So about the next patch (1.17)

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Originally Posted by Betelgeuzah

Yeah, info on them is to be released right before 1.17 hits.

It kinda sounds like... a patch teaser. He was originally planning to address companies "at the end of March" (original date for 1.17) but he pushed it back. Why would he push it back? Why is it so important to keep the launch of 1.17 and the info on companies so close together? Moreover, they have a "page dedicated to in-game companies coming up" in the near future as well. He isn't hyping this stuff right now for no reason.

Give me a break. Companies are coming, and my hat is not leaving my head.

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You never know with SE. Best to not expect them to come.

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Originally Posted by Xeno

Best to not expect them to come.

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Talk about effortless pleasure.

If you get into the habit of thinking that the devs are keeping things secret for teasers and surprises, you have a series of disappointments ahead of you. They always lead with their biggest gun. Always have. Always will.

1.17 will be the easter event, essentially. They lead with their biggest gun, and if that's the only big gun they talk about, that's the only gun that'll be used.

Why are they quiet about companies?

Because they probably don't even have their design hammered out yet, let alone have them almost ready for release. The reason you don't know what companies even are is because they don't either.

They should seriously consider not doing the easter egg sideshow and instead focus on THE ACTUAL GAME.

Jesus....

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Originally Posted by Peregrine

If you get into the habit of thinking that the devs are keeping things secret for teasers and surprises, you have a series of disappointments ahead of you. They always lead with their biggest gun. Always have. Always will.

1.17 will be the easter event, essentially. They lead with their biggest gun, and if that's the only big gun they talk about, that's the only gun that'll be used.

Why are they quiet about companies?

Because they probably don't even have their design hammered out yet, let alone have them almost ready for release. The reason you don't know what companies even are is because they don't either.

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Ouch, negative nancy over here. They said that companies were ready before 1.16 but they wouldn't have much quests to do. That's why people think that they may come out in 1.17.

They didn't say companies were ready. They used words with escape hatches in them to buy more time. The anticipation of companies has bought them a month of players tolerating dead space. When companies don't come out this month to a significant degree, they know defenders will argue that SE never said they were ready for them, and the whole thing will blow over.

It's a pump fake, and it worked. You stopped tackling.

They know they can probably get away with stalling another month of real content with an Easter event. So that's what they did.

Don't expect companies this month.

Except for the part about it not being a pump fake. Anyone expecting companies next update is seriously setting themselves up for the fall, as they just said they're giving some new info, and worded it in a terrible way.

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Originally Posted by Peregrine

They didn't say companies were ready. They used words with escape hatches in them to buy more time. The anticipation of companies has bought them a month of players tolerating dead space. When companies don't come out this month to a significant degree, they know defenders will argue that SE never said they were ready for them, and the whole thing will blow over.

It's a pump fake, and it worked. You stopped tackling.

They know they can probably get away with stalling another month of real content with an Easter event. So that's what they did.

Don't expect companies this month.

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I don't expect companies this month, but that doesn't negate the fact that Yoshi himself said in one of his letters from the producer, that companies would be ready to roll out by March but they wouldn't have much to do in them. (I thinks it's the second or third letter I don't remember)

Thats not what yOshi said about companies. In the second to last letter he said they were almoat rdy and will be released as soons as the battle changes were completed. Re read the last few letters

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Originally Posted by Buttons

Yeah I try to be patient and optimistic as well but seeing all the juicy things that FFXI is getting, all those update teasers this week... and no news for us on FFXIV yet. Kinda disappointing.
I know it's a different development team and I know the FFXIV dev team is busy with redoing the basics, but 6 months in some of us do kinda wish that these silly changes to the basics could be done already so we could get actual content for once. Like those voidwatch battles FFXI is getting, seems fun. :)

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Yeah i'll admit that. I left XI after the second abyssea expansion since I thought i'd spend most of my time in XIV.

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Originally Posted by Verecund

They should seriously consider not doing the easter egg sideshow and instead focus on THE ACTUAL GAME.

Jesus....

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Well its not like the whole patch is going to be centered around one event. Also i'm sure they have multiple sets working on different aspects of the game.