Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XII! (General)

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Originally Posted by KingXRay

Can you please allow all REST zone to be allow to swap classes without need for waiting the skills cooldown?

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Better yet just remove the weapon skill cooldown on class changes entirely. If we switch classes our buffs are already stripped. Just leave abilities on cool down and let us use our weapon skills after one gcd cycle.

Will we possible get a companion that is not a chocobo. One that you can create the looks for like your retainer.

These End game lock outs are ridiculous. 1 Item a week from Crystal Tower is silly. you can gear faster in i90 then i80? like really.

Please increase amount of items received daily. not weekly

Some of us have made questionable choices when we first named our Free Company, are there plans to give us the ability to change the name of our Free Company so we can have a more respectable name without having to delete and remake the FC and lose all of our Ranks? It could cost a lot of gil to avoid FCs abusing the system or better yet have it cost FC points.

What plans are there for FFXIV in regard to horizontal progression? The thing that made FFXI so great and gave it so much depth was because of the amount of content that came together to form this incredible horizontal progression system. I understand that FFXIV is more modern and is currently on track to follow a more common vertical progression model, however I am hoping FFXI's amazing horizontal progression is not forgotten. What can you tell us about horizontal progression in the future of FFXIV?

I understand that any changes to classes/jobs other then certain adjustments will mostly likely not be added in 2.? patches, so we will not see a pet being added to the Dragoon class, but would it be possible to get a minion that resembles the Wyvern from FFXI?

I know several things have already been said about what is coming in patch 2.2, such as 1.5x more story quests then in 2.1, etc. but how big can we expect this next patch to be, in terms of 2.1?

Regarding AF2 armor: How can we obtain these? Will they be from a quest (allbeit a difficult quest I hope) or will they be purchasable with a new Tomestone currency?

Gear in FFXIV for the most part has been part of a set. Full Darklight, Full Artifact, etc. Will we eventually see a stand alone piece of gear? Gear like Leaping Boots and Emperor Hairpin from FFXI come to mind.

Can we also have more content like Besieged and Campaign?
Perhaps if players did enough quests and gained enough rep, the city leaders and other important NPCs could fight alongside us- and naturally they would be pretty awesome in their own right.


Also, can we have the ability to set titles upon fc members that are separate from the fc ranks?

Would you be able to make it so our action bar/cross bar and armor sets could be saved server side....I use a laptop when with my GF on dates a desktop at home and on occasion my PS3(Soon to be PS4) to play and having to set it all up every time does get kind of old.

Can we expect information about classes being a base to jobs in the future? Like how Arcanist has two jobs coming out of it, do you intend to give other classes the same behavior?

Any possibility to turn in blue quality items, such as Darklight to the grand company for seals or give it some resale value instead of having to drop the piece of armor?

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Originally Posted by KingXRay

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TOME!
The word is Tomestones. It's best to actually use the correct words since they do need to be translated to Japanese to be answered and the word tomb might throw them off.

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Originally Posted by Aldora

Can we expect AF2 to be released before or with the first official Expansion Pack

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AF2 already exists, it's the Mythology JSE gear such as Valor gear for Paladins. That's likely AF3, not AF2.

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Originally Posted by Vrumpt

What plans are there for FFXIV in regard to horizontal progression?

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There's not likely to be any horizontal progression, and it only worked in FFXI because of gear swapping which doesn't exist in this game.

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Originally Posted by Nova_Dresden

AF2 already exists, it's the Mythology JSE gear such as Valor gear for Paladins. That's likely AF3, not AF2.

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You are actually incorrect. Myth gear is in fact called AF1. Officially, the two pictures released of DRG and BRD armor are called AF2.

After a while Final Fantasy 11 died. The version of 14 before this new release was a failure.
As a fan, I'm concerned. How do you plan to make sure this doesn't happen again?
Do I have to worry about the community dying out anytime soon due to other mmos?
Why does there seem to be a lack of marketing?

what do you think of the new trend of the no melee group that spread in every world of the game? don't you feel that something must be done for balance the melee/ranged dd in a really close futur?

about the melee/ranged dd ratio into the group, actually most group will go with 1 brd for the ballads, 2 ranged and 1 melee dd. don't you feel is unfair for the melee to have only one spot in a group of 8 when ranged have 3 spot for them. what is your position about this? and we don't talk of the possibility but the fact that player follows this rules.

