Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XIII! (Item Levels)

Will there be any higher iLV crafting gears like Vanya and Astral to accommodate the higher over iLV 90 introduced in patch 2.2? I felt that these items will rendered useless once most people can obtain iLv 90 gears and there won't be any incentives to level crafting. If not, will you then consider increasing these iLV gears over 70 according to materias melded onto them. That way at least it can be on par with iLV 80 or even 90 since currently they are stuck on iLV 70 with or without materias. Thanx for your time :)

Do you have any plans for having matera slots in high ilvl coil 6-9 gear or the new tombstone gear? Seems like the matera system is mostly underutilized since it can't be used with highest ilvl gear.

As Grade IV Materia cannot be placed into gear lower than ilvl 55, and we've already been given Grade 5 Carbon Matters as a main story quest reward.....

What will be the minimum ilvl for gear to use the new Grade V material?

With the main story pushing further into Ascian plots, Will we get Ascian styled Armor anytime soon? Felt more appropriate to post armor related question in the iLevel section since it would be of a higher iLevel than current sets.

Will you consider introducing Gear with Long Term Goals; something that players can work towards for more than a few days, and that will also be relevant for more than 1 major patch?

(Sort of a like a more manageable version of the original Final Fantasy concept of "Relics".)

Thanks! :)

I just want Relic to get it to +2 with new tomestone, as well to AF +2 too.

Ilevel values are already rather high so early in the game's lifespan, do you plan on allowing it to continue into the 100's, 200's, 300's in a short time or do you have different plans for gear progression?

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Originally Posted by Kio

Ilevel values are already rather high so early in the game's lifespan, do you plan on allowing it to continue into the 100's, 200's, 300's in a short time or do you have different plans for gear progression?

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This gonna be more of WoW-alike lol.

Can you please make Coil gear a higher ilvl?

A player who grinds mythology tomes one day per week should not be equal to a player who is taking down Twintania. Please don't repeat this in 2.2!

Do you plan to add item level increase because of materia melding on equipement ?

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Originally Posted by Dyvid

There are key concerns with end game that open world doesn't challenge players with high Item Levels. Are there any plans to add quest or new content that isn't instance for player with Item Level of 70 or more?

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i think a lot of players would like to have more open world content - besides fates, fates and ... fates.
And also more difficult content/Areas in the future. You can really pick flowers next the highest level monster. In case it sees you, you make a few steps and it stops chasing you... then you just go there again and YEY. there you have it ... the flower

Are there any plans to add item level 60 or higher crafting and gathering class gear soon.

Hello. I was wondering if you will ever be adding the ability to elude an enemy's aggro by having a high enough item level? I know some instances where it is required so as to present a challenge; such as the Sylph Daily Quest: 'Perilous Pumpkins', but I believe that players should be rewarded for their efforts in obtaining high level equipment by not having to deal with such a thing. Thank you in advance for your reply and/or reading my question. :)

Will crafters be able to open materia slot's for end game gear with rare item to attach new materia type's with job enhancement bonuses for example like Cure potency +5% or Enhanced berserk extended time by 5 seconds? I can understand crafters will not be used for crafting end game gear but they could be used as an horizontal progression type of filler?

Are there plans to implement iLvL syncing for level 50 dungeons?

Many people posting on the forums would like more challenging content. As it is now, Wanderer's Palace, Amdapor Keep, and other high level dungeons are generally no longer very challenging since many players are overgearing them into oblivion. With iLvL increases, this will only get worse. Aurum Vale, and other lower level dungeons retain some of their challenge by syncing everything down. Can this be implemented for high level dungeons to help keep them relevant?

If the item level requirement is only 55 for the three new dungeons, does that mean the monsters inside will only hit about as hard as the monsters in Copperbell (Hard), etc.? Please make these dungeons a challenge for players who have been level 50 for more than a couple of weeks.

Since Crystal Tower is supposed to be the buffer from Darklight(i70) to Coil 1-5 and Myth Gear(i90), are we going to continue seeing 20-ilvl gaps after every set of Coil Turns gets put out, or is it planned to have two Crystal Tower patches to set the progression to be in order?

What are you going to do with the item levels if/when you raise the level cap?

Will ilvls be rolled back for the expansion?

When we hit L51 in the next expansion pack, will all of our item levels be rolled back to i50 for consistency, or will players be equipping i100 gear on an L51?

I'm wondering if Patch 2.2 gives a new ilvl cap expansion, and also new crafting recipes to make gears that is beyond than ilvl 70 gears; what about DoH gears since their gear is only can go up to ilvl 55 gears, will they add new DoH gears like Leatherworker's Hat +1 or something like that to increase their Craftsmanship and Control even better so they will able to handle to craft beyond than ilvl 70 gears instead of failing it. This question apply same for DoL classes to increase their Gathering and Perception to gather more difficulty materials around Eorzea. So, Yoshi-P do you have a same idea or something more closely like this? Thanks!

Will we be able to increase the item level of our Primal weapons or our existing Relic Zeniths?

will the BCoB gear be 20 ilvls higher than the currently farmable gear?
Also, is the plan for CT such that it will do what 2.1 did, fill in that gap? or will the two now begin to be more challenging than the last one released? ill be honest i liked mechanics of CT, but it was really easy. and now boring. a challenge will be welcomed!

Can you consider implementing a way for us to socket our own high tier gear so we can fully utilise materia

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Can we expect to see further improvements to the relic weapons, so that they're one of the best weapons in the game?

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If you adjust the relic so it's still a good weapon, will you change the way to get it?
I mean it would be stupid to have Titan HM to fight to get a weapon that is wayyy more powerful than the fight to get it.

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Originally Posted by Brannigan

If the item level requirement is only 55 for the three new dungeons, does that mean the monsters inside will only hit about as hard as the monsters in Copperbell (Hard), etc.? Please make these dungeons a challenge for players who have been level 50 for more than a couple of weeks.

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The note says ilvl55 or better! hey haven't specified YET the item level of dungeon, they still could be ilvl70 or ilvl80 (got goose bumps thinking about it)

Will there be in increase in the Meldable Crafting Gear and the removal of this ridiculous limitation on what can be melded to it?

Meldable Crafting Gear should keep up with the Major Dungeon and Mob Drops. Looking at the progression of gear introduction, this has not been the case. Level 90 Dungeon/Notorious Mob drops should require level 90 crafting gear be available. Additionally, if someone wants to gear up as the Rock of Gibraltar with 5 level 5 Vitality Materia in every gear slot, so be it as there is always a trade off to the various stats. Maybe they could solo a Titan Extreme Solo Mob but it may take them 10 hours to do it. Who cares, it is what provides the bragging right. Right now, everything is essentially cookie cutter, i.e.. booorrrriiinnngggggggg.

Will the I80 gears be moved to other locations for players to be able to attain so we don't have to deal with the behaviors in labrynth of the ancients?

Can you show us the rest of the new weapons/armors?

How will the Gerolt gear mentioned on the 2.2 website be obtained and what will its ilvl be?
Can we expect AF2 to be in 2.2 and if so, what will its ilvl be?

i love relics and how you have to do the quest to get them , and by the looks of it there be more quest to makes them stronger, do you plan on keeping the relics that we have and just upgrading them thru quests or do you plan on making it so later on we'll just throw these away and swap them up for new ones. i honestly have to say i wouldn't like to just throw them away, but then again the option of new weapons is interesting. that being said if plan are to keep relics by upgrading do you plan on doing limit breaks for each class specific for each weapon provided they have the upgraded relic, down the road, for example monk - pummel, black mage - ultima, etc. thank you for your time.


p.s. anything new on companions?