Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XXXVII! (Exploring Patch 4.0)

How heavily do you invest in your infrastructure (servers, server code, etc.)?

Players that use DirectX11 seem to have a lot of problems with the stability of the game like crashes due to the codec that seem to be isolated to only FFXIV. Are there any plans to better optimize the game for DirectX11?

Are any adjustments coming to the WHM 70 skill Plenary Indulgence? It's not really useful as anything than yet another tank heal right now, which WHM already has tons of. Specifically, having yet another thing proc off Cure/Cure 2 (in addition to Freecure and Lilies) seems like too much, and having to look at the buff bars to figure out who the spell will actually hit (due to whoever has confessions) is quite awkward.

Will we get 99 token exchange for the doggos with 4.1?

What is the point of Shake It Off?

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Originally Posted by seekified

1. The increased aggro modifiers on tank skills in 4.01 feel heavy-handed. Is this a temporary measure?

2. Many players who play Warrior feel that the job has become clunky, and that the flow that the job was known for in Heavensward has disappeared. There's also issues with "Unchained" being obsolete since its cooldown is tied to "Inner Release", and "Shake it Off" feels like it isn't very useful. What are your thoughts?

4. What's the latest news regarding the new smartphone app?

5. Many players feel that the game's textures are its biggest flaw in terms of graphics. What are the chances of increased texture resolution being added?

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+1 especially on the graphics texture feel really choppy and outdated.

Any progress on the Glamour log/ Wardrobe? Is it possible to see it during the 4.XX series.

tried of asking the same questions, but I feel this is the only thing FF14 is missing at the moment that most modern MMOs have- Wow/ DCUO./ guild wars

Can we finally increased retainer inventory and/or an extra retainer? Its the second expac and I'm betting most ppl are running out of space. Why constantly add new glamours if we have no extra space to store it?

I main SUMMONER and love solo play when able; use to be able to reliably handle FATES in areas where population was really low and folks just didn't want to participate and could reliably keep TITAN's hitpoints up using SUSTAIN.

Now that AWESOME and RELIABLE ability was removed; it makes it IMPOSSIBLE to play solo on SUMMONER anymore---you mention solo play recently as something you look at when you determine/balance DPS for SAMURAI; well I REQUEST that you REVISIT SUMMONER--especially with the understanding that MANY players enjoyed solo play on this PET job and it has been horribly changed without consideration to the player base which enjoyed playing content with the CHOCOBO companion and TITAN-egi as tank.

I thank you for this consideration!

With Samurais getting sheaths for their katanas would it be possible for certain Gladiator/Paladin weapons to get a sheath as well?