Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XXVIII! (Lead UI Minagawa)

[Knahli]

This is a really big one for me..... can we please, please please have the eight character limit per server lifted? Currently, my subscription pays for up to 40 character slots which is incredibly generous, only I have no intention of really using most of those slots because I am at home on my server and have no desire to play other characters elsewhere. The only benefit to this setup is using them to create disposable characters to merely test appearances and voices on open servers before trying to create the finalised version on congested servers like Balmung.

There should be no drawback to a single player having more characters on the same server being that they can obviously only use one at a time. Though even if it comes down to paying a premium similar to having extra retainers, that would be better than nothing at all.

Edit:
To elaborate a little on my reasoning, I enjoy the fact that players can play any and every class on one character and eliminate the need to maintain multiple characters. While I do not engage in it myself, I appreciate the convenience it offers to others. However, I am strongly driven by the aesthetic appeal that this game offers in every avenue. As such, I like having different personalities, styles and charismas attributed to the different classes that I do play. I like pursuing a particular design aesthetic across these different areas as opposed to being limited to just one, single character. Currently I have seven characters at end-game but must reserve my final slot for a potential, future race though I would very much like to create even more characters than I already have. I am an altaholic at heart and there's little I would love more than to be able to pursue that even further, given how much I love this game's character design.

[Knahli]

Could we have a feature added where we may have multiple UI layouts for the same Job/Class? Maybe adding something like "Adjusted Soul Crystals" which is simply a variant of the same Job, only with an entirely fresh set of hotbars attributed to it. This would help tremendously with PvP players at the very least.

[fantasticm]

It is nice that the chat logs are very easy to customize, and it is nice to be able to change the size of the window quickly and easily.

Please consider allowing users to change the size of the text entry box as well. It is fine for short messages, but not being able to adjust the height of it can make typing longer messages a real pain.

[Malen]

Right click name -> Report spam

This may be the single greatest thing WoW brought to MMOs. It doesn't clog up blacklists, and when it hits a certain number of players that report it mutes the person until a GM can look at it. If you're worried about player abuse, you can set the threshold really high, maybe 50 or even 100. It's quick, elegant, and gets the spammers out of the way of the average player.

Is there any chance we can get this ever? If not, please explain why not.

[Fate_Testarossa]

Is it possible to get another marker like the A,B and C markers? I think there's a lot of boss fights where a 4th marker would come in handy. I'm thinking about fights like Ratfinx Twinkledinx where you make use of all 4 cardinal directions.

[Gallien]

Will we ever get the ability to edit our interface to the extent that you can do so in other games, such as World of Warcraft?

Will we ever get the ability to exclude buffs/debuffs on the party frames that we don't want to see?

Can you guys add HoT/debuff durations to the spell icons on the party frame window? It would be nice to be able to see when Regen is going to fall off without having to manually target someone.

[Aaliyahrose]

Upon closer arrival to the next expansion, will there be implementations to add more Traits for jobs instead of Actions and abilities? Even though the double cross bar is nice, what would be the equivilant for PC users?

[Roda]

Its really difficult to see if someone is talking to you if you aren't expecting it, or are preoccupied with something that is not the corner of your screen, is there any possibility of getting player speech bubbles like so many mmos and (npcs in this very game) have (for things like /s /p /fc, & maybe the /l1-8)? If screen clutter is an issue, why not have a toggle option in the display settings?


Really, things like emotes and the cool mouth flapping animation when you talk is wasted if you can't look at the player you're talking to!

[KurodaAkira]

Also about hotbars: Can we have an option to disable the hotbar hiding (for example when you use the market board)?

[KurodaAkira]

Can we have more Chat tabs (Having only 4 is really limited)