To: Mr Akihiko Matsui

[Demon6324236]

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?

You didn't understand my point. Majority of people on the left side of the room like the color blue, and the majority of the people on the right side of the room like red. now in each of these groups there are minoritys of people who like the opposite color. Now rather than the blue people moving to the side of the room with the others who like blue, and the minority of red likers moving to the side of the room who likes red, everyone would rather start a color war. Now we have the red and blue sides throwing their ideas on why red is better or blue is better. They are different colors and different sides of the room, why not have everyone go to 1 side, everyone else go to the other, then we can like our colors in peace. You can paint your side red, Ill paint my side blue, we can be diverse, different, and happy, all at the same time.

[Eyeballed]

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.

Again I say, demanding the product that I paid for years ago, and expected to have forever as long as I kept it is inappropriate and unreasonable? Do I need to re-quote the morphing car analogy, or is that too immature? I must be immature, because you've failed on all other fronts to convince me, that, outside of A. Look at the Like count! B. "Everyone" is happy!, this game is appealing in its current state.

There's a majority in everything. Just because there's one here doesn't make your opinion any more valid than mine. And no, not even if I'm the only one.

[Trisscar]

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.

Sounds tedious to me.

I've been playing EVE myself, it's beautiful. It automatically levels (skills) for you even when you're not actively logged in. The only thing is it takes long stretches of real life time to do so. Up to a month for some of the higher tier skills.

There are ways to cut down on training times, but it's not by much.

[Eyeballed]

You didn't understand my point. Majority of people on the left side of the room like the color blue, and the majority of the people on the right side of the room like red. now in each of these groups there are minoritys of people who like the opposite color. Now rather than the blue people moving to the side of the room with the others who like blue, and the minority of red likers moving to the side of the room who likes red, everyone would rather start a color war. Now we have the red and blue sides throwing their ideas on why red is better or blue is better. They are different colors and different sides of the room, why not have everyone go to 1 side, everyone else go to the other, then we can like our colors in peace. You can paint your side red, Ill paint my side blue, we can be diverse, different, and happy, all at the same time.

There are only round rooms, and that which we're all stuck in. I like rooms with corners; Ones that have tradition and functionality.

[cidbahamut]

Sounds tedious to me.

It was absolutely awful, but I think it would appeal to what Eyeballed is looking for in an MMORPG.

[scaevola]

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.

I hated it but it was still way more fun than 2005 FFXI.

[Eric]

Since you conveniently ignored my post, I'll ask the same question again.

Why won't you go quietly? Your bitching isn't not going to change anything. all you're doing is wasting your time and annoying people. The past few pages of this thread are clear evidence that a ton of people don't agree with you.

[Eyeballed]

Since you conveniently ignored my post, I'll ask the same question again.

Why won't you go quietly? Your bitching isn't not going to change anything. all you're doing is wasting your time and annoying people. The past few pages of this thread are clear evidence that a ton of people don't agree with you.

Since when, ever (ever, ever, ever, ever!), has it been a good idea to take advice from the opposition?

[Demon6324236]

Again I say, demanding the product that I paid for years ago, and expected to have forever as long as I kept it is inappropriate and unreasonable?

This is a MMO so... YES! People bought Xboxs and had Xbox Live, they shut down the servers to Xbox live for the original and it is no more. Phantasy Star Online for the Xbox is no longer playable at all, or at least mine isn't, I paid for it years ago, but I never expected it to last forever. All MMOs and online services die in time because after awhile they are shutdown and lost. Expecting this to be here forever is very unrealistic, however this isn't shutdown or shutting down. It changed, many things change, this is one of them, they never took FFXI away from you, they changed it. One day however it will be gone, make no doubt about that, so prepare yourself for that day, because you seem to think FFXI will be around forever, but in fact, no online thing will truly be around forever. All good things must come to an end.

Do I need to re-quote the morphing car analogy, or is that too immature? I must be immature, because you've failed on all other fronts to convince me, that, outside of A. Look at the Like count! B. "Everyone" is happy!, this game is appealing in its current state.

It is an unrealistic goal and statement to say everyone is happy, but I ask you, why have more people not spoken up in your defense? Are they afraid to voice their opinion? Do they have a reason not to speak up? Or is it you are in a minority of people wanting this, and the majority is truly against you? That is what matters, the Like button is a way to show you agree with something or like something, but so few have stood up in your defense where as so many have said they disagree with it. When you show me the majority isn't happy, or rather than the majority actually wants this, then let me know, I may start to choose your side instead, till then what you are saying is illogical, and holds little to no ground.

There's a majority in everything. Just because there's one here doesn't make your opinion any more valid than mine. And no, not even if I'm the only one.

I am sure SE would beg to differ, your single subscription means much less to them than the others who are disagreeing with you who would be none to happy were this to happen. That isn't to say your opinion doesn't matter, but it seems like how people are with HNMs, many voices speak out in protest, few voices speak out in acceptance and even applaud. You are the lone person right now so far as I see, and your fighting a battle both foolish, and hopeless, so far as I can tell.

[Demon6324236]

There are only round rooms, and that which we're all stuck in. I like rooms with corners; Ones that have tradition and functionality.

Again you understand nothing, I guess Ill be a little more harsh. Everyone who wants to grind for hours which would bore the fuck out of me and everyone else fighting with you it seems should pack up their shit and move to FFXIV, you seem more welcome there. You can give everyone there the memo to get their shit and get the fuck out, FFXI is their new home. We will gladly take them, and get rid of you, because you want to take a step back, and hurt the game and majority of players. We want it how it is, or at very least not how it was, the people over at the FFXIV forums apparently agree with your point of view, why not just put you where you fit in, and leave us where we like to be!