LETTER TO THE DEVELOPERS FROM THE PUPPETMASTERS OF VANA'DIEL

[Kayn]

Are you saying teh developers after this many years still don't have any idea how to fix the issue? I don't get what you are saying.

I don't see any excuse for not responding, I really don't. If it was on purpose say so, but I know it isn't because about 4 years ago they admitted it was not working as intended and would look into it during question answer period at a fan festival.

guess they forgot to look into it for 4 years, or maybe you are right, maybe they saving face because they have no clue how to fix it.

Here is a hint, the AI is not broken, the attachment that "prioritizes Cures" does not prioritize cures. The attachment has been broken since day one.

i don't really know whats up with the dev team, they do pretty smart stuff suddenly (Deus Ex Automata) but they can't answer simple questions to apeace the community, im not asking for emediate fixes (but at stage in the game i think we kinda diserve it honestly.) but at least recognition from them that this issues are being looked into, and probably a "migth not make it on this update but stay tunned for next one" or what ever. i dont like the whole silent treatment, it feels like old SE /shivers.

[Bhujerba]

Are you saying teh developers after this many years still don't have any idea how to fix the issue? I don't get what you are saying.

I don't see any excuse for not responding, I really don't. If it was on purpose say so, but I know it isn't because about 4 years ago they admitted it was not working as intended and would look into it during question answer period at a fan festival.

guess they forgot to look into it for 4 years, or maybe you are right, maybe they saving face because they have no clue how to fix it.

Here is a hint, the AI is not broken, the attachment that "prioritizes Cures" does not prioritize cures. The attachment has been broken since day one.

huh?
are you talking to me? O.o

I meant CM probably never asked to report back for some reason, the devs might have fixed it the coming update who f knows.




4 years ago SE didnt have devs...until 2010.

[Glamdring]

one other thing we really need, Stormwalker head. Spells die at a very low level, we get nothing past Tier 3 nukes and cure 4, why? the pup is an emulation of a rdm and rdm exists past level 68, why doesn't the pup? And give it Dispel, seriously... The only reason I use this thing post 70 is on my Emp weap trials, I need pet kills and I also need healing help, whm will waste time killing me while it cures my blindness with its stupid AI and blm can't do anything on these undead I have to kill as far as survival.

[Xanaduu]

we could always flood the pup forum w/ new threads headlined "WE WANT ANSWERS NAOW!!", might help get a response.... or would just annoy every1 >.>; either way i'll be prayin to the goddess! @.@

[Glamdring]

that's actually not a bad idea, once in awhile flaming is the only way to get an answer...

[Kayn]

i'm impartial about it. if it gets the admin attention so be it. we might as well post something REALLY stupid like, "can we has differant automation collors pl0x" and we migth get some looks, i feelt guilty for thinking that way, but no response in a topic that clearly addresses most of the horrible bugs that still hold this job from years, is to me, laughable.

[Lyrminas]

so many views and comments/concerns, so little input from the dev team. From what I gather, the devs seem to reply most to the issues that no one really cares about, like aesthetic changes. This thread encases real concerns to real problems that have plagued the job since launch yet it garners no attention. It just makes me feel underwhelmed that a forum like this exists but pressing matters aren't addressed.

I would love to be proven wrong about how I feel things are going to develop for the remainder of FFXI's lifespan.

[Kayn]

and now, they nerf burattinaios...

Great SE, just great. and im not saying this things were not broken, but what happen to fixing what ever else is broken with the job that actually BENEFITS the job.

speechless.

[Amerlyn]

I kinda like the NPC idea where u can reprogram your automaton to cast specific spells/WS. Maybe add in on this npc a way to program the way the AI reacts. The issue where -na spells greater than cure.. maybe make it where the PUP can adjust the AI to Value Cure over -na at an NPC. Or if the pup values -na over cure, they can set it back to that. Every pup plays slightly different than another, so having the ability to adjust the AI to suit those needs would be nice.

[xbobx]

They don't care.