Ask Questions for the Letter from the Producer LIVE: NA Fan Fest (iLv/New Tomestone)

The process: Start with 2 types of tomes > add a new tome type > remove an old tome type > end up with only 2 types of tomes.

This seems to be quite a redundant use of development time. Has it occurred to anyone on the development team that perhaps just sticking to the same 2 types of currency forever would work just as well? New gear could just require more 'soldiery tomes' (or w/e tome) then the previous iLv gear. Those higher costs would be balanced out by getting higher rewards for the newer/harder content. Since its basically just the names of the tomes changing; why do it?

Poor Auriana, I can hear her already: "That'll be 800 Philosophy tomes!... no wait! I meant to say 300 Mythology tomes!... woops, stop! You actually owe me 125 Soldiery tomes!" (as she pops another anti-anxiety med).

Will there be a new set of gear implemented to obtain with the new tomestone? If so can we have some cooler looking designs than we had with the last gear set? Also Will there be an option to level sync item levels or perhaps a bonus given to players to wear gear sets that are closer to the dungeons item level to bring the challenge factor back to these duties?

Will nexus evolved into something equivalent of final coil last turn's weapon ilvl? If so, HOW SHINNY BRIGHT BLINDING the light show going to be?

How will tomestone gear balance out with raid gear? Will it result in another sands/oils like system?

Are we going to see slower ilvl progression past ilvl 110?
i.e Typically gear tend to progress by 10 ilvl, but High Allagan weapons are better than most weapons by 5 ilvl. Will we see more of this in the future?

Will we see any references to prior ff titles in the casino ? If so what games can we expect & what can you tell us about triple traid?

How do you plan on proceeding the next Relic Weapon quest? Will you be changing the shape instead of adding the glow this time?

For future classes like ninja how you be handling their ilvl gears when they are introduced? Will you add lesser ilvl gear as well as the new ilvl or will you just have them start with their patch,s ilvl

With the higher iLVL gear, will we see any deviation from the [Main Stat] / [Vitality] / 2 of the following: [Critical Hit Rate / Determination / Spell Speed / Skill Speed / Accuracy / Parry] allocation of stats?

Will we ever see the return of unique stats on gear such as the "Enhances [Job Ability]" stats that were on AF in 1.0?