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FFXI Premier Site Summit Report
FFXI Premier Site Summit Report
02 MAR 2007 - Santa Monica, CA
FFXIOnline.com was invited to the SquareEnix Final Fantasy XI Premier Site Summit to have some questions answered and pave a way to a closer relationship between the FFXI Community and the Development Team. We expect additional support available to us in the near future which will be passed down to you as new abilities and features for you to further enjoy the FFXI community experience.
The FFXI Community Relations Team were presented with numerous concerns in which the community addressed in various FFXI sites, including FFXIOnline.com. Amongst them were concerns of HNM drops, the Producer/Executive Director and the VP of Community Relations listened to the concerns and considered possibilities and options to changing the drop rates, item characteristics (rare/ex), and spawn rates to a more appropriate level recommended by several community sites. Details as to how the rates are to be changed was also considered and will be taken to the development team, so there are no further details beyond having received the concern and is being taken into consideration.
Amongst other concerns, were Microsoft Windows Vista compatability which was hinted that a solution will be made available soon, specific details and method in which the solution will come was not yet finalized.
The Community Relations Team also considered the concerns for the need to streamline the process in which players "look for groups" (LFG) to reduce LFG times, and the possibility to LFG under different jobs than the one currently selected on the character. Several possible solutions were considered including changes to the in-game party searching system, an offline LFG scheduling system, the Linkshell Community Search functions, and various tools and interfaces to be open to possibly all community sites, to assist players search for other players to party with presently and in near future time periods.
Other items addressed also include the possibility to allow for linkshells to be a tradable item (via direct trade only) to resolve issues with LS leaders leaving, and other changes to the Link Shell system to include additional features to make the linkshell system to be more robust.
Though most concerns were considered, no specific issue had a finalized decision as to how they are to be addressed, aside from FFXI Windowed Mode reported here. The FFXI Community Relations Team conveyed to the community sites present that the FFXI Community Relations Team, the GM Team, and the Development Team do actively listen and read all of the community suggestions, comments, and concerns that are presented to them from the various community sites. However, due to the volume and area in which the Community Relations Team and the Development Team must cover, they are usually unable to address each topic, posts, or message individually.
Plans are currently being considered by the FFXI Community Relations Team to increase the existing interaction and exposure between SquareEnix and the FFXI Community as a whole. FFXIOnline.com and other Premier Community Sites along with SquareEnix expect greater involvement and interaction in the near future.
EDIT: The CEO of SquareEnix has also made mention of a new MMORPG that is being developed in which considerations are being made to manage the community of FFXI and the new MMORPG. Exact details were not released as to the new product under development.
"Beware of Water Bears."
02 MAR 2007 - Santa Monica, CA
FFXIOnline.com was invited to the SquareEnix Final Fantasy XI Premier Site Summit to have some questions answered and pave a way to a closer relationship between the FFXI Community and the Development Team. We expect additional support available to us in the near future which will be passed down to you as new abilities and features for you to further enjoy the FFXI community experience.
The FFXI Community Relations Team were presented with numerous concerns in which the community addressed in various FFXI sites, including FFXIOnline.com. Amongst them were concerns of HNM drops, the Producer/Executive Director and the VP of Community Relations listened to the concerns and considered possibilities and options to changing the drop rates, item characteristics (rare/ex), and spawn rates to a more appropriate level recommended by several community sites. Details as to how the rates are to be changed was also considered and will be taken to the development team, so there are no further details beyond having received the concern and is being taken into consideration.
Amongst other concerns, were Microsoft Windows Vista compatability which was hinted that a solution will be made available soon, specific details and method in which the solution will come was not yet finalized.
The Community Relations Team also considered the concerns for the need to streamline the process in which players "look for groups" (LFG) to reduce LFG times, and the possibility to LFG under different jobs than the one currently selected on the character. Several possible solutions were considered including changes to the in-game party searching system, an offline LFG scheduling system, the Linkshell Community Search functions, and various tools and interfaces to be open to possibly all community sites, to assist players search for other players to party with presently and in near future time periods.
Other items addressed also include the possibility to allow for linkshells to be a tradable item (via direct trade only) to resolve issues with LS leaders leaving, and other changes to the Link Shell system to include additional features to make the linkshell system to be more robust.
Though most concerns were considered, no specific issue had a finalized decision as to how they are to be addressed, aside from FFXI Windowed Mode reported here. The FFXI Community Relations Team conveyed to the community sites present that the FFXI Community Relations Team, the GM Team, and the Development Team do actively listen and read all of the community suggestions, comments, and concerns that are presented to them from the various community sites. However, due to the volume and area in which the Community Relations Team and the Development Team must cover, they are usually unable to address each topic, posts, or message individually.
Plans are currently being considered by the FFXI Community Relations Team to increase the existing interaction and exposure between SquareEnix and the FFXI Community as a whole. FFXIOnline.com and other Premier Community Sites along with SquareEnix expect greater involvement and interaction in the near future.
EDIT: The CEO of SquareEnix has also made mention of a new MMORPG that is being developed in which considerations are being made to manage the community of FFXI and the new MMORPG. Exact details were not released as to the new product under development.
"Beware of Water Bears."
) And I think that the off-line lfg is a little funny. But I guess that's what some people need.
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