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

[Vrumpt]

What plans are there for FFXIV in regard to horizontal progression? The thing that made FFXI so great and gave it so much depth was because of the amount of content that came together to form this incredible horizontal progression system. I understand that FFXIV is more modern and is currently on track to follow a more common vertical progression model, however I am hoping FFXI's amazing horizontal progression is not forgotten. What can you tell us about horizontal progression in the future of FFXIV?

[Epherus]

I understand that any changes to classes/jobs other then certain adjustments will mostly likely not be added in 2.? patches, so we will not see a pet being added to the Dragoon class, but would it be possible to get a minion that resembles the Wyvern from FFXI?

I know several things have already been said about what is coming in patch 2.2, such as 1.5x more story quests then in 2.1, etc. but how big can we expect this next patch to be, in terms of 2.1?

Regarding AF2 armor: How can we obtain these? Will they be from a quest (allbeit a difficult quest I hope) or will they be purchasable with a new Tomestone currency?

Gear in FFXIV for the most part has been part of a set. Full Darklight, Full Artifact, etc. Will we eventually see a stand alone piece of gear? Gear like Leaping Boots and Emperor Hairpin from FFXI come to mind.