[FFXIV} Patch 3.4 Preview 1 Stuff

== Preview 3.4 Part 1 Live Letter Summary ==
I'm not good at speaking Japanese, or writing/reading it. So these will be highlights based on what I know in Japanese, and pictures / video.

-- NAME: SOUL SURRENDER --
  Release: 9 - 27 - 2016

== New Main Quest

== New Side Quests
-- Scholasticate
-- Hildibrand
-- Anima (Patch 3.45)

== Battle System Updates
-- Action Timers Reset when restarting battles (Trials, Raids, etc.)
-- Changes to Auto-Attack
-- Changes to Face Target (PvP and timing related? Casting and field of view?)
-- Certain Extreme Primals will be added to Raid Finder

== New Raid Dungeon
-- Alexander: The Creator
-- Alexander: The Creator (Savage)

== New Trials
-- Containment Bay P1T6 (Goddess Sophia)
-- Containment Bay P1T6 (Savage) (Goddess Sophia)

== New Dungeons
-- Xelphatol (Ixal Homeland)
-- Great Gubal Library (Hard)

== PvP Updates
-- Dueling (Instance Public Watching Area in Wolves Den Sanctuary - Has a countdown to start of duel)
-- Custom Matches (1v1 Included)
-- Spectator Mode

== Deep Dungeon - Palace of the Dead
-- Floors 51 - 200 (Patch 3.45)
-- Job-Specific Ranking System (Patch 3.45)

== Grand Company Updates
-- Platoons (NPC Parties) (Retainer Missions basically? But with GC NPCs.)
   .. Recruit Board Shown
   .. Interface Shown
-- New Grand Company Rank
-- New Gear

== New Features
-- Wondrous Tails

== Gold Saucer Updates
-- Triple Triad
   .. Instanced Battle Hall will be added for each Data Center
-- Lord of Verminion
   .. Duty Finder Addition
-- Additional Jumbo Cactpot Ticket Purchasable

== Housing Updates
-- Apartments to be added
   .. Mansions for them added in each housing district for each city state
   .. Lobby Entrance for Mansions
   .. Very likely an Indoor Ward System (First come, first serve basically, like housing.)
-- Aquariums
   .. Different sizes
   .. Animated Fish
-- Playlist system for Orchestrion
   .. Shuffle, Random, Single, etc.
-- Showing Minion Shelving System
   .. Calca and Brina Dolls shown in cubby holes
   .. Acts as a table, to put things on top of it too.

== Double Cross Hotbar
-- Configurable via the Custom tab in hotbar config.
-- Double tap the right-trigger or left trigger (for the left or right side)
-- A small extra plus-shaped bit will appear upper right or upper left of the cross hotbar
-- Expanded controls are shown when both right and left triggers are pressed.
-- You can change its size in the normal cross hotbar tab settings and set if it's always shown.
   .. You can make the inactive cross hotbar transparent.
-- You can unlock the double cross hotbar to place each side wherever you desire.
   .. Placing is done via HUD Layout.

== Additional Updates
-- Exploratory Missions
   .. Adjustments to Matching Requirements
   .. Adjustments to Spoil exchange rates
   .. Item Level 235 gear will be added.
-- New Allagan Tomestone "Seten"
   .. Paladin Set Shown
   .. Healer Set Shown
   .. Rogue Set Shown
   .. Based on Sharlyan Designs?
-- Online Status for Role-Playing
-- Dashes will be available in character names.

== Veteran Reward (1440 Days)
-- Giant Question Mark

== New Odin Figure
-- Mid December for JP
-- 12,800 Yen
-- Prices for EU/NA TBD
-- In-Game Bonus
   .. Emote: Zantetsuken