No Letter from the Producer XI ?

Dont be effin stupid....this is lame their content isnt ready DUH but doesnt mean info on the patch isnt.....dont have downsyndrome and dont stick up for squareenix when their doing this crap and not giving info

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Originally Posted by popdai

SE Sucks. Totally.

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hell yeah they do... no other statement needed... worst mmo company ever oh and....they havent been good since squaresoft PS1

BEEFY CAKESSSSSS will be implemented in the next update, for culinary. I can't wait!!!

Is it just me or does anyone else feel like they are keeping everyone on the hook for this miracle patch that simply will not come to be? I am not trying to be all doom and gloom about the game, I am actually truly hoping it succeeds, but let's face it, auto-attack should have been implemented the first week of release since that was the biggest complaint I personally heard. Combat was clunky and repetitious and people didn't want blisters from hitting one button the whole time...

Yoshi has done a fine PR job of keeping all these people around (Myself included) with promises of major overhauls. The bottom line is it has been how many months of the game being in its current state? Of all companies that could pull-out all the stops with major content, bug fixes, and a combat overhaul within a very short amount of time, I would have bet SE, sadly how much has actually been released?

My point... I know I had one somewhere around here... is it seems like they are trying to keep people on the hook not for FFXIV but something else and I simply can't see what it is. How many retail boxes you can sell with a promise? No clue. However, I wouldn't hold my breath with this patch being any different from previous ones. I will of course give it a shot and hope that it accomplishes what all the fans that have stuck it out are hoping for. I can wait quite easily at this point for a patch, let alone a letter.

If they're keeping people on the hook, they're doing a bad job of it. When Star Wars The Old Republic comes out, it will be a massive embarrassment for Square Enix. Know why? Let me give you some examples:

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Wow! This game has so much content, and it hasn't even come out yet!

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So many planets, dungeons and places to explore!

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The content is so well thought out, it's immensely engaging!

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These are the statements you will hear coming out of the SWTOR review crowds when it comes out. Imagine what FFXIV is like in the face of that kind of praise AND factual data: Right now, as we speak, SWTOR has an order of magnitude greater amount of content than FFXIV.

This should be enough of a reason for someone in Square Enix to commit hara-kiri, because quite simply, they did not use their heads. They did not get proper feedback from all the major MMO audiences. They were too insular, too internal.

The reality is this: MMORPGs are a community-heavy game genre, and if you're going to put a product on that market, you need to be engaged with the community that will spring up around your game. Square Enix has learned this difficult lesson, but I fear it will not stick long enough.

I can see tomorrow's dev post:

"Something big is coming! We can't give you much information now but stick around and you will not be sorry!"

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Originally Posted by SilvertearRen

The reality is this: MMORPGs are a community-heavy game genre, and if you're going to put a product on that market, you need to be engaged with the community that will spring up around your game. Square Enix has learned this difficult lesson, but I fear it will not stick long enough.

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Have they really learned their lesson yet? I don't think so. They've done a 'little' better with community communication but not that much. There's still a dozen or two 'fixes' that myself and others have complained about since last fall and they're STILL in the game. How about leve mobs that flee, go yellow, then pop two more mobs? Once that leve mob goes yellow you get reduced sp for it. If you aoe the new leve mobs while they're yellow you get reduced sp. If you kill a yellow mob you get no sp. Sorry but if you have 'multiple teams' working on different aspects of the game why wasn't this fixed months ago? Its a bug isn't it? From what I've seen it hasn't even been addressed. It's like they want it to be that way so people can't grind multiple mobs down at the same time. Well guess what, it's not all about what SE wants it's about what the community wants. This stupid bug has annoyed the crap out of me for months and I'm sure others have felt the same. This is but one of many things that has plagued the game since start and they've simply failed to fix/acknowledge them.

Regardless if this is E3 week Yoshida is in charge of XIV. XIV is also a potential HUGE revenue source for SE. The priority should be XIV, not E3 for the XIV team. There is no excuse for the silence for the past three weeks about this game, which continues to barely hang by a thread. Not to mention that XIV wasn't even brought up at E3. I don't want to be so negative but what gives? I hold onto (barley) that SE can turn this game around but my blind faith is really starting to fade when we're getting less feedback than we did six months ago. 1.18, the first of a few game changing patches is potentially a week or two away(though it'll probably be pushed back a few weeks) and we've heard basically nothing about it. Even if they're under the gun with getting stuff done in time just tell us. I for one was kinda bummed when Yoshida said that 1.18 wouldn't come out till mid-June earliest, but at least I wasn't left guessing. I respected that they couldn't get it done in time but was glad they at least told us. Please, just continue that trend!

