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#1 Jul 02 2013 at 3:18 AM Rating: Excellent
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Test Now, My Lode!
July 01, 2013

Hello all!
Fernehalwes here.

Today's post is less a sneak peek than it is a friendly reminder─the new Lodestone is up and ready for beta testing!
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OH... That's a... Yes then, well...

Like I was saying, the new Lodestone is up and ready for beta testing!

Use the new and improved site to check your PC's stats or gear while slacking off at work...

â–¼Full Version
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...or on your phone while driving.***

â–¼Mobile Layout
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***(DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CHECK YOUR PC'S STATS OR GEAR WHILE DRIVING)

(...what you do while at work, on the other hand, is none of our business...)

One of the site's new features is the ability to attach facial emotes to your comments. Just look at all the options!
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(It might have helped if I had removed my helm beforehand...)


This week, while Project Manager M and I are stuck here in Japan eating stale croissants and sipping cheap Bordeaux, Yoshi-P will be gallivanting about gay Paris to promote FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn at Japan Expo. But don't worry! We've enlisted someone from our Square Enix Europe offices to tag along, and will be doing multiple updates over the course of the show.

So, to quote the P, "please look forward to it!" (er..."them")

Fernehalwes



Edited, Jul 2nd 2013 6:36am by Szabo
#2 Jul 02 2013 at 3:24 AM Rating: Good
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All those emotions! Smiley: lol
#3 Jul 02 2013 at 4:02 AM Rating: Good
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I have the beta lodestone bookmarked on my smartphone, and it's nice to actually see my stats first-hand while I'm away from the game, 'cause I'm a little too busy actually testing/enjoying it during my gameplay to really pay that much attention to them. Takes a while for the image of your character to update (somewhere around 24 hours, which I don't mind), but the stats update rather quickly.

As an added little extra, I like it. Not sure how many people will find a use for it, but it's a fun little thing to tinker with...
#4 Jul 02 2013 at 6:20 AM Rating: Good
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I don't know about anyone else, but I find Fernehalwes sarcastic, dry wit hilarious. The emote line was classic. Oh and also, new lodestone looks fantastic.
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#5 Jul 02 2013 at 7:15 AM Rating: Decent
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Same here Bart, I think he's brilliant.
#6 Jul 02 2013 at 8:05 AM Rating: Good
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Yeah they definitely have the right guy doing these blog posts!
#7 Jul 02 2013 at 8:07 AM Rating: Good
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Lodestone 2.0 >>>>>>>> 1.0

The FFXIV site was in serious need of a revamp.
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#8 Jul 02 2013 at 10:13 AM Rating: Good
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I really wasn't expecting that post to be funny, but when I reached the facial emotes, I couldn't stop laughing.
#9 Jul 02 2013 at 11:00 AM Rating: Good
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Whitering wrote:
I have the beta lodestone bookmarked on my smartphone, and it's nice to actually see my stats first-hand while I'm away from the game, 'cause I'm a little too busy actually testing/enjoying it during my gameplay to really pay that much attention to them. Takes a while for the image of your character to update (somewhere around 24 hours, which I don't mind), but the stats update rather quickly.

As an added little extra, I like it. Not sure how many people will find a use for it, but it's a fun little thing to tinker with...


With the smartphone version, It is really helpful to check our stats while checking loot during dungeons, since there is no option so far to make easy and fast comparisons between to gear items. Also, It would be really nice if in the future we get the option to check our sales status in the AH (or Market Wall) for the smartphone version.


Edited, Jul 2nd 2013 1:04pm by PavetlXIV

Edited, Jul 2nd 2013 1:05pm by PavetlXIV
#10 Jul 02 2013 at 4:15 PM Rating: Good
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I checked out the lodestone, but it didn't have stuff I thought it would, like job/class abilities, and more detailed game info like fansites provided for XI, do you think that will come, or do you think that recipes, maps, etc. will all still have to be done on fansites?
#11 Jul 02 2013 at 4:51 PM Rating: Good
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http://na.beta.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/2814462/

Yeah, they fixed it. I had me four levels lower and my old armor.

I love that I can repair my own clothes. How kool is that?

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#12 Jul 03 2013 at 12:46 AM Rating: Decent
I just did my lame traffic school for a ticket last weekend. I laughed a little about the disclaimer to not actually use your phone while driving. Had to listen for an hour about why its bad.
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