Thoughts on the new Letter from the Producer? (May 20)

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Originally Posted by northernsky

Sure sounds like it, but I read the French version and it's poorly translated and even more vague, so my guess is that it's just a translation artifact and that it's until the end of the summer. If not, why not simply stating "to be implemented in patch 1.18" which is planned for mid june?

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What he meant is that everything on that list should be implemented by the end of the summer. So it will all be done for August/September.

The Japanese version also says basically "until summer 2011." He bolded it for emphasis for a reason.

The same debate popped up with this wording:

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At the following time, we will be performing maintenance on FINAL FANTASY XIV corresponding to the upcoming release of patch 1.16.

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People, for some reason, believe it means something other than implementing the patch, which is why they changed it to:

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t the following time, we will be performing maintenance on FINAL FANTASY XIV to implement patch 1.17b. During this period, FINAL FANTASY XIV will be unavailable.

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So until he corrects it, it's basically saying from now until summer they plan to pump out these changes.

"until summer 2011." That is going to bug me now, what does that even mean!

Overall, I am please with the letter. If everything gets implimented like it sounds (I say this as an optimist, not a pessimist), there will be so much depth to this game, just like a Final Fantasy should be.

With more to come. :)

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Originally Posted by AdvancedWind

I welcome our new Dodo mount overlords.

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I for one welcome our new Eft mount overlords.

I'll paraphase the whole letter:

Hello again, all fans of FINAL FANTASY XIV!

Please keep beta testing our game. Here are some things to keep you from quitting and playing something thats actually worth it.

*** vague changes ***


That is all
-Yoshi

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Originally Posted by Zenaku

we don't even need jump -.- jumping rabbits? all day long no thanks. Really there no point in jumping when do you jump in real life? i have not jump in years -.- there no need for jumping

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Won't happen dude. get over it

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Originally Posted by Blitz0309

I'll paraphase the whole letter:

Hello again, all fans of FINAL FANTASY XIV!

Please keep beta testing our game. Here are some things to keep you from quitting and playing something thats actually worth it.

*** vague changes ***


That is all
-Yoshi

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Dude, go away. We don't care about you.

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Originally Posted by Sonic_the_Hedgehog

Perhaps, unless 1.18 is really huge, also we 1.17b coming up Monday. Anyway I'm not going to get my hopes up.

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Well they did add 1 more hour to their Maint. =)

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Originally Posted by Kilta_Firelotus

Won't happen dude. get over it

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It will happen it's just not a priority for now.

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Originally Posted by Zenaku http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/i...post-right.png we don't even need jump -.- jumping rabbits? all day long no thanks. Really there no point in jumping when do you jump in real life? i have not jump in years -.- there no need for jumping

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You have not jumped in years? Maybe it's time to get off that couch...

Lol ArcheAge beta in 4 days with over ten zones, 3 different species of customisable mounts, player housing, players cities, PvP, sieges, ability to grow your own crops, jump, climb, swim, hop, skip, dance, airships, naval combat...

and SE sits their trying to figure out if they should implement jump or not.

Just freaking implement something.

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Originally Posted by Sonic_the_Hedgehog

Dude, go away. We don't care about you.

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But then i wouldn't have anything to do when i'm bored here at work. It doesn't bother me that you don't care, but thanks for taking the time to quote me. It makes me feel all warm and special :).

I mean hell... i paid for this game, i can get some entertainment from reading the forums can't I?

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Originally Posted by Blitz0309

But then i wouldn't have anything to do when i'm bored here at work. It doesn't bother me that you don't care, but thanks for taking the time to quote me. It makes me feel all warm and special :).

I mean hell... i paid for this game, i can get some entertainment from reading the forums can't I?

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Then I quote you again since you have some weird fetish for quoting. You can read the forums, just don't comment.

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Originally Posted by Vesperia

Lol ArcheAge beta in 4 days with over ten zones, 3 different species of customisable mounts, player housing, players cities, PvP, sieges, ability to grow your own crops, jump, climb, swim, hop, skip, dance, airships, naval combat...

and SE sits their trying to figure out if they should implement jump or not.

Just freaking implement something.

