BYE TANAKA!

Camte was there more of that post? That last paragraph is worded in such a way that makes it seem some was left out.

Goodbye Tanaka

Awwww..... T_T now i feel bad for teasing him in the past ; ; Glad to know that his condition isnt going to get any worse.

Thanks for all the good work you've done throughout your career. You have created games that have made millions smile, and will continue to be enjoyed for generations to come.

Thank you for all your hard work Tanaka-san. While I may not have agreed with everything you did with the game, it was clear to me that you cared about the game. Good Luck to you.

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Originally Posted by Jackstin

I think it would be considered rude everywhere o_O.

Best of wishes Tanaka. Thank you for 10 years.

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Really do people have a lot of problems telling others they have high blood pressure or diabetes? Unless we are talking mental illness and life threatening illnesses (or those involving the privates), it shouldn't be so terrible to talk about common human ailments.
I respect his privacy if he doesn't want to share, but I'm not sure it's overly rude to ask, if only to enhance our empathy. Of course if it turns out he is suffering from a wicked case of Athletes foot, that may backfire.

That is highly dependent on the social morals and practices you learn while growing up. Different cultures will see different things as offensive, rude, or disrespectful due to the communities, and era, they grew up in. Even though talking about health ailments might be common place for some cultures, it is considered selfish or disrespectful in others to speak of personal issues or ailments. In others it can be seen as a form of weakness to convey this type of information.

There shouldn't be a need to satisfy another cultures curiosity if the morals and social practices they have learned go against it. I believe it is a fairly big gesture just to state he has health problems at all to thousands of strangers, why can't it just be left at that and look back at what accomplishments he had during his time? While I don't idolize him, nor scapegoat him, for what he has done through his career I do believe he has earned the right to simply say "due to health issues I will be retiring," consider it good enough, and move on.

would be totally ironic if the game achieves balance when he's gone

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Originally Posted by Clou777

would be totally ironic if the game achieves balance when he's gone

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Ironic? Remember, he helped lay the foundation, so in a sense, it could still be traced back to his framework for enabling true "balance" to be achieved.

Just saying.

Tanaka, you made this the most difficult RPG game out there, and while it may have discouraged few, it encouraged the many that matter to this game and have become life time followers. Thank you.

Take care Tanaka. May you find some kind of comfort in this journey you are going on.

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Originally Posted by Return1

Tanaka gets so much UNDESERVED hate it's unbelievable.

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Totally agree, it's disgusting how nasty and spiteful some people are round here.

Tanaka worked on most of my favorite games, I'm not sure why everyone was so against him, though the "Balance" jokes I found kinda funny. I'm thankful for what he's done in his work on all the old FF games and I wish him well.

I'm sure by the time and page this is posted on this thread may be derailed, so.... I'm posting on the original topic.

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Originally Posted by Kojo

Tanaka worked on most of my favorite games, I'm not sure why everyone was so against him, though the "Balance" jokes I found kinda funny. I'm thankful for what he's done in his work on all the old FF games and I wish him well.

I'm sure by the time and page this is posted on this thread may be derailed, so.... I'm posting on the original topic.

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He's good in single-player games, he should, however, never be allowed near MMO's again.

That said: I wish him the best of luck with the rest of his life.

Tanaka san, has kept his RPG style roots true even in MMORPG, so this new generation don't really care for that. It's kinda like saying goodbye to a hero but welcoming (with opened arms) a Client Care-provider Technician (nurse/evaluator).

I'm going to miss Tanaka san and hearing all the positive influence he has had in the RPG world. Rock on Mr. T, we the true hard-core, veteran RPG gamers will miss you!

I would find some ironic humor and satisfaction if Tanaka san starts working for Mistwalker Studio

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Originally Posted by Xilk

I would find some ironic humor and satisfaction if Tanaka san starts working for Mistwalker Studio

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Well the Mistwalker Corporation already has at least one Tanaka there - the producer of the PlayOnline system no less!

I will be praying for Tanaka-san and his health.

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Originally Posted by Sparthos

He gets hatred as a developer, not as a person. It's totally fair to call Tanaka out on all the silly, poor, backwards and stubborn decisions that got him the ire of both NA/EU/JP players because so many of them could have been avoided had Tanaka stopped developing in his bunker and communicated with the base that would have been more than happy to nudge him in the right direction.

For all the mockery of balance and Tanaka himself most players would have liked the guy if he simply had been more vocal to the concerns of his customers. He may have been skilled at single-player games but it was clear that Tanaka was not the ideal choice for MMOs and he nearly killed two SE titles in the process.

You're right that time will tell if Tanaka was the sole reason this game suffered so much but as it stands:

Tanaka the developer = Bad.
Tanaka the person = Unknown.
Tanaka the ailing human being = Deserving of empathy.

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Perfectly stated. Wish him the best, but glad he's not involved in ffxi anymore.

田中さん、ありがとうございました。ｍ（＿　＿）ｍ

I'm excited to see how the future of FFXI will unfold with a new person in charge.

Good morning, everyone!

Producer Hiromichi Tanaka wished to express his gratitude to you, The FINAL FANTASY XI community:

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Originally Posted by Hiromichi_Tanaka

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/at...5&d=1343201852

I received all these messages from everyone. Thank you all so much!
I’ve read through this entire thread, and I cannot give enough thanks to everyone.

It has come down to the final bit of time before I retire. I haven’t even begun to start cleaning up yet, but I am sure everything will be fine.

Thank you all very much and please continue supporting FINAL FANTASY XI.

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Thank you for all the great memories and we wish you all the best, Tanaka-P!

Good evening here. :b

Either way, once more again: thank you, and fare thee well, Tanaka-sama.
Best of luck with your future endeavours ! !! !

