Live Letter XVI Discussion Thread

[Alise]

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.

Were not most of the players have been complaining about there is no dangerous on the map? Wouldn't add mechanic to S rank elite be all the positive thing then if it might end up killing players on the road ?

[Doki]

He's SUPER DRY

[Viridiana]

As for dragoons, we understand they currently take a lot of magic damage so we are looking into this matter with care. We don’t want to break the balance by simply making the dragoons immune to magic, so we are currently trying to find the right balance.

Why wouldn't the right balance be right around where everyone else's MDef is?

[Xairos]

One year Anniversary coming up: Return of the past special Event Fates (and their rewards) ; a 14 hour stream ; A 14 day Trial program for those interested in the game ; Moonfire Faire (and the return of Yukatas) ; A recruit-a-friend program

[Mcshiggs]

Q48: Are there any plans to implement a new role such as buffer or debuffer?

A48: We will be sticking with our existing roles (Tank, DPS, Healer) for a while. This is mainly because the matching process is much faster and it’s easier to understand for the newer players. While we are not completely ruling this out, we are currently putting an emphasis on making the game easy to understand for the new players that may start playing the game from patch 3.0.

Once again making the game more dynamic and interesting is being put aside for players that aren't even players yet

[Millerna]

One year Anniversary coming up: Return of the past special Event Fates (and their rewards) ; a 14 hour stream ; A 14 day Trial program for those interested in the game ; Moonfire Faire (and the return of Yukatas) ; A recruit-a-friend program

FFXI event coming back, so I can finally get my Shantotto minion.. Missed out on that the first time around due to RL

[Delsus]

I was expecting more reveals than just Gold Saucer art

[Doki]

How far out is 2.4 still? 2 months at least?

[Nekodar]

* 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.

Why do you expect such a low increase in ilevel?
More likely 2.4 max ilevel will be i130/i135 (gear+accs / weapon) and 2.5 CT will be i120.

[Ephany]

I was expecting more reveals than just Gold Saucer art

I went to make a coffee and missed the art.
You got more than me

Lol, anyone take a screeny?