Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XXVII! (Localization Koji Fox)

[Fernehalwes]

Greetings!

First off, I would like to extend a personal thank you to everyone who took the time to post a PLL question for me. I understand that recently I haven't been as active on the forums as was the case in the past, and for that I apologize. While work on FINAL FANTASY XIV remains my main focus, as one of the senior members of the entire Square Enix Localization department, I am also expected to handle countless other tasks ranging from the mundane...to the extremely mundane. These other tasks have been sapping most of my free time--time I usually employ to scour the Lodestone forums for questions I can field.

The good news is, things have begun to calm down somewhat. This means that I can hopefully set aside a few moments to address some of the questions that have been burning in your minds. This PLL is one such opportunity, and it's looking like I will be able to answer about 10-15 of the questions posted to the forums. The thing is, there were far more than 10-15 questions posed, and a lot of those were just as good as the ones we selected for answering. So, what I'm going to do is...

1) As the PLL will be held in Japanese, I'll aim to have an English recap of my portion of the PLL up as soon as possible--hopefully by the following Sunday evening (PST).

2) The week or so after the PLL, I'll try to address questions (a few at a time) that weren't chosen for the show by posting my replies here on the forums.

We're currently in the middle of patch 3.2 translation, so it may take a while for me to get to the majority of the queries, but I want to field as many as possible, be it lore questions or localization questions...or even that question I got on the JP forums about my favorite ramen. (It's miso+butter, by the way)

Until then!

[Sinmal]

To which parent will the offspring of an Au Ra and a Miqo'te take to physically?

[Sinmal]

Ferne!

Rock on and keep on fighting the good fight.

One more...

I assume Garleans have their own language akin to Latin. What's it called?

[Rufalus]

Are Hydaelyn and Zodiark separate entities or two sides of the same coin?

[DoctaruRavenbe]

How is Mhach pronounced is it Mach, Vak (gaelic) or Maha?

[Rufalus]

Explain the differences between eikons /warring triad and conventional primals that the beast tribes summon in the present

[Rufalus]

Explain the advanced teleportation magicks that the Ascians employ. Can they simply will themselves away to any destination in the universe?

[Rufalus]

How was the calamity which fell the Allagan empire so great as to destroy all their living knowledge, leaving behind only records in tomestones? You'd think some scientists would survive to continue creating more advanced technology and rebuild what was lost. We were told an earthquake wiped out their civilization, yet they had flying vessels so it seems convenient that everyone of importance was on the ground at the time (?) Are there more details of that umbral era yet to be revealed in the story? By comparison, the calamity that primal Bahamut wrought in more recent times did not come close to removing the nations Ul'Dah, Gridania, Limsa Lominsa and Ishgard.

[The_Greatest_Evil]

When The Warrior of Light will start to talk ? Please put voice on cutscenes of our characters.

[Roukiz]

Are there plans for TRIPLE TRIAD merchandise?

I'd love to have some ACTUAL cards