Letter From the Producer IX.

[Elexia]

lol where did you hear this rumor?

Trolling. Most companies that make MMOs don't have any other projects but their MMORPG, so he's a bit confused on how real game development studios are set up.

[Arcell]

OH NO ANY DUNGEON THAT'S NOT R50 AND QUEST HUBS!!!!!!!!!

END OF THE WORLD! FFXIV = WOW, FFXIV = WOW!

Seriously, you people will whine, complain, bitch and moan about anything any everything. Content is content, I'm happy for it. WoW didn't invent nor is it the only game to use lower than cap dungeons and quest hubs. In fact they've become a bit of a staple for the MMO genre, something that FFXIV happens to fall under.

What's the fun in leveling if all the cool content is for R50 and (eventually) up? They need to give those players something to do as well. Lower level dungeons and quest hubs are good for that.

Also they actually add a landmark structure to the "lolcopy/paste" scenery you've all been bitching about and now that's a problem too. People want content, the game needs content. If it's not the kind of content you want maybe it's a time to think about moving on.

We're also getting R50 dungeons Shiyo, who's to say those won't be the challenging content you're looking for? You're only focusing on the negative.

[Alise]

gonna be a long wait ;_;

[Akira_Tenshi]

I was quite suprised that there was no mention of the strange events happening in the game now in the letter. I was hoping for some more information on what that is leading to.

[Reika]

It is apart of the battle system, yes. I'd expect delays though. Redesigning the class system into a job system and starting development on it as early as Jan. sounded like it was too good to be true to release it this soon. At a development stand point it is a very big deal.

Maybe we will see companies this month in 1.17b? Perhaps I was right in thinking that all of these in game events happening recently would lead to companies. We'll see!

They aren't turning the class system into the job system, they're adding the job system.

[Doho]

this is how all camps should look!!

[Sephr]

Are you saying that Dynamis was not an instance? Prmyvions weren't instanced? That means I could go into anyone's current session, right?

Whilst I'm pretty sure there are instances in FFXI (there'd have to be a low upper ceiling on the amount of people who can do the same assault, for example which isn't the case), neither of those things were instanced, lol.

[Evangelus]

all bcnm, limbus, salvage or assault are instanced content

[Reika]

FF XIV couldn't be further from WoW if it tried. Every MMO has quest hubs even FF XI had quests. FF XIV will never be WoW, Square is to stubborn to copy another game anyway even if that game is the most succesful MMO ever made. They have their own ideas and that is what they will do even if those ideas are terrible. Square pays little attention to the competition, if they did FF XIV wouldn't be in the state it is right now.

Whether they are good Ideas or bad Ideas, I give my respect to SE for having their own originality. All they should do is add, alter, and tweak. That is what I see.

I eagerly await 1.18 patch, while still playing.

[DurtiMonkeyToe]

Whilst I'm pretty sure there are instances in FFXI (there'd have to be a low upper ceiling on the amount of people who can do the same assault, for example which isn't the case), neither of those things were instanced, lol.

I'm confused by what your definition of "instanced" is. Each Dynamis and Promy were only accessible by your immediate party and if you exited you'd have to start all over again. How are these not instanced?