Which questions would you like to see answered on Tuesday from the live letter?

[Tibian]

1. How are the server fixes going and what have they accomplished in terms of improving the game? Or when can we expect these fixes to make a dramatic increase in game performance?
2. The english forums saw a video of dualboxing movement with extreme imprecision, how are you moving forward to address this serious issue which can and does effect gameplay in negative ways?
3. How far along is the world revamp and what can you tell us about the new designs?
4. What happened to the implementation of multiple action bars rather than toggling through skills?
5. How far along is the jump feature?
6. To cast spells you need to "confirm" your target that is already targetted. Redundancy is something you're trying to remove, so will casters ever see the removal of the "confirm" spell casting so we can just hit a spell once a target is targetted?
7. How far along is player/linkshell housing? What can you tell us about the design and how it will work?
8. Will player housing include gardening, storage, or other unique features?
9. Has an in-game Final Fantasy type card game been started yet? (Tetra Master/Triple Triad), and if so, what can you tell us about it?
10. A lot of people are itching for free server transfers to join their friends, are there any plans for this in the short future?
11. Updated linkshell control is desperately desired, how is the progress on this topic?
12. Player ran companies were discussed to exist in balance with linkshells. What progress has been made on this and can you tell us a bit more about the goals for player ran companies?
13. Spell animations and player casting animations for mages were requested and confirmed to be under review, how is the progress on this topic and what can you tell us about the new animations?
14. You have hinted the Arcanist job will be Geomancer, what will the Musketeer job be?
15. How is the work on implementing pet classes/jobs going?
16. When will we see the comprehensive mage revisions and what do they entail?
17. You've said guildleves aren't the central focus of the game, but they are still the best source of EXP to level up on? How are you continuing to decrease the focus on guildleves? Currently you are implementing EXP chains, but that encourages a form of monotonous gameplay that many players don't like: grinding.
18. With the overwhelming majority of negative feedback from the Click and Buy system, what are your future plans regarding payment and this particular company?
19. Are you considering a free to play service supported by micro-transactions?
20. XI just recently launched a test server, will XIV see one soon?
21. Is the PS3 version still under works or cancelled?
22. What improved features to the market wards are there, and/or is a global auction house being developed?
23. What is the current plan, if there is one, for PVP. Will PVE remain independent from PVP?
24. What happened to "open to addon development" that was stressed early on before the release of the game? Why haven't we seen a developer kit released yet?
    

Update: If anyone would like to submit my questions via worst communication system ever created twitter for the 5am live letter, feel free (and I'd appreciate it). I will not be creating a twitter account, nor will I be waking up extra early for something that will most likely be a rehash of the patch notes.

[KamikazeMan]

Nice to see a lot of good questions being asked. Hopefully our inquiries won't be ignored and the most important questions will be answered.

[Chain]

Personally, the only thing I'm still REALLY concerned about are the server issues. The delay bug (cooldowns/buff durations/debuff durations showing incorrect times) is also a HUGE problem.

So I guess my question would be, how is the progress for the server issue fixes coming along?

I have a bad feeling in my gut that these specific issues will be swept under the rug for a long time. I'd rather know if they're willing to open a few NA servers with transfers if the distance seems to be too much to overcome.

Currently my casting bar is useless, buffs randomly flash @0 seconds for up to 20 seconds. Feeling so sluggish takes so much away from the game for me.

On WoW my latency runs in the double digits, I'm on the east coast connected to a west coast server. I have no idea what my latency on XIV is but sometimes I swear its a solid 1 second -.-

[Picoman]

1. How are the server fixes going and what have they accomplished in terms of improving the game? Or when can we expect these fixes to make a dramatic increase in game performance?
2. The english forums saw a video of dualboxing movement with extreme imprecision, how are you moving forward to address this serious issue which can and does effect gameplay in negative ways?
3. How far along is the world revamp and what can you tell us about the new designs?
4. What happened to the implementation of multiple action bars rather than toggling through skills?
5. How far along is the jump feature?
6. To cast spells you need to "confirm" your target that is already targetted. Redundancy is something you're trying to remove, so will casters ever see the removal of the "confirm" spell casting so we can just hit a spell once a target is targetted?
7. How far along is player/linkshell housing? What can you tell us about the design and how it will work?
8. Has a Final Fantasy type card game been started yet? (Tetra Master/Triple Triad), and if so, what can you tell us about it?
9. A lot of people are itching for free server transfers to join their friends, are there any plans for this in the short future?
10. Updated linkshell control is desperately desired, how is the progress on this topic?
11. Player ran companies were discussed to exist in balance with linkshells. What progress has been made on this and can you tell us a bit more about the goals for player ran companies?
12. Spell animations and player casting animations for mages were requested and confirmed to be under review, how is the progress on this topic and what can you tell us about the new animations?
13. You have hinted the Arcanist job will be Geomancer, what will the Musketeer job be?
14. How is the work on implementing pet classes/jobs going?
15. When will we see the comprehensive mage revisions and what do they entail?
16. You've said guildleves aren't the central focus of the game, but they are still the best source of EXP to level up on? How are you continuing to decrease the focus on guildleves? Currently you are implementing EXP chains, but that encourages a form of monotonous gameplay that many players don't like: grinding.
    
    

Great post.

[Fanzeron]

Personally, the only thing I'm still REALLY concerned about are the server issues. The delay bug (cooldowns/buff durations/debuff durations showing incorrect times) is also a HUGE problem.

So I guess my question would be, how is the progress for the server issue fixes coming along?

No doubt about it: this is the one question all of us have. Everything else are little changes or nice improvements. But the one and most important problem, the server issues, sadly I don't think it will be addressed at all. -sigh-

[Rane]

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[Betelgeuzah]

No doubt about it: this is the one question all of us have. Everything else are little changes or nice improvements. But the one and most important problem, the server issues, sadly I don't think it will be addressed at all. -sigh-

That's funny, considering Yoshi told us a week or so ago that the area redesigns and server reforms, etc., will be discussed when/after 1.19 goes live.

Even if it might not be a part of the Q&A, the answers will come soon enough.

[zaviermhigo]

If they made just an NA server I'd never join it kills all the FFXI/XIV thought about different cultures playing together, I'm on the official francophone server, and I speak french, perfect opportunity for me to practice language with people who speak it.

Japanese people have the same latency problems that NA people have just ask people who live in Japan and play this game. It has nothing to do with where the server actually is and more to do with just blatantly how crappy the servers are they're using.

I would love to know if they ever have plans on upgrading their servers, since we all know they're crap.

[Nero]

To Yoshida-san / FF XIV Team:

• I realize there's a balance for Casual vs. Hardcore content, but are there any plans for Long-Term Goals like Relic Weapons from FF XI? (Note: But I'd vote for it to be ~50% of the amount of time / items it took compared to FF XI given the shift in consumers' time / attention span.)

SE allready answered this and it was a "yes, something like Excalibur". A small hint of what we can expect. BUT seriously dont ask for 50% less the effort. If SE would do it that way, they wouldnt deserve the name "Relic Weapons".

I love this Game, but one thing which really annoy's me is the "Congrats for everyone having anything" mentality.

@ Topic

- I would like to hear something about Moghouse/Residental Areas.
- I would like to hear something about "new" Content as in Sea/Sky Style.
- I would like to hear something about Pet-Classes.

[Andrien]

Things I want to know about. If asked already I apologize.

1. New races being implemented to play? When, and what kind?
2. Any more variety of choices to remodel our characters are being planned?
3. What kind of PvP event being planned? Will there be PvPvE?

That is all thanks.