Questions and Feedback on the Future of FINAL FANTASY XIV

[tteh3r]

Is there any plans to limit players to a number of class(s) including crafting classes. I only ask due to alot of players prefering having a limit on the number of crafts a player can take, as they believe it destroys the eco of the game, main reason i enjoy ff14 is not having any kind of class limits.

[widowmaker]

I work 6-7 days a week and would really like to play more. My problem biggest problem is that DoH classes are a necessary evil and can be a little bit on the time consuming side. Are there going to be any changes to the crafting system that will shorten the time?

[Jaber]

Will I ever be able to edit the game options in-game, instead of having to close it out and open an external config program?
It's very, very annoying when trying to find the settings that work best for your computer :/

Also, will I ever be able to take a screenshot without having to hide the UI and slap a copyright notice in the corner?

[Coombah]

1. When can we see more pictures / screen shots of the new missing genders? The concept art was very vague and minamal.

2. When will they be implemented? Is it still the PS3 launch? When do you plan on adding Demi Humans and Dragon playable races? Can you go in detail on how the race change for existing players will occur?

3. Will we be able to craft our LS crest on our gear? Will we able to have the crest on our personable chocobo? Will be able to sign our names to gear we craft?

4. Can you go into more detail on Estates? How will they work? How do we obtain one?

5. LS buildings, Boats, Airships.. will we ever get them?

6. Free Companies ?? Why not attach it to the LS? Where the community you been apart of can play together and enjoy the content together instead of limiting it to 5 members?

7. Can you go in more detail on the UI / widgets in the screenshot of 2.0?

[Kallera]

Will I ever be able to edit the game options in-game, instead of having to close it out and open an external config program?
It's very, very annoying when trying to find the settings that work best for your computer :/

Also, will I ever be able to take a screenshot without having to hide the UI and slap a copyright notice in the corner?

Use the Print Screen button and a image editing program like MS paint or gimp. Square likely won't lose the copyright notice due to legal mumbo jumbo to keep the bootleggers away.

Back on topic: Are there going to be linkshell-based activities? Right now its a glorified chatroom, can there be expansions to what we can do as an ls, like a linkshell airship/base camp design, banners,ways to manage ls funds/events, etc.?

[REDace0]

why fix something anything on the currant game? its pointless to even put effort into wasted content and obsolete software.

SE will you buy wows old servers and use them as a tempary fix for this broken crap? that should cut the clunkyness and lag down by 70%, and give u justifiable reason to charge for this game.

Unfortunately that's not how MMOs work. In addition to the hardware of the servers themselves, they have custom software running on them suited to the particular game. Hardware plays a role in FFXIVs performance, but based on interviews it's not the primary cause of the lag issues. Rather, the current server software itself does not perform efficiently. This is why the server program itself is being rebuilt from scratch for 2.0.

[Koryu]

Where or what content does the Dev Team Expect(want) players to level in? Will it be mainly focused on:

a) Pure grinding on world enemies, with most players in the same level range, a la most of FFXI's life
b) Dungeon crawling/Fast raid instances with the Content Finder (15-30 min dungeons with EXP bonuses on completion?)
c) Quests/Side-quests (Similar to WoW, with quest "hubs" and certain areas being meant for certain levels)
d) Abyssea(FFXI)-Style leveling (World grind with any level player able to be in party)
e) A Miraculous accumulation of all of the above?

[Jaber]

Use the Print Screen button and a image editing program like MS paint or gimp. Square likely won't lose the copyright notice due to legal mumbo jumbo to keep the bootleggers away.

Here is a comprehensive list of all of the games I have played that have a built-in screenshot function which requires me to replace the UI with a copyright notice before I can use it to take a screenshot:
Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy XIV

[Ramsey]

• It seems like the Crystal Tower is going to be the first full-scale "Raid" in FFXIV, can you share any details about the event? Will it be randomized at all? What about time limits?
• Are your plans for future raids and dungeons to feature narrative that sets up the event a la FFXI, or an explicit narrative during the event, that is repeated each time, similar to other MMOs.
• In the recent Lodestone post about Chocobos, the background is blurred in the screenshot, is this a visual touch you're planning to implement, or an overzealous image post team? Regardless, can you talk about any interesting visual touches you plan for the future of FFXIV?
• Is Raise ever going to have a particle effect?
• How do you plan to balance Jobs with Classes, and have both be useful without making Jobs feel weak or limiting their abilities so much to one role that it defeats emergent play during job-focused content.

[Kallera]

Here is a comprehensive list of all of the games I have played that have a built-in screenshot function which requires me to replace the UI with a copyright notice before I can use it to take a screenshot:
Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy XIV

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