FFXV updates to adjust chapters, add cutscenes, add playable characters, more

>As a gratitude for exceeding 5 million copies, I’ve decided to strengthen the update plan considerably beyond the original plan and inform you of a concrete road map.

>These are updates to make the Final Fantasy XV gaming experience more rich, and for longer playability, updates based on requests from players after the release, and in addition to DLC development reported previously. They will be given for free for the short term, mid-term, and long-term.

>Final Fantasy XV Update Roadmap

>Short-term goals
First, we will update the experience of Chapter 13’s gameplay. For that reason, we are undertaking many enhancements such as increasing the power of the ring’s magic. We will inform you of the details of updated content at a later time.

>Mid-term goals
Updating the production of the second half of the game, further enhancing the experience of the story. For example, we are planning to add event scenes where “What happened to Ravus?” was from. In addition to the event scenes, voice responses and localization work to all languages will occur so we will work firmly on this as a mid-term goal. Details of the plan will be announced once it’s decided.

>Long-term goals
We will make it possible to use important characters that appeared in the main game as playable characters. We will also consider adding an avatar system to create original characters. In addition to this, we will continue to actively update so that various players can enjoy Final Fantasy XV for a long time.

>Others
>After clearing the game, you can carry your progress into a New Game. Finishing it at a low level, an invincible suit, we will offer various items that extend the range of play. Fonts displayed can be enlarged for easier reading.
For the already announced DLC, it is planned to be released as originally intended.

Thoughts?

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Iris is for _____?

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Sounds like they really want to improve opinion about the game.

Though it's probably going to be a long time before we get a lot of this.

>"delet this"

This game on PC is going to be glorious

It's for free for players who alrdy bought or can I wait for the update and buy it later?

Hugging

Prototype outfits when? It'd be interesting and nostalgic to use them.

But when is my 60fps patch

obligatory love interest


also, she is literally Ashely from re4 with black hair.

At this pace the game will be completed by the next installment.

You'll be waiting for 2018 apparently.

What about snuggling?

I wish. While Luna was sweet, she didn't really have much character or screen time to make you want to ship Nocto and her.

Most of what they're talking about would be a patch (a very large one though)

What's chapter 13 and why does it apparently suck so bad?

Sounds like they're taking to heart some of the biggest criticisms of the game and earnestly trying to improve.
It'd be better for those mistakes to have not been made at all, but good on them for listening and responding.

Backstreet's back
Alright!

>XV is still in development even after "release"

Jesus christ, its like someone saw that and said "NO, ADD A BUNCH OF SHIT TO ALL OF IT"

Gladio is the only one whose final design was better than the early one desu

good thing too since they all look way better now

You stealth around as Noctis without a weapon
But don't worry! You get the all powerful ring of the Lucii! The ring that made Nyx into a god!
But it fucking sucks and is a waste of a weapon slot.

I mean, I didn't want it to be able to cheese the final two bosses or anything, but I felt like it should have been at least at the level of a king weapon, but drain mana instead of hp.

>Hallways
>Bad stealth
>If you do play stealthy, it drags on and if you fight instead, it drags on longer
>No swords or weapons for most of the chpater, just the Ring of Lucii which isn't that great
>No team mates for a good portion of it
>So much stalling
>When you can fight properly again, a lot of the enemies feel cheap
>Lasts about 2 hours

If they wanted to get it across that Noctis was stripped of everything, they succeeded.

>We will also consider adding an avatar system to create original characters.
Also will the fat guy be playable?

10 years weren't enough
This game will only be completed by the time it hits pc and ps5

>The ring that made Nyx into a god!
Oh god, I forgot about that.

>Nyx becomes so powerful with the Ring of Lucii
>Noctis gets it
>Get useless Death spell, a dodge that does damage when timed right and a big attack that's useless outside on powerful enemies

My question is: How can they afford all these grand lofty ideas? Was it really that hugely profitable? How much then, did it cost initially, that 5 million put them in the black?

I think SE really wants to improve their image again. Apparently after FFXIII and FFXIV's failure, they established a quality control council or something.

Also, the team is doing DLC, so some workers can do patches like this in the mean time.

>blatantly admit the game wasnt finished and shipped half baked

>fanboy treated it as feature and FREE DLC

i am a bit curious, i think FFXIV helped with the money back...but then i heard 4.0 expansion has a bigger budget too than ARR/HW and i can't imagine how much they'd split that cost with XV

or did the trilogy make enough money for them? i kow i didn't contribute to any of those sales, fuck XIII

Most of this shit was most likely going to be part of the final game but they couldn't put it all together in time. Assets are mostly there.

5 million at $60 a pop, even assuming they only make 50% of sales, is $150M.
That's a ton of money, and unless they undertook astronomical expenses in development (more than average $15M a year), they easily made their money back and then some.

