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

As I stated earlier in this thread, I would like positional requirements for Monks and Dragoons removed all together for various reasons.

But here's one simple solution for Monks, if you do not remove the positional mechanics:

Question:
Can you make this combo: Bootshine (back) > True Strike (back) > Snap Punch (Side/Flank) also be a usable combo for the front but with a different affect?

Example: In the description of each skill "If used in front of the mob, potency 180"

I find myself a lot of times solo'ing, duo'ing with a non-tank, pvp'ing, mob moving too much, too many effects on screen to see the mobs position, temporarily tanking a mob that I pulled via my aggro, a tank going down and the mob is on me and I'm trying to kill it asap, I'm attacking an add, there is no side or back to attack; you get the point.

I want to have the option to attack from the front without missing out on 40%+ dps.

Can we please have access to the NPC idle animations, or sitting animations? Miqo'te examples (because it's all I've noted), the hunched over sitting on stools, which several races have. The axe animation where the NPC is just idling and stretching with it, on Wolve's Den ship. A cross legged sit with the miqo'te also on Wolve's Den ship. Or more variety in animations in general, I would absolutely love this.

Any chance we could get a roadmap for XIV like we had back in 1.0? It would be nice to know what is in the works for future releases; like what kinds of endgame raid content we have to look forward to for example.

Currently the game's growth has proceeded in a pretty set pattern with content updates containing things like 1 new dungeon and 2 hard modes, a primal, a new coil, and/or a new level of Crystal tower. 2.4 is following this with snow cloak, Qarn (hard) and Sastash (hard), along side Shiva and Final Coil. What direction do you plan on taking the game in the future and will it simply continue to follow this pattern with each update?

Will we ever be able to get Allied Seals from anything besides Hunts?

Will we see quests/story concerning the twelve? At the start of the game we chose our deity which did nothing for us in game. will we get more lore about each of them and able to redo our choice to have some effect in the game? (maybe a certain outfit bound per deity)

This is a big question and also referring to my last one in a way:

1. Will we ever see personal character growth reflected/put into the questing storyline and/or sidequests. Small details you might add up like choosing a free company to have actual certain effects just in lore or your deity having said effects.
I miss a certain lack of personalisation in a character outside of outfit.

Will allied seals and grands company seals be interchangeable in the future? I really want to get one of those elite GC outfits but the amount of seals needed is insane if you are not an active hunter, and even if you are it is quite a lot.

What perks do Eternal bond give right now and are you guys actively looking for good stuff to add from the forums?

Will the Eternal Bond system be kept up to date and updated with content once in a while or will it just be a single update in 2.45?

Just to mirror @Akamu_Aniketos, I want to add that there should be viable combos for melee DPS to use when playing solo -or- some other way to mitigate damage. DRG jumps, for example, could give def buffs only while they are in effect...or make a player considered out of a threat-zone for enemy abilities.

Not asking to be a tank, but something very minor to give options in solo play.