It is certainly feeling like Square Enix isn't listening the the community anymore and when it does, it feels more like we're treated like idiots that have no idea whats going on.When the real case is that we are the ones paying for content and probably have played it more than the dev teams.
So I had an idea, that Square Enix every 1-3 month please start putting out multiple choice questionnaires in all languages asking questions on the big topic on the forums as a whole (NA/JP/EU forums together) rather than just telling us it should be like this or that.
For example, Nyzle isle V2 has been out long enough for people to understand how it works (probably more than you) so you could ask say 5 Questions on it.
1. Do you feel that Nyzle needs adjusting : Yes, No
2. How many Astrums should you need to make the armor on the floor above : 2,5,10,25
3. Do you feel lamp floors should be removed to make it fairer you legit players: Yes, No
4. Would you like a way to get floor 100 in multiple runs if it's too difficult for your group : Yes, No
5. Do you feel the none 100 floor bosses drops should be reworked to be more worthwhile: Yes, No
Then if the result indicated that players felt it needed adjusting (say 70%+ ) then out of the other options you should adjust using the most popular suggestion/s.
While I'm sure this will probably be ignored (i don't like to be wrong but i'd love to be wrong here) here are a list of reasons why i feel questionnaires are the way to go.
1. If they are available in all languages, then you can easily get feedback from all the player bases JP/NA/EU together. (and NA/EU players will feel less ignored)
2. Less people will quit knowing that if something is considered unfair in 3 month you'll review it and amend it if/when people vote for it and players will feel more apart of the game it's self.
3. You'll be able to get real feedback from more of the players base rather than the people who post alot. (point here is that some people hate posting cause of trolls or that it has been said a million time in a flood of posts so this way 1 person = 1 vote)
4. Lastly, It'll be alot easier to see how players feel than reading an 200 post thread.