Thread: Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XXXVII! (Exploring Patch 4.0)

When you revealed the new jobs, you said you didn't notice any significant changes in queue times by adding new tanks and healers. Since queue times for dps are a major cause of concern right now, do you have any plan to incentive using tanks or healers in the daily roulettes?

Recently it was mentioned that the "ability to influence the party's damage" is a determining factor in a job's balance.

Has the development team ever visited the idea of focusing on this concept when designing a job, to create a play style that would be primarily supporting their party (for example, FFXI bard)? If so, are there any key points of that discussion that you'd be willing to share?

Originally Posted by Ruminator

Recently it was mentioned that the "ability to influence the party's damage" is a determining factor in a job's balance.

Has the development team ever visited the idea of focusing on this concept when designing a job, to create a play style that would be primarily supporting their party (for example, FFXI bard)? If so, are there any key points of that discussion that you'd be willing to share?

i was thinking if this does happen maybe change bard to pure support like instead of healer dps and tank add another role called support jobs like bard fill and maybe add a alternate class to archer like ranger from FFXI where all the dps abilities go and just like how other jobs like arcanist has summoner and sch or other base jobs that have two upgrades maybe give archer both bard and ranger

The topic of a "Glamour Log" is a matter of frequent discussion, having come up during numerous Live Letters and events. Every time it is shot down as impractical for FFXIV's infrastructure. So I would instead ask if the dev team has any ideas or plans for some form of glamour-storing subsystem to alleviate inventory and item bloat which does work for FFXIV's systems?

Originally Posted by ZhaneX

The topic of a "Glamour Log" is a matter of frequent discussion, having come up during numerous Live Letters and events. Every time it is shot down as impractical for FFXIV's infrastructure. So I would instead ask if the dev team has any ideas or plans for some form of glamour-storing subsystem to alleviate inventory and item bloat which does work for FFXIV's systems?

Even being able to add job (especially in light of all the new 70 gear) / mog station items to the armoiur would be a great help

Originally Posted by ZhaneX

The topic of a "Glamour Log" is a matter of frequent discussion, having come up during numerous Live Letters and events. Every time it is shot down as impractical for FFXIV's infrastructure. So I would instead ask if the dev team has any ideas or plans for some form of glamour-storing subsystem to alleviate inventory and item bloat which does work for FFXIV's systems?

If a glamour log isn't feasible, perhaps it could be made into a glamour-storing service similar to WoW's current transmog system? Perhaps it could be an extension of Jandelaine's current services or be done through a new assistant *coughcoughRedolentRosecough*. You could use glamour prisms like you do with Jandelaine's Tokens to make the service free or have them charge 2000 gil (similar to Jandelaine's prices for haircuts) to make the glamour for you.

Originally Posted by Memoir

Is the API for addons still being worked on or has that idea be scrapped?

i liked this idea and hit like but wanted to add on and ask if add ons are allowed what would be possible? and would we ever be able to get a add on that accesses the market board servers so could check online the prices like with FFXI and would other interesting mods be allowed? one of the reasons for games like skyrims success is the ability to use mods which adds a lot to the fun and replay ability to the game i guess another way to put it is if we do have mods what will be the scope of the mods and if 1 is very little 10 being skyrim lvl what would it be