Translations (JP to English)

[Elexia]

Thank god. When he says in a short period of time you automatically assume quick if not quicker than now, since powerleveling is what speeds it up tremendously.

[Sephrick]

Yes, unlike current version it's not where you kill mobs to level but the development is being done to a style where you naturally level up by clearing contents.

This makes me a happy camper. This sounds more "Final Fantasy" to me than slaughtering trash mobs.

[Reinheart]

Regarding Hamlet Defense

こんばんは。
Good evening,

今回のパッチ1.22c HotFixesで、
・「戦士が挑発を行なったらギャザの攻撃力ダウンのバフが上書きされる」
・「それ以降ずっとそのままになってる」
っていうバグが直るかと思っていたのですが修正内容にその項目が有りません。
これは開発としては仕様として認めていると思っていいのですね？
In Patch 1.22c HotFixes was hoping the following bugs would be fixed but didn't see it in the repair details, does that mean it's OK to think this is how it's set up through devs?
- When Warrior uses Provoke gatherers damage down buff gets overwritten
- After that it remains that way

ハムレット防衛中に、戦士または斧術士のアクション「挑 発」でギャザラーの妨害効果「攻撃力ダウン」が上書きされるのは仕様になります。ただ、挑発で妨害効果が上書きされた後、「攻撃力ダウン」の妨害効果がか からなくなる場合がある件については、開発チームでも不具合であることを確認しており、調査を進めています。
During hamlet defense when Warrior or Marauder's action "Provoke" is used it is made to overwrite gatherers effect for "Attack down". However the situation later where you can't overwrite that with "Attack down" is a bug the development team also noticed and is currently being investigated.

[Reinheart]

Response from Triairy to thread asking for a message board where players can leave messages for others to see which LS is recruiting, community events happening, ppl looking for friends, etc...

こんばんは。
Good evening,

インゲームでの掲示板機能については、新生においても実装する予定はありません。
We do not have any plans even in 2.0 for a in game message board feature.

新生ではレターが送れるようになったり、フリーカンパニー専用の一言ボードのようなものは検討していますが、掲示板となると管理・運用コストがとても高くなってしまうためです。
In 2.0 you will be able to send letters and for Free Company we are looking into a short note board but when it becomes a message board the cost of maintenance to observe and operate will be very high.

メンバー募集や、コミュニティイベントなどについてはフォーラムをご利用いただければと思います。
For member recruit or community events would appreciate if you could use the forums.

The message board they talking in here are like open message board which anyone can see and the Free Company one Triairy is talking about is probably something close to FFXI's linkshell message kind of feature (guessing) - would be nice if you can leave more text unlike limited FFXI's linkshell message lol, or at least have in game browser linked to Lodestone's LS message board by clicking a link or something would be nice use of that forum mostly no one uses...lol

[Doho]

yeah i really wish there was in game browser of sorts, especially for the lodestone lore entries. those just seem like they belong in game. I feel like they often get ignored :|

[Elexia]

yeah i really wish there was in game browser of sorts, especially for the lodestone lore entries. those just seem like they belong in game. I feel like they often get ignored :|

They'd get ignored in-game too lol. This is why I miss the POL viewer, since once you load it up you could literally go straight to Vana'diel tribune and read them if you wanted, that was technically 'in-game'.

[Evangelus]

new information on the way?

Square Enix isn't just porting over the PC version of Final Fantasy XIV to the PS3. The interface is being totally redone for PS3 players, Famitsu reveals this week.

The PS3 version uses an all new interface called "Cross Hot Bar" (in Japanese, "クロスホットバー" -- if you have a better Romanization suggestion, do suggest it). We don't have specifics just yet.

Famitsu seems to have a full staff Q&A for FFXIV this week, so we may get additional details later.

http://andriasang.com/con1s9/ffxiv_ps3_new_interface/

[Reinheart]

Regarding Job AF quest

People asked why devs put AF in AV where you have to have DH cleared and there are ones in DH and CC where you can just go and get.

こんにちは。
Hello,

オーラムに入るためにゼーメルをクリアしないといけませんが、
もう仕様ミスレベル、ジョブクエのストーリーとぜんっぜん関係ないですし。
To get into AV you have to have DH cleared but I think this is developers miss, it has nothing to do with job quests story.

