Ask Questions for the Letter from the Producer LIVE: NA Fan Fest (General)

Will you be placing a name change system in so players can change their character name?

And is there ever going to be a "Cuddle" or "Hoist" action so you can hold your wife (after you get married) in your arms. Or something romantic like that?

Is Musketeer completely discontinued? Will it come out before 3.0 expansion at least?

Is it possible that we can have more glamour options to wear our gear without class restrictions in-game just like 1.0?

Why wont you make dungeons chests more inticing by making them harder to get, but also have better loot instead of useless potions. Why not have those chests get all them stupid material drops instead of making the boss chests drop them 99% of the time.

Also.. WHEN are you gonna fix the dungeon loots? Im tired of getting 99 Coke and not a single armor piece.

EX Primal Mounts.... is implemented in a very horrible fashion. I dont see how it is fair to have someone who clears the EX primals 100 times not see the MOUNT drop a single time.. but someone steps in for the first time who not only has the mount drop, but then manages to roll a 99 against the other people who have several clears before him. There has got to be a better way of giving these mounts to people who put in countless hours trying to get the drops to have nothing. RNG is stupid.

- Finally, remove the GC glamor restrictions. Again, RNG... its just stupid how you have implemented it.

Can we also have the dungeon drop gears dyeable?

Can you add a wandering minstrel battlefield against the Garlean Generals all at the same time with drops being the Gun Weapons (Gun Lance, Gun Shield, Gun Hammer, Gun Baghnaks, etc)?

Can you allow Atma/Alexandrite to be dropped regardless of weapon equipped?

Can you revise the Hunt Board so that the current Dailies are removed and the current Weeklies become the new dailies?

not sure if im mis interpreting this or not but didnt it say use reply to thread for replys so i just wanted to add these questions in just incase so the devs dont ignore them just because they didnt use the reply to thread option so this will be part 1 of the questions i wanted anwsers for just incase
also not sure if your allowed to edit the post so that it allows more then 1000 characters or if that would cause your post to be ignored by the admins and devs looking at it but since you cant fit in enough with 1000 words ill risk it just incase so i can say everything i wanted to since i think theres a 7 post limit

How many more classes do you have planned for release in the future? Teases are welcome haha.

Also, I don't think Bahamut will stay in his cage like a good boy. Will we ever see him break free again? And will we be strong enough then to finally take him down?

Will there be an option to do gardening in a personal room?

You spoke about Magitek Companions once, but explained that the idea wouldn't be fully realized until you guys felt the Chocobo Companion system was at a specific level of quality met by the team. How's the outlook on this? Are Magitek Companions still going to be a possibility in the future?

another feature i was wondering about is other mmos like elder scrolls online have the option to add
face paint or tattoos to other parts of your body besides the face to further customize your character
i think this would be a awesome idea and also would increase the use of the aesthician (not sure if i spelled that right )
i know you have some already in gear like in the male sea side talisman and the preview of rouge gear
but i would like it on my character instead of restricted only to gear if it helps you could even make
different tattoos or body/face paint designs available by unlocking different achievements or doing
different quests that would in turn also give more life to the achievement options

Can you make leve allowances relevant at level 50 for example by allowing us to purchase new sets of Hunt dailies without waiting for real life timer, or by reimplementing faction leves (hard boss level leves) from version 1?

What will be Rogue/Ninja's primary stat? If I'm a melee DPS, do I have to worry about lotting against ninja/dragoon/monk for STR accessories while bards keep DEX gear all to themselves with no competition?

Can you make alexandrite drop to all party members in "map parties" or find other ways to increase alexandrite drops such as "critical" drops like 2-5 drops from a chest?

this is part 2 to my other thread since i couldnt fit all the questions i wanted in with the 1000 word limit

Are there any plans to add new higher-level tools (perhaps off-hand?) for DoH/DoL as you've done in other recent patches?

How do you plan on adding more complexity and customization of our characters?
(class and job personalization / individuality)

The current Hunt feels a repackaged Hunting Log and Odin/Behemot. The same goes with the relic quest line where the same content is reused over and over again, just with a different packaging.
Are there any plans to introduce truly NEW content and mechanics?

1. Will we be getting any new continents in the near future?

2. Will we be going into the "Past" like in Final Fantasy XI?

Any news on dx11 client? Will we also see updated textures for those that can utilize them?

part 3 because i couldnt fit everything in with a 1000 word limit and not sure if i was allowed to edit the rest in



1. Will you be introducing an option to allow us to display TP values of Party/Alliance members? This would really help with the BARD class to show when it is most appropriate to use Army's Paeon.


