Questions and Feedback on the Future of FINAL FANTASY XIV

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Originally Posted by Kafeen

I'd like to see this too, say 8 character slots for a flat fee rather than charging more for additional characters.

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This is also something I'd like to know about. To my (limited) knowledge, multiple free character slots seems to be the norm for most MMOs with FFXI and FFXIV being the main exceptions (again, to my limited knowledge). Can we expect any changes to the fee structure for accounts/characters/retainers?

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Originally Posted by Kibo

Since you're making a new graphics engine, have you looked into PlayStation VITA support? I'd love to able to do some leves while on the move!

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If anything was to set FFXIV: The Seventh Umbral Age apart, it would be the announcement of being the first large scale mmo to be available on the PSVita (or any handheld)!! Get it in your plans SquareEnix! I'm pretty sure Luminous is the engine, and if my research is right it is optimized for development on all types of platforms including handhelds (and yes, Luminous does DX11 for all those that have asked).

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Originally Posted by JackDaniels

Will our names be reserved in some way. I regret picking the name Jack Daniels, i get lots of random groupies on my adventures which is nice, but it's not a very original name. But to the people who have put a lot of time into picking a unique name, will they run the risk of having someone steal it come 2.0.

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I believe so...like they stated before, they will just carry on all data from current game so, unless we face some server merge (or a need of having unique names regarding all servers instead of only our server due that worldless feature), i believe all current names will be reserved.

I would hate having to change my name too.

My apology if this was asked already.

Will we be able to change our race, and still keep our levels when FFXIV version 2 launches?

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Originally Posted by Andrien

My apology if this was asked asked already.

Will we be able to change our race, and still keep our levels when FFXIV version 2 launches?

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Yes indeed.

im all about everything happening from here until 2.0. ive loved the game so far! and i have no reason not to love the game when it expands either. :D


BARRRRRRRRRRCHER, no for real, im all about it, if i could play a flute with a handheld axe i would

One of the things I've enjoyed with other MMOs on the market, as well as the Empire attacks that have been going on in Eorzea, is the dynamic feel of the content itself. That being said, what plans, if any, do you have for dynamic content in 2.0? :)

Are there any plans for "Open public quests" (aka quests that you can join in on a global scale by just going into a zone)? (For example: you enter in a zone, and you find out via the UI that an open event, is going on and everyone is tasked with killing 1000 dodos... Every dodo killed goes towards that total, so you might only kill 10, but you and everyone who kills a dodo is working towards that 1000 together, even if they are not in a party. At the end of the event, based on your contribution, you are rated and various rewards would then be mailed to you.)

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Originally Posted by Kibo

Since you're making a new graphics engine, have you looked into PlayStation VITA support? I'd love to able to do some leves while on the move!

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Given we can do almost everything on 1 avatar I see no reason other then storage.

So I'd much prefer a lower fee and then top ups per character.
Meaning those who wont use them them can pay less then those who do, paying a more normal fee for 3+ slots or Higher fee 5+

But unless the retainer system is changed/reduced/removed I cant see them giving use 8 slots free.
Once we have in game mail, that would result in to much storage as is, we already have a massive amount of storage anyway.

Maybe they asked already,

About jobs would jobs be able able to cross class skills and if yes what kind of skills? example raging strikes on Dragoon?

Will the jobs be able to equip different weapons than the ones supossed, like Warrior will be able to equip two handed sword, axe, dual wield short swords, dual wield axes?

Will jobs be able to cross job skills, example berserk from warrior to dragoon?

Will jobs be able to cross traits like classes, like double attack from warrior to any other job or class?

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その上で、課金を開始させて頂くのは、パッチ1.20リリース後の12月上旬くらいを想定しています。
1.20では大きな課題である「PCサーチ」と「マーケットサーチ」、特にマーケットについては、
「競売場」と呼ばれる「仕組み」が実現できるように、
サーバー改修前ではありますが、実装にチャレンジしている状態です。
（新生では更にマーケットの見た目そのものを変えるつもりです）
この2つがあるのと、無いのとでは「MMORPGの最低限」として、
かなり大きな隔たりがあると考えています。
With that in mind, I will like to say that we will only start billing for this game after patch 1.20 is released, which is scheduled for sometime during the first half of December. For 1.20 we will finally like to absolve the two big issues of "PC search" and "Market search" - especially Markets, to make an "System" that we can call an "Auction House" possible for the future. These changes are taking place before server revisions so difficulties are present, but we are continuing to tackle the issues at hand to make these changes possible.
(In the new FFXIV, we even have plans to change the look of the Markets completely)
I feel that the differences of having these two features and not having them is so significant, so much that I feel these are features are the absolute minimum requirements for this game be called an MMORPG.

