Letter from the Producer LXII

[Maero]

Ty OP for posting, that really was a great read and so awesome to read about the hard work they have been doing

[Allegor]

He spoke about tank balance because main and off tank exist, but there's no such thing as an 'offhealer'. Take it as you may, I'm also a bit disappointed, but if this means WHM will get some love to compensate, I think it's worth the uhh...sacrifice.

[MOZZYSTAR]

It didn't put to rest anything, in my opinion. It's basically the same stuff reiterated as before, they just went into detail of all the resources they'd have to go through (which was obvious to some, but not to others). For me, this letter just kind of put salt in the wound. I'm upset about no male viera, yeah, but I wouldn't have gotten nearly as upset as I did if Dancer (which was healer in FFXI) was a healer - or if we had any healer class honestly, and/or if BLU wasn't such a shitshow.

These were things I was really looking forward to, really hoping for, but my wish was just corrupted with excuse after excuse. I honestly think the excuses in regards to healer are the most offending ones. I'm not as mad about viera/hrothgar as I am about healer. Sure, there's only two range DPS, but we have like 30 something DPS all together (including non-job classes) and DPS class as a whole the only class type - minus newest tank - that has been added in the game in the past four years. As someone who mained heal since the game first came out basically, I tend to get burnt out of classes after playing them for so long. I've been maining AST for the past four years, WHM for the past two before that, and I play SCH on an alt. This past year, I've actually levelled up BRD to main cuz I am that burnt out of current healing classes.

That being said, I do plan on making DNC my new main class because ranged DPS is my thing and I still like DPS-Dancer's concept. I'm just massively disappointed in the impending six year wait for a new healer class. (If they need help with ideas for heals, they could host a contest... ha ha... ha... /would join and never joins contests.)

[SannaR]

Yay they were able to make glasses work and thanks for the sneak peak to pld and sch ShB outfits if not just the tops and gloves of them. A little sad that not a whole lot of new info is in there since he's said those points in other interviews. I am glad he is aware of how problematic it would be to put in younger models.

[Iscah]

Yay they were able to make glasses work and thanks for the sneak peak to pld and sch ShB outfits if not just the tops and gloves of them.

I'm pretty sure those are both the Lv70 outfits.

[SannaR]

I'm pretty sure those are both the Lv70 outfits.

Ahh so they are. Now I'm a little sad that he didn't sneak the lv 80 versions in as they like to sprinkle this stuff around until post media tour/final LL has happened.

[Hash_Browns]

That picture makes me excited to go cat daddy.

[MrKusakabe]

I do not care about the new species (or "races" as people wrongly call them; races are more "Dunesfolk" and "Plainsfolk" while the species is "Lalafell"...) as I am already what I enjoy as my avatar/alter ego:
A noble and educated midget.
But I don't believe this "10,000 items have to be changed to fit" stuff. The game's models are all in a certain boundary. There are no super tall or super small versions of a species. There are no features out of a certain range. I am sure there is some sort of "formula" available to batch-stretch or batch-fix much of the stuff.

I mean, they can do it for "10,000 items" for already 5 species/"races", but a 6th and 7th is suddenly "absolutely super duper impossible" even with the "tremendous amount of money" we actually throw at the game via game purchases and expansion pack purchases, full-price subscription, high-priced cash shop and overpriced merchandise shop?

I don't buy that. Just my two scents, but I smell bullocks in that part.

Sincerely,

[UsagiAndCrepes]

I'm glad they are also going to do the normal live letter as well and didn't just focus on responding to player feedback.