I literally cannot wait for the Aranea DLC

she is literal perfection given form

>Was it really that hugely profitable?
It sold 5 million on day one, that is half of their LIFETIME goal. Plus, the game has a shit on of product placement -- Coleman, Nissan Cup Noodles, American Express, Audi, and Ebony Coffee off the top of my head. Plus, all those collector's editions sold like wildfire, and I'm guessing the movie and anime were also profitable.

what the fuck couldn't they havedone this before they released it?
no way i'm playing through this again

>Want to get good at XIV because I love the atmosphere
>Get past a few raids and get stuck at this one raid
>Keep getting kicked or placed with bad players
>Not even griefing already, must be playing a Gladiator wrong

So where was this announced?

My biggest question regarding the plans they have for making the guest characters playable is, will they too have a 10 year timeskip redesign?

I fucking hope so, that'd be pretty nice if you can switch to that look if you want.

>mfw she's voiced by Miyuki Sawishiro in the Japanese version
That made me too happy.

Actually the ring is rather useful for Malbodoom(s), because the amount of mini-Malboros they spawn is unreal. Easiest way to deal with that (and get on with the fight) is to have Prompto use that Gravity shot thing and then use the Void spell to clean up.

It's got it's uses, but the Death spell is useful only in cases you need to eliminate a certain target quick, and the spell itself is nearly useless on all bosses.

Holy has some amazing shenanigans on fights with multiple opponents though, if you've found the Auto-Switcher from the sewer dungeon outside Insomnia, the ring auto-equips by pressing the block button and then pressing auto-attack will equip your former weapon again.

here with link :

future update roadmap is released

they are adjusting chapter 13, and also adding stuff like new cutscenes regarding Ravus to make it more clear.

gamer.ne.jp/news/201612070039/

FFXV Update road map

Short term goals
First of all, improve chapter 13. In order to do this we will be increasing the strength of the ring magic etc.

Mid term goals
Improve the story in the second half by having full voiced event scenes. This is mid term goal since they have to localize all the new stuff into several different languages which takes time.

Long term goals
Allow the important characters that appeared in the story to be playable. Also currently determining if they will add an avatar system in the game, where you can create your own character.

Others
New game +, Low level runs, invincibility options, increase font size to make text more easy to read.

oh my fuck i forgot about the product placement
it's just going to get worse with the dlc too, isn't it? they'll charge us for the dlc, while also getting paid to shove even more product placement into the game.

I haven't played the game yet. What's so bad about chapter 13?

I'll try the ring and gravity again on that fight. I'm trying to get the Dragoon Lance.

I wish you had a gravity attack like in KH though.

>We will inform you of the details of updated content at a later time.

I really hope they make chapter 13 better than just "we make the ring stronger lol", maybe let you sprint or flat out make the level shorter.

you "stealth" through a bunch of corridors for a couple hours with nothing but a magic ring since your equipment is gone
it wouldn't be so bad if it didn't take forever even if you just run past everything

her English actress has a cute voice too and her smile makes me heart melt

They should just end all development related to FF15 and make FF16 already.

Or they could have released a complete game on time instead of fucking around for so long.

>We will also consider adding an avatar system to create original characters
Stupid.

>Auto-Switcher from the sewer dungeon
tell me more

Read here.
It just dragged on way too long and had various problems with it.

>OC donut steel avatar system

Imagine if there was a DLC where Noctis and co were looking for a "fifth beatle" and they were holding tryouts. The main character of this DLC was your avatar and you go on a quest with the four.

The user that leaked XV information before it came out said that as far as he knows, it hasn't even started yet.

honestly the game should have been cancelled and bring it back later when they have an idea of what they are doing

Honestly, it's fucking lame that they didn't include a lot of this stuff in the original release, but props for post-release support based on criticism, and free updates. They obviously care that this game turns out well, even if it's never going to be a masterpiece. I'd buy a XV-2 if they make it.

im so fucking mad i paid 60 bucks for this shit
what was i thinking

>but props for post-release support based on criticism, and free updates

>he fell for the "we listened to the fans" meme

>We will also consider adding an avatar system to create original characters.
They CAN'T be this out of touch. No one wants this.

Forced impregnation

by her brother

So do I wait for the patch now or do I finish the game? I'm in chapter 6 or some bullshit and the fucking sidequests are killing me.

>for exceeding 5 million copies
As in the shipped ones or have they already sold 5 mil?

Senpai, if the chapter 13 fixes isn't because of people complaining that it's broken, I don't know what it is.

They make less than that per sale, and spent far, FAR more than that on development.

I'd estimate the entire budget for the full duration of FF15's development to be somewhere in the 900M - 1.5 billion range.