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Seeing as your attempting to do these with the current server structure will you also be able to aim to have LS administrative features in for 1.20? I believe it was even mentioned that you could just put in text commands for it this would greatly improve the experiences of the ever expanding LS communities. (Add/Kick from anywhere(Similar to /pcmd) and regardless of if they are online/offline, Motd, perhaps increase in the cap of LS members too?)

I didn't read through all the posts so sorry if this has already been asked. Waiting a year for this sort of thing has been harsh I really wouldn't like it if we have to wait another year lol.

One more thing if it can be added,

I saw that in Guild Wars 2 they have dynamic content in open world all the time, like Dragon attack to a village or an invasion from enemies all the time, where if you dont defend or attack the place changes a bit like having occupied villages and not being able to buy there and have to fight your way thru to get it back from the enemy, having everytime you log in a different enviroment around you depending on what the community did, are we getting anything like that in the 2.0 version?

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Originally Posted by elreed

One more thing if it can be added,

I saw that in Guild Wars 2 they have dynamic content in open world all the time, like Dragon attack to a village or an invasion from enemies all the time, where if you dont defend or attack the place changes a bit like having occupied villages and not being able to buy there and have to fight your way thru to get it back from the enemy, having everytime you log in a different enviroment around you depending on what the community did, are we getting anything like that in the 2.0 version?

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That would be cool. I mean it's not like FFXIV has an invading Empire or anything. =____=;;

Personally, I think that would fit more with the world and storyline (or what is there, they really, really need to make their storylines better in this game >_<;; ) than massive PVP a la open world PVP in WoW.

I was rereading the outline again and several questions came to mind concerning user add-ons.

1. How will you be vetting and overseeing user add-on. As good as the Dev Team is they can only handle so many things. There are a number highly capable programmers who have excellent ideas <Windower for FFXI for 1>. By the same token there are as many equally capable programmers who's only thought is to manipulate the system to their advantage. Primarilly Botters and RMTs. How will you control this?

2.Understandably add-on can only be applied to the PC. With so much riding on a successful launch for the PS3 how do you plan to balance the game so that PS3 users are not left way in the background to the point where there is no reason to play on the PS3.

3. probably relates to question 1 but how do you plan to allow distribution of add-ons.

I have been following this thread off and on since it was first posted. There are many good questions from the community. So many that they cannot all be answered in the Live session. I am hoping that you can group and prioritize all the unanswered one and have various members of the Dev team post answers here on the forums in a reasonable amount of time.

Thank You

1. DON'T revolve this game based on dealing with RMT, RMT will be there always no matter what you do. Yes helping prevent RMT will be one thing but DO NOT revolve the game around it.


2. I like the having an AH system, i think the retainer market, though is good enough from what we used to have still takes too much time. sometimes i honestly forget what i was searching for in the first place.

3. if you do a AH system, have something sure cute deal with your transactions (AKA moggles)

4. when the game first came out it didn't feel like e final fantasy, FF has been our for a very long time and a very rich history, what you can do is put thing from other FF games into this one, even have character similar (cameos). trust me people will love that.

5. I WANT LION FROM FFXI BACK PLEASE PUT LION BACK IN.

6. Gladiators need a real AOE provoke, they need it that bad. i mean there is alot of emitity abilities but having a true AOE prove would be nice esp for multiple monsters.

that's is all i got for now lol

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I am hoping this post gets read by a moderator, because it is an incredibly important point that needs to be addressed. Please add payment options other than those available right now. I want to pay via credit card without having to buy crysta, and I do not want to use Click And Buy. A lot of people do not trust Click and Buy, and hopefully by the time you implement the recurring billing cycle, there is a new option or I will not be subscribing. Otherwise, I don't mind paying monthly for the game.

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Originally Posted by Prestige

I am hoping this post gets read by a moderator, because it is an incredibly important point that needs to be addressed. Please add payment options other than those available right now. I want to pay via credit card without having to buy crysta, and I do not want to use Click And Buy. A lot of people do not trust Click and Buy, and hopefully by the time you implement the recurring billing cycle, there is a new option or I will not be subscribing. Otherwise, I don't mind paying monthly for the game.

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oh yeah click and buy is bad, just let us use our credit cards like in FFXI

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Originally Posted by Paganb

One of the things they mentioned in the outline about the new grafics system is that it is suposed to run smoothly on the PS3 and PCs with similar specs.
Hope this helps.

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Thank You. I did see that. Guess I should have asked for a more realistic Benchmark. I remember the original BM. My system kept failing it but when the game was released I had no trouble playing it. WIth SEs pronouncement of a new engine that is adaptable for most PCs I was looking for way to see how mine would respond.