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Originally Posted by Nova_Dresden

AF2 already exists, it's the Mythology JSE gear such as Valor gear for Paladins. That's likely AF3, not AF2.

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The thing is, like Dovah mentioned above, the Myth Gear has never been classified as AF2. If you look at the new Bard Concept art, you can see that SE officially calls the new gear "AF2":

http://cdn2.dualshockers.com/wp-cont...Live_9_152.jpg

Can you give us an idea on when Summoners can summon the Primals themselves? It just feels silly that they can summon Ifrit, Titan, Garuda, etc in XI, but not XIV.

Will Good King Moggle Mog XII and Ultima Weapon get Extreme Modes as well?

If Leviathan gets an Egi, how will it be different from Ifrit and Garuda?

Are the Extreme Modes of Ifrit, Garuda, and Titan the last difficulty for them? I noticed compared to the pictures of the other difficulties these are colored.

Withdrawn.

Are there plans to implement equipped gear comparisons so that we can see the highlighted gear alongside our equipped gear?

I believe someone asked before, but are there plans to allow us console players to reduce the size of the life bars and character names in the game world?

Are there plans to allow us to share quests with party members as long as they are eligible for them?

Would you please add a Triple Triad of some sorts?

Thank you

My questions are thus:

1. Will we ever get vanity slots? Not everyone enjoys looking the same because they all wear the same gear and is quite boring in my opinion.

2. Inventory space. Will there be more?
2.a. Why can't I send any mail to my alts? It would really help with inventory management.

3. Why can't I have my vanity pet out when mounted and why is it [Tab] target-able, giving me an extra click in fights.

4. Any plans to remove at least some of the many numerous load screens? The world feels so very small when there're load screens everwhere. Even using the choco-taxi is a load screen.

5. Any plans to give a speed boost to summoned minions? I frequently have to stop my mount so my faerie or carbuncle can catch up or it'll despawn.

Any response to these giant threads (2 of which you closed down in a day for "being off topic" when one clearly wasnt and is now erased from existence now?
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ign-%28long%29
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...e-of-this-game
Miss thread: "old game was better"
Will we ever see any of the depth that was at the end of 1.0 or are we stuck with spam rotation > dodge fighting and ilevel linear gear climbs?

Will 2.2 allow us to redo our chocobo stats, or will there be other ways to receive the White Mage and other respective bardings?

With the addition of new allagan tokens for each tier of gear, do you plan to remove the cap on the lower level token (myth) when such new tokens are added to the game.

Question 1
Hello, I was wondering if the Development have any updates regarding the DirectX 11 Version, as well as the before mentioned HD Texture Pack for the PC Version of the Game?

Question 2
Secondly, do you have any plans in the future to reduce, or better deal with Clipping Models of Armour, Weapons, Hair etc; such as implementing collision physics, etc for PS4/PC Versions.

Thank You,

I tend to ask these questions every LIVE Letter in the hope that they get responded.

Thanks Again.

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Originally Posted by Drazzan

Question 1
Hello, I was wondering if the Development have any updates regarding the DirectX 11 Version, as well as the before mentioned HD Texture Pack for the PC Version of the Game?

Question 2
Secondly, do you have any plans in the future to reduce, or better deal with Clipping Models of Armour, Weapons, Hair etc; such as implementing collision physics, etc for PS4/PC Versions.

Thank You,

I tend to ask these questions every LIVE Letter in the hope that they get responded.

Thanks Again.

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This. Please, this.

forgive me if this has been asked before but when will shiva be implemented into the game as a primal? also in the primal fight is it possible to implement her signature attack move diamond dust?

Any plans to move beyond the dance class and allow more flexibility, experimentation and less memorization to boss battles in general and end game in particular?

In all honesty, this game should be called FFXIV: DDR

Hi, So a couple letters from the producer's ago you guys showed some concept art for the new Artifact2 gear and Binding coil Turn's 6+ gear can we see some of the other concept arts? or actual ingame models?

Are there plans to add any sort of vanity slot or other armor appearance changing system, and what kind of limitations will there be on it? Can we use special event gear (such as the Lightning/Snow FF13 outfits or Moonfire Faire swimsuits), or will we be limited to "real" armor?

Will we ever see gear with enhancements other than stats, STR, DEX, crit, acc, etc., Such as gear that enhances the effectiveness of certain job abilities?

