Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XXIII!

24 man content

Can you reveal any details about the upcoming 24 man content?

As developers have you ever been surprised by the directions players take certain classes. I'm looking at Scholor specifically and its role as the DPS healer in ARR. How did this make you feel and what if any changes were made in Heavensward to either encourage or discourage this behaviour.

As developers of a multi national game have you noticed and had to make adjustments to your thinking when designing content due to the cultural differences inherent in the player base and if so can you give examples?

With having all the other classes to lvl now that the expansion is out, alot of us are finding it difficult to sit in N. Thanalan and grind all the way from 50-60. it would be nice if you guys upped the exp for the HW fates so that we can enjoy the expansion and not sit in old content for hours doing the same old fates (memories*) for 10 levels. Please! loving expansion ! Great job!

Fates in Northern Thanalan, due to very close proximity and quite good EXP reward, are considered more effective to level with than Fates in any Heavensward zone. Are there any plans to address this, such as boosting the EXP in Fates in the new zones with attention paid to the greater distances between Fates in new zones?

Edit: addressed elsewhere on forums, please ignore.

We need our new AF armors! Any information about that? When it will be added?

Will Hildibrand return in Heavensward?

Any information about dark flame aura for Dark Knight, like in trailer?

About Glamour/Storage

The glamour system is a nice thing to have to customize and individualize our character, still there are some stuff that we would like to be changed so we get more options and even to fix a main point in the storage problem. like:
- Remove the glamour gear class restriction, if not entirely, at least gear not restricted by lore like AF
- Implement a way so we can store/throw gear that we only store for glamour wich will solve most of the problem people have with storage, like:
* store them at a glamour chest/catalog
* New gear easily obtainable and dyable with the same model at ilvl 1 for all classes (maybe unlocking them by trade a higger ilvl gear to an npc)

I would list more suggestion but the question is the same: are you planning something to let us glamour more unrestricted gear and implement some method so we can get rid of our only-for-glamour gear and with that fix one of the reasons of our storage problem?

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Originally Posted by Lucerna

*reads through all previous questions*

Really? No one else is going to ask/mention? Ok then...

Did you purposely set out to create the saddest fictional moment known to humankind? Because if so, well done. If not, I don't know what you were trying to do, but for six days I kept vigil outside that cutscene, handing out tea and hugs to people coming out. I only stopped when the toll on my physical and mental state became too much. Does Yoshi-P have a rivalry with whomever wrote Aerith/Aeris' death? If that's the case, I think we can safely declare him the winner. I am waiting in fear for what's in store for future content. Good job.

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*smile!*

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Not really a question, but this makes so much sense now. I was really confused when I popped back into the Pillars and someone tried to trade me tea. It was very kind of you, though.

Will we see the needed MCH adjustments before Alexander hits?

When are you planning to release the egi glamour?

Prior to Heavensward there was mention of development of a way to reduce the lack of space on the hotbars. With the new skills implemented, some jobs doesn't have enough space to add all the skills to hotbars. What happened to ways to reduce hotbar bloat?

With the addition of the workshop and airship missions in particularly, will there be a way of expanding the free company chest size? Maybe something like a Free Company specific retainer where any money made by them automatically goes in to the chest and you can store excess items in him.

With the drop rates for cards from the new NPCs so much lower than the old NPCs, people are even more discouraged from trying to collect the cards. Are there any plans to increase the drop rates in the future so we wouldn't need to win over 100 matches to get the cards?

About Glamour acquisition

Some glamourable gear is obtained doing different task, this is nice and give us variety of activities, but some times the effort we need to get some of them is much more time consuming and depending on luck and random that discourages much of the playbase. Is there any plan to make it easier to get glamour items obtainable with lengthy/random methods as...?:
- Reduce cost of prices of items and gear/ increase steady obtainable Golden saucer points
- Increase the number of chest drops of gear in old content such as Crystal tower
- Reduce the allied seal cost of porchasable items and gear/increase the reward of allied seal hunts

Could we please get a way to customize the color of Miqo'te ear's color? Or add more hairstyles with different colored ears? Like #1 Hairstyle

Will we be getting more User Interface/HUD customization options?

Such as:

Being able to turn off <FC> names over Others.

Being able to turn off or scale down pop-up notifications such as 'Quest Accepted'/'FATE Joined'

Being able to have area name displayed in the chat log rather than a 1 second pop-up notification.

SUBJECT: Triple Triad Tournament Cheating

Hello! May I inquire as to whether the development team is aware of the rampant cheating in Triple Triad tournaments? How is the development team planning to solve this problem? (In short, players are making multiple accounts to play against, intentionally winning or losing to increase their points with the bonuses.) This problem becomes even more self-evident with the way NPCs were recently nerfed to give fewer points, making it harder for players to win MGP from the tournaments while cheaters go unnoticed.

