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clearing some stuff up

> starfarer was on the table for title but was scrapped, think silver
> ranger's getting localized to hunter for some regions
> phys ranged are going through all sorts of redesigns (besides dnc)
> the goal for brd is for it to feel more like a brd and give more freedom with song buffs, but they can't just remove archer from it
> other new job is a tank, uses a hammer, smith runes
> location: it's the source and one shard. go look at emet's speech at the end of ew
> plot setup is mostly right, just keep an eye on calyx.
> winterers are the villains. halmarut gave them nukes before zodiark and hydalen were gone and its backfired. they're pretty distinct designs so might be why og leaker thinks they're from different factions
> dow and mp removal: not happening
> cope at sliders in cc, true otherwise
> lifting from multiple titles like they always do but main insp is ff7 for 8.0
> they're working on something for both limited jobs to let them play together
> chocobo stuff is right but it's coming in 7.55 w/ beastmaster
> job quests: they're bringing some characters in from old job quests into the role quests, not bringing them back
> new doh/dol: its dol, has its own side system. think limited job but is intended to have extensive uses for crafting and is supposed to stay relevant, we'll see
> was dec 2026 but it's jan 2027 now, wanting to avoid holidays for na/eu
> idk about ben starr
> soken's been getting help for awhile
> dt writer got demoted to side content anyone could guess this
> fanfest bonuses sound right but one might be tied to preorder bonus instead, don't think on it too hard for expac foreshadowing
> bonus: new level sync is going to give all currently unlocked abilities, just scaled in potency for the content. they have a new equation they're testing for it to keep low level stuff from being a complete joke. aiming to release before 8.0 to be sure it doesn't set the servers on fire, its jank right now

see you at fanfest