Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XVIII! (FFXIV: ARR)

Could there be a way to implement a way to pay your Battle class Retainers Ventures to go as a team to go out and find some Extremely Rare Items and gear? This could also be a way to add some new gear for players to try and achieve, this would also revitalize a need for Grand Company Seals.

Will there be further additions to "The Hunts" and more rewards for doing them? Also will we eventually see a Rank higher than an [S] for the hunts?

Glamour/Vanity

Is there any plan to implement a change to glamour restrictions so that all classes can glamour any item, or at least widen the range of available items? I understand keeping lore and immersion, but at the very least make glamour by armor type( ie:light armor, heavy armor), As it stands, DoM have very little options to glamour with.

Will we see any iconic weapons from past Final Fantasy characters in the future like with the FFXIII weapons?

Will there be a new Frontlines map other than Cartenau? I would like to suggest Doma as the next map.

Can We get a UI Option for Boss HP in the style of Super Nintendo era Beat em ups?

The Bosses' HP starts in a Blue Bar that moves quickly only to reveal a Green bar underneath it. Then Yellow, Orange, Red, and then finally nothing...but Sweet Sweet Victory!

Boss HP is large and moves slowly. By breaking it up into smaller chunks, DPS would be easier to observe for scripted phase transitions and would feel like you're making progress. Imagine the excitement around being on the last/Red bar for a raid boss that you've been working on for a couple of days.

Also I'm a sucker for multiple HP bars and colors.

Summoner
Can the Summoner get changed so it excels at Single Target Burst and AoE Bursts since Black Mage outshine us in all areas now.
Will Summoner become a Pet Based Job in 3.0?

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Originally Posted by ManaKing

Can We get a UI Option for Boss HP in the style of Super Nintendo era Beat em ups?

The Bosses' HP starts in a Blue Bar that moves quickly only to reveal a Green bar underneath it. Then Yellow, Orange, Red, and then finally nothing...but Sweet Sweet Victory!

Boss HP is large and moves slowly. By breaking it up into smaller chunks, DPS would be easier to observe for scripted phase transitions and would feel like you're making progress. Imagine the excitement around being on the last/Red bar for a raid boss that you've been working on for a couple of days.

Also I'm a sucker for multiple HP bars and colors.

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You can make it an option under the menu "Classic HP bar" or "Standard" as well to make it easier and give players a choice.

Will there be a Free Company Rank increase, and with it is there a possibility of a Free Company having it's own Retainer(s) to hire given the proper authorization?

Can you guys allow us to strafe on a controller without having to go first person and not see the playing field? This gives a clear advantage to PC users.

Will the Zodiac weapon quest continue soon?
If so what Ilvl can we go to? i120?
What will the maximum Zodiac Ilvl be at the final stage? I130? I135?
Will the Zodiac weapon be used in 3.0 by some means?

Could you add a Phurble plushie or a phurble minion? Or heck, both. :D

I know there has been a The Second Binding Coil of Bahamut Savage mode implemented into the game. Do you think we will see Savage mode Dungeons, Primals, etc. in the near future? And could those add elemental attributes that will require players to wear gear that is equipped for the situation; for Example Leviathan Savage you need water resistant gear with thunder attributes to the weapons. This will also give Crafters more of a challenge to make the gear for the Savage mode content for players.

My friend started this game recently and ask is it worth all the pain to upgrade his Relic to Nexus (or future upgrade) with 3.0 Expansion coming soon? Will our Relics be useless in 3.0?

Dying is a fun concept with this game, and I enjoy it alot! There are a few things that puzzle me though, so my question will be this specifically: Why does the Arachne Shirt of Scouting dye so weirdly? Why do so many parts change colors, yet there is one part (the belt) that stays the default green?

(for clarity, this is also feedback. I don't think this particular item dyes quite right and I am wondering if this will be changed. Currently I cannot think of a good way to use any dye on this because
A: the green belt awkwardly stays green even after using a dye
B: the shirt itself changes to a lighter shade of the color chosen, forcing pink onto reds and gray onto blacks.
C: I feel it would have served better for only the greens to change colors since the other colors are neutral and would go with almost anything.

I ask here in the hopes it will be addressed in the live letter!)

Will we ever get to see an in-game bestiary, with all the Monsters and Primals we come across throughout the game? It can be in a Library area in Mor Dhona and later as an housing item to make or buy with tomes; or an even better idea make it a quest all together. You can even have a mobile app potential that players can download like the FFXIV Libra.

Regarding the upcoming expansion, and the rumored level cap increase to 60. The level cap increase typically means that there will be new gear for levels 50-60, and with the difficulty of getting high item level gear right now, how are you going to atone the people who worked hard to get items such as poetics and final coil rewards, since they're most likely going to have to work hard again to get new gear which will be for level 60s? (or whatever the level cap increase is going to be raised too)

Are there any plans to add a feature allowing players to dye different sections of equipment different colors?