1.***** Can you give my summoner more pets? (besides Garuda egi there’s no point in using the other two end game). Can you make the pets a little bit bigger so they at least look somewhat threatening? Also, how about changing my LB from a black mage LB to an actual pet LB which makes more sense? Also can you make a little a stronger? I feel I’m always being out dpsd by the other dps even though I am well geared and know my rotation? Fester and spamming ruin is getting boring. Can you lower the cool downs on spur and enkindle?
2.***** Can you make all gear dye able? We all look like clones. Also will you add vanity this update?
3.***** Can you give us a way to buy fantasia potions?
4.***** Can you give the miqote females more hairstyles and tattoos? you only give us one additional hairstyle in 2.1, and now everyone is a lightning clone. The current 2 options for tattoos stinks

5.***** Can you add more races?
6.***** Can you add more classes? Jobs?
7.***** Can you make a way to reset the points on our chocobos? Like the keepers hymn which we can use for our classes to reset…..My chocobo is utterly useless and I can’t get the barding.
8.***** Can you give us more companions that can fight at our side?
9.***** When can solo players buy their own houses?
10.* Can you make PvP a bit more appealing so that players like me would actually want to participate? Such as massive multi-player capture the flag or fort, etc.

11.* Can we have our own ships? Can we PvP or PvE on the water using the ships?
12.* When will have our own air ships? Will we have a chance to utilize them in battle PvP or PvE? Can you give a air gliders?
13.* Can you give us mounts that would be capable of inviting another player to ride on our mounts with us so we can give people lifts?
14.* Will you be adding new major cities and areas accompanying to refresh the scenery them than just the three (gridania, ul’dah, lima lominsa) we have now?
15.* Can you give the ability to dive underwater and do underwater treasure hunting? Can you make a diver class? Can you make underwater areas?

Ugh..Sorry about all the aestricks...I'm not sure what happened but I did not put them in.

Will this patch have an item to reset chocobo skill points spent?

Will crafting play a more important role end-game (i90+) aside from food?

I've been on this game for awhile and I have reached endgame pretty quickly, and most of us are becoming bored.

1) Will we be seeing classes like samurai, ninja, dark knight, bluemage, and pirate(corsair) making a return to an ff online game?

2) Will there be additional and useful weaponskills for combat jobs/classes?

3) Will there be an actually usage for having the ability to jump in this game for perhaps to jump over gaps in a dungeon and as a way to dodge enemy attacks on the ground

4) Will we have the ability to equip sub weapons for usage in battle?

5) Will there be an implementation of rare materia that could perhaps give the player access to special abilities and or enhance the weapon (ex: equipping a level 4 water materia to a weapon to give the player the "waterstrike")

6) Will there be an implementation of chocobo raising in Final Fantasy 11 and an enhanced implementation of chocobo racing?

I'm sure it's probably already been asked, just to be sure.

Do we have an expected arrival/release date for this patch? I'm assuming the team wants to stick to a 3 month rotation on big patches, which would put 2.2 mid-March, which isn't bad.

Regarding player equipment, have you considered the implementation of a system similar to the Equipment skills and AP from FFIX tied to specific weapon or armor types for deeper character progression?

Could we possibly see Red Mage as a future Job?
Would it function as a melee spell caster with support skills similar to bard?
And if so, would it be a Job for Thaumaturge or perhaps another new class, such as Fencer?

I did not take the time too look through all the questions. But will you be offering Bottles of Fantasia anytime soon through the Mog Station? It would honestly sell like hot cakes and put more money towards the development of the game. I would like to see this happen! (And before anyone starts to complain like they always do, Bottles of Fantasia in NO way effect the gameplay of the game and do not give an unfair advantage to anyone. )

Also, will we have a Pirate class EVER? *cough* Muskateer *cough* I want to drink lots of rum and shoot things already! YOHOHO

Can we get more answers regarding Hybrid Role which was in the Famitsu Interview?

" Yes, we want to make sure that there is space in the party for at least two people of each role. 4-6 players is a number which has been used frequently in recent MMOs, but I stuck with the figure of eight people since back in the design stage for the aforementioned reasons. You can have two each of healer and tank and four DPS in the present situation. Once we add the hybrid role (which serves multiple roles), you'll be able to have two players from each role, for a total of 8 people."

Will bard be changed to Hybrid?
What is the Next Hybrid Role being planned?

What types of Hybrids would there be? DPS/TANK? TANK/Healer? Healer/DPS?