To Yoshida.

Hi, Yoshida!

I hope you have time to see this tho you are really busy with the upcoming patch. I just want to say: You can do it! I really, really hope that you don't wear ourself out because of this. Remember to take care of yourself too, all right? Forums are filled with almost enraged comments about how Patch 1.21 is delayed again and such but don't let that get into you. I personaly believe that you're working as hard as you can to get the patch out and get this game going again.

But I'm worried about your well-being and how you deal with all this unfortunate negativity that is roaming the forums at the moment. When I red your last comment about the upcoming patch, I kinda felt it in your text that you're tired and effected by all those mean comments and signatures that are on the forums now. But do NOT lose your faith because I have faith in you. I'm nobody special, not like for example Doctor Mog who everyone knows. I'm just a fan who has faith in you. Maybe my word doesn't weight much but I'm still on your side.

I know this post might, and will, get some trolling (as everything does on these forums) but I don't really mind about that. All I really wanted to say here was that we shouldn't be too harsh on Yoshida. He is doing his best to get this game on track and get the patch out soon as possible. Yes, we have been waiting kinda long for patch 1.21 I know, I feel you there. But we still shouldn't complain about it too much to Yoshida.

Well that's it for now. Trolls may come, I've said what I need to say.
Yoshida. Have strenght.

I'm fairly sure the guy already knows that he and his team enjoy a level of support from the players that's almost unheard of.
Yes he's going to feel under a lot of pressure over the next few months but he's also going to be getting a tremendous amount of job satisfaction and sense of achievement as each piece of the puzzle slots into place. Whilst I'm sure we all wish the whole dev team the very best I'm sure that they are actually having a whale of a time with this project.

Let's not forget the crew behind Yoshi! A leader is only as good as his/her team. ^_^

YA!! Yoshi and his team rocks! ^^ Thank you for working so hard everyone you are doing a great job~.
But take care of yourselves too and do not over work yourselves :D we need your strength in Eorzea!

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宜しく

Xaimera Zeal Ψ(・ω・*)

Go team !

You know I was wondering if he ever gets tired of always being called by his last name. I guess it's because his nickname is Yoshi-P, but I know in Japan when you become friends with someone, you call them by their first name, and if you're really close friends you don't even use an honorific.

Hmm what would be appropriate for him ... GOOOOOO Naoki-sama!!

Yoshi! Yoshi! He's our man, if he can't do it, no one can!

Goooooooo Yoshi!

Good to see some positive posts to the team.

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I've been amazed at the turn around in overall quality, along with the commitment to improve the game as well as make it into a "Final Fantasy" by hearkening to the legacy of what Final Fantasy is. This coupled with the tenacity and hard work of Yoshi and the team, I offer my thanks and gratitude.

Thank you Final Fantasy XIV Development and Production Staff for all your hard work, may you continue to be as fruitful in all your endeavors. Thank you Mr. Yoshida.

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Originally Posted by Zenchiro

But I'm worried about your well-being

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Wow... I was under the impression Yoshi-P was a grown ass man....

He makes video games... He isn't the president or a fire Fighter or a soldier fighting a war....
To soldiers who have guns and bombs going off all around them...
To firefighters who rush into burning buildings
To Doctors who save (And often times fail to save) lives
To world leaders whose decisions affect Billions of people
I pray for their well being

And you know what... I love this game... I'm a borderline white knight (Im too much of a realist to go all the way white), I love the direction the game is going and I think Yoshi is handling it well...
My issue isn't with him... its with people who take his well being like its their own health....
the people who deify Yoshi like fans do Tim Tebow
Most people have stressful jobs... most of us have been in positions where our careers hinged on some massive project
Many MANY of us have put in long hours, long weeks and long months...
we've been sick... we've been tired.... we've been hurt...
Instead of wasting energy worrying about the health of a grown ass man... worry about your health.. your well being.. the well being of the people around you...

Somewhere right now there is a father who owns a store, and supports his family...
But is in danger of losing it all the same way many small business owners are doing right now...
Go make a thread dedicated to him..

If you're that worried about other peoples health, go volunteer at a soup kitchen or Habitat for Humanity
Worry about the things that you can change... Not the health of some dude working on a video game

I'm not trolling you... I'm not being mean...

and honestly... if you're job is killing you... you either change or die...
Thats called life

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Originally Posted by Zenchiro

I'm nobody special, not like for example Doctor Mog who everyone knows

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no comment... clearly no comment

Some people need to stop drinking the haterade and start drinking the bubble tea.

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I'm taking a Project + certification class, and Yoshi, I see what you did there. Thanks for giving me a solid example to use in my mind when going over theories and what not in class.

Chiming in my encouragement.

がんばります！　:)

Yoshi-P is an MMO veteran. There is absolutely NOTHING we can say here that would surprise or phase him at this point. I'm not too worried.