おつかれさまでしたー
さらばだ！

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Originally Posted by Kraggy

Totally agree, it's disgusting how nasty and spiteful some people are round here.

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People are absolutely retarded.

Some morons started the Tanaka hate train when they became butthurt because they're incompetent morons who can't achieve anything both in and out of game.
Then the next wave of people just jumps onto what's currently popular in whatever community.

tl;dr most of the world's population can't think for themselves and tries to get attention by just following others.


Anyone who actually played the game long enough knows that Tanaka did great work and that the game is getting killed off by the constant whining and bitching of people who don't want to put effort into a game. Unfortunately SE is forced to go with the trends because there's been no proper marketing of the FFXI title leading to constantly decreasing numbers.
The challenges are being taken out, all of the new content turns into grind fests for mentally impaired people, etc.
Hopefully the new addon will bring FFXI back to its old glory.

Also: Why do people play games if everything is too hard anyway? Watch a movie if you can't enjoy a challenge and just want to see moving pictures. (Not even talking about the grinds > see CoP)




Best wishes to Tanaka who actually made the game worth playing back in the days.

Though I don't agree with all of his decision, he still helped shape the game we've all come to love. Thank for your years of service, Tanaka-san. Best of luck to you in life! Also, awesome view in your office!

I wonder if he'll start playing the game now and as a player (not producer) see some of the issues and be like "oh, yeah... i should have done this/that". Perspective changes things.

Wow he looks a lot younger then I thought he was or is. I was thinking late 30s early fourties, but he looks like he just TURNED 30 lol. Maybe working with FFXI makes you young forever . :D

Good to see him appear so happy during his final days at Square Enix. Tanaka's Smile had a pretty low drop rate over the years =P

As much as people may say they don't like him, let's remember that without Tanaka-san we may not even have a Final Fantasy XI. Wish him the best in whatever he does next.

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I haven’t even begun to start cleaning up yet, but I am sure everything will be fine.

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Don't worry, they'll clean it all up just fine once you've vacated the office. May take them awhile to fix things, but it'll be done eventually.

Wow, this makes me kind of sad. Just to think how long it's been.

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Originally Posted by saevel

Don't worry, they'll clean it all up just fine once you've vacated the office. May take them awhile to fix things, but it'll be done eventually.

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People like you make me sick.

D:... To be honest, I wasn't expecting him to respond to us. That's kind of touching... And he looks adorable when he smiles. :( He should have smiled more often in his business photos. Or is that a cultural thing? Okipuit, please let him know that we would like him to come play with us sometime! As an adventurer.

Good luck take care o/

Community team, is there any method by which we can write to Square-Enix and our thank you notes etc. be passed on to Tanaka-san?

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Originally Posted by Nalien

People are absolutely retarded.

Some morons started the Tanaka hate train when they became butthurt because they're incompetent morons who can't achieve anything both in and out of game.
Then the next wave of people just jumps onto what's currently popular in whatever community.

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I agree with the goodbye Tanaka and good luck to him and best wishes.

But by saying these sentences, You are being a hypocrite. declaring people retarded/Butthurt/etc for bashing on Tanaka is pretty much Banishing those people for the same reasons you're bashing them. Its not really productive. We all know/Think the same thing you said, But its hypocritical at best, and we shouldn't those people anger us!

I did my fair share of Tanaka bashing, But it was always... Mostly... sarcasm, Never hated the guy, He gave me some of the best FF Games i've played, I liked it... and its true, He's been in charge from the games introduction, and while he missed a lot, he got a lot right. Its a balance of good and bad, And it wasn't all too terrible.

Anyway, Rambling off, Don't get angry and call those people names, it just makes you look bad :(!

(P.S If it didn't come across clear. I agree with your reasoning for thinking the way you do, But the rage directed at those people are exhibiting the same emotions and reasons you are there bashing them for :X)

Don't get me wrong, I am far from raging and I am perfectly calm when writing this.

To me this is just a rational look at clear facts which simply has not been expressed in a "political way" if you wish to say so.

Plus I fail to see the hypocrisy as I've never ridden mentioned train and I am most certainly not butthurt about anyone doing anything that I don't agree with. So in short: It's far from the same as I'm being rational about things while the people riding certain trains on the web are simply retarded.

You know, folks, it's OK to feel sympathy for his health problems and still believe he made serious mistakes and poor decisions as producer of FFXI. Having something bad happen doesn't wipe the slate clean.

Do the comments go too far at times? Yeah, but some people are really just trying to be funny and/or venting years of frustration. Tanaka is a big boy and he knows full well that criticism is something you face being in a creative field.

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Originally Posted by Camiie

You know, folks, it's OK to feel sympathy for his health problems and still believe he made serious mistakes and poor decisions as producer of FFXI. Having something bad happen doesn't wipe the slate clean.

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However, there is something called tact.

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Originally Posted by Zerich

However, there is something called tact.

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Understood, and I certainly don't wish pain or death upon him. I do think FFXI will be better off without his involvement though. Some people are acting as if it's not ok to criticize his work at all now that he's sick. I don't think that's fair either.

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Originally Posted by Camiie

Understood, and I certainly don't wish pain or death upon him. I do think FFXI will be better off without his involvement though. Some people are acting as if it's not ok to criticize his work at all now that he's sick. I don't think that's fair either.

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It's perfectly ok to criticize, even under the circumstances. Just do it in another thread.

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Originally Posted by saevel

He has proven to be very capable at making single player console RPGs, and completely inadequate at making MMORPGs. He treated FFXI and FFXIV as just another single player console RPG, but with many players, and look what it did to both of those games.

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He managed to make two of the best story based MMO's in existence. No other MMO has yet to even get close to blending MMO with epic storytelling like FFXI has.

FFXI has my favorite story out of all the FF games too.