Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XII! (General)

[Mattlex]

Back during the months leading to the transition to 2.0 you had a roadmap which was updated with targets and timescales to let the players have some idea when they can expect things to happen.

I feel this was a vital communication tool which kept players interested even when they couldn’t play the game.

Would you consider reintroducing this for future updates, fixes and expansions?

Even if some details are not specific I feel it would keep the players interested by having some idea what they have to look forward and at least a rough idea of when it can be expected.

[Sigvaldus]

can have chain skilling back, like in ff11?

[UnleashedFury]

can have chain skilling back, like in ff11?

Please, NO. If you want to be tied down to the repetitive Weaponskills required by Skillchains and the parties Job classes, then go back to FFXI. I, myself, am enjoying the relaxed fighting style this game offers. I get tired of being forced to perform he same Weaponskills in a predetermined order of execution, and having my eyes glued to the chat log, looking and waiting for skills used by the mob and party members. Using macros to display chat, letting party members know when to start the skillchain. Yeah, the animations from the Magic Burst.
Don't get me wrong, It CAN be fun, but after hours and hours, sometimes days, of grouping, it can get to be more like work then a game.

[UnleashedFury]

Another thing I would like to see changed in a future patch, is the amount of time some skills and potions are active. 10 to 20 seconds is a really short duration. Is there any real issue with allowing these skills, and potions to be effective for a more realistic duration like, say 60 seconds or in a case like PLD's Sentinel or Tempered Will, just let them last 5 to 10 minutes. Is that really going to change the game that much? This other request is in the same category, so I'm going to include it in this thread. When you cast Stoneskin, and Protect, then enter a Fate the requires Syncing, those buffs disappear, and then require casting once again (to be better prepared) before engaging the mob. Can this be addressed? The skills that are not available at the synced level should disappear, but not ones that are available for use at the synced level.

[Sayori]

When will we see more Fantasia vials?

[Gummy]

Are you guys ever going to fix the random and frustrating lag that takes place in instances including PvP.. I have a fios 50/25 connection and sometimes the game freezes up every 5 seconds for 3 seconds throughout a raid.

[Vech]

Are there any plans to lower the pricing of FC housing on non-legacy servers?

We all know the prices for Legacy servers are seeing a reduction this month. However, prices are still too high on non-legacy servers. This is stagnating the economy because players are hoarding. A hoarder's economy is not a healthy one.

[Vech]

Garuda is currently the only summoner pet used in endgame dungeons because of the move "Contagion". Are there any plans to make the other summoner pets relevant to endgame content?

[Bixby]

Would you consider reverting the change to make the Limit Break bar fill more slowly when there are multiple players on the same class for groups that are assembled randomly? It seems unfair to penalize parties for something they have no control over.

[Munba]

There'll be some 'extra/new' content, like Treasure Hunting, in 2.2?