Letter from the Producer, XXXVIII (11/01/2012)

[Gokulo]

Hello again to all you FFXIVers out there, and to all of you eagerly awaiting FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn. Yoshi-P here, bringing you the thirty-eighth Letter from the Producer.

More than two years have come and gone since service for FFXIV commenced on September 30, 2010. With the final character save maintenance on November 1, 2012, a chapter in the realm of Eorzea has come to a close.

With all the changes that have come to pass, I realize that it must have been difficult for you, the players. It’s been a very turbulent two years for me as well, and the game has come to hold a very special place in my heart. Work to transfer data over to A Realm Reborn will soon commence. Rest assured that your character will be carried over to a new beginning, bearing all your cherished memories of friendships and adventure.

Thanks to your encouragement and support, the game has come a very long way. There are no words to express how grateful we are for your help in the game’s rebirth.

There are only ten days left until the servers go offline, and the last wave of changes hit Eorzea.

Just what is in store for the realm, and what will become of Dalamud? You’ll have to stick around until the end to find out!

The alpha test is also underway, and we’re glad to say there have been no major problems as we begin taking in lots of player feedback.

http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../92/7643_1.jpg

We’ll continue to add more testers as we go along, so be sure to keep an eye on your inbox! (There will be an announcement on twitter when we send out invites.)

Time is running out, so until November 11, keep fighting the good fight!

[Agito]

No problems with alpha and character data transfer will begin soon, good to know.
Ever since FFXIV was first announced at E3, i've been following every trinkle of information and i watched each trailer countless times because that was the only way i could quell the overwhelming excitement that i had for this game. Then when it finally released, the sorry state the my beloved FFXIV was in hit me like a train and I was very depressed for quite awhile. By some miracle SE shocked me by axing the dreaded Tanaka and restructuring the developement team and layed out a blueprint of what they were going to do to fix the game to make it what it should've been all along and i slowly started regaining hope. Fast forward to today and i'm back to being as excited as ever because the game of my dreams is right around the corner! This is definately shaping up to be a world that i want to live in with alot of fun activities to boot! Crystal tower and Labyrinth!! I can't wait.

[Kurokikaze]

No problems with alpha and character data transfer will begin soon, good to know.
Ever since FFXIV was first announced at E3, i've been following every trinkle of information and i watched each trailer countless times because that was the only way i could quell the overwhelming excitement that i had for this game. Then when it finally released, the sorry state the my beloved FFXIV was in hit me like a train and I was very depressed for quite awhile. By some miracle SE shocked me by axing the dreaded Tanaka and restructuring the developement team and layed out a blueprint of what they were going to do to fix the game to make it what it should've been all along and i slowly started regaining hope. Fast forward to today and i'm back to being as excited as ever because the game of my dreams is right around the corner! This is definately shaping up to be a world that i want to live in with alot of fun activities to boot! Crystal tower and Labyrinth!! I can't wait.

This is almost 90% of the people who post in here... myself included.

[Eagleheart]

Myself included too!

*~* That fine day when I woke up, crawled into my office, and shocked everyone in the building by doing the robot all across the office building at the first screenie and announcement of XIV 2.0... awesome. I still smile thinking about it.

(>_<)!!! YOSHI P, WE BELIEVE!!!

EDIT: the thread of epicness. http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/107...810-14-2011%29

[Gokulo]

There was one more pic hidden within the Letter:

http://static.finalfantasyxiv.com/to.../92/7643_3.jpg

[Waraji]

Man, I still can't get over how Fresh that new UI looks. Shit looks like a UI straight out of a newer console FF. I really hope they start giving us some info on the proposed Modding capabilities of their new system sometime beginning January.

[Destinye]

If anything I hope ARR revives the damn .dat scene..not even 1.0 reached an iota of custom .dats that XI did, especially since I forsee one of the first ones being Yoshi's coat there >.>

[Eagleheart]

I would enjoy seeing a broader set of dat modding as well. O.o Buster Sword, Lightbringer, Gabranth's cloak, and other shinies.

Of course, the minute they actually toss Buster Sword into the FF Legacy items, I'll cut a swath of destruction across the world to get it. >_________> Please understand, if you're in my way, it's nothing personal, it's just business...

[Waraji]

Old Buster Sword, or new and improved Omnislash Composite Buster Sword?

[miokomioko]

This one~
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...gamesh_XII.png

[Waraji]

I just realized Excalibur already looks like typical Ultimate Weapon sword throughout most PS1 titles.

[Gulkeeva]

If anything I hope ARR revives the damn .dat scene..not even 1.0 reached an iota of custom .dats that XI did, especially since I forsee one of the first ones being Yoshi's coat there >.>

Can always expect the nude .dat scene to be there like it was for V1.X!

[Raldo]

If anything I hope ARR revives the damn .dat scene..not even 1.0 reached an iota of custom .dats that XI did, especially since I forsee one of the first ones being Yoshi's coat there >.>

From what I've heard, the .dats are more difficult to create/modify this time around.

[Kurokikaze]

Man, I still can't get over how Fresh that new UI looks. Shit looks like a UI straight out of a newer console FF. I really hope they start giving us some info on the proposed Modding capabilities of their new system sometime beginning January.

That and how bright/colorful some of the character/gear looks. I've always dislike how bland and washed out the colors were in XI/XIV.

As for dats... Just give me that Kadaj sword again to mod in for Soboro. lol

[Eagleheart]

This crazy, awesome-as-all-hell fellow custom-made that Buster for me. (o.O ) It weighs a bit over fifty-four pounds, and now leans against a wall in my office to freak the hell out of folks who come in to see me. I would dearly love to have it in XIV.

[Raldo]

As someone who is usually apprehensive about bringing things wholesale from another game into XIV... I would actually love to see some iconic weapons such as the Buster Sword usable in XIV (for reals, and not just a .dat mod)... though first we'd need to actually wield greatswords.

[Eagleheart]

As someone who is usually apprehensive about bringing things wholesale from another game into XIV... I would actually love to see some iconic weapons such as the Buster Sword usable in XIV (for reals, and not just a .dat mod)... though first we'd need to actually wield greatswords.

._. Alas, DRK is not often talked about... RDM, SAM, NIN, THF are what Yoshi P brings up most of the time...

I don't grudge that (O.< ) I'm happy for others getting their favorite jobs, don't get me wrong. It's just that one of the things that got me hyped for XIV 1.0 was the awesome-looking greatsword featured in the opening movie way back in the day, and there's still no trace of it in game. ;_; {Help me out!} dev team!

[Gulkeeva]

From what I've heard, the .dats are more difficult to create/modify this time around.

As ffxi did, don't expect any "custom" modding to be out for 2-3 months after release of FFXIV AAR, and even then, it will most likely be adult themed (as thats one the biggest driving forces in modding, the same as it was for ffxi!)

Custom "motion" and such, will probably be 6month+ unless the original author of the FFXI motion editing tool, makes one for FFXIV, but it seems he's moved on to other stuff, so it may be awhile...

I wouldn't expect too much at the start, considering people will probably be busy exploring the new world and all at the start, more then thinking of modding. FFXIV modding as is is still sort of in the dark ages compared to FFXI atm ;/

[kisada]

As ffxi did, don't expect any "custom" modding to be out for 2-3 months after release of FFXIV AAR, and even then, it will most likely be adult themed (as thats one the biggest driving forces in modding, the same as it was for ffxi!)
/

lol as you mention that this popped up on my feed and i thought of you

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/co...urce=pulsenews

[Meko]

The UI does look slick. My only question is what are all the dot things in the lower, right-hand corner?