After we complete the Hildibrand sidequest in 3.xx, can we get a Treaty Blade as a flying mount?

While I did enjoy the Hildibrand story in FFXIV, I was thinking, after doing them during 3.0 and liking it, can we have more Doman Children side quests in future patches?

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Originally Posted by zuzu-bq

Is the thing about Thok ast Thok when Ravana's target is lost under certains circumstances a bug or just a little extra from the trial?

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I thought it was only me

If I remember correctly, you mentioned the Heavensward Artifact gear being either Alexander gear or Esoteric gear once the Alexander normal and savage Raids comes out. What about the weapons also shown with the Heavensward Artifact Gear in previous events? Will we get them the same way as the gear for our jobs?

My Question is simply this:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...from-the-faces!

I did enjoy being a dark knight in 3.0, but while doing the dungeons, with or without grit, it feels more like a DPS rather than a Tank. Why did you consider a Dark Knight as a Tank rather than a DPS?

Can we have the option to search for a specific linkshell and ask the master or leader of that linkshell if we can join?

Do they plan to make the horns seperates from the Au Ra faces?

Are there any plans to increase the max amount of FC/Linkshell members that can join us in future patches? Because I don't feel like that 512 or 128 would be enough people to enjoy contents with.

Are we gonna see Phantom Train or Doom train in the future?

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Originally Posted by guardin

will you add the dark fire back to dark knight when he is in his darkness stance?

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Agreed. Will you please give us the black flames back on Darkside?

Can we please sell our FC/Personal House if we want to change Wards or get bigger/smaller house please

SUBJECT: Frequency of Limit Break 3

Hello! The team has done a great job the limit breaks! I really appreciate it! However, the opportunity to use a Limit Break 3 is rare. It is even rarer that a tank or ranged class such as a Warrior or Summoner gets to use it. In fact, I have not seen either of them used in the game proper yet. Would you consider increasing the number of opportunities for non-melee DPS to use Limit Breaks? For example, allowing Limit Break 3 in a dungeon between bosses? Or perhaps creating more fights that demand the use of Tank limit break or AoE limit break?

Because as of now, the unspoken rule is that Limit Breaks are for melee DPS only, or healers if the fight goes sour. It's not fair.

Since the remake was announced in E3 2015, will you be able to create a seasonal event to promote FFVII like you did with Lightning Returns: FFXIII when it's close to the release?

I simply love the Music in FFXIV, However the In Combat Battle Music has remained the same since 2.0. Is there a possibility to add a toggle between 2-3 different battle songs in a future 3.0 patch?

I do like to HUNT but the current system is rather challenging if you are not connected and in the right place at the right time. With that said, It currently seems rather unfair to tie in upgrades to LAW Strictly to Clan Seals. Are there plans to add an additional way to get these upgrade pieces?

When can we Expect to See More Free Company Ranks added along with More FC Bank Space?

There are numerous feedback threads about the issues with Black Mage in 3.0:

* Similar to the Bard evaluation / changes, are there any plans to adjust Black Mage in light of how punitive it is for them regarding any movement / dodging attacks while using their new abilities like Enochian / Ley Lines?

Thanks!

When can we expect to Raise our Grand Company Ranks more?

1. Will MCH/BRD jobs ever be on par for damage with other DPS classes? Specifically when they are not utilizing the TP/MP regen utilities and are using their WM/GB stances?

2. Can we get some AF armor for lvl 45 MCH/DRK/AST? For MCH the stuff Stephinivian has is pretty sweet.

3. Can new traits be introduced soon please? I was most looking forward to new traits as we have many skills on our bars - yet there were none with HW. They add more to gameplay enhancement than skills at this point.

4. HOW LONG exactly does it take to accrue the max amount of rested EXP?

5. DRG using CT/FT in BotD is randomly given one of the two buffs required to use Fang & Claw/Wheeling Thrust. Was this intentional? Either way, can you please fix it to not be random?

6. What happened to the new pet skills Summoners were supposed to get since we didnt get new Egi's?

7. Can you give MNK a longer duration for Greased Lightning? Something like 15-18-20 seconds? Currently it is so short of a duration that if any mechanics take place we lose the buff. It is a very strict playstyle.

8. Is the intention of Wanderer's Minuet/Gauss Barrel that you should remain in it as much as possible? Or is it purely a situational ability as some have been using it for right now, where you only use it for quickly unloading burst skills, and then going back to mobile mode?

9. Can we get a 3rd free retainer please?

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Can we have Shiva's outfit for glamour, please?

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Can we have all primal outfit? Can u make lalafell version more cute?

Any date for EU datacenter ?


Can you rework dissipate and let us scholars summon Phoenix (please) ? If not, summoning a tomberry should do it.

I know we have glamour summons coming soon - but how about summon emotes for carbuncle such as a beckon command so he can chill on my shoulder. Or when I /sit he /sits or naps?