Your questions for the Letter from the Producer LIVE

In ARR will we be able to search up friends / people to invite to party like Final Fantasy XI? We need some type of search / seek party that isnt annoying like the 1.0 verison.... please :p

* Since Linkshells are becoming chat channels, are we still going to be limited to 128 people? Our Linkshell has built a community and have to run multiple LS's in effect because of our numbers, we would really like to make this be one single Linkshell if possible... will this be an option in 2.0?

When we get on Summoner job, how will we learn to summon are Primals? Will we have to defeat them like Final Fantasy XI?

When Offically released will there be a trial verison of FFXIV-ARR for like 15 days of game play?

Will there be any new jobs coming soon and what will they be beside summoner?

Will you be allowing all current Players to experience the New 2.0 Netcode and Latency, before we have to decide which New Servers to move to?

Can you clarify whether you will allow the Real, 100% Potency Rare Items to be available with the New 2.0 Token System (for Instanced Raids / Dungeons) that you mentioned in a recent interview? Or will it only be Inferior / Lesser Powered Version of those Items?

Since player names of those who meet the requirements of legacy can we expect to see half of the names in the credits be "Ssejkwuiow Kowjnnkwk" as all of the RMT players meet the requirements, all they have to do is request their name be put in, right? But seriously, that isn't my real question, I would really like to know why RMT is still around and what implementations will be taken (if any) against RMTers in ARR. Regular players see them all the time and we call them out, is it really that difficult for someone who's paid to do this to weed out RMT players, when they (should) have the ability to investigate?

Can my goobbue jump........

Will airship/boat travel remain instantaneous? I'd really like to see the FFXI way of traveling implemented into the game, where you actually have to ride the airship not just get onto it via cutscene.

Greatswords. Can I have it?

are there any current MMORPG that FFXIV 2.0's combat system best resembles?

Will we ever be able to show off our achievement points?

Will discontinued titles still have benefits like other titles will?

Will Fat Chocobo make an appearance in ARR?! :)

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When will we be able to begin working on our characters again and have it remain for 2.0?

Will we see more elemental-based combat (Fire, Water, lightning, quake, air) and bonuses for using the right elements against the right enemies? (example, ice does critical damage against bombs, water to earth mobs, etc.?)

Can we get more information on Arcanist and Summoner? Along with potential other future jobs? :) Most of us have been waiting years for this!! :)!

can you give us an example of the pace of battle during 'endgame' content?

With the addition of new classes / jobs, how will the requirements for Paragon's crown be adjusted?

Will Hildebrand return in ARR?

Because the 2.0 Roadmap is so out of date, can you provide a new Roadmap? If you can't provide it now, can you provide a date when you will release a Roadmap?

Knowing that a some sort of announcement about a time line is better than nothing.

I agree, a new updated road map or general idea would be nice!

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Originally Posted by Serdapi

Because the 2.0 Roadmap is so out of date, can you provide a new Roadmap? If you can't provide it now, can you provide a date when you will release a Roadmap?

Knowing that a some sort of announcement about a time line is better than nothing.

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Any plans to implement a integrated card game something similar to FF IX or VIII

Can you please show more game models or sketches on the other races/genders? By this I mean Female Roegadyn and Female Highlander.

Will we have some form of level sync system in 2.0 ?

Are the mini-aetherytes that help us travel in town gone in ARR? Also, when will we get the special Legacy chocobo?

There have been a few questions about the Free Companies. How about one simplified question:

Can you give more details on the Free Companies? ie the role they play, housing, leveling, pvp aspects, GC quests/missions, an outline of the FC system itself.

Will there be any kind of recruitment/referral bonus offered to new and returning players and their sponsors?

Will dragoon finally have a quest to be granted a Wyvern pet? Also, the AF armor was too easy to get and then replaced by gear that way outdid it. Will there be an AF2 thats not given via a simple quest and will not be easily outdone so that it is much more useful than pre 2.0 AF? Also, can it be gotten without the absolute need for a giant party .. Some people have a hard time finding the large groups. And, can be "left out in the cold" so to speak.

Are the numbers being dropped a little so that tanks can acctually tank in ARR? Currently in FFXIV a tank can only survive by dodging certain hits or living thru with only a few hundred HP out of over 4000. Is this being revised to something a little more manageable like Paladin was in FFXI. This will also ease the need of having sometimes 2 White Mages or 2 tanks in a party to keep the party alive.

When will Great Swords be implemented and what will be the corresponding class to use it?

When can we plan on seeing the Dark Knight job?

Since the Hermes Shoes are no longer available and the subscription rate bonus is being cancelled, will there be any sort of bonus for players who wish to continue playing both FFXI and FFXIV concurrently?

When are you going to scrap classes?


/serious

You have mentioned the jobs SAM,NIN,THF in the future ARR can you tell us more about these future jobs if available?

Will Linkshell banners become more customisable and unique?

what changes will be made to the relic reborn quest in ARR?

Can you assure us that Power Leveling will be abolished and impossible in ARR?

Will a method of preventing people from using third party programs to cheat/bot be implemented?

Will people who have been reported for rmt activies or for botting be investigated at all before being transferred to ARR?