確かに何か理由があるのだろうかと気になっていた部分でしたので改めて調べてみたところ……
オーラムヴェイルは、「世界設定上、ゼーメル要塞の先に位置するレイドダンジョン」として設計されていました。
I also thought there was a reason behind this and was wondering so I checked again and....
AV was structured in the world as raid dungeon that comes after DH

このような背景に基づき、帝国兵の存在が感じられるような魔導トランスポーターや、バリアが両レイドダンジョンに配置されており、上位のレイドダンジョンであるオーラムヴェイルに入るための条件にクエスト「ゼーメル要塞」の達成が設けられているようです。
And based on that background both raid dungeons has transporters which gives a feeling of imperials being there, so it was setup as a higher raid dungeon AV you must clear the quest DH.

ま た、各レイドダンジョンへ入るには最低4人でPTを組む必要があるため、LSに所属していない場合などは、AF装備を集めるのが容易ではないという意見が 少なからずありますが、新生版で導入予定のコンテンツファインダー(=自動マッチング機能)を利用することで解消されると見込んでいますので、それまでは 皆さんで助け合っていただければ幸いです。
Also to get into each raid dungeon you will need at least 4 member PT so for those without LS I see there are comments that it's hard to obtain the AF's, by using 2.0's content finder (=auto matching system) will resolve this, until then would appreciate if everyone can help each other out.

Mocchi didn't even answer the players questions really... so people on the thread what does that have anything to do with why people have to go to AV when for job quest storyline it has nothing to do with it at all.

I also posted on there about the content finder issue here if devs think it can solve these issue... I can translate my own post if ppl want to know lol.

anyways another post by Mocchi on same thread

こんにちは。
Hello,

問題なのは、なぜ（他のレイドクリアが前提となる）オーラムに箱を置いたか、なんです。
AFクエにおいて、箱がレイドにあることに必然が感じられない、というのが上記の『仕様ミス』発言の趣旨のはずです。
その点を踏まえて、もう一度回答をお願いしたいところです。
The problem is WHY you put the box inside AV (Which required another raid to be cleared previously)
With AF quest can't feel the necessity of having the box in the raid dungeon and that is the part we mentioned as a "miss" knowing this want to hear response.

「AF装備はエンドコンテンツに挑戦しているプレイヤーに入手してもらいたい」との想いから、AF装備を入手するための条件に一律レイドダンジョンへの挑戦を入れています。
For AF gear we want the players who is challenging in end content to get for that reason we added the challenge to raid dungeons.

もし仮に、ジョブ専用装備が誰でも簡単に入手できてしまうのであれば、AFの価値は薄れますし、ゲームバランスも崩れてしまいますので、現状の設定（レイドダンジョンにAFが入った箱が設置されていること）は、妥当という判断をしています。
If for example if you can obtain the Job Specific gear by anyone easily the value of the AF will decrease and would also break the game balance so we believe the current setting of having the AF box placed inside the raid dungeon is adequate

I don't think Mocchi or the devs understanding the players issue with AV... I also noted that in my post that they should of just kept it as DH and CC or for those AF's in AV to have it where if player has progressed through the quest up till that part where you need to go to AV to be able to go in even without DH clear but make it where they can get the AF but the they wont be able to get the AV clear flag or the items from chests. (at least they can get the AF they are mainly going for)

[Raldo]

Why is that even an issue? To get to the AF in DH, you practically have to clear the DH quest anyway (it's one room further). Once you've done that, the AV AF takes barely any effort to get at all. Thus, getting DH AF vs getting AV AF is almost the same amount of effort.

It's not like you have to defeat Batraal or anything...

I'm surprised the reps even bothered responding to that.

[Reinheart]

Why is that even an issue? To get to the AF in DH, you practically have to clear the DH quest anyway (it's one room further). Once you've done that, the AV AF takes barely any effort to get at all. Thus, getting DH AF vs getting AV AF is almost the same amount of effort.

It's not like you have to defeat Batraal or anything...

I'm surprised the reps even bothered responding to that.

On JP side they want to be able to do everything solo still since some still sticking by old dev teams comment they made that the game can played solo... which I can understand to some point but YoshiP already said that's not true anymore after he took over... so dunno why they keep on bringing that up.

But some did have a point saying for new players starting fresh their first goal is to get lv50 class then get the job for that class since you have to have jobs in most party setups now and if you chose a job that requires AV then you have to go through DH as well + saying they can't find anyone that can help with already finished/outdated content.

Reason why Mocchi replied first with the content finder thing... which imo isn't right since outdated content is outdated and even if you put up request in content finder doubt there will be people doing it so you still end up asking friends or w/e to help or if you got no friends... then probably wont finish at all... UNLESS you join a regular DH clear run through content finder and once the party progress through the dungeon till where you can go grab the AF on your own you can get and D/C or whatever to leave the party which would just make the group doing the actual DH run in a bad situation with 1 person short, so they need to implement some features on content finder to avoid this type of situation and listed my ideas.