Are there any plans down the line to bring back Dark Knight, Samuri, or expand on Rouge in the same fashion as arcanist --> scholar/summoner (i would very much like to see Thief and Treasure Hunter latent abilities return



Are there any plans to actually encourage players to level more than one class, instead of designing the game in a way that discourages it? I'm talking about having separate lockouts for each class, or dungeons that require changing jobs during them ,etc... the armory system is one of the most powerful ideas in the game, but it seems wasted, will that change in the future?

Would you please cosider making a vanity-patch with several more hair-options (head, face, maybe even body) and everyday clothes?

When i'm waiting for party in Duty Finder,I can't level up my DoL classes through Levequests, because if DF pops up in the middle of Levequest,I can't accept it. Will this be fixed in the future so we can abandon the Levequest without declining DF?

Why was the original idea of every player getting a small size house for 850k scrapped, and instead, selling FC housing, and even if you manage to put out the additional housing as planned, what are the chances that EVERY player will be able to have their own house if they want it? especially since on some servers, people are claiming that there are people that bought multiple houses

Why won't you make facial expressions persistent emotes? also can we have better dances please most of the dances we have now look ridiculous

Can you make leve allowances relevant at level 50 for example by allowing us to purchase new sets of Hunt dailies without waiting for real life timer, or by reimplementing faction leves (hard boss level leves) from version 1?

Do you have any long term plans to adjust/change the materia system?

Specifically regarding problems for:
- Players ability to acquire a specific materia (without using the markets)
- The lack of supply of particular materias (eg savage might IV/Savage Aim IV)
- The limited locations for players to soulbind gear to convert to materia
- or the ability to exchange lesser material for greater ones for example say trade anywhere from 5-20 savage might I for 1 savage might IV

What plans are there for additional Companions, such as the customizable Magitek Armor which was mentioned before, a return of the 1.0 Path Companion or something entirely new (a moogle, a mammet, or a monster)?

It has been revealed that free companies will be able to construct airships in the near future, and that flight may be a focus of the next expansion. Can we know more about how flight will work in Eorzea?

In patch 2.4 are you finally adding new Egis?



Would it be possible to make the class specific stats of Land and Hand classes actually mean something beyond unlocking higher difficulty nodes and synths? Like increasing HQ chance on gathering nodes and increasing success rates of melding.

Will you open a Kingdom Hearts event just like you done with FFXII, FFXI and DQ? Since all of these events were used the time travel theme, Kingdom Hearts can possibly be use in FFXIV.

I recall it being mentioned that the new vanity items and vanity item materials found via desynthing fish would be made easier to get to allow more people access to them.

Could you share with us what new methods you have planned to better allow players access to these items?

Do you have any plans for the addition of a Beastmaster style class? If so what weapon would you like for them to use and what challenges would they pose to the current party design?



Status on Musketeer (2.5 please!)? and will it be the type of job where you kite to tank a mob instead of normal tanking ways

Please bring back Player Polls/Surveys? like add a poll for new features and stuff like in the 1x version my question is if we do add it can you make it be more accessible like be on the player view where you log in to ffxiv because lots of people never visit the forums and only look at the player viewer when there logging in for all there info on ffxiv and it would be a shame to miss out on the option to vote on different features

When is musketeer coming out?

Can you please make Atma's easier to obtain in 2.4? because there really annoying to get as they are now and are possibly the worst part of relic or atleast give us a different and easier way to collect them?

another feature i was wondering about is other mmos like elder scrolls online have the option to add face paint or tattoos to other parts of your body besides the face to further customize your character i think this would be a awesome idea and also would increase the use of the aesthician (not sure if i spelled that right )
i know you have some already in gear like in the male sea side talisman and the preview of rouge gear but i would like it on my character instead of restricted only to gear if it helps you could even make different tattoos or body/face paint designs available by unlocking different achievements or doing
different quests that would in turn also give more life to the achievement options

i was hoping for different mounts you can use in battle besides chocobo this could give new diversity
and you could add different things like a class for each time of battle mount like for example the
magitek armor could be dps partner and gobbue battle mount could be a tank partner and so on i also
think it would be cool if you could level up each battle mount individually so you can use them for
different situations and give them each unique abillitys to use this would also increase use of
veteran programs and instead of mounts being only a cosmetic use they could be practical also

i would like to eliminate the no cross class armor glamor rule since certain jobs have certain
designs that i would love to use like for example i love the way odins armor looks as well as blm/smn
weathered sol top and would like to use one of them for my bard or scholar but because of the rule
that says you cant use armors in glamor that you cant equip basically meaning only tanks can use the
glamor for odin armor and only blm/smn can use the weathered sol armor and i think that really sucks
and would love for that to be changed so that it could give more diversity to character customization
since there are no good armors that i like for archer or scholar

I know this kind of goes along with cross-class abilities, but what class will need to be leveled up, besides Rogue, in order to get the Ninja job?

