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We all know FFXIV will receive a proper expansion, probably sometime next year. On top of that, the game has been receiving regular patches, along with various new features, dungeons, dungeon sections, bosses, equipment, etc.

With Yoshi-P already dropping some vague hints about what may appear in the next patch (2.4), and with certainty that there will be a major expansion sometime in the foreseeable future, unlike a certain other numbered Final Fantasy game, let's talk about what we would like to see in a future update/expansion.

- Golden Saucer. It's been long hinted at, and there are concept art for it. When the rest of the game involves incessant questing, crafting, gathering, FATE grinding, dungeons, raiding, and getting yelled at my impatient strangers, a place to just have weird fun would be great. Like Guild Wars 2's bizarre Festival of the Four Winds thing that has recently passed.

- Garlean storyline? All this time, every Grand Company and story quest goes on about Eorzea against an Empire hellbent on conquest, but what if I want to side with Garlemald? What if I want to experience their side of the story, amidst the likely political friction going on with the uncertain health of their emperor, two dead Legatuses(?), and a couple of disastrous conquests?

- Ishgard, maybe Ala Mhigo, and that other place where the Scions originated from. Expand on the geography of Eorzea (Garlean Empire too?), which is the obvious thing to do for the game.
 
- Golden Saucer. It's been long hinted at, and there are concept art for it. When the rest of the game involves incessant questing, crafting, gathering, FATE grinding, dungeons, raiding, and getting yelled at my impatient strangers, a place to just have weird fun would be great. Like Guild Wars 2's bizarre Festival of the Four Winds thing that has recently passed.

To add to this, something similar to FFVII's chocobo racing would be nice. I mean, colored chocobos will be happening soon, so they might as well top it off with a fun mini-game later on. I heard that there's also a Casino somewhere in Ul'dah but currently closed off or that you have to be a special guest. Still have to confirm if this is true, but if so, then I can see something out of this. Card games are always addicting.

I'm not really following the story closely, so I'm not too fussed about storyline expansion. I just want new fun features, in which the focus isn't heavily on gear check, dungeon raids, atma grinding, etc. Something more relaxed and chill, really.

It would also be neat to have an option for one or two more companions (not chocobo) to fight with us. I'm not sure what would be a good option, but that coeurl mount is pretty awesome.
 
A lot of people are calling for it, and even though I've swapped my Summoner out for a Scholar as the main job, I want it as well, because I do occasionally flip between the two. In long fights, Summoners are brought down by MP. Aetherflow, once it's finished its cooldown, doesn't exactly regenerate that much MP, especially if there's no more petrol in the tank. Nor does Energy Drain, which worse, costs an Aetherflow stack. This in turn decreases your DPS output via DoTs and in certain raids, a SMN player can end up being a temporary liability, and only a very situational aid if you have to Swiftcast + Resurrect a downed player (which you won't have any MP left for, anyway, mwahaha).

I don't expect any major changes to SMN, but it would be nice if the MP issue can at least be addressed. If not, some new lvl 50 ability that grants you the ability to create a temporary mana pool on the battlefield. Not everyone can be Black Mages able to replenish their MP in almost an instant.
 
  • Self respect.
  • Chocobo minigames outside of racing....like a chocobo dungeon, that drops feed or seeds.
  • Alternate companions. Seriously, I have a pool nearing 20 mounts and only the duck can learn to fight? Wasn't my drake breathing fire just a little while ago?
  • Even though it has already been denied as a feature, I want a flying fat chocobo. Magitech rockets! Balloons tied to him! I don't care, just make it happen.
 
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