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It is not SE's fault, it's all the whining couch potatoes saying they don't want to see jumping rabbits/monkeys.

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Originally Posted by Onidemon

It is not SE's fault, it's all the whining couch potatoes saying they don't want to see jumping rabbits/monkeys.

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UGGGGGGGH, why is everyone so stupid.

Ooooh Happy Summer!!! oooh Happy Summer!!! Chocobos, Ifrit battle, Company Command centers ooh Happy summer!!!

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Originally Posted by Sonic_the_Hedgehog

Then I quote you again since you have some weird fetish for quoting. You can read the forums, just don't comment.

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But then its not interactive. Wheres the fun in that?

Really though, you aren't the least bit upset with the lack of anything happening with this game? We're getting close to a year, with other titles coming out getting good reviews... and all we get all letters saying "oh, yeah... we're going to change this!"...

How long can you guys be strung along?

SE listened to those nerd players who whining about they don't want jumping and all they do is sitting on their butt around Uldah everyday, crafting... while millions players already left the game

fine! enjoy making the game for nerd players, you might have 5000 subscribers even after PS3 released

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Originally Posted by Evangela

SE listened to those nerd players who whining about they don't want jumping and all they do is sitting on their butt around Uldah everyday, crafting... while millions players already left the game

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Never had millions and guarantee being able to jump for no reason won't pull in millions either, and yoshida knows this.

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Originally Posted by Blitz0309

But then its not interactive. Wheres the fun in that?

Really though, you aren't the least bit upset with the lack of anything happening with this game? We're getting close to a year, with other titles coming out getting good reviews... and all we get all letters saying "oh, yeah... we're going to change this!"...

How long can you guys be strung along?

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Did you even read the letter? (Obviously you didn't.) Things are happening, and unlike other games that DON'T need foundational changes, they're doing what's needed for the game and it's clear you also haven't logged in since launch since every update they've been improving the game's foundation.

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Originally Posted by Elexia

Did you even read the letter? (Obviously you didn't.) Things are happening, and unlike other games that DON'T need foundational changes, they're doing what's needed for the game and it's clear you also haven't logged in since launch since every update they've been improving the game's foundation.

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Yeah, i read the letter. And its vague. Yes they've been implement changes at a rabid snails pace. Did you forget that they already charged for a finish product but provided a beta? Go pickup your DVD and read what the game is supposed to be according to their advertising and get back to me.

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Originally Posted by Evangela

SE listened to those nerd players who whining about they don't want jumping and all they do is sitting on their butt around Uldah everyday, crafting... while millions players already left the game

fine! enjoy making the game for nerd players, you might have 5000 subscribers even after PS3 released

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Well it's cuz all there is to do now is sit on your butt and craft all day. SE had no choice but to listen to these people because as of now they are the voice of the community. Everyone else with a bit of common sense left a long time ago.

Maybe when the PS3 ver is released we will get some fresh air.

how about examination to release this game on iPhone and Facebook? it can be better than Farmville and have 1 million crafters pay for their service

I wouldn't count on the ps3 release saving this game anymore. Sure some people that wanted to play it but their systems couldn't run it will join... but anyone who actually cared probably followed and read about the game. And if they did that they probably gave up after the first 6 months of reading/watching people complain about the game.

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Originally Posted by Evangela

SE listened to those nerd players who whining about they don't want jumping and all they do is sitting on their butt around Uldah everyday, crafting... while millions players already left the game

fine! enjoy making the game for nerd players, you might have 5000 subscribers even after PS3 released

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This post is so stupid I can't even see straight anymore!

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Originally Posted by Evangela

how about examination to release this game on iPhone and Facebook? it can be better than Farmville and have 1 million crafters pay for their service

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Wow, are you a detective?

All sarcasm aside, as you probably don't get it..

You know this isn't a flash game.. right?

zomg they are adding more types of mounts besides just chocobobobosss!? * hyperventilates*

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Originally Posted by Blitz0309

Wow, are you a detective?

All sarcasm aside, as you probably don't get it..

You know this isn't a flash game.. right?

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lol they can port it to flash game when they only have these people play their game, they don't need crystal tool engine anymore because they gonna craft and feel peaceful "no one hopping around me.. ha.. good day in Uldah, this is a life!"

