Letter from the Producer LIVE LXVIII: Ask Your Endwalker Questions!

[Jityan85]

Will Castrum, Dalriada and major raids in Bozja change with new upcoming changes? It's hard to queue up and have people to join since the time it takes is not worth the exp

[DanD3D]

Will we ever be able to Rank higher in our Grand Companies than it is currently?

[DanD3D]

Was there any story that were left unfinished or forgotten that you would like to circle back to and finish up?

[Baalfrog]

I would like to know, why do the game's colors look quite dull. It looks like there is a weird washed up grey filter on top of everything. Can the engine not render any more vibrant colors or is this a delibirate choice by the art department?

[morika]

Amon's Role

Was Amon's position in the Aetherochemical Research Facility given to him to fulfill a familiar duty in overseeing the Allagan experiments, much like Hermes's role as Elpis's overseer, or was it something else like safeguarding the "Genesis Expression", the Allagan aetherochemical formula that allowed one to create from nothingness?

[axelofthekey]

Many players have seen what appear to be parallels or allusions/references to the video game Chrono Trigger while exploring the Endwalker zone of Elpis. Was there an attempt by the developers to intentionally reference the game Chrono Trigger while working on that zone?

[AetherStar_26]

Is Gaia the last Ascian that's still alive?

[Kezona]

Are there any plans to update or upgrade the Spearfishing Gig now that spearfishing has been reworked for Endwalker?

We still only have the item introduced in Stormblood. Since it is ilvl 180, it brings down a FSH's average ilvl and stats in a way no other Discipline of the Land/Hand has to deal with.

[DollaDopenasty]

Scholar is in a pretty good place right now, however there are some points of frustration for me. Currently Sage shields always have priority over Scholar shield which can lead to situations in which much more damage is taken if the Sage shields are weaker. Scholar is also the only healer that has to choose between using meter for either healing or attack, while dissipation gives extra aetherflow it also disables a lot of abilities and does not even buff the ones you use it for. Is there any plan to alter these parts of scholars kit?

[DollaDopenasty]

In this expansion we saw the addition of many abilities that deal a large amount of single target damage and a small amount of aoe damage. Since the two abilities Carve and Spit and Abyssal Drain share a cooldown would you consider combining these two abilities into one with a flat healing number? This could make the hotbar less cluttered and give Dark Knight a bit better sustain since they would find use from abyssal drain's healing effect outside of large pulls.