Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XXX! (Main Scenario Ishikawa)

[Aoxaviar]

Regarding end game raiding (BCOB and ALEX):

I am aware that these are outside the MSQ, but:

Are there any plans for anything additional SSQ lines requiring us to go back into BCOB for a completely different reason (same possible with ALEX even though we don't know how it ends)?

I play for story and completing everything. I haven't finished BCOB (youtube helped to catch me up on major story points) but it feels that there are other aspects of it that are missing (After Louisox defeated Dalmund, how did the heart and head of Bahamut get hooked up to all the machines so deep in the planet?)

[Xariz]

With future raids like Alexander, have you considered releasing the Savage mode first and then a week or two later do the Story mode? Most other MMO's use this model and it works very well and seems to be well received.

[ComeOnNow]

Will we get Ysayle: "Lady Iceheart" attire or portrait in the future?

[Fenral]

It's very interesting that you were the writer for both the Crystal Tower and the 3.2 Main Scenario quests, as, intentionally or not, the 3.2 MSQ seemed to repeat a number of beats from the earlier series, with the notable difference that its characters all find a relatable human voice. Emannelain has an outburst that to me seemed like it would have worked well to express G'raha Tia's largely-unspoken insecurities, and Alphinaud's reaction to Minfilia's fate is not to accept it stoically and press on for the cause, but to express his discomfort with the situation instead. The 3.2 quests were so well done, my only question now is what was keeping the Crystal Tower from having that kind of realistic human drama? Is this the sort of storytelling we can look forward to should we ever revisit the Crystal Tower?

[Delmontyb]

Do you have plans for any more in game Free Company Tools and or Ranks to be added?

If so, what are you looking forward to adding?

Personally, I'd like to see an in game events calendar, to notify you of things going on with your free company.
Better recruiting tools, much like Party Finder, being able to post messages up that promote your FC would be nice. Allowing users to see your group even if you aren't online.
More buffs, and ways to make free company credits.
Free company alliances.

Those are just some of the options. Thanks for your time and consideration.

[Causality]

In the 2.0 series, More specifically 2.2, we saw where Elidibus was at odds with the 12 main Overlords and now it appears he may have broken away from them and gone AWOL himself, or perhaps it was the 12 that were AWOL. While we are in the Dark when it comes to the Ascians, are there plans to elaborate in the tension between Elidibus and the Surviving 9 main Overlords? Assuming Lahabrea has actually been destroyed.

[Altanas]

Which new jobs are you writing quests for?

[Xira]

Is there any new information on the house moving feature? For example, if a free company wants to move into a larger house will they be able to keep their airships and get the money they spent on their current house back?

[InabaReisen]

Au Ra have body scales, so when they equip armor such as scale mail or say the AF2 Dragoon Gear is there some sort of social awkwardness they as a race feel?

[EvanderAdvent]

How long does it take to write a Main Scenario? When did you start working on the 3.0 MSQ? How much time and effort goes into writing the story of Final Fantasy XIV?