Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XVII!

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We're pleased to announce the next Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XVI!! This next Live Letter will take place on Friday, August 22, 2014, from 9:00 p.m. (PDT) / Saturday, August 23, 2014 4:00 (GMT)!

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when will a Blue Mage type class/job be implemented, has it at least been put into a possible list?

When swimming and underwater content will be added?

Any new info about the old project 'seasonal music composers' (about introducing various composers in some patches/expansion along with Soken) Yoshi-p announced time ago?
And in the same question, what about a new Uematsu contribution in the future?

As a crafter gathering shards has become annoying and mundane. Is there any way to obtain shards outside of gathering? Leves are helpful but the type of shards and quantity is not consistent

Coil progress lockout is forcing people to form static groups. This in turn forces players not in groups to participate. This was an issue in the original coil and now an issue in the second coil. Players who are not in active FC or in static groups are forced to skip couil altogether. Is anything being done to make the coils a lot more accessible?

-Are we stuck on this vertical progression for the future of this game or are you going to add gear options?
-Will materia system actually be useful for end game gear like opening slots and attach trait/ability materia?
-Will job stone ever be upgradeable to level 50 with some perks tired looking at it is the only level 30item on me?
-Is your over fear of RMT's holding back stuff you could implement?

What can you release about the new classs/jobs in 3.0?

What is the ETA on the add-on system?

The hunts have made the game extremely unfriendly and have invalidated a lot of game content. Will you be making any overhauls on this system or balancing it so that players don't have to only focus on the hunts?

Is the Gold Saucer still on schedule for release before the expansion?

Why are Oils of Time part of the Syrcus Tower restriction when the Hunt allows for infinite retrieval of them?

Currently I have 1.5 inventory sections dedicated to only fishing lures & bait. Will you consider adding a fishing tackle box for fishers?

Will you consider changing the drop rate for mounts from extreme primals since it's very old content by now?

Any news or video about Directx11 implemented for the pc version?

Right now the Aestethician (did I spell that right?) is a very nice feature to have in the game, as being able to customize parts of your appearance is always nice without being forced to buy some form of appearance customization item from a cash shop etc.. But I'm wondering if we'll be getting more options to change in the future. Eye colour for example would be interesting to have. Maybe for the races that support it the ability to change your muscle tone?

I realize of course that you wouldn't want to literally allow people to change every single part of their character through the aestethician (again, spelling. Why couldn't he just be called "Fabulous Dude"!) as there has to still be enough use for Fantasia potions aside from just changing races, as not everyone uses it purely for that or gender changes, but I'm curious if more options are considered for the future.

The WHM Benediction is an instant cast but it still takes time to restore the HP of the target. I have found in numerous occasions where the target will die and Benediction is insteda casted up on my WHM. Wasting an essential skill. Can Benediction be modified to allow it to be casted up on selected targets only?

Any info on the specific changes for the pvp gears regarding to make up for their current disadvantages?

Will there ever be any Free Company-specific content? My Free Company is what keeps me subbed to this game. Housing is a start but will there be any more depth to guilds in the future (Maybe some kind of leaderboard related to guild content, too)? I hope so.

Also, a question I always ask in these threads:

Will we ever see any mini-games such as Final Fantasy VIII's Triple Triad? (I've been reading that we may be getting a card game but don't know for sure.)

Thanks!

Personnel question can you please add a stance that can switch from warrior/tank to a berserker/dps job?

can we get a option to buy Subscription from psn store Ps4?

Why are Hunts the only content where you can get an unlimited amount of Oil/Sands of Time per week? Is any content with a similar amount of rewards planned (as in without a lockout) that is more friendly to players that don't want to zerg?

I heard Yoshi-P talk about a possible change to the class/job system for 3.0, can we have more details? (I openly welcome a change)

Any word on the Global Free Company Primal Summoning system?

Any teasers on what will be in the "Golden Saucer" or even if thats what you are calling it? (Platinum Mirage?)

Can we get an update on the Libra Eorzea app and its future?


Are there more features coming, what kinds and when can we expect to see something new added to this. Can you also update the descritpions to at least give a hint as to where you can aquire the item? Thats the main reason I use these apps.

When will Red Mage come out?

What else can we expect to see coming to the PvP system? More maps, different objectives, fewer people, less restrictions (Grand Company limitations), etc

May we please have more facial hair options for our characters? Some of our faces lack variety. o_O

I have noticed within the last three patches that at least one of the three added dungeons is horror themed (Haukke Manor [Hard], Lost City of Amdapor, and Tam-Tara Deepcroft [Hard].) I was wondering if this is because the development team has more fun designing them, or if this is just complete coincidence?

Can we do Duty Finder The Second Coil of Bahamut in future :)?

When will the next stage of the Zodiac Weapon quest-line be added, and will Alexandrite play a further role?

Please consider making adjustments to the amount of materia players can obtain and is available via the game economy.

Here are the current problems;

- Demand for particular rank IV materia is too high
- Soulbind rates are still too slow with too few places to soulbind outside of instances.
- The RNG with soulbinding makes it very difficult to obtain the materia that you want.
- Overmeld rates are unreasonable when considering current prices and amount of materia available.
- The materia transmute system has little purpose considering junk materia is better used to meld to gear for faster soulbinding.

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has a lot of cameo/callbacks to old Final Fantasy characters and bosses with the names and designs of NPCs, dungeons, and enemies. However, I have notice that Final Fantasy XI is hardly represented (other then the playable races and some monsters designs.) I would love it if more bosses, monsters, and NPCs named after, or design after things in Final Fantasy XI. I personally loved the Chains of Promathia storyline, and I think Promathia would make an excellent name for a high ranking Ascain or an extremely powerful entity from the Void.

Will you implement public party areas?

Would it be possible to add random marks in all dungeons (low level as well), roughly a 25% chance to spawn. This would make dungeons more appealing to all, and less monotonous.

Rare crafting items for DoL and DoH could be found or dropped off trash in dungeons too, again making dungeons appealing.

With 2.4 around the corner, can we get more information on Ninja? Like core stats, gear? weapons? I noticed from the last live letter we saw Weapons from 2nd coil and Relic. Will we see weapons from first coil and dungeons as well? As well as gear from older content for glamour?

Can you consider more interesting Gear Options & Stats (e.g., "Enhanced Rampart" "Counterattack +1%") in the future, that allows for *some* Horizontal Progression (same Item Level), without the need to constantly push a New Item Level every few months?

Have you considered holding another player's poll to determine how players feel about content? Currently when talking about content you only seem to mention clear rates or number of people participating in it, but this doesn't take into account players who do content out of obligation rather than enjoyment. While the forums do provide some feedback, it is only a small slice of players. It would be nice to know if the game's current direction is in line with what the people playing it want.

I know we had Dev Reply about this earlier, but for the future:

* Would you consider implementing Cross-Server Friends List and Cross-Server Party Invites (w/ Friends)?

Many of the new MMORPGs have this feature, and Square-Enix had this feature for FF11 (via PlayOnline) (Cross-Server Messaging).

This would really go a long way to enhancing the "Community" aspect of FF14, and create more chances to make new friends or hang out with old friends. :)

Are you planning to make Dark Knight job (Not a tank, but maybe DSP/DD?) for this game? Can Dark Knight use a scythe?