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Originally Posted by Blitz0309

Yeah, i read the letter. And its vague. Yes they've been implement changes at a rabid snails pace. Did you forget that they already charged for a finish product but provided a beta? Go pickup your DVD and read what the game is supposed to be according to their advertising and get back to me.

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How in the world is it vague? He's pretty much telling us what they're doing and what they're going to implement. It's funny that you're bitching about them charging us for a finish product, but you're giving them your money every month to play FFXI. How long til you move on? I bet never.

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Originally Posted by AdvancedWind

This post is so stupid I can't even see straight anymore!

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Maybe you don't have your nerd glasses on?

The most important thing to take from this letter

All of this should be coming by the end of summer(im believe summer officialy ends around september)
and ALOT of it should be coming in 1.18(such as the dungeons) and i bet 1.19 will have ifrit and the job system


also ignore the trolls guys, eva never has anything good to say, one of those chronicaly life hating people who needs therapy

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Originally Posted by Blitz0309

Wow, are you a detective?

All sarcasm aside, as you probably don't get it..

You know this isn't a flash game.. right?

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I'm sure she meant SE making a flash game for FB and iphone ver of FFXIV's crafting. As stupid as you may think it sounds it could actually work well. Especially if it's somehow linked to the PC & PS3 game.

An IPhone app that let's you browse your inventory and let's you craft some special or bonus items that you can then pick up in-game.

I'm not sure which game it was but i think it was Skies of Arcadia on Dreamcast that you could use the VMU(memorycard/mini gaming console) to play a mini game and receive items in game from it.

If i were SE this is what i would do for sure.

I'm realy happy with the changes being implemented, and noticing its only til summer, I'm hoping the next letter froom the producer touches briefly on the post summer updates.

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Originally Posted by Vesperia

Lol ArcheAge beta in 4 days with over ten zones, 3 different species of customisable mounts, player housing, players cities, PvP, sieges, ability to grow your own crops, jump, climb, swim, hop, skip, dance, airships, naval combat...

and SE sits their trying to figure out if they should implement jump or not.

Just freaking implement something.

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the truth!

Why are people freaking out about jumping? The only fun thing about jumping, is jumping off of mountains and that breaks my already probably broken weapon -_-!

BEST LETTER THUS FAR YOSHI P YOU RULE! :)... I agree with all the changes great news.

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Originally Posted by Cairdeas

Rewarding Effort And Innovation sounds awesome. Give us some tools to experiment outside the box with.:P

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Why yes, like abilities that can be transferred from one class to another, and personally allotable skill p- HEY WAIT!

There are still some naysayers out there, but I think, overall, the reception of this letter is fairly positive. I think we are finally starting to see some payoff from the extended planning and development phases of the newer Dev team and people are starting to get excited again. I see a lot of new names on the forums from people coming back to check on the state of the game.

I think it's hilarious how people..sorry, trolls, continue to say they "don't care about this game", but they're obviously keeping tabs on it. If I don't feel hopeful for a game, then I don't keep tabs on it. If I don't play a game anymore, I don't keep tabs on it. If I think a game is a "festering pile of crap", I'll stop playing, and then NOT keep tabs on it. You obviously care about the game, so stop acting like you don't, otherwise you wouldn't be bothered by thinking it is vague.

I, however, think this was the best LftP thus far. Also, I honestly think MOST of this stuff will be out before summer. He put "UNTIL SUMMER 2011" in bold twice for emphasis for a reason. What else have they been doing these last 5 months? These are changes that should already be done by now. I'm not saying they're going slow, just saying this is just the fruits of what we've been waiting for all along. The reason they are saying "looking into" most things is probably because they don't want to make anything definite before they release the patch notes, otherwise people go "OMG BUT YOU SAID THIIIIIIIIIS".

All that being said, I'm not going to get overly excited until I see some patch notes and know what he really meant, or until a Community Rep replies to confirm the timing.

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Originally Posted by Sephr

Why yes, like abilities that can be transferred from one class to another, and personally allotable skill p- HEY WAIT!

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This system didn't fully work out as planned though.