BYE TANAKA!

[Kyte]

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.

[Teraniku]

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.

[Kitkat]

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.

[Clou777]

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

[Llana_Virren]

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

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.

[Scuro]

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.

[Powder]

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

[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.

[Daniel_Hatcher]

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.

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.

[Psxpert2011]

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!