Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XX! (Heavensward)

You said in a Japanese interview that there may be a way for us to communicate outside of the game for Heavensward.

Is this an app coming?? Will Event Creation be tied to it to make it easier and more accessible?

Are we gonna do Solo dungeons in Heavensward, and if so, can you give them some kind of symbol or at least add a number to tell the difference between solo dungeons and 4-man or 8-man party dungeons?

How will the old relic weapon affect getting the new relic weapon?

I know that people with old relic weapon will have a head start in getting the new relic, but how much of a head start will it be?

Flying mounts are cool, but can you give us options to fly without? (ie. Glider, winged boots, magic jet pack?!)

We know you've revealed 3 cool new jobs but are there any secret jobs coming later like ninja? (Samurai and Red Mage please!)

JOB RELATED
Can you speak to any Job related adjustments (excluding new abilities learned post 50) that you might have in store for Heavensward or the coming QoL updates before the expansion?

Will new jobs have the ability to cross-class abilities, since they don't have their own class is this possible, and if so can you disclose that information?

DUNGEONS AND OVERWORLD
Are there going to be more open world zones added besides the ones shown in the latest reveal trailer? I feel like the Shroud needs another zone, it seems to lack in Aetheryte camps compared to other regions, and there is the fabled West Shroud that apparently exists but cannot be accessed.

Can you tease us with any concept art of the new 24-man raid or what it might be about or the location? Rumor is that the Floating Continent is the new 24-man raid, can you confirm or deny this?

MISC
Can you showcase any of the concept art/renders of possible new flying mounts, other than the few that have already been teased?

The Floating Continent

Please tell us more about the Floating Continent. Is Kefka there?? Will he have a sound effect laugh??? Will there be memorable dialogue that makes new players love him??!?!

SO MUCH I WANT TO KNOW!! *Faints*

Regarding the seven children of Midgardsormr: Is Leviathan one of them? (not the primal but the actual water dragon) I know the names are classified but can you at least tell us how many are male and female? Who is their mother?

What cross class skills will the 3 new jobs have?

Even after all this time with the scions I hardly consider them my "friends" as we don't do anything together. I went to the beach with Y'shtola once but all we did was work. Well mostly I worked. So will we get to connect with them more during the 3.0 storyline?

How many locations will our FC airship be able to take us? Will it cost any materials to use it?

With all immediate threats to Eorzea averted, I spend my time as a vampire hunter. It is a thankless job as there aren't any in Eorzea. Will my efforts bear fruit once I gain acces to Coerthas and Dravania?

Did the story of Nael van Darnus come to a definite end in Coil Turn 9? He/she took a lot of usefull information with him/herself when he/she died.

A bit off topic but what movie characters do you like appart from James Bond and Batman?

In 1.0, we had a character that we could pick to interact with us during the storyline missions that involved the Echo. I call this character the Echo Companion. Are there any plans to implement a form of this in Heavensward?

Will we see more of the Doman children in Heavensward? I'd like to play hide and seek with them again.

Old-Fashioned Boss Battle Style

I would love a boss with panels that force you to play old-school Final Fantasy.

• Panels that force you to stand far back from the boss when not attacking.
• Set amount of time you're allowed to attack and return to panel
• Forced for only one person to take an action at a time, rest are stunned

An old-school battle like this would be incredibly epic for Hildibrand!

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Originally Posted by Cutie_McSnuggles

Will Heavensward introduce a reworking of the glamour system? Class/Race/Gender locking is overly restrictive.

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Originally Posted by Gildrein

Q: Can you ease up on the class and job restrictions for glamours to expand their use further?
A: We’re gradually easing restrictions, but since FFXIV’s setting strives to be a real fantasy role-playing game, there is a possibility that players who are new will become confused, so we’d like to maintain certain rules for glamours such that you cannot be a mage that is wearing heavy armor.

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Vanity/glamor outfits:
Can we please get exclusive male outfits for vanity/glamor. At the very least can we please get the bunny outfit be made unisex. I want to be a cat/bunny boy.

With the introduction of DirectX 11, will we see an improvement in AMD graphics cards? Considering that currently, AMD graphics cards seem to develop a problem whenever "Use low-detail models on distant objects. (LOD)," and, "Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming)," are not checked On in the graphics settings that causes the game to crash either after x amount of time or in high-traffic areas like Mor Dhona.

Expansion means a huge stream of new content.

It may seem overwhelming to just go out and start thinking on what to do. As a Dev and player, what do you recommend we start doing once we have access to Heavensward?

Also, will the new Jobs be only accesible via the Main Scenario, or will we need to meet conditions to unlock them?

Hi, I was wondering if you give details for us Australian players for the release of Heavensward, such as if we're getting a collectors edition, which physical stores we can pre-order from, etc, etc. I ask because most details released doesn't have any information for our region. Thank you.