SE, can you make dogs an option for pets? OMG Like they can stay in the house or come out with you and be fluffy~ I want a collie plz

Will NPC's be more alive in 2.0? Currently they all just stand in the same place, day in and day out, it would be nice with the towns and villages to have NPCs that move about, or guards that help you if you are being chased by a mob and you run by them. (There would need to be balance, but it does help make the world and the NPCs feel more alive)

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Originally Posted by Minya

SE, can you make dogs an option for pets? OMG Like they can stay in the house or come out with you and be fluffy~ I want a collie plz

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Well, they do can...Angelo is the proof dogs can exist in a FF world. Still, i'd want a rat as pet...i find these wharf rats sooooo cute! @_@ i would love being able to walk with a pet rat either hugging it or with it on my head!

...or a dog like Poshul (Chrono Cross).

Please don't bring in segregated servers.

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Originally Posted by Lienn

Well, they do can...Angelo is the proof dogs can exist in a FF world.

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Don't forget Interceptor! (he eats people). Personally I'd be all for dog pets also!

A miqote with a pet kitty cat may be strange though :3

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Originally Posted by stoned

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That will only cut down on expenses, not stop the loss of annual growth. So.. unacceptable.

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Originally Posted by Atomisk

Please don't bring in segregated servers.

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Agreed, I feel so hated. :(

And yes, I'm taking it personally because I am American. Not all of us are jackasses. :(

Pets shouldn't be limited to dogs only. ^^ I'd like some of those cuddly sheep/rams. D=

I got a (few) question after reading Yoshida's new post (gonna mark questions in bold). By 7th Umbral Era content you mean what aspects of the game?

I was thinking about it here and it would cover mainly the original storyline of FFXIV, including Archons, Meteor, Garlean Empire and Primals...also seeing the Legatus battle is set to happen right before 2.0 become live, are all these content in the line for removal? Content meant to take place only before 2.0, making their rewards also something unique of those who completed them before 2.0?

Because, if so, seems like that all left would be the Companies after the fall of Garlean Empire, the beastmen without Primals (and, saying so, without the threat to city-states) and the world changed by the archons' power once again, finishing the archon cycle and mainly removing it from storyline too. So all left after this would be the already noticeable evergrowing hatred between companies, being back, possibly, to a "FFXI: WoW verison" where would explain the part of large-scale PvP...

So my guess is that, in the end, it would start 2.0 with open "war" between all 3 nations that would be forced to stop due, once again, a major threat: The Twelve (tagged as twelve mythos at 2.0 outline). This would bring a final rupture, separating, as expected looong ago, all the content from original FFXIV and 2.0 in every aspect other than character models and music.

So, after all these explanation, can we say FFXIV will be a sequel of the original FFXIV as if they really were different games, following the current FFXIV legacy but, at same time, rendering this content unaccessible past 2.0 which would means that the current FFXIV would just become a living background lore to those who played it before 2.0?

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Originally Posted by AreeyaJaidee

Wow...

What an annoying post. Your conclusions are ridiculous and searingly jaded.

If I was SE staff i would ban your account just for being a pretentious ****

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I haven't finished reading this thread yet -- but every single one of your posts have been so mind-numbingly irritating that I couldn't read further without replying.

How about this: If everything is gonna be great, then let it speak for itself. You entering every single thread about people being legitimately concerned about topics and trying to downplay everything they say like some sort of lame damage control doesn't help anybody. All it accomplishes is making you look like a child trying to justify their purchase.

Maybe people don't want to pay for an extended open beta because we ALREADY paid $50-80 for a "game" that wasn't even qualified to be called such at launch, and is still barely crawling its way out of that mess. Why do you think they have to fundamentally redesign the entire game from the ground up, including a new engine, UI, world, servers and executable?

Unless they offer some worthy incentive like "If you pay your sub now to experience Eorzea we'll waive your first X amount of months' fees for free once 2.0 hits, as a thank you for supporting development while we regroup and dig our heels in to bring you this unprecedented change!"

See, what I offer is constructive criticism rather than emotionally charged nonsense. You should try it sometime. Posts like "tl;dr bye~bye!" make you look childish, who would want to play with someone so annoying who doesn't question things that should rightfully concern them? Square-Enix owes US for this mess, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

[SIZE="6"]***QUESTIONS***[/SIZE]

1. Will you continue to make Crafting/Materia-crafting a random number game with no skill?

2. Will we get platforming elements in conjunction with the addition of a jump feature?

3. Will inter-server structure deteriorate the community of each individual server?

4. Will Free Companies have a greater role in the world of Eorzea or just be a higher form of Linkshell?

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1 - How will 2.0 be distributed? Client downloads in batches over time or one big download or will we be required to buy a new game box?

