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

[Syntharia]

It was told that we would not be getting housing until sometime after 4.1 patch, and 4.1 wouldn't hit until 3 months from now. I just would like to know if this is set in stone as the time frame?

[EusisLandale]

Tenacity Problem
it's very low rate, like the lines of 1% per 1,000 tenacity,

That number hasn't been considered accurate in a while. It's closer to something like 200-250 for 1%. While not as good as pure DPS stats for damage output, it also provides mitigation so that rate isn't really all that bad.
This wildly inaccurate bit of information though does lead to another question: Can we please be able to see in clearer detail the effects stats have?

[EorzeaHero69]

Regarding mostly the Ixion FATE, since it appears only in the Lochs and if too many people are standing there at once, even when not entirely in one place there, it can cause some congestion in the zone and it may prevent new players that are trying to complete the Stormblood story from doing so. Could you also add it in the Peaks and the Fringes and make it spawn in one of the three areas in a similar way the Odin Fate spawns in the Black Shroud?

[Solaires]

1. Can we possibly see Blue Mage and Beast Tamer in the future?

2. Do think you could add more interesting maps and housing changes in the future for unique maps like Interdimensional Space? The moon was shown a long time ago and we've lore on the Abyss. Cave maps would be an interesting.

3. We've really got a lack of gathering and crafting this expansion and we were told that retainer cost would be reduced and a massive increase in inventory space. Can you please give more?


5.Can you put more content on world maps. The maps are all very barren and lacking content. Maybe chocobo racing obstacle courses and World pvp like dueling or pvp areas in maps would make these a bit more lively maybe like a timed event occasionally.

6. There's a lot of random places scattered in game with lack of reason to go to accept looking interesting. Can we get maybe more content from these areas. Maybe some puzzle challenges. I don't know just some sort of unique interesting addition.

[Solaires]

Also can you reduce that tiger mount achievement. 2000 S ranks is an extremely high amount for any to go after it.

[Vasala]

Now that there is a reward for 3000 A and 2000 S rank kills the hunt toxicity is getting bad. Could we see a method added to trigger hunt spawns via a token you can buy with tomestones so people that want to work on the achievement have an alternative that can't be blocked by other players. (The numbers also feel very far off what they should considering the spawn rate of A vs S and the numbers of each.)

[OrigaMe]

1. With Squadron Dungeons planned for future, can we also have Squadron dungeon for DoL classes too?!
Not linear as dungeons we have for battle classes, but rather expanding and rewarding for exploration and extra effort. Extra big underground cave with hidden passages where players can find rare Ore,Fish or Shrooooms! Something like Aquapolis but for solo players with their pure lala squad. ^_^
2. During 3.x Letter series there was mention that while Heavensward at war, there cant be housing and when war will end, we get not usual housing area-type, but Shirogane is same type that we already had.
So what about Mog-station exclusive ward somewhere near Foundation or The Churning Mists,with same restrictions for housing? (You can get plot with special currency that u buy in mog-station)

[OrigaMe]

3.FF XIV was always about cool looking animation but not for the moment when you begin to move, can we have top and bottom of body have separated animations and less situations where our characters just slideeeeee?(At least for next X-pac!)
Extra boo for some Bard animation! Does his bow even have weight?And can you check tension of the string! Currently bards use toy bows!

[RuneSevalle]

Is there any plan or flexibility to survey the FFXIV community for interest in a Vulkan API or even native Linux game client?

[Veritas-Ancora]

Yoshi P, 2 years ago at PAX East you told me that you and your dev team watched our pride videos on Gilgamesh. You mentioned in a recent Live Letter that Costa del Sol was a great party location, and we used that for 2nd part of the parade. We had very high numbers when we last spoke, but Gilgamesh was not locked then.

There were over 23 MMO players who wanted to be part of this video and could not because Gilgamesh is locked. Nearly 15 have left in the last month because their friends could not join, so they moved elsewhere. This is hurting us, and we cannot promise more videos if our community continues to fall apart.

2017 Pride Video. Our 4th year's video.
https://youtu.be/VrEHWQGk3LA?list=PL...pmt_mIePaXEiDW

I am pleading to you to focus your resources on the Balmung and Gilgamesh problem. I hope this video can help convince you how important this FC is to them.