A new Famitsu came out with a nice spread on Final Fantasy XIV. While working on it, Square Enix posted all the new info on their official FFXIV site. Check it out for new information on some classes and monsters as well as a look into the life of a crafter in Eorzea. What I'm going to do now, is pick out information from some of the Q&A sessions sprinkled throughout the article, which didn't make the cut.

Check out the article here.

Why do you say that? It didn't really work in FFXI for a lot of jobs because you're so locked in by skill levels (like a NIN with katanas) but it was still possible.
I think wielding two different weapons is interesting and adds variety, especially in a game like FFXIV where it looks like it's going to give players a lot more freedom with how they choose to develop their skills, kind of like Mabinogi (and other earlier games with this system)

I know that in Aion you can wield a dagger/sword combo and in a few other games as well you can mix it up.

One of the coolest examples of dual wield I've ever seen in an MMO was Phantasy Star Universe where you could use a dagger or sword in one hand and a gun in the other.

(These are obviously completely skills but I think it might be a cool idea to allow that kind of variety.)

Edited, Oct 7th 2009 11:03pm by Poubelle

It might be like a sub job thing, where the main hand lvls but the offhand does not

First thing I noticed upon opening the link.... The Miqo'te(forces self to not type Mithra) is wearing an Eye-patch! =o

They added new Screenshots too.
I like the one with the full face of the hum....err...Hyur?
If that's what the actual in-game character detail is going to look like, I might this.

Well that's it. I'm going to be chef main. :P Human Chef it will be.