Future Ideas thread for 4.00 Stormblood and beyond/Quality of Life.

Don't know if this has been requested already, but an issue I just about lost my patience with last night:

I decided to cash out on some of my old Mhachi Matter to buy tier V materia to sell them on the marketboard. I bought quite a few of the most popular materia... And then had to spend almost half an hour listing each one of those materia separately, adjusting the price for each and every one of them individually.

Square, please, please allow us to list multiple items separately for the same price at the same time! Instead of having to individually list 10 items, having to open the price window and adjust and then click okay for each one, please just like... give us a "List multiple" check box or something, so we only have to set the price and click okay once.

Think of how much easier it would be to break gathered items into like... stacks of ten and list them simultaneously, instead of having to go through the pricing and posting process ten times...

This isn't a world-shattering issue or anything, but in terms of quality of life, I would really, really love to not have to go through the price adjustment and post buttons to list the same item at the same price ten or twenty times...

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Originally Posted by sarehptar

Square, please, please allow us to list multiple items separately for the same price at the same time! Instead of having to individually list 10 items, having to open the price window and adjust and then click okay for each one, please just like... give us a "List multiple" check box or something, so we only have to set the price and click okay once.

Think of how much easier it would be to break gathered items into like... stacks of ten and list them simultaneously, instead of having to go through the pricing and posting process ten times...

This isn't a world-shattering issue or anything, but in terms of quality of life, I would really, really love to not have to go through the price adjustment and post buttons to list the same item at the same price ten or twenty times...

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Or they could just finally allow for a buy-as-many-as-you-like setting, instead of making everything a wholesale listing. Either way, defaulting the price at market-average (minus outliers) or the last user-listed price would be nice. As would limiting the confirmation button to high-price items (relative to your gil), perhaps with a quick undo button and/or a whole 5-10 seconds before the item shows up on the board (only an issue via market-sniping bots, really).

4-8 man rider vehicles such as a wagons drawn by chocobos, company airship or boat/sub.

Special instanced housing to go along with the current system, not replace it. Massive airships, private islands, caves, really anything with some item placed in a port or something. Like a boat at port to the island... or a pirate ship at sea.

Save glamour to the gear set in the character screen not the job crystal. So I can have a different outfit on the same role armor, ie 1 PLD, 1 DRK on the same tank gear, and then again a different PLD glam on the PVP set.

A dueling room or "yard item" that lets you duel like you can in the Wolf's Den.

A "danger room" like roomed added like the workshop was. Allows you to call up dungeon bosses, raids, and trials to practice on as well as generating npcs to act (correctly) as party members for practice. No exp, no drops, you can get a full party or just have the npcs go with you. Its very hard to find a learning party for things like savage if you have limited play time, and impossible to get in without the practice. Bonus if you can pause the fight and/or the room can offer advice on how to improve.

And nothing needed, but could we get joke weapons like the pot for MNKs?

More exclusive mounts, glamour items for Europe, America, China, Japan and Korea.

To help make the different versions of the game stand out more.

RMT reporting combined with blacklisting with the option of toggling blacklisting on/off OR

A seperate blacklist exclusively for RMT characters.

An Orphanage

It would be cool to have an Orphanage in the game where we could adopt any kids that have no parents or family's.

Why would this be needed in the game.

- Adopted children that we adopt would have the ability to be trained as a WHM, BRD, SCH, AST, BLM and would be able to go in to battles as your companion.

- Adopted children could also have the ability to be trained as a Gold Smith, Weaver, Miner and so on. When ever you equip that job type in your house or apartment there could be an action allow you to work along your adopted child.

for glamour, I'd rather just put together an outfit, then use "add to glamour list". Then I can use one from the list on my geared class. (and you can toss all those prisms, pointless busy work). I rarely glamour anything, the current system is a pain in the behind.

I'd also like to see some selectable interior configurations for housing. And partitions with matching wainscotting/trim.

and something to keep fishing bait- inventory is too tight when you're fishing. The same for all the currencies, beast tribes, gear tokens, spoils, etc. There's just not enough inventory space.

Harder, more dynamic dungeons. More than one path. I feel like I'm reliving the horror of FF13 with these hallway dungeons. Let us explore multiple paths to reach the goal. Potential for multiple bosses, or optional challenges inside said dungeons.

