BYE TANAKA!

[Alistaire]

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.

Perfectly stated. Wish him the best, but glad he's not involved in ffxi anymore.

[Kraggy]

Tanaka gets so much UNDESERVED hate it's unbelievable.

Totally agree, it's disgusting how nasty and spiteful some people are round here.

[Nalien]

Totally agree, it's disgusting how nasty and spiteful some people are round here.

People are absolutely retarded.

Some morons started the Tanaka hate train when they became butthurt because they're incompetent morons who can't achieve anything both in and out of game.
Then the next wave of people just jumps onto what's currently popular in whatever community.

tl;dr most of the world's population can't think for themselves and tries to get attention by just following others.


Anyone who actually played the game long enough knows that Tanaka did great work and that the game is getting killed off by the constant whining and bitching of people who don't want to put effort into a game. Unfortunately SE is forced to go with the trends because there's been no proper marketing of the FFXI title leading to constantly decreasing numbers.
The challenges are being taken out, all of the new content turns into grind fests for mentally impaired people, etc.
Hopefully the new addon will bring FFXI back to its old glory.

Also: Why do people play games if everything is too hard anyway? Watch a movie if you can't enjoy a challenge and just want to see moving pictures. (Not even talking about the grinds > see CoP)




Best wishes to Tanaka who actually made the game worth playing back in the days.

[Karbuncle]

People are absolutely retarded.

Some morons started the Tanaka hate train when they became butthurt because they're incompetent morons who can't achieve anything both in and out of game.
Then the next wave of people just jumps onto what's currently popular in whatever community.

I agree with the goodbye Tanaka and good luck to him and best wishes.

But by saying these sentences, You are being a hypocrite. declaring people retarded/Butthurt/etc for bashing on Tanaka is pretty much Banishing those people for the same reasons you're bashing them. Its not really productive. We all know/Think the same thing you said, But its hypocritical at best, and we shouldn't those people anger us!

I did my fair share of Tanaka bashing, But it was always... Mostly... sarcasm, Never hated the guy, He gave me some of the best FF Games i've played, I liked it... and its true, He's been in charge from the games introduction, and while he missed a lot, he got a lot right. Its a balance of good and bad, And it wasn't all too terrible.

Anyway, Rambling off, Don't get angry and call those people names, it just makes you look bad !

(P.S If it didn't come across clear. I agree with your reasoning for thinking the way you do, But the rage directed at those people are exhibiting the same emotions and reasons you are there bashing them for :X)

[Siiri]

Thanks to Mr. Tanaka for his service to Square since 1983. I didn't always agree with his design choices, but cannot deny his love for video games and contributions over the past 30 years. He was the driving force behind a lot of great single player games, and helped shape FFXI which has been around and much loved for 10 years. I wish him the best in his retirement and long happy life for his remaining years. He did look sick at the vanafest and hope retirement will agree with him.

[Gaspee]

Thanks to Mr. Tanaka for his service to Square since 1983. I didn't always agree with his design choices, but cannot deny his love for video games and contributions over the past 30 years. He was the driving force behind a lot of great single player games, and helped shape FFXI which has been around and much loved for 10 years. I wish him the best in his retirement and long happy life for his remaining years. He did look sick at the vanafest and hope retirement will agree with him.

Completely agree. I wish him well.

[oliveira]

I'd like to mention that you guys are being ungrateful to an generous extent. The man did help make the Final Fantasy franchise what it was on the Final Fantasy VII days. Now, if you want to target someone for the games doing poorly, target the CEO Yoichi Wada. -_-;

[Lastranger]

Thank u for the many game expieriences given to us by your hard work over the years, Hope your health gets better and that u enjoy ur retirement.

[Arciel]

Tanaka-san,

Thank you for 10 years with Final Fantasy XI.
All the best in future and take care of your health!

田中さん

このＦＦＸＩの１０年間に大変ありがとうございました！
お大事に　お疲れ様でした

[Raksha]