BYE TANAKA!

[Anapingofness]

I didn't agree with some of the decisions Tanaka made (in regards to FFXI and FFXIV) but I had no ill will toward the man. After all, business is simply business. Nothing personal.

That aside, I hope he gets better and enjoys his retirement to the fullest.

[Camiie]

Am I glad he's going to be gone from XI? Yeah, I am. I don't wish him any pain or suffering though and I'm sure most people don't. We can have it both ways on this. I think most of us can separate the professional from the personal.

[Mirabelle]

Well hopefully with Tanaka retired there's a chance the 1500 HMP requirement is adjusted. Preferably before the new expansion goes live and everyone abandons VW entirely.

[Oscar71]

Well hopefully with Tanaka retired there's a chance the 1500 HMP requirement is adjusted. Preferably before the new expansion goes live and everyone abandons VW entirely.

Everything in this game is doable. The way to get this is to get an LS that is willing to help one specific member to get the HMPs. If you really wanted to, it could be done in a matter of a month. The only things that really need fixing and balance are stupid events where its a PD + Embrava + Zerg fight. THat is where the balance issues are. When people see soloing as a triuphant feat, they need a new game. When people see an MMORPG as a place to generate a virtual income and base an economy on greed, they need a game. When people see not needing friends and only use them as tissue paper, they need a new game. This game isn't hard. Its just full of lazy, greedy, stupid people.

[Monchat]

they won't change it due to many people having already completed. What could change is more ways to acquire them, which in the end amounts to the same.

[Sayomi]

they won't change it due to many people having already completed. What could change is more ways to acquire them, which in the end amounts to the same.

Yea but I don't know if you remember but when relic trials first came about they consisted of an insane amount of kills after slaving away I finally finished them just to have them severely lowered in the near future, they can do anything they want, they have shown this much, honestly they need to fix the Umbral issue, 20m+ a pop is ridiculous I could just make another relic and have them both 95 instead of having one 99 lol

[Monchat]

Yea but I don't know if you remember but when relic trials first came about they consisted of an insane amount of kills after slaving away I finally finished them just to have them severely lowered in the near future, they can do anything they want, they have shown this much, honestly they need to fix the Umbral issue, 20m+ a pop is ridiculous I could just make another relic and have them both 95 instead of having one 99 lol

umbral marrow prices have diminished tremendously, due to demand droping. 20m a pop you're being cheated. on quetz they are 18m+ in bazar but do not sell for that price.

[Return1]

Tanaka gets so much UNDESERVED hate it's unbelievable.

If not for him there wouldn't have been a FFXI. You also have him to thank for getting us Seekers of Adoulin. Hindsight tells a different story. People were hating on the lack of content to VW and Legion and such, Tanaka gets the blame and is called shit all throughout, while this whole time they've been working on a relatively large expansion with all original areas, new enemies, new jobs, new gameplay, new guilds, etc. in secret. I guess he just grinned and took it like a man, since it seems the devs actually do like to participate in the community when no one's watching and I doubt he missed the massive shitstorm of hate and whining. He apparently loved FFXI.

Then come vana'fest, the man looked pretty damn ill. Seriously, look at a pic from a year ago or so, then watch his vana'fest footage. I was talking about it with my friend and wife, and at the end he retired due to "health problems".

Thank you very much Mr. Tanaka.

[BurnNotice]

I will pray for his speedy recovery on his health issue. In the corporate world, resignation due to "Health Issues" has been used and abused far too often, but we can never really imagine what challenges maybe facing. Mr. Tanaka, I "/solute" you on being a great innovator and producer/director some of SE's great single player games. Big shout out on Chrono Cross (I wish a direct sequel was made) Final Fantasy III & Final Fantasy Legends II. I am sure he has one heck of a demanding position with the company and at sometimes probably felt like it was overbearing. But, I give you thumbs up for stepping to the plate and trying to make a difference on FFXIV & FFXI. I say use that energy you have, Tanaka, and look into doing remakes and sequels to the games that in demand for the Chrono series and Final Fantasy franchise.

[Sparthos]

Tanaka gets so much UNDESERVED hate it's unbelievable.

If not for him there wouldn't have been a FFXI. You also have him to thank for getting us Seekers of Adoulin. Hindsight tells a different story. People were hating on the lack of content to VW and Legion and such, Tanaka gets the blame and is called shit all throughout, while this whole time they've been working on a relatively large expansion with all original areas, new enemies, new jobs, new gameplay, new guilds, etc. in secret. I guess he just grinned and took it like a man, since it seems the devs actually do like to participate in the community when no one's watching and I doubt he missed the massive shitstorm of hate and whining. He apparently loved FFXI.

Then come vana'fest, the man looked pretty damn ill. Seriously, look at a pic from a year ago or so, then watch his vana'fest footage. I was talking about it with my friend and wife, and at the end he retired due to "health problems".

Thank you very much Mr. Tanaka.

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.