FFXIV: Translated Famitsu Scans

Someone posted this image on the forums asking for a translation, so I went ahead and did it!

For the first image, the headline is: "Customize"

And the body pretty much reads as follows:

"When creating your character, we are told that in addition to selecting race, a player may also customize their characters' looks as well. It seems there will be quite a variety of things to choose from, such as face type, skin colour and hair style. It is still undetermined right now just how broad or detailed the customization will be, but we're sure that regardless, the process will be cause of quite a concern to the player...in a good way of course."

The image:

Come to me sexy face Elvaan.

I ended up doing a few more impromptu translations from what I could read (some of the scans weren't so good).

As for the rest of the translation:

The crafting pic is indeed titled, "Crafter" and as the first blurb I translated, the rest of the article is also speculative, so definitely don't take any of this stuff as canon and nerd rage blame me when official information comes out XD

Anyhoo, so the first piece explains that Crafters are craftsmen who manipulate manufacturing tools. "By equipping a manufacturing tool such as a blacksmithing hammer, a player can change into a crafter. We predict that there will be specialists in various fields, such as weaponsmiths, armorers and chefs." Finally, it says that representative classes under this category are: "Blacksmith" and "Cook".

Skipping the Talltaru pic and going to the "Sorcerer." The text is blurry in some parts but what I can make out for certain is that the representative classes are: "Shaman" and "Illusionist." The body reads, "A player can change 'job' to a Sorcerer when they equip a weapon that harbours magical powers. Other than the staff pictured in this shot, we're not certain what other weapons are available but, most likely, this job's function will be that of a support role, attacking or healing with magic."

The Rugadyn has some missing text, but mostly its an explanation about the various races a player can pick from at character creation. Here are the parts I can definitely make out, "The Rugadyn are a large-framed and muscular sea-faring folk mainly from the North Sea region.......Those that you might encounter in the Sea City of Rimusa Rominsa are probably members of the Ze-vorufu Tribe (a variation of Sea Wolf most likely) in the midst of a port call, but you will find other Rugadyn around Eorzea in roles such as mercenaries, bodyguards or perhaps even pirates. In the Uldaha region, you may also come across their mountain-dwelling counterparts, the Roengarude Tribe."

I also pieced a few more things together and noticed that there is mention of a broader job categories which include Fighter, Sorcerer, Crafter and Gatherer. These then break down into more specific "classes" such as Swordsman, Shaman and Blacksmith.

The WHM carrying the big axe is entitled "Gatherer" and is explained as "a specialist who manipulates gathering tools."??"As represented by the pictured Axe, a player can switch to Gatherer by equipping a gathering tool. This category will most likely feature classes which specialize in the collection of various materials. Could the Gatherer be that existence responsible for sustaining the populace of Eorzea?" The representative classes are: "Gardener" and "Fisher."

Next up you have the Hyuran (allow for some flubbing since some of the text was blurry.) "The most populous of the Eorzean races, the Hyuran are a race that have come from the nearby continents and islands to Eorzea over three mass migratioins. The technology and ideas that they brought with them from the outside world was a driving force that thrust the Eorzean Civilization forward. Though their strength lies in the many varied languages and cultural systems they possess, because of that variation, their unity as a race is low. They cherish their freedom. Hyuran are broken into two major groups; those that live in the lower elevations are called the Midlanders and those who reside in the higher elevations are the Highlanders."

Finally, you have the Fighter scan aptly named, "Fighter." The representative classes are: "Swordsman" and "Archer." "Those that wield weapons and seek the path of warring." (Some artistic license due to the blurry text.) "The player can change into this job when they equip a weapon. Their class changes depending on what weapon they choose to equip. Classes that specialize in physical damage are believed to fill up this category."

Oh noes! More work then I've done in a long time!