Ask Your Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE, Part V!

[Sandrock]

Will we see something like FFXI's synergy system in FFXIV? Group crafting was a really unique idea in FFXI, and it would make wonderful sense in XIV considering the focus on making DoH classes a major focus with their own content. Why not have crafting xp parties to match taditional xp parties?

[Duuude007]

It has been said that Grand company gear will be restricted to the GC which you are currently enlisted. Will there be exceptions, or rewards which require (for example) achieving a minimum rank in all 3 Grand companies?

The ring contest suggested a special ring that had 3 segments representing each of the 3 GCs. It would be a nice incentive to branch out a player's involvement between cities!

[Yrusama]

Will the seasonal items from previous years be available? More specifically, will there be bikinis for the new race variations? I'm curious about a Female Roegadyn in a bikini.

[Vmage]

Merits?

I'm curious if there will be some form of character advancement once we've leveled all jobs that isn't item-based.

[Duuude007]

The Achievement log and Lodestone history have long had overlapping information. Are the plans to merge the two, so that they display identical information?

I am in support of this, with one exception: My fear is that some older ones listed in Lodestone History will cease to exist, even if there are no duplicates. That seems unfair to those who took the time to earn them (example: live/GM events)

[Impulse]

Will ARR have any presence at March's PAX East? SE could make it a very interesting weekend with ARR's beta being underway, as well as the new XI expansion launching a few days after.

Better yet, will Yoshi-P himself make an appearance?

[Sandrock]

One thing I loved about FFXI's content was that there was gear that would specificly enhance certain abilities. Things that gave Cure Potency +10%, Enhances Fast Cast, or Increases Weapon Skill Damage. It allowed there to be a wide variation of endgame gear for people to collect, rather than the standard new pieces just have higher stats and are overall better than anything already in the game. Will we see endgame gear in FFXIV follow the path that FFXI had with more variation, or will it tend to follow the more traditional path of new gear is just more powerful than the previous endgame gear?

[Sandrock]

If you guys could put one feature into the game that you personally wanted to see in an MMO, what would it be?

[Duuude007]

Will SE be planning to release ARR as a digital download for new players through websites like Amazon, Steam or Gamestop?

I believe this would be a great advantage in a market where Boxed games are not always available to be shipped.

[Yrusama]

Once the things already mentioned have been completed (gold saucer, crystal tower, various jobs, etc.), have you thought of what to do next?