Live Letter from the Producer - Discussion Thread

[Dree-Elle]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...d/page2http://
I'm guessing minions from merch. or Mogstation will not give you any extreme advantage.

I'm hoping that you're right, but guesses have been wrong before (Housing says "Hi!"). Also, the line "it's not like you won't be able to win" may just mean "you have a *chance* of winning, but be prepared to have your ass handed to you on a silver platter on a regular basis if your lineup isn't juuuuuust right". See also: Pokémon.

Forgive me for being pessimistic, but I've seen so many things I've looked forward to take a sideways slide at the last second that I cannot help but be skeptical. "Fool me once..."

[Kosmos992k]

Will they finally be adding contested zones that we can fight others for?

Frontlines would say hello, but it's too busy being deserted. FFXIV just doesn't seem to attract much of a PvP audience.

[Nires]

The relics was confirmed for 3.1??

[Nektulos-Tuor]

Frontlines would say hello, but it's too busy being deserted. FFXIV just doesn't seem to attract much of a PvP audience.

PvPvE

You don't fight other players directly. You fight for kills and fight through a respawning living zone to kill bosses. The rewards are better though.

[Kosmos992k]

PvPvE

You don't fight other players directly. You fight for kills and fight through a respawning living zone to kill bosses. The rewards are better though.

I'm just not sure that kind of content will be inclusive enough, it sounds a liitle to close to something that a small group ofhighly geared players could dominate.

[Nektulos-Tuor]

I'm just not sure that kind of content will be inclusive enough, it sounds a liitle to close to something that a small group of highly geared players could dominate.

Not really if a zone is big enough. If the zone is big enough there is no way a group can go through everything if another group is closer. Gear also does not matter much in FFXIV.

Also, if the players do that they deserve the loot. The other players deserve nothing. Its a contested zone. You fight other players for content.

Contested Content is fun and actually really popular. Just not something put into games these days.

However, the entire point of contested dungeons is its high risk high reward. If you try to plow through it fast you could wipe or get killed leaving another group closer to you.

[Rikkustrife]

The relics was confirmed for 3.1??

yes, they were

[Kosmos992k]

Contested Content is fun and actually really popular. Just not something put into games these days.

I suspect that is because games are designed to be as inclusive as possible these days.

[Nektulos-Tuor]

I suspect that is because games are designed to be as inclusive as possible these days.

Yes, but there is already inclusive content in the game. The new raids. This content would be fun and a nice change of pace. Contested Dungeons are VERY different from normal ones.

Its not very friendly. However its not meant for the weak.

Contested Content if its done right usually survives a lot longer then average dungeons.

Other parties mean the content is more dynamic, which means its less boring.

[Loony_BoB]

omg for real!! Wish that link had been posted at the top of this discussion!! Twitch "stream" never showed anything at all for me on multiple machines, and there was no gdoc link on the page either.

To make it clear: there was no video on the twitch stream at all, just a black screen and a spinning indicator.
Tried on multiple machines, absolutely nothing.
Also there was no link posted to the gdoc.
Until now - thanks Kuroyasha!

[Edit 1: Checked twitch stream again - there's a "watch now" button which does absolutely nothing when you press it. I'm kind of baffled by this, but the gdoc link works fine.

Edit 2: The stream miraculously started playing now that the letter is over. Go figure, haha! ]

The link wasn't posted at the top of the discussion (I'll edit it in now) because the person typing it out - well known XIV streamer & YouTuber Mister Happy - opted to keep it to himself until he was done, presumably to keep people watching his Twitch (as is his right considering he's the one doing the hard work for free).

No idea why your Twitch wasn't working though - nobody had issues in my FC, and there were thousands watching. Either way, hope you enjoy the read now it's available!