Sure is quiet around these here parts!

[Mayoyama]

I realise that its only 2 weeks until the expansion comes out and the dev team are probably quite busy making the final adjustments to a promosong breath of fresh air for the game..

but...

The english forums have been so void of replies from community reps that it is slowing starting to change some of my excitement to unnerving disquietude. Where is all the hype? The excitement?

JPs got live streams with Mocchi and while I could more or less make out what went on in the second half (while showing the new abilities) I had no idea what was happening while running around town (other than hearing the music).

Matsui-sama also hasnt written anything to us in a while either. Would be nice to get at least something to whet the ferocious appetites of those eagerly awaiting the expansion and all the proposed adjustments coming around it (new 1hrs, new avatars, recycle, storage space issues, etc)

[SMD111]

i agree with you

[Luvbunny]

They are busy working on the content of the expansion, I sure hope its not just a starting area with a few quests for more geomagnetic teleport and to unlock jobs and nothing else. If this is all about endgame then they better have part 1 of the endgame activities or several activities and at least 4-6 missions story and not just 2. I sure would rather they focus on delivering top notch quality content that last a good 3-6 months before they usually updating it. Wouldn't want to wait 3 years to finish the entire mission storyline..... That should be done in a matter of 2 years max.

[Limecat]

I'm curious if they're going to add a purchase button inside POL like they did with the mini-expansions. I'd rather not have to sign up for a throw-away account on the SE store when I've already got my SE account and POL.

[Caketime]

I'm curious if they're going to add a purchase button inside POL like they did with the mini-expansions. I'd rather not have to sign up for a throw-away account on the SE store when I've already got my SE account and POL.

Get ready to be disappointed.

[Demon6324236]

I'm curious if they're going to add a purchase button inside POL like they did with the mini-expansions. I'd rather not have to sign up for a throw-away account on the SE store when I've already got my SE account and POL.

Mini-expansions as you call them are add-ons, much smaller bits of data as much of it already existed, where as what we are getting this time is a full on expansion, which will add much more. Before the add-ons were all added through the normal update process, part of why it takes so long these days for new or returning players, but expansions are much larger, and have always been installed with disks or downloads from an outside source. So in short, you will have to buy it outside of POL and get it from there, POL will not be used for this, as it is an expansion.

[Zirael]

FFXIV beta tests have started not long ago, it takes a lot of resources to get all that EN/DE/FR feedback translated.
My second guess is, with info about GEO and RUN already released, we're supposed to sit and wait patiently for the next three weeks and see everything for ourselves.

[Demon6324236]

FFXIV beta tests have started not long ago, it takes a lot of resources to get all that EN/DE/FR feedback translated.

This is an excuse we should not have to deal with, one game should not suffer problems because the company has another game they are working on as well, we should have individual teams to address this if it is the actual problem.

[Kari]

They are busy working on the content of the expansion

I don't think anyone on the NA teams, much less the COMMUNITY REPS, are spending any sort of time on the expansion.
The fact remains that the JPs are getting tons of hype, including a stream explaining new things, while we have gotten nothing but a silly "No you can't have this feature" in a random suggestion thread.

I'm curious if they're going to add a purchase button inside POL like they did with the mini-expansions. I'd rather not have to sign up for a throw-away account on the SE store when I've already got my SE account and POL.

You can buy the expansion through Amazon or any other 3rd party.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

I realise that its only 2 weeks until the expansion comes out

Don't worry, it'll get pushed back a month.