Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XVI! (The Future of FFXIV: ARR)

[Kaylie]

a person blacklisted can still be seen and interact with your character, can you fix this because ive had a troll named ****** ***** bug me for a while and wont give up. he even sends his fc after me, not to mention he always came up with a total bull**** answer that hes not picking on me even though he knows its offensive and hurts me... sorry for my attitude on this but i hope you strengthen the blacklist system

[Almer]

Are there any plans for open-world content where players can have a tangible affect on the game world?

For example, large-scale battles where repeated successes can have area-wide or
perhaps server-wide benefits for players, while repeated failures will have consequences such as loss of control of camps or the area made much more dangerous. Perhaps a possibility for camps to be expanded and improved by the players themselves? (And downgraded if neglected)

For an even bigger example, I am thinking along the lines of FFXI's campaign battles, but not just the battles themselves, but the overall struggle for control of the different areas, and the campaign ops, fortifications, siege engines and participating npcs that build up to that experience.

[Hashiram]

Are there plans to introduce a samurai class?

[MsKirsten]

When will you implement the next relic upgrade? 2.4? Will there be any relic specific abilities at the end of the final quest such as Whm Benediction (full party) Bard can sing 2 songs simultaneously etc like in FF11?

[Akino]

We recently received the new options in MogStation for purchasing Fantasia only once at this time for each category of 1, 3, and 5 phails. Will options for Fantasia be reopened again for purchasing or is a new system for purchasing them in the works?

[Herikun]

So what will happen with Bahamut? Will we face him directly 1 to 1(This case the number of people in the duty) or slowly kill him through the coils?

[tyrettln]

Any plans to implement a calander in the game for planning events etc in the FC, or a bigger notices section on the company section.

Reason: It gets really difficult to let everyone know when to be on for an event etc, a calander (like they have in wow) would make it much easier.

Thanks Tyrettln

[Aoxaviar]

With the Gardening and Chocobo Raising now open for the FC (and eventually solo players though the porters) is there anything in the works for either adding additional space to the FC chests as well as a chest at the porters for storage of brooms, treats, soil, seeds, etc? If there isn't, then is there a separate "tact box" in the works for the chocobo stables for storage of these items? With not all players having crafting hight enough to make brooms, and/or people not having unlocked or even doing gardening, it would help for the FC's and solo players to be able to store items at location instead of having to carry them in the inventory, or get to their retainers everytime.

[Aoxaviar]

With playing the storyline, and having played FF series for quite sometime now, I know two things:
1. To obtain the best there is in game, you have to stray far from the linear game line to find them, and
2. The foreshadowing of what you can obtain will always be presented to you well in advance of when it is actually obtainable by the player.

With this said, I am wondering when in the future we will see the higher level soul crystals in order to break the current lvl 50 cap? I am expecting that it will probably be with the 3.0 game expansion, however, with the current game climate of a every player having at least 1 lvl 50 war and/or magic class, will we be seeing them sooner?

I ask this because of aspects of the game, and the way the job classes seem to play that those storylines are not over. The major kicker is the lvl 50 summoner quest where you see the NPC your working against give an Asisan (sp) 4 soul crystals of summoning in order to gain a more powerful egi.

[Aoxaviar]

I have a child(ren) that likes the game, and wants to play while I am also online. I have let them create a character under my account, but when they play, the only thing I can do is handle the chat board since MogStation accounts don't cross platform.

Is there any talk among the dev team about creating "minor" accounts in MogStation (2 to even 5 dollars per month) to allow for a child(ren) of a primary account to make an account for their kid(s) play? I am trying to be a gamer and good parent at the same time, and I want to be online while my kid(s) are online so that I can deal with what they experience in real time.

Please let us know.