Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XII! (Assitant Director Takai)

[ZeroHigh]

Whats been the most enjoyable thing about working on FFXIV? and Whats your favorite class?

[omniwaink]

Are you related to George Takai?

[Jubez187]

Going forward, how important is it to start implementing more decision paths for players? As of right now, Jobs blow classes away, dungeon gear is much better than crafted gear, there is very little mixing and matching of any kind of gear (i90 gear will be infinitely better than i80 gear in every slot, and so forth), and there are no talent trees or skill points (although it has snuck its way into PvP). There seems to be a lot of "absolute" decisions where one choice is so much better than the alternative, combined with the lack of character customization, Eorzea starts to feel like an army of clones as you get into the end-game. Do you guys see this as a problem? Skill trees and other things to make players feel unique have become a staple of MMORPG and single player RPGs for a while, and it definitely enhances the "role playing" aspect. If you guys don't see this as a problem, why not?

[Darkricko]

Will crafting ever make armor/weapons viable to endgame content?

Example: Say in coils 2 will there be a item that drops that can be used to craft a ilv85+ meldable piece of armor?

[Darkricko]

Any news on when the ranking system for PvP will be released?

[Darkricko]

What will the fix be for PvP where people who que with 3 have a super advantage over 4 solo qued people?

[Vespar]

What kinds of things does Hiroshi Takai want to see implemented ?

[Nusnam]

1. Are there any intentions to add Tertiary stats or class specific stats to the game?
(i.e. Cure Potency, Movement Speed, Enmity +-, Regen Potency up, Song duration +, Impulse Drive cooldown -)

If so, when can players expect to see these stats?

2. Are there any plans to expand the Materia system?
(i.e. Additional/New bonuses, iLvl changes, non-crafted gear)

3. Are there any plans to add Notorious Monsters back into the game?

4. Are there plans to push Bard into more of a singing role? Currently the play style is similar to a Ranger with a song or two and few excuses to choose between them.

[Grey_Cain]

What do you do for FFXIV so I can figure out what questions I should really be asking you?

[Voodootroll]

When is the earliest we might see new jobs for existing classes?

*puts hat in ring for Dark Knight and Ranger*