Calaera is hosting today and as a special surprise Rubicon has returned! He was lured in by the Welcome Back campaign and after doing an episode with us, he’s probably regretting it.

THE BIG STORY

Patch 1.22a went live last week, adding some additional content, bug fixes, new items, and new recipes. We go over the important bits.

OTHER NEWS

To Our Players Returning Through The Welcome Back Campaign
For people taking advantage of the Welcome Back Campaign, SE has put together a mini-guide with information about the changes to the game up to this point. It covers configuration menu changes and some “must-have” settings for mouse and keyboard users. There is also a list of links for all of the patch notes since Patch 1.19 so players can check out all the latest changes to the game.

The English Localization Team Wants YOU!
SE is looking to hire individuals for the EN Localization Team. But if you had thoughts about hanging out in your bedroom in your jammies at the computer, socializing with the likes of Bayohne and Rukkiri on a level that no one else has ever seen or even heard of before, then you might want to think again. The job does come with a few requirements.

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Orophen is hosting today and we have a special guest! Fusionx from Aetheryte Radio is here and he means business. Well, not really. There weren’t any briefcases or quarterly reports or anything. There was no news, either, this week, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t have plenty to talk about.

PATCH 1.22 – OUR IMPRESSIONS

So we’ve all had a chance to experience a bit of Patch 1.22 right? Last week we promised to go more in depth about what we think about the patch and that’s just what we did this episode. We’ll be talking about our impressions of the newest patch and what we think of the direction of the game thus far.

RANDOM ROUNDTABLE

Roundtable this week is about elemental spell reform. And don’t get it wrong, this doesn’t have anything to do with what the developers are planning to do next. This is strictly player mandated. But the question is: Did BLM/THM get the shaft when it came to elemental spells? Is the elemental system screwed up to high heaven now? You’ll find out our take on this.

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Frei is hosting today, but the big news is that Patch 1.22 is here! Expect us to go into more detail about our impressions of the patch next week, after we’ve had a chance to experience the patch first hand.

NEWS:

Late Wednesday night, Patch 1.22 dropped with a lot of new changes and additions, including the new Hamlet defense and the Garuda Primal Battle. Then, the results are in! We let you know about the culprits behind Garuda’s defeat, and who the winners are in the Predict the Fall of Garuda contest. Yoshida gives us some info on future job adjustments. And finally we discuss a recent problem dealing with the patch as players are suddenly finding items missing from their inventories.

DEV TRACKING:

• New Hat? New Hat!
• Music Preview for 1.22
• LFG gripe
• Empty maps in 2.0(and new maps in general)
• Maps redesing (redesign) for 2.0… cities too?!
• Chocobo Sculpture
• Where (did) will you log out?

We have forums now! So if you’d like to sign up and check them out, you’re more than welcome to do so. At the moment, we’re still trying to set things up and make everything pretty, so there’s not a link on the front page, yet. But we plan to have things looking nice by May. We also have a Google+ page. Be sure to go there and add us to your circles! As always, if you want to contact us, you can email us at podcast@zantetsuken.net.

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This is an After Show! It’s not a “real” episode, just something intended to cover things we may have missed in a previous episode in a more loose and informal way (if that’s even possible). So be sure you listen to episode 18 first, the actual show, before you listen to this one. After Shows will usually be available on iTunes a few days later than the normal shows, unless there is something pressing.

In this After Show, we talk about the Legacy and Welcome Back Campaigns. Since we recorded episode 18 on Thursday, April 19, the news broke the very next day, leaving us in a bit of a bind. Rather than waiting another whole week, we decided to just talk about it anyway. We’re still a bit later than we intended in getting this up due to real life commitments and such, but hey, it’s here now, so enjoy.

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Yelta is hosting her first show today! No the title of this episode doesn’t have anything to do with that. When we recorded this episode, it was right before the big news about the Legacy and Welcome Back Campaigns. Not to worry, we’re covering this in an upcoming After Show so we won’t be behind the loop. We’ll get it up as soon as we can.

NEWS:

Garuda finally makes her appearance in a preview video. Not only that, but the devs want you to guess how long it’s going to take before she bites the big one. In return, you get fabulous prizes! We also talk about addressing server slow down, Market Ward adjustments, and Yoshida gives us a little bit more info on what we can expect from version 2.0 later this year.

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Calaera is hosting today and Yelta returns to host with us. And we have a very special announcement regarding Yelta at the start of the podcast, so don’t skip ahead too quickly!

NEWS:

Quite a few worlds are full and as a result, character creation is no longer possible on those worlds. We also run through the newest news about what’s coming up in Patch 1.22, the new Armorie feature and Materia Reform.

THIS WEEK IN LORE:

Hatching-tide: Shell-Shocked
Giant turtles run rampant in the conclusion to the Hatching-Tide event. Well at least it would’ve been nice to see that.

RANDOM ROUNDTABLE:

Gear Swapping: Love It or Hate it?
Huge debate on the forums about whether or not gear swapping is needed in the game again. Is gear swapping a helpful mechanic and engaging mechanic that will add more depth to the game? Or is it just annoying?

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We covered a few things we missed during episode 16 by doing a new thing we’re calling the After Show. If you don’t know about our After Shows, they aren’t full episodes. They’re just intended to cover the things we missed in a more loose and informal way (if that’s even possible). So be sure you listen to episode 16 first, the actual show, before you listen to this one. After Shows will usually be available on iTunes a few days later than the normal shows, unless there is something pressing.

In this After Show, we talk about PLD vs WAR some more and cover some Dev Tracking we missed.

LISTEN TO SBXIV 16.5 – AFTER SHOW

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Orophen is hosting today, and Yelta joins us again for another episode. It’s another slow FFXIV news week, but we do the best we can with what we have and still manage to have a little fun doing it.

NEWS:
Culinary Creation Contest Winners!

THIS WEEK IN LORE:
Grand Companies of Eorzea Page Updated: Dalamud Nigh

RUNNING DARKHOLD:

We talk tactics and techniques about one of the older dungeons, Dzemael Darkhold.

RANDOM ROUNDTABLE:

Should We Remove Classes and Just Have Jobs?
Are classes and jobs redundant? Should the dev team simply have enhanced classes so that they are similar to what we have with jobs today? We discuss this issue during the Random Roundtable.

DEV TRACKING:

• Instanced Raid Congestion

We have forums now! So if you’d like to sign up and check them out, you’re more than welcome to do so. At the moment, we’re still trying to set things up and make everything pretty, so there’s not a link on the front page, yet. But we plan to have things looking nice by May. Also, don’t forget to check out another work in progress, Calaera’s new site, Unimaginative.me. As always, if you want to contact us, you can email us at podcast@zantetsuken.net.

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Frei is hosting today while Orophen takes a bit of a break. Calaera and Yelta are still around to make things exciting though!

THE BIG STORY:
Letter from the Producer XXVI

Yoshida graces us with another Letter From the Producer, with a preview of what we can expect for the next patch update. We go over the details.

ANOTHER BIG STORY:
Patch 1.21a

Patch 1.21a arrived with some new features, bug fixes, and recipe changes. PLD gets an update also. Orophen isn’t here to give his take on it, but we go over the particulars.

OTHER NEWS:

The world merger has completed, but there’s a bit of snag. Mostly to the tune of unsubscribed characters not being carried over until later. Ul’dah’s inns are broken again. And the new Hatching-Tide event is in full swing.

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