VanaFest Questions - Ask The Community Reps

I might start a new character for a Male Mithra, but in no way would I delete my main.

Can SE give us infinite inventory spaces b/c no matter how many upgrades we get, ppl are always gona want more.

wont happen, atleast not untill ps2 support is completely dropped.

current ps2 memory limitations, are what make it so we can only see 80 inventory 2x. (thus the side by side view with mog sack ect....
they might give us another mog sack, maybe

I got a good question...

Can we see Camate and Bayohne dance again right after they announce the second new job?

It'd make for good stream.

Would it be possible to make furnishings a separate inventory such that one can exquisitely decorate their mog house without severely impairing their inventory?

I thought of that last month Sylow, but why would they do that for us? lol

Edit: I don't mean the benefits, I just don't see them caring is all.

Because it makes sense to do it, there's no point to linking storage and furniture when you can cap storage with 2 furishings, and it would invigorate crafting - since most furnishings are crafted and are high profit items.

Thank you so much, exactly what i said in another post, but your name seems to get it across much better lol.

No, certain jobs are at a mathematical disadvantage. There's only so much you can do to overcome that.

Math can't solve for how much fun a job is though :(

I have a Mjollnir and I play DNC -- this is something I understand.

1)

While watching an interview with George R. R. Martin, he likened authorship to two philosophies. The first was that of the "architect" where everything is planned and calculated before hand. The second was that of the "gardener." In this model, the author plants seeds and watches them grow periodically pruning and weeding.

Which of these models fits closest (%) with that of the development of FFXI? If FFXI is the product of both, which of the following were considered or predicted prior to creation:

-Windower
-Equipment swapping (idle, ja, ma, ws etc)
-Economics (inflation, price =?= rarity correlation, the sale of rare/ex equipment)
-The lore of Van'Adel
-Group dynamics
-The Ebb and Flow of the playerbase (#'s)


2) It is little secret that we, as players, often perceive the development team to be as much an obstacle to the enjoyment of this game as any Notorious Monster. To me, the announcements regarding the progression of this game seem so far removed from the actual mainstream game-play that I can't help but wonder how much proverbial "distance" exists between the player and the Dev's. Among the following, what percentage of implemented content comes from the following sources:

a) The official forums
b) Other Forums (BG, FFXIAH, Allah)
c) Shonnen Jump Weekly
d) Fortune Cookies
e) Dream Diaries shared at weekly Dev Meetings


TLDR; + Polite

Do we play the way you intended?

Where do most of your ideas come from?

***, I forgot this is going to Community Reps.

With new monsters coming in the new expansion can we expect new bluemage spells?

I'm curious as I main bluemage a good portion of my play time.

That's a pretty safe assumption.

I'm going to go through the pages and organize the questions in a single post before the event soon.

Keep asking good questions!

Will they add new relic weapons to dynamics? Seeing they have five jobs now, plus two new ones, I find it hard to think they would leave so many jobs behind on relics.

Mythric weapons?

Will they add abyessia 2.0? FThe two new jobs will need emps, and af3+2

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Will the new expansion be available on the test server a couple months before release?

I doubt they will let us test out premium content we have to pay for in the future.

What other updates can we expect for FFXI as a whole?

Graphic-wise, gameplay-wise, etc.

I feel like this is an opportunity to get answers that we won't get by waiting 6 months. The price, the format, the intricacies of the next expansion will be revealed regardless of whether or not you ask now. Do we really have to waste time/questions on things we WILL know the answer to without asking?

Can we try some questions that we WONT know the answer to unless we ask (omitting the strong possibility that the Community Team doesn't know the answer)?


3) Thinking about the progression of FFXI over the last 10 years, what is the most poignant lesson learned by members of the development team?

4) Many players play FFXI in order to achieve lofty objectives. What do you think is the greatest accomplishment of FFXI as an MMO? (If the answer is anything related to 'bringing people together' please roll your eyes emphatically).

5) Abyssea incorporated the ability to manipulate potential drop pools by fighting the mob in a particular way (targeting !weaknesses!). Magian trials offered a means by which to get powerful weapons without large numbers. These are examples that stand out as vast departures from the status quot. What, if any, vast departures from the way FFXI is played now do you foresee or have in store?

6) Rank the following in terms of the greater limitation to the future of XI?

-Hardware
-Adequate Funding (fiscal support)
-Player # (the growth of casual gaming)
-Content (ideas?)
-General Interest

7) At this point, it is clear that there are HUNDREDS of pieces of equipment and consumables that exist yet are never used/made. Has any thought been given to cleaning the AH up? What are options for adding features to the AH that have been or are being explored right now?

8) With the decline of crafting over the last 10 years, the question of where mined/harvested/grown materials will come from grew until Abyssea and VW (/sigh). With all of the efforts in re-energizing former end game activities, is there any possibility for further reworking of the aforementioned pursuits (HELMing)?

When will we be able to access storage from any moghouse?

Take all of my [-]s.

My question
"With what seems to be the death of the ps2 platform supporting, is there a plan to 2.0 final fantasy 11 the same way 14 got their facelift. I do not plan to jump myself into another MMO I have put a lot of years of my life into it. Will this game grow further or is this game on its last few years?

you'd think they would have announced something to major for the game at this point if they were going to do it. dying game, etc etc. that kind of massive overhaul wouldn't cover the costs to do so I don't think.

Should ask if its gonna be available to outside JP PS2 users in any form before youstart to assume/celebrate, before last update FFXI took up about 10.2 GB with all expansions, now it takes up 19 GB. I'm sure it will be available as DLC only for PS2 outside Japan. Why else would the almost double PS2 HDD capacity for XI?

Another question,

Is there any plans to increase the merit caps? Maybe not to the extent of what Bryths post on the official forums asks for (although that would be awesome).

p.s. How come there aren't any cheeseburgers available?

p.s.s. Seriously, don't ask for that last one, don't even consider it.

Since new blue mage spells are inevitable, will there be any chance in blu's getting an increase in blue magic points to set a few more?

I see them doing this but think they will adjust each spells points cost as well.