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We're pleased to announce the special NA Fan Festival edition of the Letter from the Producer LIVE is set to cover even more ground regarding Patch 2.4! This next Live Letter will take place during the Las Vegas Fan Festival, with specific timing and details to be announced!

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As you are introducing a new allagan tomestone for patch 2.4 will you be retiring the use of the Allagan Tomestone of Mythology, like you did with the Philosophy tomestones in the previous item level increase?

I am concerned with the increase in item levels that this will make the entry-level dungeons at Level 50 (such as Wanderer's Palace and Amdapor Keep) even easier. Will you be considering utilising an item level sync on these instances like you did for Frontlines, or offer bonuses for players to encourage them to join these instances with an average item level closer to its minimum requirement?

Now that a larger number of players have more than one job at 50, will you make it easier for us to get those classes outfitted with top gear? IMO, the best way to do that would be to raise (or eliminate) the weekly cap for the new highest-level tomestones...

What will be the name of the new tomestone introduced into Eorzea?

How are the chances we will see set bonuses on our armor like, e.g. in the grand company sets?
Or perhaps some traits like increased proc chances?

Will the new equipment purchasable with the new allagan tomestone remain role-specific as with the soldiery equipment, or exclusive to specific jobs as with the mythology equipment?

When can we expect new off-hand crafting and gathering tools?

We'll get AF2 with the new tomstones? If it's not, when we'll see AF2?

Why are you introducing new tombstones and retiring the older ones? What is the point?

The process: Start with 2 types of tomes > add a new tome type > remove an old tome type > end up with only 2 types of tomes.

This seems to be quite a redundant use of development time. Has it occurred to anyone on the development team that perhaps just sticking to the same 2 types of currency forever would work just as well? New gear could just require more 'soldiery tomes' (or w/e tome) then the previous iLv gear. Those higher costs would be balanced out by getting higher rewards for the newer/harder content. Since its basically just the names of the tomes changing; why do it?

Poor Auriana, I can hear her already: "That'll be 800 Philosophy tomes!... no wait! I meant to say 300 Mythology tomes!... woops, stop! You actually owe me 125 Soldiery tomes!" (as she pops another anti-anxiety med).

Will there be a new set of gear implemented to obtain with the new tomestone? If so can we have some cooler looking designs than we had with the last gear set? Also Will there be an option to level sync item levels or perhaps a bonus given to players to wear gear sets that are closer to the dungeons item level to bring the challenge factor back to these duties?

Will nexus evolved into something equivalent of final coil last turn's weapon ilvl? If so, HOW SHINNY BRIGHT BLINDING the light show going to be?

How will tomestone gear balance out with raid gear? Will it result in another sands/oils like system?

Are we going to see slower ilvl progression past ilvl 110?
i.e Typically gear tend to progress by 10 ilvl, but High Allagan weapons are better than most weapons by 5 ilvl. Will we see more of this in the future?

Will we see any references to prior ff titles in the casino ? If so what games can we expect & what can you tell us about triple traid?

How do you plan on proceeding the next Relic Weapon quest? Will you be changing the shape instead of adding the glow this time?

For future classes like ninja how you be handling their ilvl gears when they are introduced? Will you add lesser ilvl gear as well as the new ilvl or will you just have them start with their patch,s ilvl

With the higher iLVL gear, will we see any deviation from the [Main Stat] / [Vitality] / 2 of the following: [Critical Hit Rate / Determination / Spell Speed / Skill Speed / Accuracy / Parry] allocation of stats?

Will we ever see the return of unique stats on gear such as the "Enhances [Job Ability]" stats that were on AF in 1.0?

At the moment we have primal-themed weapons in the game, but is there any chance for having primal-themed armour in the game, even if only for vanity? Our chocobos can be made to look like primals with primal bardings, so why not us?

What was the purpose of adding the i75 supra gathering/crafting tools in patch 2.3 when players already upgraded their tools in patch 2.2 and do you plan to add another ilvl tier of gathering/crafting tools in patch 2.4.

I understand the goal of not upsetting player balance or making gear a requirement, but is there any reason something can be added to the Relic once it's reached its pinnacle?

Something like, "Enkindle recast reduced to 240 seconds" or even "Aetherflow IV", or a choice between the two.

Monks could have something like "Extended Greased Lightning Duration" or "Enhanced Mantra"
Paladin could have "Increased Enmity" or "Increased Spirits Within Damage", akin to 1.0.