2 - Will Anima and teleportation be affected at any time before, during, or after 2.0?

First of all let me express that I am totally excited for the new 2.0 release. I am also excited for the new jobs coming out with 1.21. One of the biggest things I was disappointed in during launch was that aside for the story line I had nothing to reach for. The current classes were kind of bland for my taste. Ever since the very first final fantasy I loved the idea of advanced classes or jobs.
As far as the paying goes, I for one am fully supportive. Maybe its my bias toward the final fantasy series that keeps me around, but I don't mind paying for it. From a player standpoint I can understand being disappointed, however from a manufacturers view I can totally understand why the monthly subscription is being implemented. I wouldn't expect such dramatic changes coming without some source of revenue. Personally I think the game as is, is one of the better MMO's I have played. I tried going back to WoW, but it's not the same game I used to enjoy.

I know that I am in the minority on this but I gladly accept the subscription fees. I normally consider myself about as jaded as they come regarding the game industry and I have strongly doubted Square Enix's direction in recent years. This game is an exception. This game and, more importantly, it's staff have made me more excited about a game than I've been in years.

Final Fantasy XIV has come a very long way since the unfortunate circumstances surrounding it's release. The new team has not only provided updates in a very timely fashion but has established a bond with the player base that has not been seen from Square Enix before. One cannot overstate what a boon to this game Mr. Yoshida's leadership has been. Then, to find out what the team has been planning long term truly rekindled my enthusiasm for Erozea's future.

Square Enix can only hemorrhage so many resources and I think it's a testament to their dedication to this title that the free period has gone on as long as it has. While I understand that it can be frustrating to be asked to pay for a game that most do not consider retail ready, I also understand that if this game is to succeed it will only be able to do so with the full support of the players. The Final Fantasy XIV team has mine.

So long as you guys implement more solo-friendly features and not make party mob-farming have such obscenely high XP profit, then I'll gladly fork up the $13 a month.

True story:

My brother decided he'd join me in XIV since his Runescape subscription ran out last week. He started his Lalafell Gladiator Thursday night (13 Oct @ 2025). I partied with him starting to level up my Conjurer, also at level 1. We got up to level 10 in about 2 1/2 hours by simply farming the constantly respawning mobs and he reached 15 by about 1125 the next morning. It was then that I decided to test exactly how much the party XP farming had been fixed after the 1.19a patch, and while it wasn't as obscene as it was with 1.19, I still managed to carry him to 23 within a matter of hours. Just an hour ago he managed to get to 27.

When I did this solo it took me nearly 2 1/2 weeks, and he's caught up with me within a matter of days. I know people are arguing for eliminating all solo aspects of the game altogether, but that's the only reason why I picked up XIV in the first place. I've argued the same thing on many other threads before: But having to grit my teeth and force myself to party up with potentially incompetent players or elitist pricks was what drove me away from other MMOs in the first place. It happened in WoW and it happened again when I picked up XI. I'd rather only party up with people when it comes to fighting NMs, and reserve partying only for practice for said fights. I don't want to have to rely on it as the sole method of progressing my character, and since the story's enticed me I find myself teetering between whether or not I should do the Grand Company quests, farm mobs, or mindlessly run around Eorzea in order to get myself there. I know there's a lot to do, but it feels like such a chore just to get the simplest of tasks done.

For example, the "Toll of the Warden" quest...I can't imagine how much of a nightmare that must have been before 1.19 with the Chocobos and Airships - going back and forth between Ul'Dah and Gridania, and on foot if one was unfortunate enough to have spent their anima...I read up on the new progression system - how jobs/classes will earn skills based on quests. I like the idea, but I want to be able to hit 50 before you guys start implementing the subscription system. Kind of a personal milestone, to be honest, so I'm hoping that 1.20 will at least incorporate SOMETHING more solo-friendly. That's all I ask.

What kind of hardware are you building the game to run on? Give us specs for 2.0 now. Both high and low.

So... when the version 2.0 pop; can we make a new character with all that you got in FFXIV before?? or you will be tranfered to version 2.0 with the same race?
O ask this becouse SE anounnced that there will be new races so maybe a lot of ppl want to change race, and keep all the stuff we got...

Q: how come a multi billion $ company needs subs to fund ffxiv?

Sorry if any of these already have been asked. This thread has a lot of replies.

1) What is my motivation as a consumer to retain a subscription throughout the remainder of the 1.x phase as opposed to returning a month prior to v2.0's release and completing all the 1.x content then?

