Questions and Feedback on the Future of FINAL FANTASY XIV

[Cape-Freak]

I'd like to see this too, say 8 character slots for a flat fee rather than charging more for additional characters.

This is also something I'd like to know about. To my (limited) knowledge, multiple free character slots seems to be the norm for most MMOs with FFXI and FFXIV being the main exceptions (again, to my limited knowledge). Can we expect any changes to the fee structure for accounts/characters/retainers?

[Zaireeka2025]

Since you're making a new graphics engine, have you looked into PlayStation VITA support? I'd love to able to do some leves while on the move!

If anything was to set FFXIV: The Seventh Umbral Age apart, it would be the announcement of being the first large scale mmo to be available on the PSVita (or any handheld)!! Get it in your plans SquareEnix! I'm pretty sure Luminous is the engine, and if my research is right it is optimized for development on all types of platforms including handhelds (and yes, Luminous does DX11 for all those that have asked).

[Lienn]

Will our names be reserved in some way. I regret picking the name Jack Daniels, i get lots of random groupies on my adventures which is nice, but it's not a very original name. But to the people who have put a lot of time into picking a unique name, will they run the risk of having someone steal it come 2.0.

I believe so...like they stated before, they will just carry on all data from current game so, unless we face some server merge (or a need of having unique names regarding all servers instead of only our server due that worldless feature), i believe all current names will be reserved.

I would hate having to change my name too.

[Andrien]

My apology if this was asked already.

Will we be able to change our race, and still keep our levels when FFXIV version 2 launches?

[Zaireeka2025]

My apology if this was asked asked already.

Will we be able to change our race, and still keep our levels when FFXIV version 2 launches?

Yes indeed.

[Veltaine]

im all about everything happening from here until 2.0. ive loved the game so far! and i have no reason not to love the game when it expands either.


BARRRRRRRRRRCHER, no for real, im all about it, if i could play a flute with a handheld axe i would

[Delmontyb]

One of the things I've enjoyed with other MMOs on the market, as well as the Empire attacks that have been going on in Eorzea, is the dynamic feel of the content itself. That being said, what plans, if any, do you have for dynamic content in 2.0?

Are there any plans for "Open public quests" (aka quests that you can join in on a global scale by just going into a zone)? (For example: you enter in a zone, and you find out via the UI that an open event, is going on and everyone is tasked with killing 1000 dodos... Every dodo killed goes towards that total, so you might only kill 10, but you and everyone who kills a dodo is working towards that 1000 together, even if they are not in a party. At the end of the event, based on your contribution, you are rated and various rewards would then be mailed to you.)

[Esk]

Since you're making a new graphics engine, have you looked into PlayStation VITA support? I'd love to able to do some leves while on the move!

Given we can do almost everything on 1 avatar I see no reason other then storage.

So I'd much prefer a lower fee and then top ups per character.
Meaning those who wont use them them can pay less then those who do, paying a more normal fee for 3+ slots or Higher fee 5+

But unless the retainer system is changed/reduced/removed I cant see them giving use 8 slots free.
Once we have in game mail, that would result in to much storage as is, we already have a massive amount of storage anyway.

[elreed]

Maybe they asked already,

About jobs would jobs be able able to cross class skills and if yes what kind of skills? example raging strikes on Dragoon?

Will the jobs be able to equip different weapons than the ones supossed, like Warrior will be able to equip two handed sword, axe, dual wield short swords, dual wield axes?

Will jobs be able to cross job skills, example berserk from warrior to dragoon?

Will jobs be able to cross traits like classes, like double attack from warrior to any other job or class?

[Reabs]

その上で、課金を開始させて頂くのは、パッチ1.20リリース後の12月上旬くらいを想定しています。
1.20では大きな課題である「PCサーチ」と「マーケットサーチ」、特にマーケットについては、
「競売場」と呼ばれる「仕組み」が実現できるように、
サーバー改修前ではありますが、実装にチャレンジしている状態です。
（新生では更にマーケットの見た目そのものを変えるつもりです）
この2つがあるのと、無いのとでは「MMORPGの最低限」として、
かなり大きな隔たりがあると考えています。
With that in mind, I will like to say that we will only start billing for this game after patch 1.20 is released, which is scheduled for sometime during the first half of December. For 1.20 we will finally like to absolve the two big issues of "PC search" and "Market search" - especially Markets, to make an "System" that we can call an "Auction House" possible for the future. These changes are taking place before server revisions so difficulties are present, but we are continuing to tackle the issues at hand to make these changes possible.
(In the new FFXIV, we even have plans to change the look of the Markets completely)
I feel that the differences of having these two features and not having them is so significant, so much that I feel these are features are the absolute minimum requirements for this game be called an MMORPG.

Seeing as your attempting to do these with the current server structure will you also be able to aim to have LS administrative features in for 1.20? I believe it was even mentioned that you could just put in text commands for it this would greatly improve the experiences of the ever expanding LS communities. (Add/Kick from anywhere(Similar to /pcmd) and regardless of if they are online/offline, Motd, perhaps increase in the cap of LS members too?)

I didn't read through all the posts so sorry if this has already been asked. Waiting a year for this sort of thing has been harsh I really wouldn't like it if we have to wait another year lol.