1- Please enable an option to turn off the "battle" music. It interrupts all OSTs. PLEASSSEEEE.
2- Can we get the minions to stay at the house (like the chocobo's case in the farm) in a later patch?
3- Can we get an option to enable the music at night?
4- Can we get a pvp arena with mounts?
5- Like many already asked, is there any chance we'll get more battle companions other than the chocobos, each with a unique thing at least?
6- Can we cross server friends/chat?
7- Can we be able to summon mounts while the chocobo companion is still summoned with other mounts other than the chocobo mount?
8- Can we get a Bestiary menu in the game, where the hunting log can be just a small part of it, like in XII for example?
9- Can we get more high-quality cg cutscenes like the opening movie?

When will we be able to turn off battle music?
When will we be able to turn off notifications that block a large portion of our screen? ("FATE JOINED" FULL PARTY" DUTY COMMENCED" etc)

I would just like to know if it would be possible to have a dodo mount. =^.^=

Is there any intention to add Weapons with On Hit effects or Armor and Accessories with Set Bonuses and/or On Use granting passives or other boosts that would open up gear to being more then just which has the highest x stat?

With the shortage of healers as outlined by your 2014 census, how will you remedy the situation? Especially when Ninja comes in. Also was there a census done on relic jobs pie chart as it seems there aren't that many healers with relic novus causing a shortage for Nexus light farming. As the relic quest get longer in the future, this problem will only amplify. I felt that relic quest is a major part of FF14 and would certainly like to see some census on them. Will we see further relic upgrade in 2.4?

In addition to being able to turn off battle music, I'd like to be able to turn off mount music too. If I'm running around a lot the chocobo song, great as it is, gets old after a while.

Speaking of chocobos, I'd like to be able to summon my chocobo in a dungeon, such that a friend and I could do a four person dungeon with our chocobos.

Or at least make it so chocobos aren't party members so we can queue for dungeons with them. The inability to do this is one of the most frustrating things about the game right now.

When are addons coming.

DirectX12 support when?

Will there be a system eventually where players can fuse equipment with another to get a entirely new piece of equipment? or be able to enhance equipment levels?

Will there be new jobs for the current classes? And will we be able to use a headset to speak with others in the near future without the use of a 3rd party program? And I think it was mentioned before, but Yoshi-P said that past main scenario cutscenes that weren't voiced, will be voiced for newcomers to the game.

When bosses drop crafting mats why not let normal or crafting / gathering gear drop with it? Could also let them have a chance to drop demimateria to make things a bit more interesting than yet another coke or animal fat.

Are there any secrets or easter eggs currently in game that have yet to be discovered by players?

When will you be adding the Jukebox so we can play all final fantasy music in our personal homes/free company housing? Are you still able to do this? please say yes^^

Could you add a gardening log that would show the cross seeds you had discovered, etc?

Are there any plans to create specific battle stances and ability animations which differ between race and gender (which would mean that a female Hyur's animations would not be identical to a female Elezen's, nor male Miqo'te's versus a male Roegadyn's, etc.) in the near future? FFXI was incredibly amazing with this, and I would beg some more for the privilege.

Can you please add more than 1 kind of end game raid content for Hardcore players? Coil once a week is not enough. How about adding very Difficult 1 party only "hunts" that require a full party of 8 with high lvl gear, that drops items on par with the most difficult raids and nearly equal in difficulty? Or High difficulty Treasure maps?

Can we please have high difficulty end game raids that require a full Alliance?

When PvP was introduce, we were given many PvP skill for balance and to make PVP unique. After latest PVP change where Crusade Stance was remove for balance reason, will there be more PvP skill added in future? Since Ninja is being introduce, it would mean they also have PVP-only skill which are newly added. There have been many question if new skills will be added in 2.4 for other classes or if it will be after the expansion 3.0.

If possible, could the Producer or Developers give their current thoughts on Crusade Stance after the removal? Has it change anything or balance the PVP the way they have intended?

Will you please consider adding a solution to help out people who are unable to farm Atma at the current drop rate so that we will still be able to continue on with the new contents?
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