Hiromichi Tanaka at Japan Expo (July1~4)

[luciferu]

Saturday, July 3rd 2010, FFXIV game producer, Hiromichi Tanaka, will be at Japan Expo for an open interview. Japan Expo is a french event about japanese modern culture (anime/manga/games/etc) at Paris and I'll be there.

Please use this thread if you have any good questions for him.
I'll select the most interesting ones (5 to 10).
- No question already answered at E3
- No question about release date or price
- No question about cheese sandwich
- Easy and Short question please, I have to translate back to french and it needs to be short for the translator

Thank you.

(You have until Sunday included)

[Hyan]

"Are they considering implementing a Conquest/Campaign style event for the retail version?"

This is a great idea btw, thanks for doing it.

[Loaar]

Awesome idea.

[Soap]

Are there any plans for PvP similar to ballista?

[Kachi]

Adding to Hyan, are there plans for Besieged type events, or more generally, what kind of events that were used in FFXI could we expect to see in FFXIV in the near future?

[Nama]

Not really a good question but I'm curious,
Will FFXIV be released on steam and might it support steam features?

[Hyan]

Are there any plans for PvP similar to ballista?

We'll just get the normal "yes, something like that" reply to this one, but if nothing better comes up, it's better than nothing.

[Quanta]

"Are achievements/trophies going to be in the game, for both PS3 and PC?"

[Johndile]

Agreed on the besieged question.

Also, "Do you plan to implement some form of level cap quests that FFXI used and a Maat type challenge?"

[BRP]

Will there be only one type of "normal" attack? If someone can answer this, that'd be cool.

Will there be a haste spell / effect? How will it work?

When will we see many vs many combat? (meh question lol)

[Hyan]

Will there be only one type of "normal" attack? If someone can answer this, that'd be cool.

Slashing, piercing and blunt? Or what do you mean by that?



Also instead of that many vs many Q we could ask if they could show us a storyline boss encounter played by the devs/the in-house testing group? Would be a good PR move. And without the translators and bad acting perhaps.

[Loaar]

"Are achievements/trophies going to be in the game, for both PS3 and PC?"

This was asked and answered at E3. The answer is yes, although they were vague about the details.

[Kachi]

When will we see many vs many combat? (meh question lol)

No, I think that's an excellent question. It's going to be a critical gameplay mechanic (at least it better be) and it needs to be adequately tested. I want to see more enemies partied up.

Ask what they're going to do to improve immersion. Right now the game is very flat, you feel like you're running on a polygonal surface-- no idle or falling animations, the environments are bare. Mobs just hang around on their leash doing nothing.

Sorry that's not really a succinct question, but if you could find a way to address those things, I don't think it's really been touched on.

[Gokulo]

One thing I was interested in: Will buying one version of the game and creating an account allow you to use it and play on the other platform? Similarly to FFXI where if you created an PS2 POL account you could use it to play on PC and only needed to get hands on the client?

[Kachi]

One think I was interested in: Will buying one version of the game and creating an account allow you to use it and play on the other platform? Similarly to FFXI where if you created an PS2 POL account you could use it to play on PC and only needed to get hands on the client?

I'm pretty sure they addressed this a long time ago. They said that they planned to do it that way. I actually wasn't even aware that this was possible in FFXI, so it stood out to me because I thought it was a new feature.

[Vimes]

- In the trailer we saw a moogle. Can you tell us more about their role in the game?
- Will there be something like Conquest Points from FFXI?
- Can you talk about factions and explain what Faction Credits are for?
- Can you explain in further detail what a Retainer is and what the advantages are?
- We've been told elementals will play a bigger role in FFXIV. Can you explain how this will work?
- How long are you planning to be in beta test before moving to an open beta phase?
- You've talked earlier about linkshells but also something called a company. Can you explain how this works?
- We've seen some equipment in the game that make a reappearance from FFXI (like subligars). Will there be other pieces of equipment that will make a return (like Scorpion Harness)?

Merci pour cet effort luciferu!

[Quanta]

This was asked and answered at E3. The answer is yes, although they were vague about the details.

Ah, I missed that, I guess. Good to know.

[sruon]

Wonder if I should go :<

[Lucavi]

Will there be only one type of "normal" attack? If someone can answer this, that'd be cool.

Will there be a haste spell / effect? How will it work?

When will we see many vs many combat? (meh question lol)

Seconding BRP's first question, as I was initially, and still am worried about it:

For some jobs, there are two different attacks, like slashing and piercing, but only one attack animation for each type, with a special animation for critical hits. Are there any plans on increasing the number of default attack animations, especially since normal attacks will be used so frequently to gain TP?

[Hioki]

Will higher monsters have weak spots that may allow more damage, positioning, strategy? Knock them to the ground open a weak point for 10 seconds.

Will enemies show signs of fatigue, visual clues of close to death? (Monster Hunter I know >.>)

Will conal/aoe effects be affected by environmental details? (walls)

Will the environment be dynamic? (I knock over a log to get across river)

Will equipment swapping during battles still be possible or are we expected to use one set when we fight and just change weapons when needed? Will wearing specific pieces of equipment at specific times matter as much?