DOES IT MATTER THIS GAME FAILS REALIZE IT! this patch nor will the game even be worth a *^%) at 1.20 .....they will need 2 expansions of content to compete....get over yourselves this just sucks SQUAREENIX YOU HAVE BROKEN MY HEART

They need to blow our minds. They need to not only meet our expectations, but exceed them. This is their first proper update since Yoshida took over and I think they're scared shitless of what we'll think of it.

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Originally Posted by Mug

They need to blow our minds. They need to not only meet our expectations, but exceed them. This is their first proper update since Yoshida took over and I think they're scared shitless of what we'll think of it.

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I doubt they're scared because people are never happy regardless and will complain regardless as well.

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Originally Posted by Jennestia

I doubt they're scared because people are never happy regardless and will complain regardless as well.

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Are most of these complaints unjustified in your opinion?

Heres hoping for letter and battle system videos tomorrow.

cannot have another letter from producer before they actually add the next patch which is still yet to be put up on lodestone

Thats not true. Yoshi said they were going to do a post with videos showing examples of the new battle system in action. That would probably be in letter format, since not every letter changes the schedule plan. Some just talk about the current state of things/upcoming patches, while others are to update people on the next schedule.

Since this week is mid June, i'd say we should get a new letter or at least a new post tomorrow, pre patch notes Tuesday or Wednesday, then the actual patch should hit Thursday...or at least thats the best case scenario.

And that about does it for this letter. For next time, I’m planning to write all about our progress on auto-attack, and hope to be able to present the feature to you in fully animated glory rather than with dull screenshots. (Note to self: have Lodestone crew implement video embedding on the website.)

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Originally Posted by PikachuLink

DOES IT MATTER THIS GAME FAILS REALIZE IT! this patch nor will the game even be worth a *^%) at 1.20 .....they will need 2 expansions of content to compete....get over yourselves this just sucks SQUAREENIX YOU HAVE BROKEN MY HEART

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So why are you still posting here?

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Originally Posted by Mug

They need to blow our minds. They need to not only meet our expectations, but exceed them. This is their first proper update since Yoshida took over and I think they're scared shitless of what we'll think of it.

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I seriously doubt they are scared. Most likely just E3 among other things in the way. That and they are/were probably getting the examples of the new system (videos) ready for posting and a fairly long and hopefully accurately translated letter together.

Post some more pics and vids of the new upcoming changes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Jennestia

I doubt they're scared because people are never happy regardless and will complain regardless as well.

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if they are not scared by now then they just do not care about their product. that type of thinking will reflect in later games when people refuse to buy their products.

Being "scared" and hoping that players like the changes they implement are two different things.

Probably tomorrow, from jp post:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...581#post177581

Also it seems video inside confirmed.

Sounds like Monday or Tuesday, hopefully we get the video the same time the Japanese community does. I'm pumped.

Se Sucks. Yoshida is a lier.

New battle system does not mean new contents. For R50 players there will be nothing to do, again.

Epic Fail.

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Originally Posted by popdai

Se Sucks. Yoshida is a lier.

New battle system does not mean new contents. For R50 players there will be nothing to do, again.

Epic Fail.

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@.@ aren't we getting a dungeon or two or something this next patch? Cold tap... use it. :)

nice cants wait.

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Originally Posted by PikachuLink

DOES IT MATTER THIS GAME FAILS REALIZE IT! this patch nor will the game even be worth a *^%) at 1.20 .....they will need 2 expansions of content to compete....get over yourselves this just sucks SQUAREENIX YOU HAVE BROKEN MY HEART

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And your still here why?

Looks like we'll be getting the letter either Tuesday or Wednesday, more than likely the former. And there's a video!

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Originally Posted by Foxclon

こんにちは。

次回プロデューサーレターは、明日か明後日には公開できるよう頑張っていますので、もう少々お待ち下さい（目指せ明日の心持ちです）。吉田Pの原稿は既にあがっており、翻訳作業と動画の準備を進めているところです。

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http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post177581

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Originally Posted by Tirem778

@.@ aren't we getting a dungeon or two or something this next patch? Cold tap... use it. :)

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No, i bet on it.

With 1.18 there will be NO new dungeons and NO new contents for R50 players.
Didn't Yoshida say that in 1.17b they would have inserted something of 1.18? Did they do it? NO.

This sucks. And i spent almost 60€ for the collector edition, moneys for the website and ts3 server for the guild...

And a Software House that says the an email system inside the game is too complicated to do atm, it simply sucks.

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Originally Posted by popdai

Se Sucks. Yoshida is a lier.

New battle system does not mean new contents. For R50 players there will be nothing to do, again.

