Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XXX

[Eldelphia]

Sunday May 22nd 02:00 PDT, 05:00 EST and 10:00 BST

Dual Twitch from Marko/SE http://kadgar.net/live/finalfantasyxiv/markoturn - if that isn't working (they were having technical issues) try here (Mr Happy/FFXIV) http://kadgar.net/live/finalfantasyxiv/mrhappy1227

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...fa75286f2a3e2f

Live Q&A Update thread here http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-Update-Thread

Marko's Google Doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...ANChvM/preview

The date has been set for the thirtieth installment of the Letter from the Producer LIVE! Broadcasting from Akita, Producer & Director Yoshi-P will be answering questions from fans across the globe. Don't miss this chance to get the latest information to come out of Eorzea!

Date & Time
Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 2:00 a.m. (PDT)
* Starting time is subject to change.

Themes
Patch 3.3 Preview Part 2
Catch another glimpse of the various challenges coming in patch 3.3 with trailers and live footage.

Special Guest
Main scenario writer Natsuko Ishikawa will also make an appearance to answer questions from players.

URL
YouTube Live
Niconico Live
Twitch (http://sqex.to/htj)

* The URL will be posted in the near future.
* Please note that the audio will be available in Japanese only.
* For viewing on smartphones, iOS 5 or later is recommended.

How to Submit Questions
Prior to the live stream, questions will be accepted in the designated thread on the official forum. It is also possible to ask questions during the live stream. To do so, please follow the official FFXIV Twitter account (@FF_XIV_EN) and send tweets containing the "XIVLive" hash tag.

Official Forum Questions Thread : http://sqex.to/NMv
Official FFXIV Twitter Feed : https://twitter.com/FF_XIV_EN

Themes
Questions for Main Scenario Writer Natsuko Ishikawa
From moving monologues to finely-tuned duty lists, Natsuko Ishikawa has worked on a wide variety of main scenario quests and sidequests including the 2.0 main scenario (Coerthas Central Highlands quests), the Binding Coil of Bahamut, the Crystal Tower, and more.

Prominent Questlines
- 2.0 Main Scenario (Coerthas Central Highlands)
- 3.2 Main Scenario
- The Binding Coil of Bahamut Series
- The Crystal Tower Series
- Rogue Quests
- Dark Knight Quests
- Alchemist Class Quests (Up to Level 50)
- Matoya's Cave Sidequests

Now is the chance to ask all your burning questions about your favorite quests, as well as the process behind creating them! Questions will be forwarded to Naoki Yoshida who will attempt to field as many questions as possible, to the best of his ability. Those of you who are unable to view the live broadcast, never fear! All the questions and answers will be posted on the official forums in real time, with a summary of topics discussed made available shortly thereafter.

[Rocl]

The remix/rendition of Heavensward they teased was so fucking dope

[Eldelphia]

Added Marko's translation/SE dual twitch to original post

http://kadgar.net/live/finalfantasyxiv/markoturn

Looks like he's having issues - here's Mr Happy's dual twitch with Marko in
http://kadgar.net/live/finalfantasyxiv/mrhappy1227

[Rocl]

holy fuck shut up crowd

[Deathbringer]

June 7th for the Horde!

[Rocl]

6/7 confirmed zzz

[Eldelphia]

Trial - Nidhogg (Final Steps of Faith) Normal and Extreme.

[Deathbringer]

Dat Ginyu Pose

[Rocl]

Steps of Faith w/ Nidhogg (Dragonsong BGM, dragonspeak VO)

pig costume
ginyu pose

[Eldelphia]

Nidhogg trial will drop weapons.

[Lujei]

Nidhogg trial will drop weapons.

wut

Seems wierd for a story trial to drop weapons?

I'm guessing they'll be like 220 so everyone and their mother can catch up easily?

[Eldelphia]

There will be a Hard Mode and an Extreme. I'm guessing it's the Extreme only for weapons. More details confirmed when the Q&A comes out I guess. I'm watching the dual stream

Edit: confirmed

The Final Steps of Faith

The secret trial is The Final Steps of Faith, where you will face off against Nidhogg with a full party of 8 adventurers. We won't touch on the story leading up to it, but you can also expect an Extreme version that will reward weapons. The item level is pretty good, and the designs are really cool looking as well!

[Rocl]

cowboy hat CONFIRMED

[Rocl]

dev team proves to be incompetent DPS, more at 11

[Eldelphia]

New glamour gear coming. Showing the map dungeon now. So you pop the map mobs as usual. Portal appears at end when you open chest. About 20% chance apparently.

[solracht]

no sophia or zurvan this patch

why even live

[Eldelphia]

Have 10 mins to go in through the portal. Allows you to invite more people in. Not designed for 2 people.

[Rocl]

did that shit say i180 sync for aquapolis jfc LOL

[Eldelphia]

Apparently... you touch chest and mobs pop. i180... Wow dungeon is 60 mins... Once you defeat initial mob, choose a door. There are good and bad doors apparently. Marko saying there are 7 rooms. Loot gets progressively better.

[Eldelphia]

Looks like you can get ported out by random bad luck on doors.

Edit: Q&A answer

The Aquapolis

*Introduced The Aquapolis with live gameplay.
Yoshida explained about The Aquapolis while playing the game.
(*Also showed off new cosmetic gear.)

Up until you find a treasure chest and defeat all the monsters, it be the same flow as usual for treasure hunts.

However, when opening the treasure chest a special portal could open. It will stay open for 10 minutes, so be sure to hop in before it disappears. It’s recommended to head inside with more than a light party. After finalizing your lots on the rewards that dropped, the map holder can select the entrance and bring everyone in.

Inside, the content is synced to item level 180.

Heading down the corridor, there is an open area with two doors and a treasure chest. Clicking on the treasure chest will spawn monsters, and similar to treasure hunts, once you defeat all the monsters you will be able to earn a reward.

Next, the map holder will have to choose a door to open.

If they succeed at opening it, you will be able to proceed to the next area. In total there are seven rooms that you can go through, and the further you go the easier it will become to obtain rare rewards. Partly through the dungeon a cyclops will appear and defeating it will yield materia IV and V. The cyclops in the seventh room will drop a bunch of materia V.

There's also a chance that a golden goblin will spawn. These goblins are not aggressive and they’ll flee from players. If you’re able to defeat them within 30 seconds, they will drop a lot of gil. The further into the dungeon that you are in, the more gil the golden goblin will drop.

The 7th room will reward players with 100,000 gil each.

Aside from this, there are rare minions such as the baby opo-opo which are normally obtained through dungeons.

There are some big AoE attacks, so the difficulty is set to something which can be enjoyable. However, players will encounter the cyclops which will reward players with rare treasures, but they swing their clubs pretty wildly, so you you may have a hard time.

The spawn rate of the portal to the Aquapolis is set to 50%.

The amount of chests do not change depending on the number of players participating, so it’ll be easier to go through the content with more players. It can be done with 4 players, but you should probably have at least a tank and a healer.