Can there be a way to change the area Music, or turn it off all together when you are in the housing area? And can there be a Jukebox implemented in the game for personal and Free Company housing?

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Originally Posted by morganleonhart

will we ever see extreme mode dungeons added? The hard mode dungeons are fun but not hard at all. Even if you restricted loot that's dropped id rather have a dungeon push me to my limits rather than a walk through the park.

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Also have it to where if you wipe or all Ko'ed you are required to go back to the beginning of the dungeon; that would make it more challenging for players.

Will we ever get a super long HP boss that requires an alliance to kill like the duration of 30mins-40mins of non stop whacking? No crazy mechanics, just plain old tank & spank + resource management. And a timed version of it for achievement/ranking?

Do we need to buy Heavensward? What will happen to players that choose not to buy(if we have to)?

The mog station store have been expanding, will it be possible to see some kind of potion to increase materia melding. I would like to see it there so I can buy it

Are there any plans to allow us to report gil sellers easier?

will the relic weapons for the new jobs follow the same path as current ones, starting at level 50, going from normal relic > zenith > atma > animus > novus > nexus > ... etc

Will we see further of a variety of housing exteriors and textures, and will crafting classes have the ability to create solid color walls?

I've already asked this in the user interface forums, but I don't know if that matters, so I'll ask it here. For controller users, can you look into extending L1 for cycling the party list using X and triangle. As a healer, its pretty difficult to cycle through the party list if I'm running as I'm already using my left thumb - I have to use my right thumb, which is pretty awkward. L1 + X and L1 + Triangle do not appear to be reserved for any current function. Can you look into this for cycling down and up on the party list. In my original thread, I mentioned it should be a hard select. Upon further rumination I think it should actually be a soft select.

Are there any plans to add more friendly beastman tribes, maybe a friendly gigas tribe in mor dhona or a mamool ja tribe somewhere in upper la noscea by camp bronze lake.

Since u added ares and Koenig set as the 110 crafted look, do u plan on adding similar gear look from 11. Was hoping you would add the usukane set, that would look good on mnk and ninja and Kirin set and or the shura set as a 110 crafted gear set, I would b your biggest fan yoshi if u added any of those set

Will there be any change to the process of the books, such only high or expert dungeon instead of low level dungeon and short the fate pop time.

Are mixed races ever going to be a thing? I really want to be a Lalafell/Miqo'te! It would pretty much be the most adorable thing ever. :D

Im a miss Crystal Tower as it was a refrence to ff3. Are you planning on making more raids or dugoens based off places from the Final Fantasy series?

1) Can we have more sheathed and unsheathed poses?

2) Could you add the option for the tips of the ears for Miqo'te to be customized? i.e. damaged, tinted, etc.

3) Is there a possibility that you could expand further on current hairstyles? For example, gives options for bangs, longer lengths, etc.

Can we please have a tackle box for fishing?

Why are there five grades of glamour prisms, when they are all the exact same recipe? I'm just curious

Also, any updates on the Armor log that was mentioned a while back?

Are we going to see more 4-man and 8-man labyrinth style dungeons, that players can run through choose multiple routes and get to check points, that can save their progression like The Binding Coil of Bahamut until the team gets to the end of the Labyrinth and beats the boss.

Could you please add a face item slot, even if its sole purpose is for glamour/vanity. I really wish my character was able to wear headgear and face pieces rather than deciding hat or glasses.

Are there plans to look at adjusting how long content is gated? Not particularly for difficulty, but something to permit more access and allow players a chance to actually learn/run content. Honestly, I think second coil should have been DF accessible quite a while ago, and only difficulty should have been adjusted recently. The same goes with Primals.

Sometimes people don't have the time to wait for parties to fill, especially for someone to leave when it does fill up or shortly after a wipe or two. To much down time and not enough up time. Everyone doesn't have the same schedule or life style to permit time for statics and such, and it seems that this simple fact keeps getting looked over in terms of content accessibility.

I like the main story of FF14, but I and many others got a little problem, because we get so many "gofer" jobs, sending us from A to B to C to read a few lines or watch a video.

We like the videos/dialogues, but it would be even better, if we could also actually do something beside porting and walking, like -for example - the solo mission fight before Shiva.

Do you plan or may it be possible, that you sprinkle some more gameplay into the main story?

Hi, are they any plans to make Relic Weapons more personable?
what I mean is make them dye able, or be able to change the glow color
we can already do this with most of our gear but as far as the Relic weapons
we pretty much all have the same look.:(