Questions and Feedback on the Future of FINAL FANTASY XIV

[Abithra]

Sorry if asked already, really havent had a chance to read but am I under the impression that you will be creating more "zone lines" like FFXI for all this new areas?

If so, could you implement a system like FFXII where a blue dotted line appears where you are going to zone since, well for me at least, lose /tells etc when I zone and be nice to either warn people (like I do in FFXI) or halt before zoning if I am in a crucial meeting :3

Sooo many questions I have to ask but shall leave it with that simple one for now~ Keep up the awesome work!

[MaxWinter]

Not good at thinking up questions but wondering about this.
Will ishgard be in the game by time 2.0 is ready?

[Fensfield]

Hm.. here's one more. I mean I put it in Website Feedback and all but, hey, questions and such right?

Will we be able to change our avatar on the Lodestone (and its associated API) at some point?

As-is, it seems to be stuck to our character, in their underthings, with whatever little modification was applied to it last by an event - so in Forra's case, as you can see from the signature, scanties, Gridanian salute, Gridanian background.

Thank you! That eases this pang I've had. Now it's time to find a new question, mwee hee hee~~~!

Actually, I believe his attention is somewhat split. I believe that's true about him being on FF XI again now as producer but I read somewhere he still isn't wholly uninvolved with Final Fantasy XIV.

[RathSkybreaker]

Will progress made now be saved? Also will there be a commemorative item to display our loyalty to the game if we've played since the first beta? or since pre 2.0? Just curious.. ^^;

[Betelgeuzah]

Actually, I believe his attention is somewhat split. I believe that's true about him being on FF XI again now as producer but I read somewhere he still isn't wholly uninvolved with Final Fantasy XIV.

That is true. Hiromichi Tanaka is the game's Online Business Management Divisions Corporate Executive. It says so in the credits.

In addition to that, he is still leading the Tokyo branches Development Division 3 as far as I know. Both XIV and XI are developed in said division.

The man can't lead a game project, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have valuable assets the company (and the game) can use.

[Chain]

Ok, here's my feedback

I don't feel the game is anymore done now than it was last sept. When 2.0 hits I'll consider this game just starting.

The UI is still awful and slow as syrup, animation locks, server lag, materia making 90% of dungeon gear worthless. Still no real AH, no mailbox, PC to PC trade is clunky and infuriating.

The only notable content you have left is Ifrit and the fight is totally shadowed by the server issues and animation locks, you fight the broken game more than you fight Ifrit.

I understand these have all been pointed out to be fixed or worked on, until then I WON'T be paying one penny to continue to play. I already paid 80+ dollars for a CE edition to a pre-beta game. I'm not opening my wallet again until this game is up to industry standards. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.

[Issac]

I'm sorry if this has been asked before, I went through 6 pages scanning for it, and Bayohne directed me here because he's awesome and I'm not. Actually, I'm blind.

Before I say this, I would like to point out that I have been an avid supporter of this game since launch. I wasn't too too vocal about it, buy I always thought, "Hey come on, it's SE. No way in hell they would let their baby sink."

And, it proved true. In the face of disaster, daily aftershocks, and even though some of the devs might have had family to worry about, patch after patch kept coming. Every month the game got better and better.

If one thing I say can be translated and passed through, it's this: Thank you for your ongoing devotion and hard work. This is why Squaresoft, SquareEnix, or simply Square will always be a household brand to me.

Enough sucking up, I have one question/concern.

Is it true that ALL dungeons will be converted into instanced raids? All of them?
As in, no open dungeons at all? No competitive gameplay, at all? No random spelunking solo to open coffers, at all?

[Betelgeuzah]

Is it true that ALL dungeons will be converted into instanced raids? All of them?
As in, no open dungeons at all? No competitive gameplay, at all? No random spelunking solo to open coffers, at all?

The 2.0 development contains work on non-instanced dungeons.

[Issac]

The 2.0 development contains work on non-instanced dungeons.

I wasn't worried until someone in-game quoted the conversion of all dungeons into instances. I'm not sure where the quote came from, but it worried me enough to ask. I hope you're right, Betelgeuzah.

[Betelgeuzah]

I wasn't worried until someone in-game quoted the conversion of all dungeons into instances. I'm not sure where the quote came from, but it worried me enough to ask. I hope you're right, Betelgeuzah.

Well, it says so in the 2.0 roadmap. They won't be working on it if they weren't going to be included!