My idea for a dungeon is a keep or something similar that has X boss in a central chamber. Various warnings say he is much too strong currently because of other mini bosses/ defensive buffs, or whatever spread throughout the dungeon. You can go through the dungeon and disable these to weaken him (or pick and choose, ala T2) or go fight him right from the beginning. This is just a personal thing. I like optional stuff, especially challenges, and I'm aware a lot of people wouldn't like this, and how many people would hate it because of 'elitists'

- time attack/ scoreboards for all EX roulette dungeons, sort of like PotD.
- No future raid mechanics that can be handled by sacrificing party members to skip the mechanic.
- in game, personal parsers.
- Get rid of the terrible mentor system.

I could think of more, but that's good for now

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Originally Posted by Vincent_Mateus

Harder, more dynamic dungeons. More than one path. I feel like I'm reliving the horror of FF13 with these hallway dungeons. Let us explore multiple paths to reach the goal. Potential for multiple bosses, or optional challenges inside said dungeons.

My idea for a dungeon is a keep or something similar that has X boss in a central chamber. Various warnings say he is much too strong currently because of other mini bosses/ defensive buffs, or whatever spread throughout the dungeon. You can go through the dungeon and disable these to weaken him (or pick and choose, ala T2) or go fight him right from the beginning. This is just a personal thing. I like optional stuff, especially challenges, and I'm aware a lot of people wouldn't like this, and how many people would hate it because of 'elitists'

- time attack/ scoreboards for all EX roulette dungeons, sort of like PotD.
- No future raid mechanics that can be handled by sacrificing party members to skip the mechanic.
- in game, personal parsers.
- Get rid of the terrible mentor system.

I could think of more, but that's good for now

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In my opinion I think this would work better if these types of dungeons were open world dungeons

Make more easy to players the FC joining process.

If someone tells me, I've to go player search, search his name and finally option click to invite fc, passing thru' a number of windows and steps and cut&paste or typing name by hand. Maybe it is more simple have invite option over the player name of the chat/tell line.

Not to mention, someone that knows the FC he wants go in, have hard time to send an application because he must play the lottery in player search to dig in any FC member to finally being able to send application.

The ability for stuff to automatically combine two stacked items that aren't full (example, ventures, I buy two stacks, get to one remaining in one stack, send out retainer on a 2 venture mission, it takes from the full stack so I have a stack of 97 and a stack of one that won't automatically combine when I hit sort).

The ability to repair other people's gear. Like I have all crafts at 60 now, someone in my party forgot to repair, and I could repair his gear inside or outside instances..

A way of experiencing the story in a condensed or different format. Better summaries And detailing of main plot points so you can easily go back and refresh your memory. Maybe a summary or a video that is made for each story patch.

Personal customizable limit breaks

Glamour log and eyebrow log for highlander.

The ability to hide glamour would be nice to see in the game. Ability to replay story missions on a harder difficulty that gives rewards. Other ways to acquire tomes other then dungeons.

I did not see this mentioned anywhere.

But can we please have more than 4 tabs in our chat window? I would really really like this.

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I also didn't see this mentioned anywhere. But because SB will bring us 2 more DPS classes (rip DPS queues), I'd like to see a tank job based off of the Lancer class.

I'd honestly love to see changes to the quest system. FFXIV is my first MMO, but I played Legion for three weeks with friends. I lost interest in the Main Scenario around level 15 and only picked up once again briefly in Ishgard, but I read everything I touched in WoW--even the side stuff.

Fewer cutscenes (and unnatural-seeming emoting from NPCs) and more text so I can move at my own pace. More branching questlines in zones. More activities to balance out fetch quests and Where's Waldo objectives.

Final Fantasy was my childhood (as was Warcraft RTS) and it's a little sad to me that questing doesn't feel like a viable form of either entertainment or experience here.

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Originally Posted by Centershock

I also didn't see this mentioned anywhere. But because SB will bring us 2 more DPS classes (rip DPS queues), I'd like to see a tank job based off of the Lancer class.

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Thinking along those lines makes me think the Templar could be introduced into this (a tactics advance job), though that would end up being another practitioner of holy magic like what paladin uses, only they'd use a spear/lance instead of sword and shield.

Bring back event-exclusive emotes? What else...housing instances in Ishgard? Or at least, in different environments? Thinking more like castles, caverns/caves, seaside cliffs, canopy - possibly mixed in with beast tribes villages (as you get to a higher reputation?). With swimming, I'd say various sailing vessels (that actually float a little - forget seasickness), submersibles...and, going back to housing, little islands? Could also introduce more threatening PVE, such as random dragons knocking you out of the sky or sharks in the waters. More situational-based challenges, like Steps of Faith.

Combine two players (say, tanks) into one for super saiyan mode? xD

Oooh forgot something. Perhaps merchant stalls in towns that have multiplayer mini-games like in festivals or a fair. (thinking of Doma here)

Oh yeah and give people some romantic things to do, cripes. Like a giant ferris wheel at the saucer or pleasure boats along the Limsa Lominsa waters, hot air balloon rides, or..uh...other stuff like that. Yeah.

