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[Kimble]

Right, SE didn't listen when we complained about overcrowded NMs. The two extra ??? were just never noticed before. They also didn't listen when we complained about Guku and Tunga. It was just bad random that we never saw the key items for them in chests before. And the Atma reinfusing and Atma quick selection have always been there, they were just triggered to show up only when the people started asking for it. And paralyze still eats items, the current functionality is just a glitch, I'm sure. And SE didn't listen to the THF who were dissatisfied with Bully. They just decided all on their own that they should enhance it the way all the THF wanted it to. And they didn't care that PUP were complaining about a lack of loving all this time, they just went ahead and gave them some anyway. Because that's just the kind of inconsiderate bastards they are.

Notice, how the only time they listened to the player base, was during the abyssea era? Maybe that is the mistake they were talking about, lol.

[Zirael]

Notice, how the only time they listened to the player base, was during the abyssea era? Maybe that is the mistake they were talking about, lol.

Check out the Abyssea Was a Mistake thread. Now Mizuki Ito is trying to pull a PR stunt and imply their words were "mistranslated" by translate.google.com. I say it's not the words that show their recent mindset, but their actions.

[Vold]

Check out the Abyssea Was a Mistake thread. Now Mizuki Ito is trying to pull a PR stunt and imply their words were "mistranslated" by translate.google.com. I say it's not the words that show their recent mindset, but their actions.

Well it is partly true, if you take a section of that interview, and run it through translation, first to JP then back to English, it comes out as this:

Original:

While most players would agree that the Abyssea series of add-ons breathed new life into the game, the consequences of such radical new content still weigh heavy on the developers who created it. Despite the positive response from the fans, Battle Director Mizuki Ito is quick to temper that excitement. "Abyssea wasn't all positive feedback," Ito admits. "There were negative aspects to it, too." In particular, the developers were concerned about game balance. "It became something a little different than what longtime FFXI players were used to. On the one hand, it was great that people enjoyed it, but there is also the loss of game balance to consider. Now we are going back into existing content to re-establish some balance."

Machine Translated:

Most of the players of the add-on abyssea series, the new life to life in the game may agree to the new content to the fundamental result is still heavy, developers have to create it weighs The. From fans, despite a positive reaction to the fight director Mizuki Ito excitement quickly to anger. "All the positive feedback abyssea was not Ito," acknowledged. "There seems to the negative aspects of so much," was. In particular, game developers about the balance was concerned.

It's a mess. Just imagine how it comes out in Japanese. But no matter how true this might be nothing beats actions speaking louder than words and Ito's response is serious spin business when so called balance is right there whispering into his ear, "bullsh!t. bullsh!t. keep a straight face. bullsh!t. sh!t they're on to us say something about mistrust and working to improve things. ..... Dude, run!"

♫ And Ito ran, Ito ran so far away ♫


Hiromichi Tanaka: This Optimus Prime sh!t is getting old >: (

[Arcon]

Notice, how the only time they listened to the player base, was during the abyssea era? Maybe that is the mistake they were talking about, lol.

Are you kidding me? Everything I mentioned happened in the last half year (which was, again, half a year after the big bad returned to strike down on Vana'diel with great vengeance and furious anger), so right around the time Abyssea ended and Voidwatch took its place as the new endgame content. The paralyze fix was in the last update, so were the SCH and PUP additions (although they were in previous updates as well, also dating back half a year). That was less than two weeks ago. Did you already forget about that? Or are you trying to say that that's still the Abyssea era? If so, then what the hell are you complaining about?