Final Fantasy XIV is perfect as is, why change anything?

FFXIV improved FFXI in almost every way possible, and yet people don't realize how great this game really is.

I don't have the luxury of time to play as much as most but with the XP limitations I'm still caught up with the majority of players still playing.

Best of all is the fact that im playing FFXIV for free! :mad: I would pay $20 a month if i had to to keep playing this gem.

I say keep the game as it is, Tanaka did a fantastic job with FFXIV.

I'm afraid you're in the minority with that opinion..

If the game were perfect as it is, it wouldn't have been been slammed by critics the way it was, and the player base wouldn't be as meager as it is. Yoshida has been and is doing a fantastic job turning the game into a finished product in the span of only a few months too -- I really feel like he's a better fit as producer and director for the current generation of MMOs.

I've been extremely happy with what the game is shaping into, and if the poor developers can keep up this grueling pace then we're in for a really fantastic long-term experience.

I think Nharil pretty much hit it on the head. =P

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Originally Posted by Nharil

I'm afraid you're in the minority with that opinion..

If the game were perfect as it is, it wouldn't have been been slammed by critics the way it was, and the player base wouldn't be as meager as it is. Yoshida has been and is doing a fantastic job turning the game into a finished product in the span of only a few months. I really feel like he's a better fit as producer and director for the current generation of MMOs.

I've been extremely happy with what the game is shaping into, and if the poor developers can keep up this grueling pace then we're in for a really fantastic long-term experience.

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Aye. The made improvements until now are "OK" but there still has to be done a lot more.

... Not sure if serious >.>

I may enjoy FFXIV from time to time but I know it's far from perfect! There's still a lot of issues that needs to be done, and it has a VERY long way from being perfect. The last update was just another baby step toward that.

And I think both of you of you got played ;) But still waiting on people that will bite the bait and start raging on it. (read: obvious flame-bait is obvious, give it a rest).

It needs to change in its own way, in its own direction, not in the XI direction, and I think it is starting to use the good of both worlds.

It took like 12 posts to get our first official troll thread. That didnt take long.

Nothing is ever, ever perfect. Even my most favorite games I can point to flaws in them. Why would we not want to improve on things? o_O

And if it's a thinly veiled troll and OP is not being serious... well-played, sir. Fanboys before you have paved the way for me responding to this seriously!

First troll topic.

While Tanaka took the heat for all the criticisms of FFXIV Yoshida went in like a white knight to steal any redeeming qualities Tanaka made for the game.

Yoshida is taking credit for a game that was already built from the ground up, so why should I praise him as much as Tanaka? I think if Tanaka wasn't forced to resign then FFXIV would have been much better off.

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Originally Posted by Rau

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That, or actually being honest with an opinion.

I say sage this topic so the producers don't see it and start slacking

The game at its current state is fun at the beginning but once you play it for a month or so, you do get bored (well in my case ) =/. But once more areas are accessible, more content is implemented, the game will reach the glory it deserves =P

Hey, I think this game needs great improvements, but I can kind of agree with what Zey is saying.

If we were still on Tanaka's timeline, there would be a lot of interesting things happening in the game right now according to the old dev team patch time line compared to the one that we have now.

A part of me wonders how things would be different if Tanaka didn't resign from the producer position.

Please....just delete this thread.....

I've played FINAL FANTASY XI for almost 6 straight years. I've played 2x 3 month WoW (3 month basic and 3 month burning crusade) and i played 4 month Aion. Every time i went back to FFXI, because that was just MY game. Till the time i quit, FFXI was almost perfect for me in every way it was. The difficulty of the game, the large content (i started with Rise of the Zilart), the friendly and always helping community, the fact that i was able to play with people from all around the world. I enjoyed the "JP-Only" Party's and Chains of Promathia still brings tears to my eyes. That was just epic.

I've some MMO Experience. I may not be as analytic as other are. But i can say, that FINAL FANTASY XIV is NOT perfect. It is GOOD, it has A LOT of potential. But far away from perfect. And it'll never be perfect. Because there isn't something like perfect. The time something is perfect for you, it's imperfect for someone else.

And just because Yoshida is now in control, and i really like him so far, dosn't mean Tanaka is a bad man. No one ever said that he's done everything wrong and no one said that Yoshida is something like the God of Producers. Tanaka build the ground, Yoshida is doing the "Touch up" now. And so far, he hasn't run out of Durabilty. ;-)

I really like FFXIV. Even in the first month, up until now, there wasn't a time i was really bored. But that's probably because being a craftsman and gatherer just tales more time to accomplish and you just have more to do. Skill, Craft Items for money, go and farm or browse the market, buy, resell and so on. And you don't really expect and High-End Content for Crafters. So you can sit there all day and craft and gather while fighters start to get bored because there is nothing else for them to do.

I can totaly understand both sides. The one who're bored and the ones who're fine. For the last ones, it's probably most of the casual players. And that's okay. That's you oppinion. But i know some more casual players. And i can say: Even most of them arn't 100% satisfied with the game as it is now.

I know people who want to quit if there arn't any changes. And i know people who'll quit if there are changes. SE can't please them all. There might be a time SE will implement something that'll make me quit. That's possible if the game starts to get to easy - like WoW. But while one person will quit, two or three others may come back, because of the new implemented easyness (is that even a word o.o?).

So, at the moment one is happy, another one might be sad.

Nobody is perfect - i'm Nobody! :cool:

grats on first trollin post OP

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Originally Posted by Rau

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I was thinking the same thing lol

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Originally Posted by Zey

FFXIV improved FFXI in almost every way possible, and yet people don't realize how great this game really is.

I don't have the luxury of time to play as much as most but with the XP limitations I'm still caught up with the majority of players still playing.

Best of all is the fact that im playing FFXIV for free! :mad: I would pay $20 a month if i had to to keep playing this gem.

I say keep the game as it is, Tanaka did a fantastic job with FFXIV.

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Originally Posted by Zey

While Tanaka took the heat for all the criticisms of FFXIV Yoshida went in like a white knight to steal any redeeming qualities Tanaka made for the game.

Yoshida is taking credit for a game that was already built from the ground up, so why should I praise him as much as Tanaka? I think if Tanaka wasn't forced to resign then FFXIV would have been much better off.

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I respect your opinion, even though it's wrong.

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I'm sorry guys but...

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OIC. Rokien started the "lets rez the worst threads we can find" trend lol.

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Originally Posted by Lux_Rayna

OIC. Rokien started the "lets rez the worst threads we can find" trend lol.

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Sorta. He just bumps his own threads, but I can see how you could come to that conclusion.

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Originally Posted by Suirieko

... Not sure if serious >.>

I may enjoy FFXIV from time to time but I know it's far from perfect! There's still a lot of issues that needs to be done, and it has a VERY long way from being perfect. The last update was just another baby step toward that.

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With empahsis on "baby step".

When OP says that FFXIV is perfect, the actual meaning of the statement is as follows: "FFXIV is perfect for me, why change it?"

The question posed implies either the OP has no consideration or awareness of beings outside themself, and demonstrates a clear lack of understanding as to why they are even capable of purchasing, owning, and using the product of Square Enix's labor.

This thread is from March 2011.

EDIT:
Sorry, I'm in a mood tonight.

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Originally Posted by Zey

While Tanaka took the heat for all the criticisms of FFXIV Yoshida went in like a white knight to steal any redeeming qualities Tanaka made for the game.

Yoshida is taking credit for a game that was already built from the ground up, so why should I praise him as much as Tanaka? I think if Tanaka wasn't forced to resign then FFXIV would have been much better off.

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oh Tanaka, I can see right through this disguise~