Etc, etc.
This type of itemization is what the game sorely lacks and will help differentiate playstyles and give weapons a longer lifespan, as well as encourage people to endure the grueling grind to get their Relic Zodiac.

do you realise you destroy older ( arguably better ) content by doing these tomestones? Why not make us keep converting gears like 110 soldiery ( or ha ) can convert to ilvl 120 by use of new tomestone?

Also, maybe consider making tank pieces ALOT cheaper than other pieces? Many and most people when they start MMOs, create a dps or a healer, in order to learn the game and get a feel for it. Then they might decide "My fc needs a tank" or w/e, but then they have 2 choices, either quit gearing their main dps in order to gear a tank, or just forget the whole idea of even making a tank.

I understand tome/loot caps are their to make people buy extra character slots ( $$$ for you obviously ) but consider this change for tank equipement, as lack of tanks is probably the biggest problem this game has imo.

I am making a tank now, but I worry about it being undergeared for endgame, since all I can put on it is crappy ol' i90, since I'm gearing my DRG.

Now that a new tomestone is being added, will soldiery gear be placed on the Allied Seals vendor like the current myth gear.

Will the X-Supra be upgradeable and required for the new crafts?

How many more of these varieties of carnival tickets will we have to put up with?

Instead of the same types of Static Gear will you offer every class Party gear and Solo gear ? Example; PLD & WAR only have TANK Gear. Why not give us Damage Gear that sacrifices VIT for STR? With the current Mobs in the world no one really needs 8K+ HP even with six of them attacking you. I also know that we have chocobos but, more damage would be ideal when Solo or Off Tanking.

Didn't you recently say that there wouldn't be a new type of Tomestone in patch 2.4?

How will the new Tomestone be obtained?

Will the addition of the new Tomestone mean you are removing the weekly cap on Soldiery tomes?

Have you entertained any thoughts of providing a system by which players can covert higher-lvl Tomestone to lower-lvl ones?

Are crafting/gathering gear included in the ilvl increase?

We see in terms of gear for classes shared between types (Tanks, meele, casters, healers share gear, and bards are alone) for Soldery. With new ilvl and new tomestones coming, my real big questions would be what kind of theme will the new armor have? We had the Darklight set, esentually seemingly basic armor, AF2 as reskins of the artifact armor (which I hope we'll be able to get for ninja from the hunting rewards!), and then several different themes which remind me of older time outfits, like in time of gladiators, jesters, and priests big in government. Can we get any hints or a peek at the new armor sets you'll be releasing in this patch, will we get a new armor set from the new Tomestones and will it follow the same armory chest space saving idea as the last gear set? (put together since it is all essentially the same question)

Will we be able to purchase perishable items with Soldiery Tomes in 2.4 much like Myth can buy Gear, Mats and other items? I have a lot of Soldiery Tomes laying dormant and it'd be nice to be able to purchase other stuff with them apart from just Gear.

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Originally Posted by Munba

We'll get AF2 with the new tomestones? If it's not, when we'll see AF2?

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If I'm confused, perhaps SE will be as well.

iLvl70 AF1
iLvl90 AF2

Did you meant AF3?

Thanks for clarifying.

sorry i put this in the wrong area

Well i was wonderin if we would ever see large final fantasy characters etched into final fantasy 14 in dungeons or a raids as a mini story or besides characters but a tribute to each final fantasy? As for pvp as seen frontlines handles 72 players, could we increase the numbers to 100 or 120 with different game modes and maps in frontlines? And can we get team death match in wolves den? And any new pvp gear will be added the game seems to lack pvp modes and pvp gear like most mmorpgs. As for companions and pets will we ever see a thing were we all can get a monster in eorzea or enemy as a pet that we can raise and have fight for us besides a chocobo, bosses i think we need a mode like st or ct but with about 100 players fighting bosses as strong as Odin will that be possible?

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Originally Posted by mhaid2000

Will there be a new set of gear implemented to obtain with the new tomestone? If so can we have some cooler looking designs than we had with the last gear set? Also Will there be an option to level sync item levels or perhaps a bonus given to players to wear gear sets that are closer to the dungeons item level to bring the challenge factor back to these duties?

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i actually loved the design for smn/blm weathered sol gear

i saw alot of people posting quick replys when the first thread said post reply to thread please so wasnt sure if that would mean questions would be ignored if they were in quick reply so just incase heres the questions i wanted to be heard

Are we going to see slower ilvl progression past ilvl 110?
i.e Typically gear tend to progress by 10 ilvl, but High Allagan weapons are better than most weapons by 5 ilvl. Will we see more of this in the future?