Hello again, to all of you FFXIVers! I hope you've been enjoying the release of patch 2.2 as much as we've enjoyed working on it for you.

I hope you've had a chance to take a look at our new "Favours System", which should bring a depth to the story like no other MMORPG has seen! I know many of our female players have asked, "How can I get Thancred to notice me?" and "I wonder if Raubahn has a softer, gentler side." Good news! Our next developer's blog entry, coming in a few days, will have many more details. Please look forward to it!

Judging by the fantastic response we've had for the method of acquiring Atmas, we've decided to make a few changes I'm sure you'll find exciting:
  • All drops and quests for the upcoming "Favours system" will involve random drops from FATEs and dungeons.
  • Allagan Tomes of Mythology and Soldiery will also become random drops from the end boss of dungeons. We're still tuning the drop rate now, so please bear with us.
  • In the upcoming patch 2.21, we plan to decrease the drop rates of Atmas from FATEs around the world. In addition, we will be tracking all of the time you spend participating in FATEs to ensure that you've spent at least 8 hours in FATE participation before awarding a new Atma.
Players have expressed excitement that they can spend so much time adventuring together in FATEs, so we're excited to bring these changes to you as soon as possible! I've just come from Hiroshi Minagawa's office, and he's assured me that we will have an in-game timer to display the time to the next Atma award available in time for expansion 3.0. Please look forward to it!


Well, the marketing people are giving me funny looks... I... maybe I've said too much? I'm very sorry, guys! I didn't want to hold back the good news for too long!

It's time for me to get back to work, but I'll see you next time!