Earlier you talked about how the inclusion of Astrologian was largely inspired by the lore surrounding Ishgard. Can you tell us more about what role Dark Knight and Machinist will play in Ishgard's war against the dragons?

Dear Yoshi-P,

Will Astrologian have unique effects for each of its cards? I noticed there was close to 10-13 cards that were orbiting around the globe(somehow thinking about the 13 Arcana). If so, will these be based on luck?

Summoner QOL
Enkindle's cool down is to long for the amount of damage it deals can the cool down be reduced to 2min.

I love the spotty dark patches on Miqo'te ears, but am saddened that they are only on a select few hair options.

It would be awesome to see them as a toggleable option for all the hair styles, male and female.

This color variation/patterning would also look cool on the Au-Ra's horns/scales.

Can we have an idea on what use will be in the FC airships?

I'm thinking they will be a mobile FC base can you confirm if this is true?

Will the cards in the Astrologian's Divine Deck have their effects changed by the different stances?

Relic weapons:

Considering there's 12 zodiac signs (Not counting Serpentarius/Ophiuchus) and our 3 new jobs bring us to 12 combat based total. (surprise surprise) I think we can safely consider that the 3 new jobs will more than likely have to start from the relic reborn quest.

My question is will with the implementation of the new jobs there is usually a "unanimous best infusion" for each role, (crit/det anyone?) Will we see more options available as far as materia infusions that are useful in the novus section and if not, will we be able to expect someway to achieve the most desired materias besides the price-gouging market board or the rngfest that is spiritbonding?

Difficulty curves:

Usually because the gear progression players are able to 'faceroll' through mechanics to the point where fights are only a few minutes long or every mechanic is ignored. Can we expect to see fights where there are more unforgiving mechanics like divebombs/twisters?

On the flip side of this if you decide to continue with the philosophy of "better gear=easier fight" (whether it's true or not) Will we see some kind of implement for fights that don't punish groups for excelling at dps and pushing phases? (i.e. forcing the boss to enrage)

Relic Quest

We've been very loyal to you following you on Live Letters, please give us this hint:

If someone has not started their relic yet, will you ease the difficulty enough by Heavensward and encourage us to wait?

Can you share any lore details about the Au Ra? How will their inclusion impact the story, both moving forward into Heavensward as well as previous scenes with Yugiri?

Is there going to be anything at all that a new player can do with Heavensward upon purchasing and installing the expansion, or will he be unable to play it until he has a lv50 job and completes all 2.x patches' MSQ?

Since we know that Alexander's gonna be a raid in Heavensward, and that there will be normal and hard modes for him, are you gonna make more raids like that for future 3.xx patches, and if so, how will they be different from the CT and Bshamut raids in ARR?

Will the storyline trials against Ravana and Bismarck have weapon rewards like Good King Moggle Mog?

Will we ever see in-game voice chat implemented?! Such as party voice chat and/or voice Linkshells, with the ability to mute single or multiple players, and be able to enable/disable voice chat altogether if we wanted?

I ask this question because me and my friends are having serious trouble communicating during tough battles because we all play on different systems, crippling our way of communication since we can only type. And for the ones who do voice chat have to download a separate app on their PC or mobile device just to voice chat with each other, which a lot of people are still not able to do with the lack of having a computer or mobile device. I find it very frustrating with the lack of communication options since this is an online-only game, so communication is very important compared to games that don't rely on interacting with real players.

I want to see monsters WELL above my level, in an area deemed "extremely dangerous" by local populace, who track you more aggressively, and do things OTHER than inflict "heavy" while mounted! Any chances of that?

I have two copies of the game, one on my Playstation 4 and one at Steam, cause I like to pay the montly fee on Steam Wallet. When I put the expansion on my Playstation 4, can I still pay the montly fee on the Steam Wallet? Even that I pay the montly fee on my A Real Reborn version?

Will there be any large scale pve battles like Behest from ffxi

1. About the new jobs' costume in artworks you use to promote new jobs. What is their costume? Is it new Lv.60 Artifact Armor? or old Artifact Armor at level 45 and 50 quest jobs?
2. About male Astrologian costume. It is not gonna be that elegant, fabulous long skirt same as female Astrologian artwork ...right? Will be a pleasure if you can show us some of an opposite gender new jobs as well. (Male Astrologian / Female Dark Knight and Machinist)
3. About Zodiac Weapon. Will new jobs in Heavensward have an access to an old A Realm Reborn's Zodiac Weapon?
4. Will we have a new Housing location in Ishgard?
5. About DPS long queueing problems. Will there be any solving in the future?

The last in not really related to Heavensward but it is what I really long for...

6. Will there be any chances to implement a job "Dancer" in the future?

Thanks.