New interview from JP 4gamer site

[Zenaku]

Sounds too focused on encouraging small cliques of players.

I am more impressed that they're aware of other MMO's out there. I don't think Tanaka touched anything outside the realm of FF.

And yoshi-p never touch a Final fantasy game too now? so what your point? We need Tanaka to give it a final fantasy feel and Yoshi-p to give it more of a mmo feel that everyone outside japan can enjoy.

This is why i say hire tanaka and make tanaka and yoshi-p work together we get new idea and old idea mix in to one.

[Evangelus]

Though no longer producer, I will be continuing to support the development team in other capacities, and personally hope that you will continue your adventures in the realm of Eorzea.

Hiromichi Tanaka 12/2010

tanaka can you know

[Zenaku]

tanaka can you know

Ok i get it you and everyone else dislike tanaka for whatever reason but hating on him for something he did not do is dumb. Yoshi-p is not done jack for this game due to crystal tool and the servers being cheap like hell. I still think we need tanaka and also have yoshi-p but tanaka not even working on ffxiv anymore he doing work over at ffxi now.

[Corrderio]

[/FONT]吉田氏：
　グランドカンパニーは，FFXIVの世界そのものといっても過言ではないです。リムサ・ロミンサ，グリダニア，ウルダハの3国に，冒険者がどう関わって，それがどう帝国と交わって，メインストーリーがどう補完されていって，さらにそれぞれ3国の思惑や首領達がどう絡んでくるのか。そして，FFシリーズに（名前が）登場しているキャラクター達がどう関わってくるのか。実は1.18にも大きな話が1個入っているので，こちらも楽しみにしていただけると。
YoshiP: In FFXIV Grand Company can be said that it’s the main world of FFXIV. How it relates to the 3 countries, with the Empire? (Teikoku). Also how characters from FF Series (the name) comes into play. In 1.18 there is one big story so if you can please enjoy that as well.

4Gamer：
　1.18でもう入ってくるんですか。FFといえばあのキャラっていうのは，いくつか思いつきますけど，どうなるんだろう。
4Gamer: There will be coming in 1.18; saying that character from FF Series, we can think of couple?

吉田氏：
　誰でも思いつきそうなやつが，そろそろゲームに登場しますよ。今後のFFXIVの根幹に関わる重要なセリフもありますので，お楽しみに！
YoshiP: Anyone can think of this one, will be out soon in the game. Also has important role in future of FFXIV.

I really hope he's talking about Bahamut in this

[Zenaku]

I really hope he's talking about Bahamut in this

Bahamut Or cid but cid and bahamut are like part of each other storyline in a way airship battle or what not.

[Corrderio]

Bahamut Or cid but cid and bahamut are like part of each other storyline in a way airship battle or what not.

Hmm, didn't think about Cid either. I'm just assuming Bahamut since Yoshida mentioned he had plans for him way back in Winter.

EDIT: Maybe they'll pull a FF1 where you need to complete a quest for Bahamut to unlock your job? (GLA > PLD, PLG > MNK, etc.)

[Fated]

First of all, thank you very much Reinhart for the translation work. The interview itself was pretty terrible, though. Out of that entire onslaught of text, there was maybe a handful of useful information. I understand that these groups can't just flat out attack the devs, but I remember back when the game was first released, there was an interview where one group was really forward with the devs and got a lot of useful info out of them. I wish someone would do that now >_>.

Second of all, you job system haters are a joke. They have to do 1 job = 1 class right now because the system is new, NO WHERE did they ever state that this would be the permanent way to do things. Also, the amount of whining for an "FFXI-2" is ridiculous. The armory system was designed to give players freedom when they are levelling up and now the job system is being designed to make challenging group content. Having the freedom to level up in a versatile manner while being in a dedicated role for PvE content. You can have your cake and eat it too, yet people complain because they want to be exclusive Paladins or White Mages or whatever. Stop being stuck in the past and move forward. Or better yet, stop making complaints about a system that you literally know almost NOTHING about at this point. I could understand people being unhappy with the job system if we actually had any details to go on.

[Drogyn]

FFXI pretty much was Everquest. If you played FFXI, you essentially played Everquest.

EQ was my first MMO and I loved it. My beastlord was an amazing fun class to play (huge cat)! I tried EQ2 but with no Beastlord it was an instant fail for me.

The only game that could pull me away from EQ was FFXI. They were similiar - biggest similarity to was the camping/party system. Both were challenging.

[Elexia]

hhmmm, ive never played everquest. how is it in relation to WoW and FFXI? i mean as far as fighting goes since thats what theyre comparing to.

XI was a EQ inspired FFIII.

[Holland]

First of all, thank you very much Reinhart for the translation work. The interview itself was pretty terrible, though. Out of that entire onslaught of text, there was maybe a handful of useful information. I understand that these groups can't just flat out attack the devs, but I remember back when the game was first released, there was an interview where one group was really forward with the devs and got a lot of useful info out of them. I wish someone would do that now >_>.

Second of all, you job system haters are a joke. They have to do 1 job = 1 class right now because the system is new, NO WHERE did they ever state that this would be the permanent way to do things. Also, the amount of whining for an "FFXI-2" is ridiculous. The armory system was designed to give players freedom when they are levelling up and now the job system is being designed to make challenging group content. Having the freedom to level up in a versatile manner while being in a dedicated role for PvE content. You can have your cake and eat it too, yet people complain because they want to be exclusive Paladins or White Mages or whatever. Stop being stuck in the past and move forward. Or better yet, stop making complaints about a system that you literally know almost NOTHING about at this point. I could understand people being unhappy with the job system if we actually had any details to go on.

I will have to agree with you here. The complaint seems to come that people want to get the job and nothing else, like a clone of XI or any other job system in previous FF's like IX, V, etc. I think there is enough for both groups. It seems PvE content will have to be played with the jobs to fully reap the rewards, for a more carefree play-stile you just go back to class, where remember they would still make adjustments to all skills to make each class more unique. For me it sounds great and a lot of options for play stile.