I want to throw in my thanks as well, Most fun MMO I have played in a long while. Thank you Yoshi-P and Team for continuing to work hard for the sake of us players and fans.

/bow to the FFXIV team and Yoshi-P who does deserve a better nickname at this point, I think he's proven he can handle this game and being a producer of an mmo, he knows what we like and need.

Horray for Yoshi!

To anyone who to doesn't agree with this thread, you're arguing with well wishing lol

Cheers to those who support the team!

not bad... * Obama face*

I have to say, this game has already come a long way. What started out down that Rocky road is beginning to take the form of something new and inventive. Thank you Yoshi, and all the FFXIV development, QA, production, support (including the poor moderators), players, and all other people for not losing hope or giving up!

Final Fantasy was one of the first games I ever played. It has been one of the great drives in my life to become a software developer. And while I may never work on something as great as this franchise. I do take heart in seeing it weather one such a rough part of its life.

Yoshi, your skill and leadership deserve a great level of recognition as does the skill and dedication of those you work with.

Keep up the great work!

Your game suck, stop delaying content it's insanely boring. You cant even break for new players to find interest anymore. Everything is smooth lately. COME ON YOSHI P GIVE US SOMETHING

We love you Yoshi-minasan! gambatte!

I just wanted to say you haven't let me down yet. Anytime I am like - well that doesn't make too much sense- within 3 days there's Yoshida fixing it. I may just be coming from spending too much time with teams that flat ignore the reality of the game at the time.
Thats why I don't really care for delays here or there. So yah content to be http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67.../yoshiflat.jpg

The new team is the main reason why I'm still sticking with the game. They've done so much to turn the game around in such short time, and I'm pretty sure once 2.0 hits they won't just stop improving it: They'll keep at it.

Yoshi-P and his crew need to hurry the F up and release this god damn update already! THERE IS NOTHING TO DO ANY MORE! You can praise him all you want but that won't keep the FFXIV community alive.

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Originally Posted by Takinagi

Yoshi-P and his crew need to hurry the F up and release this god damn update already! THERE IS NOTHING TO DO ANY MORE! You can praise him all you want but that won't keep the FFXIV community alive.

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There's really nothing for you to do any more? You've played EVERYTHING this MMO has to offer right now? All the dungeons, the primals, the story, class, and GC quest chains, all the crafting and gathering and achievements?

Then it sounds like it's a good time to take a break. There are tons of other great games out there too, not to mention real life!

Yoshi-P and his team are pumping out improvements and content as fast as they can without sacrificing quality. You gotta give em time if you want them to make something worthwhile.

I used to manage some development forums.

I'll tell you we read them...I'll tell you they affect us...I'll tell you we think all the time about them...

I'll also tell you we appreciate the positive comments. The comments like the OPs is why devs continue.

So well said OP well said.

I pay to have fun in this game and crafting/gathering achievements is as boring as it gets, as for everything else yes I have done it all including 5 chest dungeon/ Ifrit speed/Moogle speed. Endgame players need more content, I have had over 20 linkshell members drop from game because there was nothing to do and it will keep on happening until they start releasing content that's worth while and a real challenge.

I get it they need time to perfect quality and all that but the game is no good if no one is playing anymore.... either way the point of my post is I don't think anyone should be saying "thank you" or "take it easy" yoshi because clearly the game is not up to scratch yet. The only time I will say thank you is when I'm balls deep in content.

Content won't come until core systems are complete...it's always been that case and we knew of that long ago.

You gotta prepare steak properly before you can eat it. Otherwise, you better off eating some rubber.

I dont really know why they don't just take the game offline and make it fabulous. It's obvious they can't keep up with the speed they should be bringing content to the players that have already maxed out all jobs...

Uh taking it offline leaving it online it don't matter...

We'll still have people raging. You haven't seen the other hundreds of MMOs out there that have the same flaming forums? People crying for content won't get the meet of the content while core systems are being redesigned and developed plus we all know this is a stopgap before 2.0.

You don't even need a game to show you idiots that just seek for some attention. They are on every type of forum you can imagine.

We all must respond to them for some odd virtue filled reason. If we merely completely ignore silly posts such attention getters will just disappear.

If you so bored or you hate the game so much you can simply stop paying and stop playing. Otherwise, FIND some fun in what you do...

And FRANKLY you wouldn't be all that bored if you actually weren't rushing to get somewhere like the game was moving at light speed or something.

SE even tells you before you log in not to forget family and friends and that there is a whole world REAL world out there and that this is just a game...and not your life.

I guess what you're saying is the only people who should be playing this is someone who plays 1-2 hours a day on the weekdays. That is not the reason why I play Final Fantasy titles.

I play 5-10 hours a day most days...still got plenty to do.