Translated - New info from JP game magazine Connect-On (Famitsu)

[Reinheart]

we should have a lot more info after 1.19 per YoshiP's last post.

パッチ1.19リリース後くらいには、すべてお知らせしたいと頑張っていますので、
引き続き宜しくお願いします！

After the patch 1.19 release, will try to explain everything. Please continue to support us!

In his post he was talking about quests and stuff how right now they are trying to increase number of quests available since this game didn't any ANY to begin with and once enough amount is put into the game will start connecting the quests to the stories. I guess stuff we asked like having quest relate, give more information on history, or city, or current situation, etc.

His original post: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post205070

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

Buffer/CC as a class/job function of its own, guess that means RDM and/or BRD, at least for starters.
I hope we get to see either soon, as I enjoy this type of party play.

Archanist would be the base class for a buffer I would think.

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

we should have a lot more info after 1.19 per YoshiP's last post.


After the patch 1.19 release, will try to explain everything. Please continue to support us!

In his post he was talking about quests and stuff how right now they are trying to increase number of quests available since this game didn't any ANY to begin with and once enough amount is put into the game will start connecting the quests to the stories. I guess stuff we asked like having quest relate, give more information on history, or city, or current situation, etc.

His original post: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post205070

Cracks me up that the most valuable NA poster is Japanese (assumption) and has a German-like/sounding name. God bless America!

[Chrees]

Thanks again for the translations, Reinheart! They're much appreciated.

[Reinheart]

Cracks me up that the most valuable NA poster is Japanese (assumption) and has a German-like/sounding name. God bless America!

Half Japanese / Half American Reinheart was mistake... was my favorite name and never knew I had the name wrong all these years........

[Munba]

Thanks a lot Reinheart!

This is new about exp loss?
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...894#post204894

[thenewzero]

Very excited to hear about Bard! I had been afraid the only Job I would remotely like would be Paladin (which I don't much like), but hearing that Bard is planned makes me very happy. I hope they announce fairly soon which class will unlock it. I don't want to level Archer up only to find out a new class will unlock Bard.

[Reinheart]

Thanks a lot Reinheart!

This is new about exp loss?
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...894#post204894

Hmm I guess I missed the one.

プロデューサ/ディレクタの吉田です。
Producer/Director Yoshida Here (...this like auto text? lol he always says this)

まず大前提「レベリングをしなくていい、無くす、レベリングはツマラナイ」と言っているわけではありませんので、
その点は、誤解させてしまった方がいるならごめんなさい。
吉田もRPG大好きですし、MMOも大好き、DQも携わっていたわけで、
キャラクタを成長させる楽しみ、というのはとても理解できます。
ですので、その部分を無くすという意味ではないです＾＾
First of all I am not saying "You don't have to level, getting rid of (leveling), Leveling is boring" if anyone misunderstood that part, i apologize.
I like RPG myself, and also like MMO, was also involved in DQ (he was working on DQ - Dragon Quest game before in SE) I understand the part of enjoying growing your character, so it doesn't mean getting rid of this part ^^

もちろんMMOの特性上、1週間でカンスト！というのも違います。
「毎日2時間ずつプレイしていれば、3-4ヵ月くらいで1クラスカンスト」がイメージです。
当然、寄り道したり、チャットだけで終わったり、そんな日があれば、
カンストまでの距離も時間も延びていきます。
「コツコツやっていれば、オレも最高ランクに到達できるなあ」と思って貰えるのが重要ということです。
Of course in a MMO - Capped Level in 1 week! is different.
"Playing 2 hours a day and in about 3-4 month to capping 1 class" is the image.
And also there are days you go off track doing something else, days you only chat and finish, which also increases time needed to cap the level.

吉田もEQの頃から廃人なので、あのマゾさは知っていますし、実はかなり好きですｗ
でも、死んだら2週間分のEXP LOSTとか、EXPのための血眼のパーティ編成とか、
ダンジョンでのギスギス感とか、そこまでは今後のFFXIVには必要ないと思っています。
I myself was a hardcore player since EQ, I know how crazy it is, and I actually like it w
But when you die losing 2 weeks worth of exp, or making a party just to exp spam, or grinding in dungeons; I don't think FFXIV needs that.

コンセプトレベルのお話しですが、成長のために1-2年に1度はランクキャップの解放も行うつもりですし、
成長を横へ広げるための、クラス追加、ジョブ追加も将来的に実施します。
ですので、そこはご安心ください。
This is just talk at concept level but for growth part thinking if uncapping the rank at least once in 1-2 years. To expand even more, adding new class, jobs so please don't worry there.

ただ、皆さんが懸念されているように、エンドコンテンツや成長過程のコンテンツは大丈夫？
というのは正直な感想かと思います。これはもう「超頑張ります！」としか言えません。
さらに現在のバトル改修中に、矢継ぎ早にコンテンツ（特にバトルコンテンツ）を突っ込むのは、
全体を見れば、本来なら無謀な状況と判断しています。
ゲームの基礎設計として、本来バトル完成>バトルシステムに沿ったコンテンツ実装となるため、
今回実装するインスタンスレイドや、次回の蛮神イフリート戦は、かなり危険を冒しています＾＾；
What everyone is asking/worried about how are the end contents or growth process? This is a honest comment and to this we can only say "We will really try our best!"
Also with the new battle adjustments, adding contents fast (specially battle content) if looking at overall is bit rashness situation (reckless?)
For game's base structure, normally Battle (system) completed > then adding contents for battle, so the instance raid, or the ifrit battle is bit dangerous. (Saying adding raid dungeons or ifrit now when the battle system is not complete is dangerous, could hurt the game.)

皆さんにはこの状況でなお、プレイして頂いて本当に頭が下がりますが、
我々もバトル改修と共に、他の大幅基礎改修、並行してのコンテンツ実装と最大の努力をしますので、
その状況を見守りつつ、今後の判断をして貰えると嬉しく思います！
I have to thank you for still playing with the current situation of the game, we're also going to keep on trying hard for improving battle, along with changes to large range of things, including new contents. We will be glad if you can judge on us in the future while examining the situation.

[Teknoman]

Kinda weary about him saying that implementing dungeons with just the base battle system intact could hurt the game...unless he meant that they didnt want to put in dungeons with the previous battle system.

[Reinheart]

Kinda weary about him saying that implementing dungeons with just the base battle system intact could hurt the game...unless he meant that they didnt want to put in dungeons with the previous battle system.

What he means is the battle system isn't even complete so adding a feature like raid and stuff will work with the current changes but depending on how the battle system turns up in the end, they may have to change the raid/ifrit battle and he said in another post changing (downgrading) things in MMO isn't right. So probably related to that stuff, what if with finished battle system the raid/ifrit battle gets broken to a point too easy, and they have to fix, then players going to get mad saying they changed it! wahhh...