When Can We Expect More News?

Like most of us here, we are craving news.

Anyone know when we are next likely to get any?

Producers letter in the next 2-3 days, maybe?

next week

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...n-Next-week%21

Another week is so long.

Oh well, good things come to those who wait.

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Originally Posted by Armok

Oh well, good things come to those who wait.

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I think FFXIV has proved this wrong at least as many times as it has proved it right.

I don't know. Too many people hype/speculate things and then when those things don't come, are disappointed. When it was there fault for making things up in the first place.

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Originally Posted by Altano

I think FFXIV has proved this wrong at least as many times as it has proved it right.

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You clearly aren't waiting long enough.

This time next week we will have had some info kind of info is my guess. Oh also aren't the "vanguards of the Companies" doing reports on the dungeons "mid May" so that whole thing might be tied into the info we get.

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Originally Posted by Armok

I don't know. Too many people hype/speculate things and then when those things don't come, are disappointed. When it was there fault for making things up in the first place.

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What's wrong with a little speculation, hoping for something good? What's wrong with hoping they do something awesome to turn this game around? They're going to have to do something amazing with this battle system or this game is dead. I don't think there's anything wrong with people making crazy ideas up (around the recent event etc.). Maybe SE should consider hiring some of the people coming up with them, because so far they're better than anything they've shown us thus far.

I agree. The problem comes in when people speculate based on nothing. Kinda like buying a pizza and then hoping that maybe you get 2 by accident... only to be mad when you get one.

A lot of times, the developers say there's maintenance and people instantly think MASSIVE patch incoming. Speculation based on nothing.

Although I do agree, speculation is good. As long as it doesn't get too deep like it is ATM.

P.S I for one think something is going on with the recent event. (but won't get mad if nothing comes of it.)

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Originally Posted by Gramul

You clearly aren't waiting long enough.

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I'll happily wait a very long time. I'm still playing this game many hours a day on average. I just don't think that Armok's statement holds much water for this game at this point.

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Originally Posted by Altano

I'll happily wait a very long time. I'm still playing this game many hours a day on average. I just don't think that Armok's statement holds much water for this game at this point.

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To be honest, I said it a little half heartedly. I fully understand how you feel. I know. It's frustrating not to see much change over the past months.

SE is releasing information more often and more transparently then any other current MMO developer I know of. So I don't understand why people keep complaining that updates are so slow.

"But they need to release it NOW!"

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Originally Posted by Cairdeas

SE is releasing information more often and more transparently then any other current MMO developer I know of. So I don't understand why people keep complaining that updates are so slow.

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Because we have so much passion for the game we want to know quicker :P

I wish they would give us more detailed informations tho. And more of them. Game is nearly as it was a release (improved) but still same to me. I want it to be "successful" game in the bright future. But from what I saw so far I am a bit sceptic.
Still I will hang around for a bit longer.

Forums going to go mental when battle post is up lol

When you'll stop asking.

"are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilzuHdlKHPw

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Originally Posted by Cairdeas

SE is releasing information more often and more transparently then any other current MMO developer I know of. So I don't understand why people keep complaining that updates are so slow.

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Because realism is lost on this forum.

when they wake up from sleeping on the desk

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Originally Posted by Evangela

when they wake up from sleeping on the desk

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There's few things more nonsensical and disrespectful than random forum goers with absolutely zero development experience or knowledge randomly implying that a development team is, for some arcane reason, not working.

But of course we can expect that and more from the internets.

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Originally Posted by Cairdeas

SE is releasing information more often and more transparently then any other current MMO developer I know of. So I don't understand why people keep complaining that updates are so slow.

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because they're really slow

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Originally Posted by Evangela

because they're really slow

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id like to see how quickly you could do the work they are doing

oh thats right you cant, your not a programmer and you have no clue what actualy is involved in it

"Slow" doesn't mean they're slower than me

but it's mean they're slower than programmer standard, just admit it

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Originally Posted by Evangela

"Slow" doesn't mean they're slower than me

but it's mean they're slower than programmer standard, just admit it

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again, you dont even know the standard
you only know what you see on the outside

your clueless and justs pouting off cuz you are a very unhappy person as youve proven many many times every time you post, just admit it

You don't know what I know or don't know, just admit it

how do you know that I don't know anything about programming? if you ppl don't think they're working too slow then you're the one who don't know anything about programming/development

Programming something into an MMO is only part of the problem. You can't just code in things willy nilly though.

For example quests.

It's easy to create a quest. But you have to think of balancing the rewards. How much the rewards will effect the economy. Will the quests create a different leveling flow than the game is currently designed for. Will the gear rewards effect crafting. ( will no-one craft *similar* items, for example. )

That's just off the top of my head. Plus that's only for something like simple quests.

God knows how hard it must be to implement changes to a fundamental part of the game. The Battle system.

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Originally Posted by Evangela

You don't know what I know or don't know, just admit it

how do you know that I don't know anything about programming? if you ppl don't think they working too slow then you're the one who don't know anything about programming/development

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i dont care what you know or dont know

but i do know your pretty clueless as are all people who post like you do for attention and cuz your pissed off at life

anyone who knows anything knows programming takes time
and beyond that coding for MMOs is even more a pain cuz there are so many tie ins and variables to account for in everything you write.

but you wouldnt know that now would you, cuz your the expert who thinks everything is broken and does nothing but complain about everything all day

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Originally Posted by Armok

Programming something into an MMO is only part of the problem. You can't just code in things willy nilly though.

For example quests.

It's easy to create a quest. But you have to think of balancing the rewards. How much the rewards will effect the economy. Will the quests create a different leveling flow than the game is currently designed for. Will the gear rewards effect crafting. ( will no-one craft *similar* items, for example. )

That's just off the top of my head. Plus that's only for something like simple quests.

God knows how hard it must be to implement changes to a fundamental part of the game. The Battle system.

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foundation always is the hardest part

and lets not forget that coding isnt the only part of the process
testing it to make sure it doesnt break the game is a huge thing too!

all excuses doesn't change the fact that they're too slow

you can list 100 reasons to defend the company but as long as they have nothing to present in time, all reasons mean nothing

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Originally Posted by Evangela

all excuses doesn't change the fact that they're too slow

you can list 100 reasons to defend the company but as long as they have nothing to present in time, all reasons mean nothing

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Again, SE is releasing major updates and features on a faster rate then any other MMO dev right now. Most Devs waits 3-6 months between major updates that release entire new features to the game because they test the shit out of those features before they release the update. SE is cutting time somewhere because the updates are coming in two-three week spans instead of 3-6 month spans. So shut up and wait which is all you can do.

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Originally Posted by Evangela

all excuses doesn't change the fact that they're too slow

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Says who? You seem to be confusing your (flawed and based upon absolutely noting) opinion with fact.

You can bark all you want day in and day out, in your silly bashing and hatemongering campaign, but it doesn't change the fact that you know nothing, and believe me, it shows.