Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XX! (Heavensward)

[papichulo123]

Will the friend list be increased?
Can we get a friend list chat so we could talk to everyone on our friend list at once
Can we improve the linkshell system?

[papichulo123]

Can we implement voice chat in game please

[dvoraen]

Will the standard Retainer Ventures (Lv. 1-50) be expanded to allow for 1-3 star gathering for 2.x items, provided the retainer meets the requisite ilvl/gathering skill, and the item is recorded in the appropriate fishing/gathering log? (EX - Mahi-mahi, Young Cieldales Spinach, Rosemary, Emperor Fish, and so forth)

[dvoraen]

How will Retainer Ventures work with respect to the preliminary plans for "specialized" Disciples of the Land?

[dvoraen]

Will we see Retainer Ventures include Disciples of the Hand, where, for a moderate-to-large quantity of ventures, items can be synthesized?

[dvoraen]

Can we see a list of all of the zones that will be released for 3.0's launch? Will the dungeons at launch, or during Heavensward's patches, include hard modes of earlier dungeons such as Snowcloak?

[dvoraen]

The Rogue class is currently the only class in the game that does not "export" cross-class skills to jobs (other than Ninja). Why is this, and could we possibly see Perfect Dodge and/or Goad offered to other jobs?

[dvoraen]

Will Arcanist and/or Summoner and/or Scholar be reworked to provide more uniqueness between class and job? For example, Summoner damage-over-time could change based on which pet they have, or apply unique effects based on which Egi they have summoned.

[dvoraen]

Will we FINALLY be able to earn a promotion past Second Lieutenant (and equivalent) in our Grand Companies now?!

[dvoraen]

The benefits of Sanction with Grand Company gear seems to be a bit lackluster (the stat gains from Sanction are arguably trivial). Are there any plans to improve Grand Company itemization to encourage Sanction, or to change Sanction altogether so that it has appeal to players? (Example ideas: improving drop rates of quest items, increasing FC credits gained, and so on.)