Ask Yoshi-P and Banri Oda Your Questions for the gamescom 2019 Q&A

In FFXIV we've seen civilizations influenced by Mayans and Aztecs, by Middle Eastern cultures, by East Asian culture, etc. Are there any real world influences that we haven't seen implemented yet that you're interested in touching upon in the future?

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Originally Posted by Baka-Neko

With some of the recent duties having rather poor contrast between AoE marker and the ground (Yellow on white with gold for example) can we please have an option under the accessibility settings to change AoE, and Ideally also map marker, colours? This would be a huge help to some of us.

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This would honestly make the game much less confusing in stressful moments. Please do!

As the game has progressed, the storylines and lore behind the jobs and classes has become more rich and interesting, however many jobs and classes in the process of simplification over the expansions have drifted mechanically away from those background tales that initially pulled players in. How have you and your teams handled these challenges and do you see any chance in the future of better aligning the two sides (job lore and gameplay) again?

The Crystarium has the large library at the Cabinet of Curiosity, and a large number of books at Uriangers place The Bookman's Shelves. May we browse a selection/exerpts of books or journals both places like in the Great Gubal Library, without asking the NPCs? Also, may we eventually get access to the restricted gated off section of the Cabinet of Curiosity?

Would you ever consider Black Mage-specific quests tied to lore surrounding the Void and Voidsent, given how closely the job ties to them?

Gaius van Baelsar is the first major villain we've seen who is now (presumably) fighting alongside us. Can you tell us a little bit about how the decision to bring him back was made?

Will there be more stories written outside of the game (such as Tales of the Storm) that enhance our understanding of the world/characters? I really love reading them.

We've seen a lot of the men of the Garlean Imperial family -- can you tell us about Solus' or Varis' wives or daughters? Do they keep to the background or are they public figures to the people of Garlemald?

We've now gone to the First, the world flooded with light. Are there any plans for returning to the Thirteenth after our brief sojourn in the Crystal Tower raids?

About Hrothgar customization: at the moment, we can't change hair style but we can freely change fur pattern. Problem is, most of the time the fur is hidden by the gear and, despite having most helmet not showing, we can't change hairstyle without using a fantasia.

Any chance we get the ability to change hairstyle without using a fantasia for the Hrothgar race?