December 2020 FINAL FANTASY XI Digest

[Akihiko_Matsui]

The latest FINAL FANTASY XI Digest is now available! The digest covers key features from the most recent version update. Check out the video, try the version update, and leave a feedback based on your experience of playing the new content.

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Ask Questions for a Special FINAL FANTASY XI Digest Q&A

As mentioned in the video, we’re planning to host a special FINAL FANTASY XI Digest Q&A in January 2021.

If you have any burning questions for the development team regarding FFXI, or even general questions about the team, now is your chance to ask! We’ll forward the questions over to the team and have them answer in this special FFXI Digest.

Submission Deadline
December 17, 2020 at 12:00 a.m. (PST)
17 December 2020 at 8:00 a.m. (GMT)

Submit your questions via the submission page (https://support.na.square-enix.com/ceform.php?id=20&la=1&h=ae1fa72c).

[Pellerian]

HA!! I'm first!!! YAY!

Anyway, when will we see a major version update or revision of Warrior? Certain abilities are outdated or lacking like Restraint and retaliation.

Personally, I would love to see more of a increase in its ability to tank. Perhaps rework the Defender merit category to say it not only increases physical defense but magical too maybe? Also increases its enmity generation while in Defender too? Just some thoughts as I love playing the job.

[Genomeffxi]

Wow, the bug in the reporting of Sheol C chests, coffers and NMs is still there, so many months later and still never fixed.. disappointing.

[Dragoy]

Regarding the FFXI Digest Q&A, it's not too clear that we're limited to one question per SqEX Account, which it seems like after submitting and logging in again to submit another one (it's also not clear if submitting another one will "overwrite" the previous one).

I really hoped there was a chance to ask multiple questions, though I guess most of mine would have been things that I've already asked in the previous digest threads, where they didn't seem to spark any replies. ^^;

Also the 150 character limit is pretty rough.

(I guess the XI moogles are being very busy for some reason, since the ones in the form seem to be from XIV. I wonder what they're up to!)

[Kalimairo]

Ninja buffs pretty please?, Also can we get Tanaka as a Ranger trust next year with a nerf gun

[Pixela]

Thank you for suggesting the Developer Q&A!

[Zhexos]

Wow, the bug in the reporting of Sheol C chests, coffers and NMs is still there, so many months later and still never fixed.. disappointing.

Greetings Genomeffxi,

Once again, we would appreciate if you could please report the bug on our bug reporting section of the forums here (https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/forums/467) following the template (https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/35051-Welcome-to-Forum-In-Game-Bugs%21?p=453661&viewfull=1#post453661) with the details so we can further investigate the issue.

Thank you.

[Beastorizer]

Ninja buffs pretty please?, Also can we get Tanaka as a Ranger trust next year with a nerf gun

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[Gwydion]

I appreciate the Q&A suggestion as the one from March of this year was extremely helpful in getting new pets for Beastmaster (after several months of failed job adjustments). Let's face it, new pets should always come with new content or new armor, otherwise pet jobs will forever lag behind...but I digress). The Q&A limitation to just 1 question of 150 characters is super disappointing, given the effort of this part March's Q&A.

It's extremely obvious that the JP players have direct, unobstructed access to developers because they all speak Japanese. Posts like this one (https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/353-%E6%95%99%E3%81%88%E3%81%A6%EF%BC%81%E9%96%8B%E7%99%BA%E3%81%95%E3%82%93%EF%BC%81?p=631837#post631837), are given direct responses and in an extremely timely manner. I think the last time I received a reply from Director Fujito (https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/56105-November-2019-FINAL-FANTASY-XI-Digest?p=622300&viewfull=1#post622300), I had to drop a Beastmaster mythic and he has only made 5 posts in all of 2020 (none of which pertain to Beastmaster).

I don't mean to put un-do pressure on the NA Community folks, as they're good people and they seem to work very hard and they are probably stretched extremely thin across many Square-Enix properties. However, it shouldn't be considered a gratuitous "event" for NA players or English-speakers that our questions are going to translated and addressed, currently twice per year.

As a paying customer of almost two decades, I appreciate everything SE has done thus far. We get new content for my favorite game of all time, especially during a global pandemic. However, it would be extremely helpful, if the perception existed that NA/English-speaking players and JP players were given equal attention from the Development team. Currently, it feels like NA player concerns are only addressed during a twice/year Q&A "event". Please fix this.

