Ask Questions for the Letter from the Producer LIVE: NA Fan Fest (General)

[Kiara]

I know we had a Dev Reply about this earlier, but for the future:

* Would you consider implementing Cross-Server Friends List and Cross-Server Party Invites (w/ Friends)?

Many of the new MMORPGs have this feature, and Square-Enix had this feature for FF11 (via PlayOnline) (Cross-Server Messaging).

This would really go a long way to enhancing the "Community" aspect of FF14, and create more chances to make new friends or hang out with old friends.

[Morningstar1337]

Regarding Disciplines of the Hand, Armory Space and Glamours I was wondering if you can tie the glmaour/dye to a Gearset/class...

[Morningstar1337]

...Also can you make it so that glamour prisms can select items from the armoire and maybe retainer inventories?

[Aoxaviar]

I am aware that that the plan now is to add more wards. What plans are there in the future for adding to the existing wards:

1 - more houses per ward?
2 - provide an instanced area from the ward to a large field where a player can simply "do whatever they want with it?"
3 - player storage?
4 - option for buying large plots and have small houses? I personally want large land plot with a Cabana on it, not a mansion with small green space on 3 sides outside of it.

[Aoxaviar]

When will we see something started for Free Companies besides just being a gathering of players? Yoshi-P has commented on this before and I am asking if it can be expanded upon now at the Fan Fest.

[Aoxaviar]

Not the best title I know:

In past FF games, SE has made some content available to say North America and not Japan. The Ruby and Emerald Weapons in FFXII are what come to mind.

Are there any plans for something similar to this on a more expanded basis?

[Aoxaviar]

To Yoshi-P:

With how Housing was implemented and received by the Dev Team and the Community at the 2.38 patch release, has this made the Dev Team rethink things with regards to how you and the Dev Team will approach major aspects of the game and roll out?

I am also one who called "EPIC FAIL" on the housing rollout, but I also completely understood why you and the Dev Team were silent. Silence, in the case of player housing, I personally don't think was the best option for you.

Any thoughts and/or comments you can provide about what and if these types of things will be handled differently in the future?

[Aoxaviar]

It seems in the Lore and this general thread posting, most people seem to care more about the Garleanians and that aspect of the storyline.

With this being the Fan Fest in North America, can you discuss or provide any insight into when we will see more game content that is solely Ascians related? Hunting for the "Room of Platforms that they are standing on at the end of 2.3? Hunting for the "Catacombs" when we see the White Ascian for the first time?

Side point, when do we get to get the Aether goggles the rest of the Scions have?

[Venom]

1)Will there be any rank up at the guide companies?

2)Is there anything planned to balance Frontlines so Flames aren't losing a lot more than the other guilds?

3)Will we be getting Echo 2nd Coil of Bahamut in 2.4

4)Tomestone bonuses for helping a person clear 2nd coil of Bahamut offers no incentive to help a new person, it just creates frutration and makes people rage quit. Perhaps it would be a better idea to have a Bonus cheast with a High Allagan item piece drop for having one or more newcomers.

[Burlman]

When will you implement Name Changes?

Is there going to be a patch that implements the changing of our character's name? If so when?