Ask Your Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE at E3!

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Originally Posted by LuxLux

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?

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And if so, would we have to buy a single expansion pack code for all platforms, or would we have to buy one for each PS3, PS4 & PC; or perhaps one for PC and one for all Sony systems..?

How will retainer system work, especially with a lot of people now?

Will a auction house be implemented as it was planned?

How will you handle the massive amount of people? As seen on http://xivpads.com/?WorldTransferDirectory servers are 5k+ and that is people that confirmed where they were going.

Any plans to have hot fixes/patches implemented without having to take down servers?

Any plans for flying mounts, such as dragons/birds/etc?

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Originally Posted by Ratm3000

How will you handle the massive amount of people? As seen on http://xivpads.com/?WorldTransferDirectory servers are 5k+ and that is people that confirmed where they were going.

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No, those 5k+ figures are just characters registered to xivpads in total. The number confirmed moving/staying is less than a hundred per server.

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Originally Posted by Punainen

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)

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Didn't they explain this already, the LVL will be the same as yours...but you will earn points that you can then buy upgrades such as healing spells/attack moves/etc. You will also be able to switch between the roles.

Is there any chance Data Centers could be re-tagged as something more along the lines of "Data Center A" and "Data Center B" instead of regional tags, so that new players don't mistakenly believe that they "have to" join a server simply because of what region they are in?

Why is the DRG using a greatsword in the new trailer?!

In RE: To Those Who Are Considering to Make a Comeback

Will LS leaders be able to break their LS in phase 3 so leader does not pass upon world transfer happening at the start of phase 4?

Will our companions from 1.0 make a return?

1-There's a rumor about some Backwards compatible PS3 models wouldn't work with ARR, unless an update is made that breaks the backwards compatibility.
True or false?

2- Yet again, I still see sliding when casting spells or skills while moving left or right from live streams or gameplay videos. We have been told in the past that there was still some animations that needed to be transfered from 1.0 to ARR, it seems though that the Inertia/bulkiness from 1.0 which added some feel/weight/life to our characters is still isn't there. You stop pressing "w" and your character is already standing straight as if it was standing there the second before. Doesn't the "inertia" help the server keep track of your character's movements?

So my question is: Will all these animation issues be dealt with for launch?

3-In 1.0 when I targeted an opponent, my camera was automatically locked-on target close to my character's right shoulder. To do that in ARR, I have to "select" the opponent by pressing "tab" or "click" it, then press the "\" to Lock-on. Will you have an option in camera settings that makes it automatic? Automatic Lock-on on selected target/npc/user?

4-Light effects when using skills tend to become some kind of multiple blasts of rainbow colors that blurs the scene and my eyes water after half an hour of intense close-up combat. There was a thread in the forums about this and other player were wondering about this. Will you scale down the light effects for magic and keep physical/weapon hits less flashy or even work with sounds effects instead to confirm hits/blocked/missed ?

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Originally Posted by Sonicrich05

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!

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Nice Idea! In the same way would ninja come out from pugilist?

Will the Gigas featured in the most recent trailer be a Beastman Race?

Will Lightning say "nyan", and will she be angry about it?

A lot has been said about how to find players to raid a dungeon or fight a primal with, but what about finding crafters and gatherers? Will there be anything like a content finder for repairs? A way to find someone who's gathering and available to work for you? With the introduction of housing, I expect a sudden great need for many gatherers and many crafters but how are players to find those people (including myself, I'm happy to put myself up for hire) outside of their own link shells and free companies?

Will there be anything like a content finder or some sort of in game noticeboard allowing crafters and gatherers to both offer themselves for work and find tasks already advertised? Maybe even something like private crafting and gathering leves purely between players?

Will we still be able to use the echo in ARR?

Will there be quest rewards beyond the usual gear/gil/exp fare? Things like unlocking unique locations and services? For instance, helping a merchant or an airship owner, and then being able to access the items that merchant sells or access that location via airship from then on? The unlocking of new areas via questing? Etc.

Will all races have children in ARR?

Is there any chance we'll see shepherd or any other DoL classes in ARR aside from the 3 we currently have?

Will there be any group crafting or group gathering events? For instance, a party of all botanists required to clear an ancient fallen tree or a group of culinarians needed to bake the once publicised giant cake?

There seems to be a lot of buzz on the forums about the Crystal's Call video released the other day and one item about that in particular, the sequence with what appears to be a Dragoon using a Great Sword to perform the limit break that resembles Omnislash. Now was this actually a dragoon performing the limit break and not another class like dark knight and if it is in fact a dragoon why have them use a great sword to perform the limit and not transform it into an iconic polearm weapon/limit break from a previous game?

Will you attend this years GamesCom in Cologne?

We see Uldah has 3 Guilds as well as Gridania. Limsa had 1 and they added Arcanist, will you be evening it out by adding 1 more class into the game. maybe the great sword hinting on the new trailer??

Will the friends list be account based or the cluttered character based coming release?

So seriously is there a come back for the throwing weapon? or something similar? please make a poll for it.

When can we buy a meteor survivor polo?

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Will we ever get to see Gaius Van Baelsar's face?

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And, can you elaborate on these new guys some? specificly for me, the big roegadyn with the shield on his right arm.
http://i.imgur.com/LpmCjTg.jpg
(sneaky sneaky)

As the Letter from the Producer LIVE is over, I'll be closing the thread! :)