Loony BoB
01-21-2011, 07:19 PM
FINAL FANTASY XIV, The Lodestone (http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/topics/detail?id=1122963cf532ba1f555aab15f2ed538a52d0fa40)
I link because it has a lot of tables and is quite really long. :D A lot of information about the future of FFXIV, though, so read, read, read!
These are some key points for me. The major statements are in bold.
we will be bringing quests and miniquests to Eorzea sometime after the beginning of February. Along with this, all of the changes being worked on during the end of last year and the beginning of this year to improve the games playability and user-friendliness will also be released around the same time.
Though the next version update will introduce a relatively small number of changes, preparations are already underway to bring further improvements in the near future via a number of smaller-scale patches, including the release of quests and system-side adjustments. At present, we intend for something new to be released about twice a month. Overhauls to the battle system and user interface will also be ongoing, which will make it easier for the players to enjoy the new quests and content being released. The small-scale, system-oriented updates that will be carried out can best be thought of as the necessary groundwork for the battle system revisions.
We will also be looking in earnest at the possibility of implementing an auction house
I realize there are many things, but for me the first order of business is to create the FINAL FANTASY feeling. To have players take part in engaging quests that place them in a struggle against an impending crisis that threatens their world.
I'm very grateful for the fact that posts by the development and operations teams was the number one response to this question. In fact, this Letters from the Producer series is a direct result of this. In addition, we will begin a beta phase for the official FFXIV forums in all four languages (Japanese, English, French, and German) around the beginning of March. If all goes well, the forums should be up and ready for public use sometime in early April.
You expressed concern over whether one of the four keywords I introduced at the beginning of the year, namely reboot, meant that we would be wiping character data. I apologize for any confusion that this choice of terminology may have caused, but rest assured that character data will not be wiped.
And, in a list of things they are planning / lookin into (ie, this is not concrete 'definitely' stuff, but it is something they are considering)...
- Character jump feature
- Examination of an auction house system
- Further changes to enhance class uniqueness
- Possible introduction of traditional names such as paladin, monk, white mage, etc.
Of course, all the company-related stuff is mentioned, too, but I focused on new stuff rather than things we've known about for some time.
Wait.
...Jump?
I link because it has a lot of tables and is quite really long. :D A lot of information about the future of FFXIV, though, so read, read, read!
These are some key points for me. The major statements are in bold.
we will be bringing quests and miniquests to Eorzea sometime after the beginning of February. Along with this, all of the changes being worked on during the end of last year and the beginning of this year to improve the games playability and user-friendliness will also be released around the same time.
Though the next version update will introduce a relatively small number of changes, preparations are already underway to bring further improvements in the near future via a number of smaller-scale patches, including the release of quests and system-side adjustments. At present, we intend for something new to be released about twice a month. Overhauls to the battle system and user interface will also be ongoing, which will make it easier for the players to enjoy the new quests and content being released. The small-scale, system-oriented updates that will be carried out can best be thought of as the necessary groundwork for the battle system revisions.
We will also be looking in earnest at the possibility of implementing an auction house
I realize there are many things, but for me the first order of business is to create the FINAL FANTASY feeling. To have players take part in engaging quests that place them in a struggle against an impending crisis that threatens their world.
I'm very grateful for the fact that posts by the development and operations teams was the number one response to this question. In fact, this Letters from the Producer series is a direct result of this. In addition, we will begin a beta phase for the official FFXIV forums in all four languages (Japanese, English, French, and German) around the beginning of March. If all goes well, the forums should be up and ready for public use sometime in early April.
You expressed concern over whether one of the four keywords I introduced at the beginning of the year, namely reboot, meant that we would be wiping character data. I apologize for any confusion that this choice of terminology may have caused, but rest assured that character data will not be wiped.
And, in a list of things they are planning / lookin into (ie, this is not concrete 'definitely' stuff, but it is something they are considering)...
- Character jump feature
- Examination of an auction house system
- Further changes to enhance class uniqueness
- Possible introduction of traditional names such as paladin, monk, white mage, etc.
Of course, all the company-related stuff is mentioned, too, but I focused on new stuff rather than things we've known about for some time.
Wait.
...Jump?