Thoughts on the new Letter from the Producer? (May 20)

[Captaindownsyndrome]

Aside from all the exciting changes coming to the battle and armoury systems that were previously announced, here are my personal favorites:

In-Game Achievement Management
YES!!! I am an achievement junkie! I was first introduced to achievements in Warhammer, and got officially hooked when they implemented the system in WoW. I realize that FFXIV has been tracking our achievements since day one, but you can currently only find them in your history on the Lodestone. It will be nice to be able to see them in game.

Action Bar Revisions
I know this ties into the new battle system, but it's also a UI issue and the action bars are something that's been a real source of contention for me. I'm tired of the clunkiness, having to flip through 3 different bars, and reset abilities. I'm glad this is something they're prioritizing.

Ifrit Battle
Our first primal! Will Summoner be an option with the new job system? Can't wait!

Auction House?
Looks like the jury is still out on replacing the market wards with a traditional auction house. They're still open to the idea and are currently making a final decision.

Mount System
Kind of odd how FFXIV is STILL loathe to come out and say chocobos, for some reason. I'll just be glad to have something more than anima and a pair of worn out shoes.

Configuration Menu Improvements
Settings done via text commands will now also be available in the configuration menu. Finally. I'm getting too old to remember a giant list of text commands anymore, LOL.

Custom Chat Log Tabs
The system is pretty much already in place. You can make your own windows. I've never understood why you can't make your own tabs. This is something I've nitpicked about for a while.

seem like good ideas

[Bayohne]

To clarify regarding the "plans for summer 2011" discussion; the items that Yoshida listed are things that we are planning to implement before the end of summer. Hopefully that's clearer!

[Maxi_Irving]

To clarify regarding the "plans for summer 2011" discussion; the items that Yoshida listed are things that we are planning to implement before the end of summer. Hopefully that's clearer!

Good to hear! Hopefully everything goes smoothly and according to plan!

[Cyan]

To clarify regarding the "plans for summer 2011" discussion; the items that Yoshida listed are things that we are planning to implement before the end of summer. Hopefully that's clearer!

Darn. Eh, it was wishful thinking anyway. Thanks for the clarification! Still can't wait to see all this unfold over the summer!
Now..If we could just get a little hint hint on when abouts the new job system would be implemented >.>

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

To clarify regarding the "plans for summer 2011" discussion; the items that Yoshida listed are things that we are planning to implement before the end of summer. Hopefully that's clearer!

Thanks Bayohne, though I wish it said before the beginning of summer.

[Warlyx]

To clarify regarding the "plans for summer 2011" discussion; the items that Yoshida listed are things that we are planning to implement before the end of summer. Hopefully that's clearer!

Before the end :3

[Rentahamster]

To clarify regarding the "plans for summer 2011" discussion; the items that Yoshida listed are things that we are planning to implement before the end of summer. Hopefully that's clearer!

Thanks for the clarification, Bay!

[Frebaut]

To clarify regarding the "plans for summer 2011" discussion; the items that Yoshida listed are things that we are planning to implement before the end of summer. Hopefully that's clearer!

Thats great, some people take every single word to seriuos.

[Loony_BoB]

To clarify regarding the "plans for summer 2011" discussion; the items that Yoshida listed are things that we are planning to implement before the end of summer. Hopefully that's clearer!

He listed 'Future Tasks' as well as 'Current Tasks' - can you clarify on whether or not that means he intends on completing all of the 'Future Tasks' by the end of the summer? Or is it just the 'Current Tasks' that are planned to be complete by then?

[Sigmakan]

To clarify regarding the "plans for summer 2011" discussion; the items that Yoshida listed are things that we are planning to implement before the end of summer. Hopefully that's clearer!

Could you let the dev team know that the titles on that table are a bit confusing. Planned, Current Tasks, Future Tasks in one way or another kinda all mean the same thing. I believe Planned is just a sub-header, and Current/Future Tasks are the actual plans/actions going on. But at first glance its very confusing.