Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XXXVII Discussion Thread

[KisaiTenshi]

It's even more annoying when the stupid NPC is in your face and you can't target it. The camera has to have the NPC's model in full view so we can target them. This is very annoying....especially as a Lalafell.

This is a problem that only happens when you are playing zoomed in. I can think of several times as a Mi'qote that I can't click on a taller NPC because I have the camera at shoulder level. You can't even tab target it.

In dungeons, it also happens with monsters, if you happen to be standing right under the boss and the boss goes straight through your clipping plane field of view, then you can't click on it without circling around. Rare, but more commonly happens when there is a group of 6 mobs, and you're tanking, and you can't target the closest one because it's head is out of view.

[stanrir]

I like how there was no questions about the amount of completely useless abilities monks still have, when the combat rework was about getting rid of useless abilities

[Mysticales]

Wow is it just me or did this letter from the producer not mention ANYTHING about our questions with housing?

[Mikhaill]

Wow is it just me or did this letter from the producer not mention ANYTHING about our questions with housing?

Nope not one. Meanwhile, you have 2 chicks sitting around with nearly 30 houses for themselves.
They need to limit housing immediately to house 1 account / server.
Now's a perfect time to start. At least the people who don't have a single house can get SOMETHING.
I've waited years.

[VanilleFang]

I think their saving anything related to housing until when or after Shirogane is released.

[Alael]

Lol. Here's to hoping!

Well to be honest it is an useless skill.

[Claviusnex]

I honestly believe they have no idea of what to do with pet class. I always loved Summoner and pet classes in general, but the way they're handling things makes me not want to use them. /sigh

I could live with SE needing to figure out what to do. I get the impression however that they really don't don't want to figure out what the job is and how to implement it. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if during meetings someone didn't say I wish we had never introduced the job.

I think the reason for this is that in a best-case scenario SMNs are actually in a good place. The problem is that they're probably the absolute hardest job to do well on now (barring MCHs who simply cannot compete no matter how well they play now) and are very easily screwed over by things they can't control (such as a fizzled Aetherflow spender or a death wiping out stacks). What SMN largely needs is QoL fixes rather than full on balance adjustments which might be why they didn't touch on things as much.

The only real 'balance' related adjustments I think SMNs need is easing up on the Bane nerf a little and giving us back Sustain. Everything else is just QoL stuff related to stopping Aetherflow stacks being wasted or lost on death.

I don't consider the Aetherflow problems quality of life issues. They affect the basic function of the Summoner and its ability to fulfill its role. Even though I show my dots up Fester still frequently won't hit and wastes an Aetherflow. I've had to try to delay the use of Fester to be sure the server knows the dots are up. In any event I lose two Aetherflow CDs as the next one will be over as soon as the bar is full. This then cascades into DWT and Bahamut. Prior to 4.0 I would only lose one cycle as once I went into DWT any remaining Aetherflows were still available.

[Berethos]

glam want to talk glam here for a moment.

"Notably features that exist in very similar formats, rather than being similar as a concept (i.e. glamour log) but differing significantly from game to game."

And you mention the one example I used as something that exists as a similar concept but has significant differences in implementation from game to game (namely that only a few actually have glamour logs, others have a handful of wardrobe slots that when you think about it aren't that functionally different from how our armoury system works, except that ours switches out gear with stats instead of just gear appearance, and still others just have you cover up specific items with one outfit/piece of gear at a time).

Were you even trying?

[Berethos]

Yeeaaaah I really hope they don't treat him like some cute, sad guy with a crush. He's a murdering creep. It's a good character, but he is NOT a good person...

Sadu is a borderline psychopath hungering for battle solely so that she can die in the most glorious way possible, and relishes fighting and killing as it will lead to the "best death."

Sounds like a perfect match made in one of the seven hells to me.

[FallenArisen0990]

Sadu is a borderline psychopath hungering for battle solely so that she can die in the most glorious way possible, and relishes fighting and killing as it will lead to the "best death."

Sounds like a perfect match made in one of the seven hells to me.

Who wouldn't want a girl like Sadu. <3