2) Could 2.0 have been launched sooner if you were not maintaining the 1.x version? If so, why not take it offline now and focus full force on 2.0?

3) It's hard to decide what to level at the moment with the state of constant and drastic change. Even though on going tweaking and balancing is to be expected, when will classes be considered finished in their transition to their intended defined roles?

4) If we're not satisfied with what a class becomes, will there be a one-time opportunity to reallocate it's experience points to a class or classes that now fill or desired roll? For example: I leveled Marauder because it was an AoE tanking class, but no it seems it'll be just another DD and a weaker on top of it.

5) Which Mage class gets which job and how will that affect CNJ who natively has the iconic spells of both Black Mage and White Mage?

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Originally Posted by Bearforce

Q: how come a multi billion $ company needs subs to fund ffxiv?

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Dumbest question ever.... 1. If you have followed SE at all the past year they have lost a lot of money from having to make this managable. Also the fact that it's business practice and businesses need money. Why does blizzard need to charge 15$ a month when they have made more than enough money off the many sub's they have to last them a decade to support them... It's because they need money to still function as a business, SE nor Blizzard are a Non-profit Organization, they need the money to further develop future projects.

dude in order to make 2.0 happen and all these friggin awsome things to come, we gotta start paying. SE has been grinding on a budget for this last year. we need to pay so they can afford to make all this happen so quit bitching. the game is up to par for most people. its playable/enjoyable now so quit bitching. yall dont like it? then quit now cuz no1 wants to play with a buncha babies. get over it. its alot better than what it was.

A bit late for my questions, hopefully still in time:

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Originally Posted by Gildrein

If there happens to be questions and/or feedback, they will be answered during the second broadcast of the Letter from the Producer LIVE so please post them on this thread.

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1. If the billing starts next month, many old characters will get deleted and so will their linkshell if they're Masters. So, in patch 1.20, can you introduce a temporary measure to have linkshell Masters be able to transfer their Master role to other Members, so that the guild will keep on living in Eorzea even if their former Master is gone? [Reference thread]

2. After patch 1.19, the “Miss” text is displayed when you evade an attack, but also the nice Evade Animation, that made the battle look more real, is gone. Can you bring back this animation when an enemy's attack misses you? [Reference thread]

3. Can you consider implementing an “auto-cap” feature for level 25 contents like Toto-Rak or the first Ifrit battle? Before entering you're prompted to decide if either go in with your real class level or with the cap, so adventurers who want a challenging fight will choose the latter and be temporarily “capped” to a lower level. [Reference thread]

4. Can you introduce a way to reach the Great Library or at least create a big library in Eorzea with an outdoors balcony, maybe in Ishgard, with a relaxing music, where you can read and know more of Eorzea? [Reference thread]

5. Will you ever explain more on mysterious places like: purple Aetherial Gates, the stone circle in Gwyr-Aen, the giant golden-bat idol in a cave near Humblehearth, the Gelmorra Ruins in Lasthold, just to name a few? Will quests or more informations/lore ever be made revolving around these places? [Reference thread]

6. For very future content, can you consider “ultimate dungeons” such as the seven hells and the void? Particularly, in this last one might you include a secret room (like the “dev team room” of old RPGs) with NPC monsters of the English Localization Team, renowned voidsents? :D [Reference thread]

7. For patch 1.20 is it still confirmed the feature to have guarantee of getting a HQ result if you use all HQ materials? [Reference post]

EXTRA questions (less important than the ones above):

8. Can you give more authorized powers to Game Masters, and made them able to ban evident bots or RMTs, without having to rely on the Special Task Force (time-consuming) all the time?

9. In version 2.0 (that is, when the PlayStation 3 edition will go on sale), among the tons of new contents and places to visit and re-visit, will the Fury finally allow us to pass through Ishgard's gates and enter the towering city-state?

10. In Maidenmere lake, on the topmost corner, there's a lonely little pine I spent much time with and feel very close to: Can you officially name it “Pine Cloudio” or “Great Pine Onizuka” (targetable), having a quest on it (optional)? *cough cough* :rolleyes: [Reference post]

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Except for the last not-so-serious question (actually, I mean it! :D), these are the ones I'd like to have an answer for, particularly the lore-related ones and overall the first 7.

Thanks for this opportunity! :) And now fingers crossed...!

Cloudio Onizuka, True Adventurer and Explorer of Eorzea

When the game first came out all classes seemed equal, but now it seems that the combat classes are getting job specialization and job specific gear. My question then is:

Will there be any similar obtainable/awarded gear for crafting and gathering classes which benefit just one of the classes and giving them a specific look rather than cross class gear?