EU Live Letter

[ZhaneX]

Fans have been asking for new character customization forever. It is indeed a waste that they haven't planned to add at least one improvement. They also refuse to add a new race this time around, so you'd think they'd put those resources into making character customization better.

Or they can prioritize adding in new content that players will be able to go back to frequently, rather than something that most players will look at maybe once?

[DamianFatale]

Or they can prioritize adding in new content that players will be able to go back to frequently, rather than something that most players will look at maybe once?

You don't look at your character once though. You see them all the time when you use them.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Or they can prioritize adding in new content that players will be able to go back to frequently, rather than something that most players will look at maybe once?

I have the solution! Let's trade in Blitzball for character customization.

But seriously, I can appreciate people being frustrated. Despite stellar aesthetics, FFXIV has a shallow CC. Considering the sheer amount of glamour focus this community has, it's not surprising many people put greater emphasis on stuff like this.

[SilkaN]

Or they can prioritize adding in new content that players will be able to go back to frequently, rather than something that most players will look at maybe once?

You do realize that there are a lot of people buying several fantasias per month, right?
Adding more customization would give players even more incentives to buy them and that means more $$$ €€€ for SE.

[Masekase_Hurricane]

Seemed lacklustre compared to other live letters.

[Beskar]

Hmm not much new information was to be said but that's how it always goes with these live letters with Q and A. Just waiting to hear more of the LALALALALALA not listening to some reasons why this isn't possible.. Oh...

I also like how Yoshi is actually holding the community to account once again regarding hard content. If you want harder content they will give it to you but do not complain if you can't do it, because the community asked for it.

[AlphaSonic]

Like Lords of Verminion or Diadem 1.0? That wasn't a smart decision from them, since fantasias are the most bought item from the mog store but SE has never been one of the most smart companies when talking about priorities.

[Anyan]

If they don't have the competence/time/man power etc to add more sliders then whatever. I think most of us can deal with that. However! Are they seriously not going to give us more options when it comes to things like eye shape, noses or mouths? Nothing? Not only does it severely disappoint me, I find it baffling that they're so dismissive and chill about keeping such a poor character creation in a modern MMO.

[RukiaFae]

What are we getting really though? The little information we have is not that amazing compared to what the did for Heavensward. They can't tell us anything about battle changes except we are moving some jobs around and combining some. A serve up grade and bigger invetory. This was needed two years ago when Heavensward came out. We are getting more zones. Well we know they will most likely be empty in the first few months. A 24 man dungeon and trials. We always get this. Two new jobs. Both are DPS because they don't know what to do with healers or tanks. Heck we have a new housing ward we can't touch when the expansion drop, even though we were suppose to get one in Heavenward. People are not just unhappy about what we are not getting, people are not thrilled about the lackluster stuff we are getting. Even SE knows they are not delivering for this expansion, why do you think it took them 3 fanfest to give this little information. They could have said some this in the beginning but no they waited until the last fan fest to say only 2 jobs, no character customizations, no you can't buy houses at release. We could have gotten the whole trailer at the earlier fan fest because it had nothing to do with the story. They could have released Samurai first and Red Mage second. They didn't because they used it make people excited. They made it seem like they had all this hidden information. That was all a marketing ploy. Now things might change when we get more information but compared to the Heavensward fan fest things are lacking this time around. They set bar high and now they don't appear to be doing the same. The main people who are excited are ones getting their dream job. That is understandable because they have been waiting for them. I'm only looking forward to the story at this point. I hope my feelings for the game changes but I'm not excited.

[Reyll]

They made it seem like they had all this hidden information. That was all a marketing ploy. Now things might change when we get more information but compared to the Heavensward fan fest things are lacking this time around. They set bar high and now they don't appear to be doing the same. The main people who are excited are ones getting their dream job. That is understandable because they have been waiting for them. I'm only looking forward to the story at this point. I hope my feelings for the game changes but I'm not excited.

This. This person understands what is going on. Well said. They are really going to see sub numbers suffer in this upcoming expansion unless Square decides to stop pocketing our money and give Yoshi the staff and servers he needs to make this game great to make it grow. Hearing all these 'no' answers at Live Letter and seeing what little stuff we are getting isn't doing much for my hope levels.