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

[Aoxaviar]

With the Fan Fests, Live Events, and Live Letters we have heard alot about new jobs, race, areas, FC capabilities/expansions of play, and some overall flyover of map areas.

What or When will we get information on the following:

1. New Beast Tribes and interactions?
2. Existing Beast Tribes/added content/land expansions?
3. Existing open world expansion and if we will see lvl60 open world creatures in the existing areas?
4. Existing Dungeon expansion - hard answers on what to expect.

and a big one that I haven't seen asked yet:

When will we finally start getting information on how the existing City-State Capitals are being added to/expanded with the addition of Heavensward.

Yoshi-P has dropped several live letters ago that (example) Pearl Lane in Ul'Dah will become an active Market in 3.0 selling lvl50 to possibly lvl70 gears.

The New is great, but since I will also still be grinding other jobs after 3.0 releases, would like to know what is coming too the current familar gaming enviroment.

[Aoxaviar]

Yoshi-P has mentioned in a recent live letter that (specific) the crafting classes are getting a big change (reaching) they can make their own Job for that class by becoming a specialist in making something specific. An example I remember was Alchemist specializing in Potions or Weapons and that these would be found (reaching) at the existing Guild House locations.

All we have been told up to this point on the DoW and DoM jobs is that the story will be continuing. However, with the Monk, that would be difficult (opinion) since the Scientist has published his work and is research is done and the Monk who was teaching us left to "find the right path" if I remember correctly.

I also remember people posting about how one job ends with their teacher saying "I will not leave them to the abyss" and leaving.

Can you give us more on how the existing jobs will get to lvl60 and if this will all happen in the new Heavensward content areas or if it will happening in the existing areas of 2.0 or both?

[Aoxaviar]

I have casually mentioned this on a previous post, but would like get in depth on some of what we may be seeing in the existing open world expanded content. To my knowledge, all Yoshi-P has mentioned to this point, "is the maps will become larger with the 3.0 content"...very earth shattering.

1. Many moons ago (before the 1st year anniversary of the game I think) Yoshi-P gave us an answer about the railroad tracks in Thanalan and that a particular "Train" will be making an appearance from a previous FF title. Can we expect this with the 3.0 expansion or has it been tossed to the dev room floor currently?

2. Yoshi-P has mentioned map areas will show improvements and expansion with the 3.0 launch. Will this also include additional quests/lore/playable expansion or will it be all eye candy? If it is all eye candy (which I expect) in 3.0, can Yoshi-P go on record about if this eye candy content will add playable content as we move through the 3.0 progression to 4.0?

3. I know it has been asked, don't think it has been answered, but will fishing from ferry boats be a part of the 3.0 release content?

[Aoxaviar]

As one who hasn't done the 2.55 content (typing this at work right now) will we who are Pro Sultana and personally hate the Brass Blades (the way they ballon talk just screams for this):

WILL WE AS PLAYERS FINALLY BE ABLE TO KICK THE CRAP OUT OF THE BRASS BLADES WITH THE 3.0 RELEASE ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Simple yes or no is all I need on this. Thank you ~bows low~

[helsing87]

Hello,

I ordered my physical PS4 collector's edition from the Square Enix store, I selected standard shipping, which states 7-10 days, I am worried that will not have access to new content once early access end on the June 23 and I have to wait until I get my collector's edition before I can continue playing. I know several people with this concern, how will it work for people who pre-ordered and are waiting for their physical copies to arrive in the mail?


Thank you.

[Veritas-Ancora]

No Spoilers to Story, However...

The story you pulled off was ***EPIC***. So much character development, so many surprises, so much that makes me love the players. It was a masterpiece.

However, the new character introduced for Ishgard that appears at the end of the trial was a little... boring, and flat.

Will we see far more character development like what we've seen in Patch 2.55?

[Shishivaru]

I want to main as astrologian in heavensward, will having ANY complete relic advance me to the same stage in my astrologian relic as everyone else with their pre-existing relics??
I have 75 alexandrite and materials such as materia as of now, do I use them to upgrade a weapon and complete said weapon or do I wait til the expansion and use my materials on a astrologian relic from scratch? Would be good to let us know as not all of us have the time to re-grind everything before said expansion.

[HeroSamson]

Will there be content outside to do other than dungeon raiding in heavensward?
And
Will hunts be weakened or points gained be raised, since people will be doing heavensward content?

[Draconas]

When will we see a "Entrust to Company Chest" when right-clicking on a item? Such option as when storing to a retainer "Entrust to Retainer".

[Aoxaviar]

Ok, I have finally gotten "out" and I have noticed that after watching this, no one it seems is asking about what was shown off after the Banquet.

I am a huge fan and user of a particular magic that was cast by a Lalafell Black Mage. I haven't seen it as castable since Final Fantasy 8 (which made it really nice to have after I unlocked Lionheart.)

And if I am mistaken, we saw a White Mage break out the same Magic used against us by a particular weapon at the end of the 2.0 series.

With that said, was this done for affect, or can we expect these two particular spells to finally come into our arsenal with the LVL60 increase when Heavensward goes Live?

Give me something on this please.