Questions and Feedback on the Future of FINAL FANTASY XIV

[elreed]

One more thing if it can be added,

I saw that in Guild Wars 2 they have dynamic content in open world all the time, like Dragon attack to a village or an invasion from enemies all the time, where if you dont defend or attack the place changes a bit like having occupied villages and not being able to buy there and have to fight your way thru to get it back from the enemy, having everytime you log in a different enviroment around you depending on what the community did, are we getting anything like that in the 2.0 version?

[Anapingofness]

One more thing if it can be added,

I saw that in Guild Wars 2 they have dynamic content in open world all the time, like Dragon attack to a village or an invasion from enemies all the time, where if you dont defend or attack the place changes a bit like having occupied villages and not being able to buy there and have to fight your way thru to get it back from the enemy, having everytime you log in a different enviroment around you depending on what the community did, are we getting anything like that in the 2.0 version?

That would be cool. I mean it's not like FFXIV has an invading Empire or anything. =____=;;

Personally, I think that would fit more with the world and storyline (or what is there, they really, really need to make their storylines better in this game >_<;; ) than massive PVP a la open world PVP in WoW.

[Rizon]

I was rereading the outline again and several questions came to mind concerning user add-ons.

1. How will you be vetting and overseeing user add-on. As good as the Dev Team is they can only handle so many things. There are a number highly capable programmers who have excellent ideas <Windower for FFXI for 1>. By the same token there are as many equally capable programmers who's only thought is to manipulate the system to their advantage. Primarilly Botters and RMTs. How will you control this?

2.Understandably add-on can only be applied to the PC. With so much riding on a successful launch for the PS3 how do you plan to balance the game so that PS3 users are not left way in the background to the point where there is no reason to play on the PS3.

3. probably relates to question 1 but how do you plan to allow distribution of add-ons.

I have been following this thread off and on since it was first posted. There are many good questions from the community. So many that they cannot all be answered in the Live session. I am hoping that you can group and prioritize all the unanswered one and have various members of the Dev team post answers here on the forums in a reasonable amount of time.

Thank You

[neorei]

1. DON'T revolve this game based on dealing with RMT, RMT will be there always no matter what you do. Yes helping prevent RMT will be one thing but DO NOT revolve the game around it.


2. I like the having an AH system, i think the retainer market, though is good enough from what we used to have still takes too much time. sometimes i honestly forget what i was searching for in the first place.

3. if you do a AH system, have something sure cute deal with your transactions (AKA moggles)

4. when the game first came out it didn't feel like e final fantasy, FF has been our for a very long time and a very rich history, what you can do is put thing from other FF games into this one, even have character similar (cameos). trust me people will love that.

5. I WANT LION FROM FFXI BACK PLEASE PUT LION BACK IN.

6. Gladiators need a real AOE provoke, they need it that bad. i mean there is alot of emitity abilities but having a true AOE prove would be nice esp for multiple monsters.

that's is all i got for now lol

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[Prestige]

I am hoping this post gets read by a moderator, because it is an incredibly important point that needs to be addressed. Please add payment options other than those available right now. I want to pay via credit card without having to buy crysta, and I do not want to use Click And Buy. A lot of people do not trust Click and Buy, and hopefully by the time you implement the recurring billing cycle, there is a new option or I will not be subscribing. Otherwise, I don't mind paying monthly for the game.

[neorei]

I am hoping this post gets read by a moderator, because it is an incredibly important point that needs to be addressed. Please add payment options other than those available right now. I want to pay via credit card without having to buy crysta, and I do not want to use Click And Buy. A lot of people do not trust Click and Buy, and hopefully by the time you implement the recurring billing cycle, there is a new option or I will not be subscribing. Otherwise, I don't mind paying monthly for the game.

oh yeah click and buy is bad, just let us use our credit cards like in FFXI

[Rizon]

One of the things they mentioned in the outline about the new grafics system is that it is suposed to run smoothly on the PS3 and PCs with similar specs.
Hope this helps.

Thank You. I did see that. Guess I should have asked for a more realistic Benchmark. I remember the original BM. My system kept failing it but when the game was released I had no trouble playing it. WIth SEs pronouncement of a new engine that is adaptable for most PCs I was looking for way to see how mine would respond.

[Minya]

SE, can you make dogs an option for pets? OMG Like they can stay in the house or come out with you and be fluffy~ I want a collie plz

[Delmontyb]

Will NPC's be more alive in 2.0? Currently they all just stand in the same place, day in and day out, it would be nice with the towns and villages to have NPCs that move about, or guards that help you if you are being chased by a mob and you run by them. (There would need to be balance, but it does help make the world and the NPCs feel more alive)

[Lienn]

SE, can you make dogs an option for pets? OMG Like they can stay in the house or come out with you and be fluffy~ I want a collie plz

Well, they do can...Angelo is the proof dogs can exist in a FF world. Still, i'd want a rat as pet...i find these wharf rats sooooo cute! @_@ i would love being able to walk with a pet rat either hugging it or with it on my head!

...or a dog like Poshul (Chrono Cross).