Questions and Feedback on the Future of FINAL FANTASY XIV

[Rorix]

Ok, I have some questions:

- Is there a tiny possibility that we can get Moogle and Vieras as a playble race? Like the ones on this picture?
http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/images/ne...reenshot04.jpg (I know that those where for Aprils Fools but I would seriously throw my money at you guys if we could have Moogles) :P

- Is there a chance that the male Miqo'te can be designed to be more... manly? I'm not asking to copy the design of this characters but maybe something more like this?

http://images.wikia.com/bof/images/3/3d/Rei.jpg
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...bof4-cray1.jpg

- Do we get an option to revamp our characters appearance and gender/race, once 2.0 comes out?

I know some of my questions aren't that important but would be nice to have a response.

[Cichy]

If you're really that desperate for money SE you should sell 2.0 as an expansion. Charging us for this barely tolerable excuse for a game is stupid unless there's some major content update in 1.20

[Biggs]

Does everyone really want to pay to be level 50 and no higher for another year? Pass.

[quantumsaint]

What happened to rebuilding trust? We were told that the PS3 release would be the marker of when the game is good enough to charge for, and now we're being told that the PS3 release is a year off and we're going to start getting charged next month. What gives?

[Mieck]

First of all, as more of a lurker than a poster, I don't often get involved in topics on the forums.
I like the proposed direction for 2.0 and I appreciate that a lot of work has been done in the background. While the move away from the large zones is disappointing (I'm sure that the repeated segments lowered the memory footprint for each zone with the PS3 client in mind), but the zone blueprints are fantastic. I took a long break between December 2010 and May 2011, and the changes that have been coming in have been great. Keep up the good work.

Okay, with the grovelling out of the way, here's my questions:

1) The Umbral Era story line sounds cool, but will this be the only story line to be phased out? Will the old main scenario and quests be modified to remain consistent with the new world situation in the 7th Umbral? While I'm sure you'll be reassigning the places we have to visit for quests due to the map changes, aren't there some that just wont 'fit' in the new scenario? I'm not asking this because I want to see the back of them, I'm just wondering what the plan is.

2) Have you been developing assets in tandem with each other for the current engine and the new engine?

3) Will the severs shut down during transition from the current setup to the new one? Or will data be mirrored over the weeks prior to the changeover?

[Shadowedge]

I just want to start by saying that I was part of the alpha / beta tester group, and for a while, felt that a lot of the feedback and requests I posted along with other testers seemed to go largely unacknowledged. It's nice to see that this has changed.

I really like the direction the game is going now. Running around on chocoback through the random settlements makes the game feel more alive for sure, and I love seeing beastmen on the field now. Looking forward to the class rebalance and job additions.

I have one request in regards to jobs, though. Is there any way we could see a Thief job in the future? I've always loved thief classes, and feel that thief has always been a major staple of the FF job system. I originally started leveling Pugilist, thinking that was the closest thing to thief, since the website even mentioned a Steal ability, but that has since been removed. I'm very happy to see White Mage coming around, but would be ecstatic to see Thief.

Also, with the changes to character creation options, what does that mean for existing players? Will we be given the option to change our character's look once these new options come around?

[DantesAmore]

FFXIV version 2.0 "Reboot"???

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DEV'S tell me this does not mean we loose all our information, level's, items, gil, gear etc etc... 2 years of game play will be accumulated by that time, i'm REALLY hoping your not saying we all start over ... cause "Reboot" is a scary word...

[Akira_Tenshi]

So the PS3 game wont release until 2013? I can't say I wasn't expecting it but man that hurts.

[DNO]

ALl you guys need to realize losing NON-paying players is not SE concern. They need to make money. 10 months of a free game is crazy when you think about it and either you like it and want to pay for it or you don't.

I think weeding out all the non willing to pay players is needed so we can really see what we are working with. Plus when money rolls in SE will have to be timely with updates and stuff.

[Jinrya-Geki]

I didn't see anything about releasing new Disciples of Magic. So in that entire time line a new DoM come after all that? So possibly Oct 2012 there are no new caster jobs?

Really not digging that. I need something to do. Because if my linkshell is not doing an event, I am sitting around weaving, and that isn't too fun for me.

I have no interest in leveling a Disciple of War, I see no real benefit to raising one, other than that quickstep. I am only interested in Magic jobs. I don't want to sit around for almost a year waiting, cause the Jobs are going to be the same level as our classes, and both of my DoM are at 50.

When can I expect to see new Disciples of Magic?