Thread: Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XXVIII! (Exploring Patch 3.2)

Regarding the Novice Network (Part 1)

Is there anyway you could differentiate between a DoW/DoM mentor and a DoH/DoL mentor? If that's the case, can there be a way to differentiate who is a mentor of both?

Regarding the Novice Network (Part 2)

In the case of Hyperion server (and I'm sure many other legacy servers as well), the number of "New Adventurers" that aren't bots or alts are never higher than the number of mentors online at the moment.

I believe that, at least for these servers, the novice network could be further used for any player (regardless of level) to temporarily join the network and ask questions. Would it be possible for someone that isn't a "new adventurer" to join?

For example, someone that has reached level 60 and finished the HW story might want to start gathering / crafting, but currently they have no easy way to determine who is a DoL/DoH mentor and would have a hard time finding answers.

Regarding Crafting

I noticed that red scrip materials (such as purified coke and raziqsand) aren't used in 3.2 recipes; Are there any plans for future recipes that use these? I think the best way to make use of them, moving forward, is via rare glamours or housing item recipes.

Regarding Collectables

I have (very often) finished a craft and then realized I didn't have my Collector's Glove buff on. Is it possible a crafter could have a visual reminder (like Byregot's symbol on top of their heads or a light aura around them), when they turn the Collector's glove on? I find this would help us immensely in remembering to turn on Collector's Glove (Something like this could also apply for gathering).

There were no Sightseeing Log entries added in Patch 3.2. Will we see any more added in Patch 3.25 or later?

For checking on the Beast Tribe allowances, can you put it in the Timers Window so we don't have to keep checking on how many allowances we have left for the day at the beast tribe areas?

Regarding Paladins

First of all, I would like to commend the team on the current changes to Paladins. These changes really have made Paladins more desirable.

Paladins, however, still have a problem regarding AoE damage.

For dungeon runs, I would rather use Warrior or Dark Knight because they can help defeat groups of enemies better than Paladin can.

Our only current option is Circle of Scorn. Is there any way this can receive a buff in damage?

I understand that this may be asking for a complete overhaul of this ability, and that it risks Flash becoming a bit obsolete.

To counter these two situations, I would suggest that Circle of Scorn's damage be increased against blinded enemies.

This would increase Paladin's AoE damage, without changing Circle of Scorn too much, and the synergy with Flash would still make it very relevant.

Since 3.2 has been released and there's a sephirot like egi in the fight, is that a test for the upcoming egi glamour system? is it still in the works?

Originally Posted by Alahra

Are there plans to look at Ninja's area-of-effect damage-dealing capabilities in 3.2 or future patches, which are generally lower than those of the other two melee? Though Ninja is my main job, it's generally not very useful in dungeons due to how poorly it works for frequent situations with lots of enemies.

I wouldn't say it isn't useful in dungeons (I main ninja) but yes more oomph in our aoe would be nice