(I also want to mention that my expectations are already extremely low, given that SE is a Japanese company, in which, even quarterly briefings for investors, also, are not automatically translated for outside or non-Japanese speaking consumption).

Thank for your time. Your hard work is greatly appreciated.

[Genomeffxi]

Greetings Genomeffxi,

Once again, we would appreciate if you could please report the bug on our bug reporting section of the forums here (https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/forums/467) following the template (https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/35051-Welcome-to-Forum-In-Game-Bugs%21?p=453661&viewfull=1#post453661) with the details so we can further investigate the issue.

Thank you.
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/57581-reporting-of-Sheol-C-chests-coffers-and-NMs-from-moogle-is-untranslated-and-buggy

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[Rwolf]

I want to preface with saying I think it's awesome the development team is finding passion in continuing to add things to this game. It's awesome that players are still around.

However... very respectfully I think casual and returnee players have received a lot lately. I think it would benefit the game in the long term to take a break from adding new Ambuscade Vol. 2, mounts, cute furniture, etc.

There are jobs that still need updates and systems in place like Elemental Magic resistance that feel very antiquated when you have huge burst magic weaponskills now. This would also breathe life into existing content as players would find new strategies.
Crafting and the economy is the worse it has ever been. The market is completely saturated in duplicated Dynamis medals, botted crafting shields and exploited Su5 weapons and +2 necks. Which makes it seem like the content is being completed naturally more than it actually is.
There is a big divide in the FFXI community which is why so many players gravitate to casual things like Ambuscade Vol 2 they can do alone. The gear ladder makes no sense with everything being augmented and item levels stalled at 119 but content goes to 150.
Odyssey: It has no story reason for being there. It feels empty and not beneficial enough to take groups inside or combat Notorious Monsters. I know there's a coming update but I hope you take that in mind. It's so hollow currently, it feels like Walk of Echoes without the casual group community.

I'd like to see fostering bringing the community together more.

[kythra]

I want to preface with saying I think it's awesome the development team is finding passion in continuing to add things to this game. It's awesome that players are still around.

However... very respectfully I think casual and returnee players have received a lot lately. I think it would benefit the game in the long term to take a break from adding new Ambuscade Vol. 2, mounts, cute furniture, etc.

There are jobs that still need updates and systems in place like Elemental Magic resistance that feel very antiquated when you have huge burst magic weaponskills now. This would also breathe life into existing content as players would find new strategies.
Crafting and the economy is the worse it has ever been. The market is completely saturated in duplicated Dynamis medals, botted crafting shields and exploited Su5 weapons and +2 necks. Which makes it seem like the content is being completed naturally more than it actually is.
There is a big divide in the FFXI community which is why so many players gravitate to casual things like Ambuscade Vol 2 they can do alone. The gear ladder makes no sense with everything being augmented and item levels stalled at 119 but content goes to 150.
Odyssey: It has no story reason for being there. It feels empty and not beneficial enough to take groups inside or combat Notorious Monsters. I know there's a coming update but I hope you take that in mind. It's so hollow currently, it feels like Walk of Echoes without the casual group community.

I'd like to see fostering bringing the community together more.

So my feedback my personal gripe is just that I am Black mage Primary and my job has become next to useless.

I hate it. I am going to be stuck developing scholar to be any use to groups.

I also would like to see them finally finish out the Developing of empyrean armors to +3
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[Latravant]

Can you make it so my chat log doesn't get filled from someone using thier silt pouches.

[Jerbob]

I see that there's still no action on the ubiquitous TOS violations. Every month that passes makes me less and less inclined to maintain my subscription.

[Wiking]

Any plans to remake AH? It's very outdated.

Would love a search function and be able to buy more than 1 single a time.

[Alhanelem]

Any plans to remake AH? It's very outdated.

Would love a search function and be able to buy more than 1 single a time.
Seriously my kingdom for a text search feature.

From almost day 1 it's been my single biggest grievance about the AH. Having to guess what category your item might be in and then waiting for it to load and sift through it just to find out it's in another category.

Failing this: Is there at least any way we can get the AH category added to item's help text? This is technically already a thing for gear, but for non-gear items, it is sorely needed.