Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XLII! (Exploring Patch 4.2)

[zztoluca]

We need answers as to why some physical item bonus codes are restricted to one character per service account VS all characters per service account.

The Eorzean Symphony and Stormblood Art Work are limited to one character while the Shiva statue that is to release will be all characters.

Not to mention that the store listings were stealthy-fully "updated" to reflect this weeks after preorders had opened and in the Eorzean Symphony case, after players had paid and received the item.
Must we purchase 40 copies for all our character or maybe just 8 for one world. The point is it makes no sense to change it now without reason or explanation!

[Jxnibbles]

Can Secrets of the Lily I and II be reworked they offer very little gameplay wise and have become a nuisance with how little impact they have due to how bosses are designed.

[Culfinrandir]

With 4.2's implementation of submarines are there any plans to allow private housing access to workshops? At the moment there is a large part of the game's content completely inaccessible to anyone other than a select few who have workshop privileges.

[Culfinrandir]

Can you please increase the amount of gardening plots available to all small houses? Having only one plot makes gardening both more difficult & tedious whilst putting those players with larger homes at an advantage because they can crossbreed seeds significantly quicker.

[Culfinrandir]

The Mini Aetheryte is an essential part of owning property in this game. Arguably, so are a post box, chocobo stables & a training dummy, and even garden plots to a lesser extent. Can you please exclude these from the total limit of outdoor decorations at some point because it is severely limiting to those with small plots?

[Zetsumei_Tsunarashi]

Will it ever be possible to remove items from the glamour dresser ?

In its current state, I can't justify using the glamour dresser at all, since I don't want to risk possibly having to throw away my glamour items in the future.

[midorishiranui]

What's the reasoning behind some jobs getting item level 370 weapons with the same Weapon Damage stat as their item level 375 weapons?

[locusts]

With Patch 4.2, Final Fantasy VI must more references in the game than any other title in the series, even more than Final Fantasy III. As a fan of that title, I am thankful for it, will these references continue, or will they slow down now after the Sigmascape?

Also, we've noticed a distinct lack of references to Final Fantasy IV in the game. Are you guys holding back on that for future expansions?

[Zetsumei_Tsunarashi]

This patch there were a lot of issues and the server had to go down for emergency maintenance very soon after the patch went live. Also people have found a lot of bug in savage mode encounters and strategies which trivialize certain parts of the fights. For example in byakko extreme using a tank limit break in the second add phase allows you to completely ignore the add. Or in sigmascape v1 savage you can skip the phase where each party member has to fight a ghost in the train if the tank kills their ghost fast enough.

So my question is, don't you think its about time to add a public test server ?

[yun0]

While I appreciate the changes to relinquishing land, I dont agree with locking the wards for FC's. I think this will lead to even more frustration and outburst from the community. In my opinion, the whole design is flawed. Wouldn't be better if you would create a big building called Guild Hall in each of the cities. You could even recycle the Adventure guild for that purpose. Free company would have an instanced space (similiar to apartment but bigger and upgradable space- a FC wants more space, they can upgrade simply). Members from various Free Companies could meet then in a big Guild hall and that would boost the activity in the big cities=> which is exactly what you want, because players are right now mostly hanging in front of their houses. The housing would be then private.

If the FC doesnt like other FC, they can always have a different faction and thus having a different guild hall. What is your opinion on this change?