Originally Posted by
Hyrist
For as many people who doomsay version 2.0 (Hi, Dragon, nice to see you being a negative Nancy again.) There is one, undeniable thing that Yoshi has above Tanaka.
He's guiding the company forward as a more open and consumer friendly environment.
Not the game, but the entire tone of these forms in general on behalf of the FFXIV team has been far lighter than FFXI's side for the bulk of the time both sites have been open. Camate, Bayone can probably attest to the fequency of communications and the depth of conversation is often a log heavier on this side than it is on FFXI's forums - and that's primarily due to Yoshi's own influence, where as Tanaka is more tight-lipped.
For me, that's a tremendous benefit, and a major advantage in Yoshi's favor regardless of the outcome of 2.0.