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Any plans to add "Mini Minstrel" companion?

Any plans to make Lalafell only village with many lalafell NPCs, which could be (maybe) accessed by lalafells only?

I have stored all my AF gears in Armorie at INN before final save, but I read that we need to do the story quest to get access to it. Will legacy characters need to do that story quest to get access to Armorie and if they need, then how long will it take to get that quest (any pre-quest requirements)?

please tell us what we can expect from the smartphone app if its still coming,
like can we log in to characters and do market activities like selling and buying ?

Levelling gathering and crafting classes is just as much of a grind as levelling any combat class, repeating the same thing ad nauseum (I love them but as someone who got level 50 in all of them and the luminary tools, even I've gotta say there were times...). When will gathering and crafting classes be able to quest heavily to level up, just like the gathering classes? One guild quest per class every 5 levels aimed at your gathering/crafting discipline, compared to a complete quest grind for the combative classes, seems like way too big a gap...

Can we See some Examples of what kind of stats Materia will add to our gear in FF14:ARR?

How do they compare to the Olde game?

Will there be any FATE's aimed towards crafters and/or gatherers?

Will it ever be possible to trade in our ARR PC CE codes for digital upgrade codes? Preferably through some sort of automated system but even talking to a customer service rep to do it manually would be better than nothing. Many people have already bought the PC CE for ARR to upgrade old accounts and word is not spreading very far that that will not work. Are you guys planning on doing anything to make this right?

What gender is our chocobo? I was thinking of naming my chocobo after the wife's name of the anime character I'm basing my main off of, but then I thought is it even a she!? It may seem an obvious answer, but oftentimes male "parts" are censored off to avoid offending others. Although this question may seem ridiculous, I would like to know! Thank you.

Where does Samurai stand? Is it currently being worked on? What class do you plan to stem it out from? Since jobs use the same weapon as a class, it would have to be a new class correct? Samurai are known for their expertise in katanas and archery. Will we only get katana? Would it be possible to have two different kinds of Samurai? Perhaps one that stems from archer that uses bow, and one that stems from a new class using katana? I personally loved being well equipped for archery and katanas playing Samurai in almost every game that had them. Please just say Samurai is being developed!

Will we ever be able to have anything other than stat boosting materia? Things similar to sneak attack, final attack, counter, 2/4x cut? The customization those materia gave in FF7 really gave the characters a lot more depth.

When trying to decide what servers 1.0 players could transfer to, to what degree did you account for *new* players wanting to join the Legacy servers? (Not returning players who didn't play for much of 1.0, but totally new players). If existing players end up bringing in a lot of new players to the game, is there going to be room for them to play with us on the Legacy servers? Given the new cross-server content finder which can ensure we can find groups for content, why does it make sense to optimize for avoiding low populations of high-level characters on the new servers (a temporary problem) instead of ensuring people will be able to play with their friends (a permanent problem)?

Will we ever get a cute moogle pet.

"Do you expect entire EN linkshells that have been designated to a JP Legacy server to move to a NA/EU Legacy server?"

"What will be the new size of linkshells? Will it be greater than 128?"

"During character transfer between Legacy servers what will happen when say only 50% of a linkshell transfers then the server becomes full?"

"When using a 1.0 character in Phase 4, will all data be saved to launch or can you choose to use 1st November 2012 data save on launch day?"

What will Scholar's role be in the game? (tank/dps/support/healer)

What kind of options will free company leaders have over their company? Will they be able to designate ranks and what members can control? Essentially what tools will be given to manage the company?

When can we see the Warrior AF helm with the visor down in-game?

If we buy the the "Before Meteor OST Blu-ray" from the Japanese shop will we be able to use the code for the Dalamud Pet on our English (US) Accounts?

What are your plans for designating a roleplay server?

Much of the roleplay community already resides on Balmung. Will you be designating Balmung as the official roleplay server, or creating a new server?

As a 1.0 player who purchased the Collector's Edition, I am grateful that 1.0 CE holders will be getting the ARR CE in-game items. However, will there be a way for us to purchase any of the physical items, such as the soundtrack or the Seventh Umbral Era movie?

Can we get a small glimpse of Coerthas and Mor Dhona as they are now?

Will XI subscribers get any kind of bonus for subscribing to XIV as well?

When expansions release, will I need to get a PC and PS3 version of the game if I want to continue to play on both systems?

Will skillchains such as the ones done in FFXI make a comeback in FFXIV?

Will there be a Masterloot/Quartermaster system?

In case you announce branching jobs from the same class (in case that is even in the works, maybe not), do you plan on providing enough alternate job content so as to feel like you're levelling it as well? Instead of being 50 and unlocking a bunch of jobs.

(Sorry, maybe this is an unclear question.)

Will we be able to set our non-active minions to roam our private homes?

I am concerned that FFXIV will suffer "limitations" due to keeping things scaled with the PS3. This was a very common problem that caused many FFXI PC gamers to suffer due to "PS2 limitations"

How much has the PS3 client version effected decisions regarding what you will do for the game overall?

Will the chocobo that fights alongside us always be at our level, or will we need to level it up like our companion in XI? (I hope)

Will our chocobo companion's name be displayed, or will EVERYONE'S Chocobo just be "Chocobo"?

Thought of another one:

Will the current Artifact armor be upgradeable or will there be new 'tiers' of AF armor that will be job exclusive?

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Will we be able to set our non-active minions to roam our private homes?

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Will our chocobo companion's name be displayed, or will EVERYONE'S Chocobo just be "Chocobo"?

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OMG I LOVE these two ideas! I wish they'd come true...

Can you confirm that Ffxiv:arr will be available for ps4? If so, are we gonna have to buy the game again even if we bought the ps3 version?

can you tone down the boner that Kingdom Hearts III generated a short while ago?

Can you tell me why a non legacy player should join a legacy server, when all of the legacy players will be able to control the economy right out of the gate? I understand wanting people to maintain what they have accomplished but in what way does it behoove a non legacy type to join that kind of server?

Will the PS4 version of FFXIV:ARR have a collector's edition as well?

Is there any incentive for purchasing the PS4 version if you're already purchasing the PS3 version (or if you're even a previous Legacy 1.0 player)? Or is it going to be an open client available to any PS4 versions such as DCUO does it for PS3 users via PlayStation Network Store?