Live Letter XVI Discussion Thread

[TheUltimate3]

Q21: The rewards for Mark Bills and Elite Mark Bills feels a bit low. Do you have any plans to adjust this?

A21: We are currently looking into increasing the amount for Mark Bills. We're concerned that if we increase the rewards for elite marks it would cause even more people to focus on them, so to start out we are going to prioritize adjustments to daily marks.

[Kallera]

No, they should call for re-enforcement if there is too many people are there attacking it. Like a bunch of S-Rank spawn if too many attacking A Ranks.

That might just invite more abuse unless those S-rank come buffed with abilities that can take a mob of players down. As I've seen, even S-rank mobs seem unable to take out a pt.

[Yukiko]

most would be glad if they could remake the video with translation text some weeks after, but i have no clue why they have stopped doing that?
I hate the Q&A and like to play the whole video with subtitels! Special because most of the jokes are missed out in the Q&A section...
It must not be live translation, but at least a video translation and not just a "summary"...

[Kallera]

Q22: Are there any plans to add mechanics to the elite marks similar to those that bosses use?

A22: We are able to maintain balance in dungeons because of the specific battlefield you fight the boss in. If we do the same for elite marks, it might end up even killing the players that do not want to participate in the fight

Any fool that wanders into a mob of players fighting a vicious monster without intending to fight it, deserves a death. We're not even talking lost exp here for this Darwin award level foolishness.

GG SE. Toothless hunts remain in the hands of the Teamspeak brigade.

[Zaiken]

That might just invite more abuse unless those S-rank come buffed with abilities that can take a mob of players down. As I've seen, even S-rank mobs seem unable to take out a pt.

Then they need to look into S-Rank Mob more then. Seam like they are just a zerge fest and add no challenge to the fight or what so ever. They need to add in more Mechanic to the fight, and NM either have instant kill or they use a skill that does a lot of damaged. If you look at FFXI or other open world boss in other game, they are nothing like this and a push over as they are right now in FFXIV.

[Zaiken]

Q25: Will the story for the Crystal Tower end in the next Crystal Tower update?

A25: First, the story for the Coil of Bahamut will end in patch 2.4. Next, the story for the Crystal Tower will come to an end in patch 2.5. We are also planning to make the Forbidden Land, Eureka, but because it might have a different feel compared to the Crystal Tower, we are thinking of possibly introducing it after waiting a while.

So Patch 2.4 I think it like this...

* 2nd Coil of Bahamut got an Echo Buff and no more weekly lockout.

* The last Binding Coil of Bahamut Introduce with item level 115 - 120 with a Weekly Lockout. Probably Turn 10 - Turn 15 where you Battle Bahamut itself.

* In Patch 2.5 The next Crystal Tower will drop item level 110.

* After that we will get a new Raids like Forbidden Land, Eureka as End Game Raiding.

[Tupsi]

Q22: Are there any plans to add mechanics to the elite marks similar to those that bosses use?

A22: We are able to maintain balance in dungeons because of the specific battlefield you fight the boss in. If we do the same for elite marks, it might end up even killing the players that do not want to participate in the fight

Any fool that wanders into a mob of players fighting a vicious monster without intending to fight it, deserves a death. We're not even talking lost exp here for this Darwin award level foolishness.

GG SE. Toothless hunts remain in the hands of the Teamspeak brigade.

See, he wants the world "dangerous" but doesn't want people to die..? I mean, that's the whole purpose of tough rampaging monsters.

That's like saying Godzilla will fight mecha godzilla but nothing in the surrounding area will be destroyed and no one will die if they get caught in the crossfire. It just does not compute.

Then they need to look into S-Rank Mob more then. Seam like they are just a zerge fest and add no challenge to the fight or what so ever. They need to add in more Mechanic to the fight, and NM either have instant kill or they use a skill that does a lot of damaged. If you look at FFXI or other open world boss in other game, they are nothing like this and a push over as they are right now in FFXIV.

^ Many times have I wandered too close to someone fighting something in the overworld only to get tossed off my chocobo dead. The Voidwatch system is somewhat similar but you need a status to interact with people/enemy though.

[Millerna]

I am grateful for the thread with updated questions, but I still think it's a giant middle finger to non Japanese speaking paying customers. You don't have to agree, but I am quite obviously not alone in this feeling. It's not like they are a tiny company without the resources to manage equal community connection.

Problem is, if they do an English live translation, they'd also have to do French and German. If they do that, we'll get complaints about why there's a Japanese, English, French and German translation, but not an [insert any other language here] version ..

[Felis]

Most purchased NPC item after 2.3 : Chocobo stable ^^
Grade 5 Dark Matter is on place 3

[Valan]

Any screencaps?