Phoenix Down Radio

The Dev team has given us a glimpse into what we as adventurers can expect from the newest Raid – Alexander: Midas!

Though its　core was disabled, the colossal steel giant still hums with a foreboding sense of dread. The Illuminati are gearing up for war, and Alexander has thrust yet another arm up and out of the Thaliak river, continuing its climb from the murky depths. Will the Illuminati realize their warped ideals and bleed the realm dry? Once again you must call forth your allies and venture into the iron fortress, lest the realm bears the price of the goblins’ endeavor.

View the full post here!

We are getting our first preview on the new beast tribe quests: The Vath! I don’t know about you but I (Luna Vox) will for SURE be adding this to my dailies list!

“In today’s patch 3.2 preview, you’ll get a peek at a new quest series focused on the Vath and their journey to freedom from the Overmind.”

Read on for details.

SE has been giving us glimpses into all of the new Patch 3.2 content this week, and it continues with a look into the battle at the Containment Bay S1T7 against Sephirot, the Fiend!

Sephirot, the Fiend, was a deity once worshipped by a tree-like race native to Meracydia. Brought into being for the sole purpose of repelling the Allagan invasion, Sephirot inflicted ruinous losses upon the imperial army before finally being subdued and imprisoned in the central facility of Azys Lla. And now, millennia later, this immensely powerful entity threatens to awaken, his vengeful dreams disturbed by the careless ambitions of Archbishop Thordan VII. Topple the first pillar of the Warring Triad, or wheresoever his colossal shadow falls shall be visited by unthinkable catastrophe!

Full details are available on the Lodestone.

With Patch 3.2, “The Gears of Change” going live on February 23rd, Square Enix is giving us more previews into the upcoming content. We now get a glimpse into the new Main Scenario quests:

Truth. Peace. Reformation. These were the keys to Ishgard’s salvation. So believed Ser Aymeric, acting ruler of the Holy See. However, not all shared in his dream, and in his headlong rush to unite man and dragon once more, those still bound by the fetters of the past rose up to defend their nation against the forces they feared would destroy it. Yet change─that great, inexorable wave─was upon them, and soon all of Ishgard would bend to its will.

A news post popped up today on the Lodestone with a sneak preview of the two upcoming dungeons, the Antitower and Lost City of Amdapor (Hard).

The Antitower:
In all of creation, what greater mystery could there be than the fate of this very star? To sound the deepest depths, to study the aetherial sea itself─for these purposes and more was the Antitower built. Abandoned by her Sharlayan caretakers following the exodus, it has since been overrun by the magical guardians they left behind. Yet were one blessed with Her gift to brave these dangers and descend to the furthest reaches─to hear, feel, and think at the heart of this world─what would they find?

The Lost City of Amdapor (Hard)
Following the defeat of Diabolos, the unnatural pall choking the crumbling city of Amdapor was lifted, and tranquility restored to the Twelveswood. Or so it had seemed. When the Hearers entered the ruins, however, they had scarce begun consigning the stones to the forest when their elemental allies fled in a sudden panic. By the spirits’ agitated whispers did the Seedseers learn that a daunting and hostile presence yet lingered within Amdapor’s moldering walls. Unable to complete their ritual of cleansing, once more have the Padjals called upon your aid. Once more must you delve deep inside the ancient city’s husk, and purge its withered heart of an unknown evil…

The full post and quest requirements can be found on the Lodestone.

A new image of Minfilia has surfaced in a Japanese gaming magazine, and was posted by FF14live.blog.jp.

Full post can be found (in Japanese) here.

From a (very long) post on the official forums from Koji Fox (a.k.a. Fernehalwes) we will be getting a lore book about FFXIV! Link to forum post here.

In the post, Koji talks about the lore segment from the last PLL this weekend, and how he was in full Japanese language mode when Yoshi-P told him to tell everyone, in English, about the lore book, and all he could muster was, “a little more than a string of words… ‘Uh… Lore…Book…Make…GOOD…’ ”

{Please look forward to it!}