The Offical thank you thread to the Dev. team and Naoki Yoshida -DO NOT DARE TROLL >(

THANK YOU

I've been a Final Fantasy fan for years, but I was never a big fan of MMORPGs. FFXIV ARR has changed that for me completely. I have never felt so immersed in a gaming experience and I cannot wait to get home from work so I can log back in and continue my journey through the wonderful world your team has created.

Again, THANK YOU

Awesome job to the entire team and I am glad to be a part of this historical event! What you have done is unprecedented and I wish you many more years of success and look forward to even more amazing content!

Yoshi-P, the dev team, and to every staff member to make FFXIV:ARR possible,

Thank you so much for finally creating an MMO I love with the series I've grown up with. I've gone from MMO to MMO ever since Ultima Online and I finally found a game I enjoy playing. The visuals are breathtaking to the point where I just stop and admire for a while. Every little wink to previous FF games have made grin from ear to ear. These dungeons are out of this world and even in a pick up group are simply FANTASTIC! I will be playing this one for years to come.

THANK YOU!!!

I've been following this game since YoshiP started working on it.

The wait has finally been put to an end and now we are enjoying what this saga deserves: This is true Final Fantasy

I have no words for the dev. team so I'll thank them by supporting the game for a long time.

You have done an AMAZING job, THANK YOU YOSHI

thankyou ^^ really loving the changes you made, keep up the good work

Thank You for an enjoyable game with an excellent level of diversity and growth.

I love this beautiful game. It was well worth the wait. Thank you everyone at Square Enix who made this possible.

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Really not acceptable on a public forum, friend.

I too want to add my voice to those that are giving props to Yoshi-P and his team. I absolutely love this game. It has torn me away from WoW and I freakin' loved that game.

I can't imagine the stress and pressure Yoshi-P and his team are under right now, and I certainly appreciate all of their hard work and dedication to solving this issue as quickly as possible so that everyone who wishes to enjoy this game may do so.

Now if work will go by fast so I can get home to play, even if I have to spend some time trying to log in, as soon as I hear the inn music, it's all worth it. :)

Such an amazing change between spamming the attack button in 1.0 to transition to this, Yoshi and the team have done an amazing job in such a short time frame so thank you all so much for all the time and effort you have all put into this, it's truly an amazing game so far.

It's funny tho, the thread for complaining about errors reach how many posts and a thread to thank the team has only just reached over 130 posts. The new MMO generation is so ungrateful, don't let them get you down Yoshi & team.

Thank you all so much for sticking with the game and recreating this masterpiece, look forward to many more years and updates!

Thank you for creating this fresh new and innovative MMORPG.

Thank you for brining Final Fantasy back to its former glory.

Naoki Yoshida YOU ARE LEGEND
FFXIV Dev team YOU ARE LEGEND

I was locked out for most of the early access, and had error 90000 through the beta weekend, but the times that I did get in for an hour or so before bed were WONDERFUL. The problems are with the servers, not the game content, so all the people whining need to stop with all the self-entitlement and boo-hooing. You're making the NA/EU player-base look like self centered d-bags.

The game is beautiful, and I love everything about it so far. Keep up the great work Yoshi-P and team! You've done a fantastic job, so thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for a wonderful game experience so far. :)

Actions speak louder than words. I'll say my thank you by continuously subscribing to this game. ;)

Thanks for all that you've done Yoshi-P and I look forward to what you'll bring in the future! It's been an adventure since you stepped into the role but one that I've enjoyed ever since we've set off. Best wishes to the you and the team and keep up the great work!

I'm loving the game and my log-in problems have become scarcer over the past two days.

Thank you, Yoshi-P and Devs! 頑張ってください！

To Yoshi-P and the other developers of this great game -

I have been searching & searching for an MMO that could fill me with the same astonishment as I had felt in the past. I remember my first steps into Star Wars Galaxies and finding every detail to be so amazing. I can safely say that my first steps into Eorzea were no different. Being greeted by the Final Fantasy theme music. Hearing the all too familiar victory music upon gaining my first level. Stopping to watch a sunrise on the hills of the Thanalan or marveling at the night sky in Limsa Lominsa.

It's a beautifully done game and it is very obvious that a lot of heart went into its development. The tone & atmosphere in each zone are wonderful and I'm constantly taking a moment to stop and take in the scenery.

What has been done with this game is nothing short of incredible. My hat goes off to everyone who made this possible and I am very excited to see what the future holds for FFXIV.

Thank you, just Thank you. You all have restored my fate on MMOS with an awesome game in all aspects.

Don't let haters win.

You guys made something amazing. Three cheers for the team!

Thanks Yoshi you re a Great man.

And amazing job everyone !

THANKS YOSHI-P! :D

FFX| V：ARRは素晴らしいゲームです！どうもありがとうございます！

Thank you SE! This is the first MMO I have ever gotten really into. The world is so rich and exotic, the community in game is so supportive, and the lore is so brilliantly tied to nostalgia that I can barely put it down. The server maintenance was actually a good reason for me to take a break and stretch my legs. I look forward to being a subscriber for years!

TY! TY! TY!

I can't say thank you enough!! I know there are problems but they will soon go away and I'm proud to say I'll be here for the long run!

Thank you DEVS!!

This is truly one of the best MMORPGs of all time and it wouldn't exist without the extreme amount of effort put in by you and your development team. You're one of the most amazing directors in the world and the game industry will learn much from you and your courage.

Thank you yoshi-p. It has been one hell of journey and I look forward to what is in store for us. Bought this game for the ps3 and when you announce the date for the ps4 version I will buy a ps4 and ffxiv rr too :)

Thank you Yoshi-P and the Development Team! FFXIV ARR is an amazing game! Thanks again for all your hard work!