Epic Fail.

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the fact we'll get 2 instanged dungeons, one for 4-ppl mid-level and nother fro a fullp arty 50 isn't touching you, right ?
edit: you already posted about it. Then, you're pretty much wrong. We ARE getting this dungeons in 1.18. Do the fool elsewhere

I think we all need to go outside and skate around relaxing until this letter comes out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNuIu...eature=related

Hmmmm... why is this thread still going actually? Since we have an announcement about it now shouldn't the thread die or something?

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Originally Posted by yukikaze_yanagi

the fact we'll get 2 instanged dungeons, one for 4-ppl mid-level and nother fro a fullp arty 50 isn't touching you, right ?
edit: you already posted about it. Then, you're pretty much wrong. We ARE getting this dungeons in 1.18. Do the fool elsewhere

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Simply i don't believe anything for R50 players will be introduced in 1.18, i don't believe SE and Yoshida anymore.

Se Sucks, this will be my signature.

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Originally Posted by popdai

Simply i don't believe anything for R50 players will be introduced in 1.18, i don't believe SE and Yoshida anymore.

Se Sucks, this will be my signature.

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bhaaaaaaa. All words wasted

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Originally Posted by yukikaze_yanagi

bhaaaaaaa. All words wasted

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Like yours :P

i'll remember this when you'll see patch notes :||

also the fact he said MAYBE no THERE WILL BE! 1.18 content in 1.17b..... you should not be pissed... the content just wasnt ready by 1.17b... hell he wasnt even sure we were going to get a 1.17b....

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Producer next letter, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, so hard to be published, please wait a little longer (aim for tomorrow is the feeling.) P Yoshida manuscripts are already nervous, and we are gearing up video with translation work.

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Rough google translate, expect it tomorrow or the day after. Here's hoping the video stuff is good.

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Originally Posted by popdai

Se Sucks. Yoshida is a lier.

New battle system does not mean new contents. For R50 players there will be nothing to do, again.

Epic Fail.

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Let's build a house together. After we realize the structure, we have built it. Now we have this.
Then you go "Let's put some furniture, a TV and a coo coo clock!" and there I am, stopping you before you destroy the house saying "We have to enforce the structure first, or it might crumble on us!"
That's the situation we are in. It's simple to understand.

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Originally Posted by Renshi

Let's build a house together. After we realize the structure, we have built it. Now we have this.
Then you go "Let's put some furniture, a TV and a coo coo clock!" and there I am, stopping you before you destroy the house saying "We have to enforce the structure first, or it might crumble on us!"
That's the situation we are in. It's simple to understand.

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Apparently not. But then again, he couldn't even spell liar so I'm not expecting much.

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Originally Posted by Sephr

Apparently not. But then again, he couldn't even spell liar so I'm not expecting much.

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Creds on you pal =D
Maybe he meant Leir?

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Originally Posted by Renshi

Creds on you pal =D
Maybe he meant Leir?

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haha, maybe!

The point is. We already spent almost 60€ for the collector, moneys for website and teamspeak server.

I'm free to shout as loud as i want that SE Sucks. And i don't believe a single word that comes from their mouths before i see FACTS with my own eyes, not WORDS.

1.18 will not introduce a damn new thing for R50 players, and other games like Rift, Tera, even FFXI and WoW are having major patches and updates.
All my hopes to have a different mmo to play are dead because of the incompetence of SE, in programming and in PR and marketing.

The game is DEAD. R.I.P.

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Originally Posted by popdai

The point is. We already spent almost 60€ for the collector, moneys for website and teamspeak server.

I'm free to shout as loud as i want that SE Sucks. And i don't believe a single word that comes from their mouths before i see FACTS with my own eyes, not WORDS.

1.18 will not introduce a damn new thing for R50 players, and other games like Rift, Tera, even FFXI and WoW are having major patches and updates.
All my hopes to have a different mmo to play are dead because of the incompetence of SE, in programming and in PR and marketing.

The game is DEAD. R.I.P.

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yeah k fine I got wood by reading that- I mean, let's wait for the next Letter!

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Originally Posted by popdai

The point is. We already spent almost 60€ for the collector, moneys for website and teamspeak server.

I'm free to shout as loud as i want that SE Sucks. And i don't believe a single word that comes from their mouths before i see FACTS with my own eyes, not WORDS.

1.18 will not introduce a damn new thing for R50 players, and other games like Rift, Tera, even FFXI and WoW are having major patches and updates.
All my hopes to have a different mmo to play are dead because of the incompetence of SE, in programming and in PR and marketing.

The game is DEAD. R.I.P.

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You are free to shout, but not shouting bullshit