter.
They also added a bunch of new screenshots to a Facebook album of Patch 3.3 images, including this familiar looking mollusk.
All this in preparation for Live Letter XXX which airs live Sunday morning at 2AM PT on the official FFXIV Twitch channel.
Welcome to the newest FFXIV Community Team member Chenin Matthews!
Thanks to Aya for posting this info on her Twitter, we would like to congratulate and wish a huge welcome to Chenin Matthews, who was announced as the newest member of the NA Community team in a post on the Official Forums. It looks like the team now gets some caster love, though I think they could use a good bard… 🙂
We look forward to hearing more from Chenin (@akhmourne, Luxpheras on the Official Forums) in the days to come.
New Teaser site for FanFest 2016 is live!
Get ready to ride the hype train (or hype chocobo?) for this year’s Fan Fest 2016! SE just launched the website www.ffxiv-fanfest.com. Make sure to bookmark it, as new information such as ticket prices, hotel info, and more will be available there.
Make sure to check back here at phoenixdownradio.com as well for more information as it becomes available.
Episode 18 – Irrelevant and Irreverant
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This week we discuss whether irrelevant content can be made useful again, our How Do I… segment talks about the Gold Saucer, and Seyrr digs into the lore behind those masked Ascians.
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Chocobo Racing Guide – https://ffxivchocoboracing.wordpress.com/
Triple Triad Guide – http://ffxivtriad.com/
FF X / X-2 Now Available on Steam
Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster has been ported to PC and is available on Steam now. The HD remastered version which was available on consoles can now be played from your gaming PC, and includes a few exclusive features like remastered and rearranged background music, all additional content from the International Edition, Auto-Save function and Game booster modes, as well as Steam achievements and trading cards.
You can currently get the games directly from Steam for $24, and save 20% off the normal price until May 19th.
Alternatively you can go to GreenManGaming and save an additional 20% with code 20off.
*Phoenix Down Radio is not sponsored by or endorsing Steam or GreenManGaming (but they can sure offer to do so!!), just passing on good deals on excellent Final Fantasy Games.
Phoenix Down Radio Episode 18 airs Saturday Night, May 14th
Tune in to Twitch on Saturday Night, May 14th, for the next new episode of Phoenix Down Radio! This week we will be discussing new Developer and Community Team news, talk about what we’ve been up to in game, and think of ideas to get better use out of underutilized content in the game. We also want to take viewer comments and interactions on the subject, so come up with ideas of what in-game content you would like to see improved and revitalized!
Lore-brarian Extra: The Tale of Gilgamesh
Hi there, Phoenix Down Radio listeners! Last episode, we discussed the lore behind our favorite multi-armed weapon collector, Gre- er, Gilgamesh. A lot of his history and design comes from the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh. During the show, I presented a VERY simplified form of one of the versions of his tale. In this Lore-brarian Extra, I’ll get a bit more into the weeds with a more complete version of the story. It’s long, so get comfy!
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