To: Mr Akihiko Matsui

[Demon6324236]

Different games with the same problem. You have the people that liked this game for what it was circa 2005 that jumped into XIV expecting the same, and instead what they got was FFXI 2012. They don't like it. Add up the 119 likes in that post versus all those likes you account for in your second paragraph. You said all you had to say about the subject when you said, "I've never played 14". Therefore, you have no opinion about 14.

Your right, I do not, and as I said they are different games. Nothing you say can change the fact they are different games. Different things apply to different games, and different amounts of people want different things for different games. An example of this, is in fact this thread. There, 119 people that jumped up and down with glee at the idea of it happening, here, 6 did. Now I don't honestly feel like looking for a post in the thread for a different game that says they don't like the idea, but Ill tell you this much, here, your idea is unpopular, and thats for this game, not a different one.

Something to take away from this post is that they are in fact different. Now, that community seems to be where you belong, so why not move there? Get away from FFXI, leave the people here who want it as it is, and join those who have your same ideals over on the other game, one which I am sure is getting more work and attention and this game is.

[Eyeballed]

Your right, I do not, and as I said they are different games. Nothing you say can change the fact they are different games. Different things apply to different games, and different amounts of people want different things for different games. An example of this, is in fact this thread. There, 119 people that jumped up and down with glee at the idea of it happening, here, 6 did. Now I don't honestly feel like looking for a post in the thread for a different game that says they don't like the idea, but Ill tell you this much, here, your idea is unpopular, and thats for this game, not a different one.

Something to take away from this post is that they are in fact different. Now, that community seems to be where you belong, so why not move there? Get away from FFXI, leave the people here who want it as it is, and join those who have your same ideals over on the other game, one which I am sure is getting more work and attention and this game is.

You know, for the people of the minority in your corner on the 14 boards, this is exactly what they had to say as well. "Go away and leave us alone, masochist! Go find another game to play!" So, here I am. Maybe you're right. Just shut them all down because they all fail at providing an entertaining, engaging experience that's got substance and difficulty from start to finish. Join us, or die, is that it?

[scaevola]

EVE and Aion both do a way better job of giving you that 2005 FFXI feel than 2005 FFXI ever did. Maybe you should try them!

[scaevola]

There's always Lineage 2!


Literally. The internet will shut down as we will have run out of natural resources through which to create electricity, and Lineage 2 will find a way to keep going.

[Eric]

You know, for the people of the minority in your corner on the 14 boards, this is exactly what they had to say as well. "Go away and leave us alone, masochist! Go find another game to play!" So, here I am. Maybe you're right. Just shut them all down because they all fail at providing an entertaining, engaging experience that's got substance and difficulty from start to finish. Join us, or die, is that it?

Yeah. Because the game isn't going to change to meet your personal expectations and interests. Enough people are happy with the direction the game has taken.

XIV is a different case because so many people were so unhappy with the game that they lost an incredible amount of players. We haven't had that sort of mass desertion in FFXI yet, so there's no reason to cater to people like you who romanticize the past simply because they've been gone too long to remember how bad some things truly were.

[Eyeballed]

Yeah. Because the game isn't going to change to meet your personal expectations and interests. Enough people are happy with the direction the game has taken.

XIV is a different case because so many people were so unhappy with the game that they lost an incredible amount of players. We haven't had that sort of mass desertion in FFXI yet, so there's no reason to cater to people like you who romanticize the past simply because they've been gone too long to remember how bad some things truly were.

Well, in that case, don't expect me to go quietly.

[Arcon]

Oh, I guess I'm a child now because I can hold a debate without tossing out insults? Absurd.

You're a child because you refuse to listen to reason and value your opinion over other peoples' and somehow think that's appropriate behavior.

[Eric]

Well, in that case, don't expect me to go quietly.

Why? it's not going to change anything. all you're doing is wasting your time and annoying people. The past few pages of this thread have shown you that a ton of people clearly don't agree with you.

[Trisscar]

Well, in that case, don't expect me to go quietly.

Go quietly or not, we don't care which. Just go.

[cidbahamut]

EVE and Aion both do a way better job of giving you that 2005 FFXI feel than 2005 FFXI ever did. Maybe you should try them!

I'll second that recommendation for Aion. That game is grind-tastic. I spent a month playing it with some friends and could not for the life of me catch up to where they all were. No fast-track to level cap there.