Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XVIII! (FFXIV: ARR)

[Red_Mage_87]

Could there be a way to implement a way to pay your Battle class Retainers Ventures to go as a team to go out and find some Extremely Rare Items and gear? This could also be a way to add some new gear for players to try and achieve, this would also revitalize a need for Grand Company Seals.

[Red_Mage_87]

Will there be further additions to "The Hunts" and more rewards for doing them? Also will we eventually see a Rank higher than an [S] for the hunts?

[Cyri-lDelletere]

Glamour/Vanity

Is there any plan to implement a change to glamour restrictions so that all classes can glamour any item, or at least widen the range of available items? I understand keeping lore and immersion, but at the very least make glamour by armor type( ie:light armor, heavy armor), As it stands, DoM have very little options to glamour with.

[BlazeFang]

Will we see any iconic weapons from past Final Fantasy characters in the future like with the FFXIII weapons?

[Mijeme]

Will there be a new Frontlines map other than Cartenau? I would like to suggest Doma as the next map.

[ManaKing]

Can We get a UI Option for Boss HP in the style of Super Nintendo era Beat em ups?

The Bosses' HP starts in a Blue Bar that moves quickly only to reveal a Green bar underneath it. Then Yellow, Orange, Red, and then finally nothing...but Sweet Sweet Victory!

Boss HP is large and moves slowly. By breaking it up into smaller chunks, DPS would be easier to observe for scripted phase transitions and would feel like you're making progress. Imagine the excitement around being on the last/Red bar for a raid boss that you've been working on for a couple of days.

Also I'm a sucker for multiple HP bars and colors.

[Akiza]

Summoner
Can the Summoner get changed so it excels at Single Target Burst and AoE Bursts since Black Mage outshine us in all areas now.
Will Summoner become a Pet Based Job in 3.0?

[Red_Mage_87]

Can We get a UI Option for Boss HP in the style of Super Nintendo era Beat em ups?

The Bosses' HP starts in a Blue Bar that moves quickly only to reveal a Green bar underneath it. Then Yellow, Orange, Red, and then finally nothing...but Sweet Sweet Victory!

Boss HP is large and moves slowly. By breaking it up into smaller chunks, DPS would be easier to observe for scripted phase transitions and would feel like you're making progress. Imagine the excitement around being on the last/Red bar for a raid boss that you've been working on for a couple of days.

Also I'm a sucker for multiple HP bars and colors.

You can make it an option under the menu "Classic HP bar" or "Standard" as well to make it easier and give players a choice.

[Red_Mage_87]

Will there be a Free Company Rank increase, and with it is there a possibility of a Free Company having it's own Retainer(s) to hire given the proper authorization?

[SonTensei]

Can you guys allow us to strafe on a controller without having to go first person and not see the playing field? This gives a clear advantage to PC users.