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

[MetisWyatt]

Are there any plans to add items or materia with different stats such as +Cure Potency or -Physical damage taken?

[Aoxaviar]

Any plans to add content for airship/ferry travel that makes trip last longer? Could offer two modes of travel: Long way and short way. The short way would be exactly as it is now. Pay some gil and zone in to next zone. Long way would make trip last a period of time where things like fates or fishing or general interaction/sightseeing could take place.

This is one that I would really like to see. It would be really cool to take a ferry, and on a long trip, change to the Fisher gathering class to be able to fish the big lakes and oceans while in transit. Also, with cloud fishing, be able to do it from the airships that we currently have available to us in game.

[kaynide]

I see that there is a plan to implement flight, but can we get that clarified?

Are we talking free-range aerial flight, or standing on an "Airship" that is technically an entirely different instance (Like something out of an oldschool FF overworld maps) OR "flying" as in the eye-demon mount?

[KingOfAbyss]

Hello!

There is a so-called 'Radar' 3rd apps that people are using to track preys while doing the Hunt. Can you please tell us if it's legal to use or not?

If not - which we all know it's against ToS

- what are your plans for those that have been using it?

[Aoxaviar]

1. With most players having the War and Magic classes at level cap, and a fair amount of players having the Hand and Land classes at level cap, can you at least tell us when we will see the level 50 cap break, and how you intend to add to or rework the open world for this cap break?

2. At E3, you told us about Rogue/Ninjai being out with 2.4. You also mentioned the gun class is coming along, as well as a new Tank and Healer class to be released with the expansion. Are there any plans for other classes/jobs to be released? I know many are wanting Samurai, Dancer, Rune Mages, Red Mages, Blue Mages, etc. Can you add anything to this conversation at the current time?

3. Are there any classes/jobs in the works based on Weapons/Characters from the previous FF titles? Gunblade weilders like Lighting and Squall, Blue Mages like Kamarhi (sp), Animal Trainer?

[Aoxaviar]

I am aware this is an MMO for solo and group play online. However, it is also a FINAL FANTASY title which has a history of certain aspects of play.

I am wondering if we will ever see being able to recruit NPCs to fight with us? Possiblities like a Red XIII or Kamarhi characters would come to mind for this.

[KingOfAbyss]

Hello again! ^^

Concerning Hunts: is there any plans to balance it so that the sands and oils of time among others, will be adjusted or removed to get people to go back to Coil and Dungeons?

Right now, Hunting rewards is so good that you can only do that to cap your Soldiery and get nice Allied Seals, to get your gear iLvl up without much effort.

Thank you.

[Aoxaviar]

Will we ever see Blitzball come to the game? If it does, will we be able to play, and perferably the way FFX worked in lieu of the coaching style of X-2.

[Aoxaviar]

Will the Arena be included at all in the Gold Saucer? Also, will it be possible to make it a better ladder than fighting 8 characters only like in FFVII? Will we be able to get exp points for the fight, or will it work like the FFVII title with prizes only if you can finish?

[KingOfAbyss]

Hello there,

- Will there be in the future, Materia that would give spellcasting (ex: Tank casting Fireball or Cure) or summon abilities (ex: Knights of the Round table) once inserted into our weapons, perhaps Relics?

Thank you ^^