We love you yoshi! Great work!

Yoshi-P, this game is everything I could ever want out of a Final Fantasy game and MMO. This game is such an incredible experience and i look forward to playing it for a long, long time. Thank you so much and keep up the good work!

Agreeing all the way! This game is looking amazing and I am excited for what the Dev team has in store for the future. Thank you all so much!!!

A huge thank you to Yoshi-P and the entire development team of A Realm Reborn. You did what many others said was impossible in 2010. You made FFXIV FUN!

I just want to say guys (you awesome dev team, you)... The first time around, with v1.0...I was SO excited, until I played it. I cried! I was so heartbroken, that I swore I wouldn't come back!

Safe to say, you guys have changed my mind. You have done such a wonderful job remaking this game, it IS Final Fantasy and it IS amazing and fresh and new! If this was the game that came out in 2010, I would have cancelled my WoW account and never gone back.

I know y'all are having issues with the sheer amount of people clamoring to play this awesome piece of art, but I know we'll get through it!

Don't give up now! We love you!

I've experienced issues with the server just like the other users. However, I don't hold it against the team or the producer. Thank you for a great game and a great experience! :)

Naoki Yoshida-san

あなたのリリースおめでとうございます。私たちは、あなたが〜大好き！!!
ありがとうございました！頑張って!!

Congratulations on your release. We love you~!! Thank you! Good luck!!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=195QtkOJCYg


This is my last post for today. And im proud to make it that way:D. Thread well spent!

I remember that first letter. And thinking "Wow....so the rumor true..."

I started college August 2010, and graduated this past February 2013. 1.0 is quite literally unique to my college career. It began in September 2010 with my schooling, and ended just a couple months before, with some alpha and beta testing towards the end. It was always fun to come home after class and go check and see what's going on in the world of Yoshi-P! And then log in for some updated fun! I'll never forget the events at the final days. Very fun with the GMs. The whole experience thus far has felt very personal, and I'll be here all the way!

Here's to the future of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn! :o

(Going to update this post after work with pictures! :) )

Thanx Yoshida and the team, I'm so enjoying this game, it was well worth the wait. Glad to have been a beta tester and now, a male miqe'to!! Xoxo~

Thankyou for the epic game.

^5

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Yoshida, It is not unwarranted that you have a large following that believe in you. I was there on launch day in 1.0, when the fate of FFXIV was a terminally ill development and a fickle playerbase. The work done during your time on the game was enough to build a following. I believe the banner then was "Yoshi-p is the only man who can save Final Fantasy". Though I am sure you are not content with just finishing the game, I am sure you want to expand it and make it all the more better. Know that these last few months you have gathered both old and new players alike and have launched a successful MMO. You will have my full support.

Firstly I'd like to preface my response to this thread with a few tidbits of information.
I am, and have been, a SE and Final Fantasy Franchise fanboy since I can remember. I've bought every game I could get my hands on, and I played XI starting at release, and then for a multitude of years following. Seeing as I am amongst the majority of people that made my displeasure with the ongoing server issues quite publicly known, I felt it would only be right to elaborate further.

YES, 100 times YES, as far as thanking Yoshi P and the Dev team for what they managed to do as far as the Game itself is concerned. It's gorgeous. It's fun to play. Most important of all, it has re-invigorated, in me, the desire to stay up for 16 hours at a time playing a MMO again. I think, the fact that the game is as good as it is, essentially causes the storm of anger and bashing from the 'affected' masses. I am speaking from first hand experience here, because I want to play so darn bad, and am not able to, a rage builds and eventually turns into what would be considered a hateful/spiteful/negative/mean/etc post on these here forums. I've beta tested the original release as well as ARR, and have obviously thought highly enough of the game to not only pre-order, but pre-order the CE at that. Server issues aside, and a few things here and there in-game, I am beyond addicted. (I actually find reasons to log in while at work :cool: )

The following paragraph is aimed @Tenzen, because in my honest opinion, your multiple responses to anyone who did not agree with your initial message in this thread, show just how purposefully blind and ignorant you are CHOOSING to be. Furthermore you even attacked someone who AGREED with you, because you made it obvious that you did not read everything they said, you jumped to a conclusion based on a few keywords in their response.

Because of the way you've handled the posts that didn't fit your criteria for this thread, I'd like to bring attention to another issue. An issue that is being displayed quite well in this thread. The issue I'm referring to would be what we all know as 'white knighting'. Being a fan of a franchise/studio and wanting to defend them from trolls, is completely acceptable in my book. However, when you end up becoming a troll in your own right by constantly badgering anyone who may disagree with your view on said franchise/studio or may bring up a valid criticism of an ongoing issue, you are not doing anyone a favor. I can not even begin to name all the VALID issues that were brought up during beta, documented in extensive detail, and then butchered and killed by the 'white knight trolls' that were so prevalent on the beta forums. Not to say they are not on the official forums as well. When you blindly bash any criticism, no matter how constructive or beneficial to improving the current game, you are dooming that which you love most.

In closing, this is the internet, the anonymity it provides tends to somehow bring out the worst in certain people. That's just fact, and if you've not learned that by now you never will. However, letting yourself be pulled down to their 'troll' level does not make you a solution, it actually makes you part of the problem.


/Bauric Out.

Props on getting the servers working correctly, SE. Haven't had any problems what-so-ever since the update.

Finally after so long the game is officially out.

Thank you Yoshida and his team for working so hard to have their phoenix rise from the ashes. Despite the little bump in the road, this game will become one of the greatest MMO's of all time and I a glad to say I was there from the beginning.

Both beginnings XD