Someone mentioned male glamour's earlier, and I have to agree. I would like there to be less thigh-high boots. They look good on females, but it seems like every gear set has boots that like to hug your crotch. More boot options.
And this is something I've wanted since I started this game: More beard options for men! I'd like for every race to have some sort of options for beards (maybe not aura because of the scales.) But I would consider using a Fantasia if I could have a beard on a character that didn't look like a surly old man lol

As I said in a past post...

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Originally Posted by EdwinLi

Bring back Hamlet Defense but rename it into "Squadron Operations".

Basic concept:
You and your GC Squadron will take up a Solo Instance mission where they you command where each member of your Squadron will go to provide support and boosts to allies.


Tank Job Squad members: Provide more defense to NPCs in areas they support if they are sent to aid with defending a location if they are placed on Gate Defense or Base Area Defense. If placed on Wall defense they make it more difficult for enemies to reach the top of the wall. If they are sent on Supply run task they can carry more supplies to locations specific locations you command the Supply Unit to bring aid to.

Melee DPS Squad Members: Provide increase in Damage to NPCs in the Gate or Base Area Defense. Wall Defense adds addition melee NPCs to aid in Wall Defense. If Supply Run task they increase the speed of Supply Unit to reach locations you command them to aid.

Range/Mage DPS Squad Members: Provide additional Ground Units to support Gate and Base Area Defense. If sent to Wall Defense they will add additional Range Units to the Wall for Range Attack support. If Supply Run task they provide more Defense Units to protect the Supply Units.

Healers Squad Members: If placed on Gate or Base Area Defense they provide Auto-regen and can access large AoE Healing skills that normal Healer NPCs cannot have. On Wall Defense they provide increase defense to Units on the Wall. In Supply Run task they provide additional supplies and a extra random Reinforcement Unit to Supply aid.

There will be different Squadron operations such as Defense which is basic defend a GC stronghold that belongs to your GC, Reinforcements which you start outside of a GC stronghold from a different GC and work your way into the Stronghold to aid with their defense with your GC Squadron, and Reclaim which focus on reclaiming a GC Stronghold from a enemy with also involving different type of enemies based on which mission you take. Once completed enough Squadron Operations a Emergency Operation appears which will be the GC Rank Up mission.

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Adding on to this is...

Squadron Leader Skill trees

Description: There are three skill tree that focus on developing your squadron in different ways being Physical, Mental, and Tactical being your characters personal Leadership skills. The tree is not affected by the points you put into the Squadron's Physical, Mental, and Tactical.

Physical focus on Offensive squadron passive abilities and passive tactic skills such as....

Brute Force (Passive tactic) - GC Squadron Members gain 20% increase in damage.

On Guard (Passsive Tactics) - When Squadron members are on defense they gain 10% defense.

Advance Training (Passive) - Squadron Members have leadership skills from their training thus Ally NPCs gain Morale Boost buff (boost NPC's attack and defense).

Mental focus on adding new type of Morale Passive and New Defenses.

Hidden traps (New Defenses) - hidden traps are placed in the base and at the Gate to improve defense of the area. They respawn everytime a supply unit reach the location. In Reclaim and Reinforcement mission it reduce enemy traps damage and effects.

Morale (Morale passive) - When the Player character is near ally NPCs they provide Leadership Morale Boost (Increase NPC's attack and defense) which stacks on top of normal Morale Boost.

Rally (Morale passive) - Increase defense of any Ally NPC based on how many defense has fallen (Defense and Reinforcement missions) or have broken through (Reclaim Missions).

Tactical focus on Tactical Strategy Passives and Reinforcement Passive

Flank (Tactical Stategy passives) - Enemy gain a debuff that reduce their defense when any NPC not their main target hits them.

Air Support (Reinforcement Passive) - Gain a GC airship providing air support over the base or during assaults.

Reinforcemants (Reinforcement passive) - Ally reinforcements spawn faster during defense and add a additonal small squad of GC NPCs to aid with assaults (Reclaim and Reinforment missions)

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Originally Posted by NaesakiAshwell

Thinking along those lines makes me think the Templar could be introduced into this (a tactics advance job), though that would end up being another practitioner of holy magic like what paladin uses, only they'd use a spear/lance instead of sword and shield.

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I was actually thinking along the lines of the Halberdier class a la Fire Emblem. Give us tank-like abilities (defensive CD's and maybe make it somewhat Parry-based or something) instead of the "Jump" ones, a tank stance at lv 30... I'm sure something can be worked into this.

