Questions and Feedback on the Future of FINAL FANTASY XIV

[Betelgeuzah]

Regarding the handling of re-development and communication before transition to new client

In your outline it seems that a lot of items being re-developed are finished or being worked on as we speak (such as character system and the chat system). Since it will take until the second half of 2012 for us to experience these items ourselves, what plans, if any, do you have to present said items to the players in more detail before the transition to 2.0 takes place?

[Sojiro]

These changes look astounding SE, kudos to Yoshi-P and the dev team for getting us set on the FFXIV we were due at launch. While I am happy to pay to play here soon, I do ask that we get a better system than click and buy to do that with. Either paypal or a direct account billing system with SE would be a much better option. The changes look amazing guys, I really can't wait.

[MANTASTIC]

Oh, oh. I got another:

What are your long term plans regarding the PS3 and PC versions, so as not to be forced into a position where the PC version suffers due to "PS3 limitations?"

[Kyana]

What grabbed my attention more than all the amazing revamps and additions, was the idea that the story quests that are available now will no longer be available after the 2.0 reboot. Will post-reboot new players experience any of the existing main scenario or will it be entirely redone? Would there be new introductory scenes for each nation?

^ This.

And I'd like to know if players will be able to change their race and look once the new genders and character creation are avaliable. Or will people who'd like to change the appearance/gender of their character have to create a new one and redo everything (level up DoH, DoL, DoM and DoW) they achieved in the past?

[Teakwood]

Take my money.

Take -all- of my money.

Definitely willing to pay for front row tickets to the apocalypse, myself. I can totally understand if others aren't, that's why you can just quit playing until after the Seventh Umbral Age starts.

Also, I really want to see optional, voluntary level caps being figured into the new system! (Or, hell, non-optional, non-voluntary level caps; I want to be challenged by these new instanced dungeons, not roll through them at level 50!)

Dev team are my heroes. <3

[kurokawa]

I'm very happy to stay, and pay.

1) Do you intend on releasing any more concept art this year?
2) Will player housing be a quest/achievement goal or in place when you start the game as a new player?
3) Will we be able to populate housing/estates with wares we've gathered or won throughout our time in Eorzea, pre and post 2.0, as with ffxi furniture etc?
4) Can you post translated versions of the concept art soon?
5) Will new gathering professions such as farmer or shepherd be introduced?
6) How close do you envisage the graphics of the new engine being equivalent to that of the main chimera concept pic?

[Godking]

1 more thing my LS mates and I were discussing:

Once 2.0 comes out, will there be a roll back or just a simple convert-to?

[Dhalmel]

Will billing be updated or changed to where we don't have to use a third party companies like Clink and Buy? I would prefer if I payed Square-Enix Directly.

[Holland]

I will be glad to support FFXIV with my money.

I have no questions about the future of FFXIV for the moment, you have outlined quite a bit.

I am glad we have this amazing Director/Producer, all of the concept arts scream Final Fantasy. Yoshida and Dev Team, thank you.

[Ophiuchus]

Here we go again being asked to pay for an admittedly incomplete game.

Need money for development? Go to the bank.
I'm not a charity.


P.S. All the changes so far and the planned path to v2.0 (Phoenix!) are great. I hope it all works out because the FINAL PRODUCT is definitely something I would buy.