Post yfw you didn't buy it yet and will get to enjoy the fixed and enhanced experience in 2 years when it goes on sale for $30

Is there anyway to make the weather rain for a hunt or do you actually have to wait?

Those patches are going to take forever m8, might as well play through the game

Actually, apparently Versus XIII was only about 25% finished before it was rebranded, so chances are that its not that much at all.

t. PCuck

>might as well play through the game
You mean get some more fucking veggies and take pictures for some fat fuck.

>investing in a product that will get cheaper every minute

what a stupid idea with diminishing returns.

I always said...FFXV is literally the beginning of the end for Final Fantasy. Like seeing the Roman Empire's fall. Not so obvious on the ground, but long-term wise.

Long dungeon with lots of narrow hallways and backtracking to find keycards and open doors and elevators.

You also lose access to your weapons, party members, and sprint for the duration.

It's basically just too long. If it had taken like 15-30 minutes it'd probably be fine.

Running at 20 fps given how shit the FF13 ports were

>Fonts displayed can be enlarged for easier reading
this needs to be a thing in way more games

>NG+

Hopefully that feels fresh enough to justify going through it again so I can see the changes in the story. And please, playable Aranea.
That said...

>an avatar system to create original characters
What? For what purpose? Where would this even fit in the game? Are they just falling for the Skyrim meme that hard, or is this a weird translation?

>release piece of shit game
>SHIP 5 million and pretend that = sales
>say you are patching your shit game to "reward" people for buying this shit (this patch could not have been made in a week, this was planned month or more ago)

This is what Final Fantasy has become. What a complete fucking joke.

so this was basically an Early Access title

In 2 years no one will care about the game so yeah whatever enjoy it

>I always said...FFXV is literally the beginning of the end for Final Fantasy. Like seeing the Roman Empire's fall. Not so obvious on the ground, but long-term wise.
>FFXV has sold 5 million+
>FFXIV is very successful
>FFVII Remake is a thing

>add playable characters

Yeah right

t.early access console cuck

That aside, single player story driven game shouldnt be like this anyway. Once I finished the story small chance I will bother with it again unless it is really major.

>FFXV has sold 5 million+
It hasn't. Why are you so dumb?
>FFXIV is very successful
It was, till they gutted the game to pay for shit projects like FF15 and the game is losing subs.
>FFVII Remake is a thing
INCASE OF BANKRUPTCY BREAK GLASS

>900M - 1.5 billion range
Holy fuck what. That's such an outlandish figure, especially for Squeenix. Hell, Activision invested $500M for a decade of Destiny, with a good chunk of that just going to advertising.

But I'm not terribly surprised they make less than 50% of sales. I'm not overly familiar with how those figures work out.

If the user above claiming first day sales cover half of their lifetime goal is correct, then that's a shame. They'll probably hit that goal eventually, but I wouldn't expect to see it soon. Most of the people who wanted this game already have it.

What level are you? GLA/PLD is objectively the worst class in the game until level 40.

>add cutscenes
Who thought this was a good idea?

youtube.com/watch?v=SbYZNGNEQ40

>FFXV has shipped 5 million+
FTFY

Like level 22 or something? I feel like I do no damage in raids and take way too much damage. Aren't Gladiators like tanks? Should I just switch classes?

>Players just create Stella everywhere

I wish they reimplement all the other members of the high command. Nomura's original plan was that all the leaders in the Niflheim Empire would be based on classic FF jobs; Aranea was just the first they revealed.

Based on what Roberto Ferrari has said on his facebook, they seem to have designed all of them, but they got scrapped when Tabata took over and changed the story.

DESU, the only reason Aranea is still in is probably because she was in Versus XIII trailers and people wanted to see more of her.

Tanks don't get their tanking stance until level 30 for Warrior, and level 40 for Paladin, so until then it's hard to keep aggro and stay alive.
If you haven't already, do the hall of the novice stuff. If you're doing everything you learned in there, then it's the healers that are letting you down.

You're just starting out, buddy. Keep at it if you enjoy it, it will be rough at the start.

Also, be sure to get your cross class abilities that are vital to your job (look up what Paladins need)

Go to any forums and you'll see a ton of people bitching about wanting more cutscenes, and long ones at that.

That's exactly what happened.

You're barely lvl 22 and already crying about things? Just fuck off scrub.

>Implying each game doesn't have it's diehard fans
>Implying you should care who's playing your single player game besides yourself

>10 year older Aranea, Iris and Cidney
Sign me up fampai

That might be one part of it then. I've been keeping agro, but don't really get healed. I'll keep doing Hall of Novice stuff too.

The thing is, I really do like the game. it's just being stuck at the same raid due to multiple things out me off.

I'll do that too. Thank you, anons.

>delet this

can they fix the ending? I really didn't like how day is saved but everyone of importance is dead