Coves, Mountings and Cave.

Could we please get more of these things to explore on the world map that would be a bit of a challenge to explore. And would lead you to something exciting.

A larger friends list.

200 is not enough.

We need closet and cupboards just like the ones in FFXI to put all are items and gear in.

Or a newer vision of the armoire, where we can store all of are gear in.

Individual/personal stores.

Dev team can we we please have are own stores where we can sale items in are inventory with out having to put it on the Market board.

underwater combat and blizt ball

beastmaster blue mage and puppet master oh my

more make fun of the power ranger in events

Minion display or some sort of other way to show them off.

Also update the minion collection achievements, the highest one being 100 is a bit of a joke now.

Add an option to auto-dismount when performing any action while mounted. not just object/NPC interaction.

I'm so used to being able to immediately go into combat from a mounted state after playing WoW and other MMOs.

New gathering class: Sifter

How cool would it be to have a gatherer like the sifters during the gold rush? Sift near water and watch for a certain animation like fishing. Items you'd get from it would be various gems, stones, metals etc



Edit: I know what they did was called "panning" but they also used sifter strainer thingys.

Voice acting for the quests that matter / we revisit.

I've learned more about my anima weapon quest on Reddit than I have in game. Seriously.

I understand the restriction on voice acting only portions of the MSQ's, but we could really use some voice acting on the quests that are core to our other experiences in game that we invest so much time in.

The Anima / Relic quest line
The Alexander Story Line
Our Beast-men dailies
Our Weekly Crafting Trade In / GC Troops Weeklies

How expensive would it be for the daily / weekly quests to be voice acted if the NPC says the same damn thing every time anyway?

It would be much more engaging and would assist in players emotionally invested in this game. Hell, maybe even that funny side story being voice acted would have allowed me to remember the name of it...

Please make all weapon stances gender-less and just make it like the standing stance.

Re-posting this here.

In FF11 Mithra race which was basically the same as Miqo'te had a cat noise i don't know why in FF14. they are trying to make animal races more human looking. Bring back cat noises for Miqo'te.

Better HUD. FFXIV's interface is awful. One of the ugliest imo. I could turn off my parameter bar for instance but then i couldn't see my tp numerical value. I could also only use the party HUD, but then i cant put it anywhere except the top of the screen or it leaves a huge empty space where party members 2-8 would have been. I looks awful. Why cant the party member be filled up from bottom to top optionally? A better idea, why cant we have pop up hp/mp/tp on peoples heads as well as buffs above that so i can turn off most of my HUD? There are far to little options. At least allow mod support for interface designing and or a better built in hud editor.

TL;DR: The HUD is awful!

I'd be really glad if they made it so the vulnerability debuff on Trick Attack was always applied on hit and not just from a back attack.

There are often times where you're not going to be able to safely get at an enemy's back (Or simply not be able to reach it at all in the case of some enemies like the Demon Wall), or it simply decides to turn away at the last second when using a random target attack (This is especially problematic in latency).

As far as I'm aware, it's also the only positional ability that only applies its buff/debuff when correctly positioned, which makes it a bit of an oddity.

I'd kinda like an arrow on the focus target mark that shows which direction the target is facing. It's kinda hard to tell where Diabolos/Scathach(sp?) are facing when there's lots of spells and effects going off on them. =/

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Originally Posted by Reiryuu

It's kinda hard to tell where Diabolos/Scathach(sp?) are facing

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It happens very often with almost any mob, when certain skills are used by the party. Positionals are all screwed as long as you cannot tell where the mob is facing.

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Originally Posted by xJimmehx

Better HUD. FFXIV's interface is awful. One of the ugliest imo. I could turn off my parameter bar for instance but then i couldn't see my tp numerical value. I could also only use the party HUD, but then i cant put it anywhere except the top of the screen or it leaves a huge empty space where party members 2-8 would have been. I looks awful. Why cant the party member be filled up from bottom to top optionally? A better idea, why cant we have pop up hp/mp/tp on peoples heads as well as buffs above that so i can turn off most of my HUD? There are far to little options. At least allow mod support for interface designing and or a better built in hud editor.

TL;DR: The HUD is awful!

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I think in 4.0 we will be getting a bitter HUD.

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Originally Posted by LalaRu

It happens very often with almost any mob, when certain skills are used by the party. Positionals are all screwed as long as you cannot tell where the mob is facing.

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I can imagine. I was just running Dun Scaith as a monk 'cause I wanted to get some gear for it and I was having a hard time not only 'cause I had to look up to see some of them but because of all the effects blinding me too T_T;