Letter of appreciation

Hi everyone,
I am posting this here because I do not know where else to do this. I wanted to get out a letter of appreciation to Yoshida Naoki, Soken Masayoshi, and the whole FFXIV development team.

I want them to know how much this game means to me. I have been playing since 2014 and this is the second mmo I ever played and the only one I stayed with for more than a few months. I log on nearly every day too. See, over the past few years I have become very disabled which has resulted in me being home bound for the most part. While I can leave for short amount of time, I had to give up my dream of travel. Also, aside from my wife I do not have family and very few irl friends.

This game, especially in recent years, has given me so much. I can immerse myself in the world and it makes me feel like I am no longer home bound. I am very shy and awkward (I have autism) but I have been able to meet great people in game. It has helped with those feelings of isolation. My wife has been watching the story of FFXIV unfold as I have played over the years. She wants to join once we have the means (right now I am on a ps4 only, we hope to get a pc for her someday but it is hard being disabled, we both are). We are both looking forward to when we get that second way of playing so we can be on together. Then we really can immerse ourselves as doing things together that we could never do.

I hope this reaches the development team so they can know how much all their hard work means to me. Without FFXIV I would me much more depressed than I already am. This game has helped me in more ways than I can say. I can have the illusion of living this fantastic life, free and out in an amazing world, and hopefully with my wife instead of being trapped in a body that won’t let me go anywhere.

Thank you for everything you do, I can’t express in words how grateful I am for Final Fantasy XIV.

That's great please if a miracle happen and if it reaches the development team ask for Instanced Housing

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Originally Posted by TiMalice

I can’t express in words how grateful I am for Final Fantasy XIV.

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Indeed, my friend. It's time to pull out your wallet.

Hi :)

Nice to read your thread here. I'm commenting to make it more evident and maybe the devs will appear here to answer you.
I really wish the best vibes and happenings to you and your wife! I hope she gets her PC soon and you two enjoy the game playing together.

This game is full of cool histories like yours and it's exciting to hear about them! We have a great community here with amazing people and that's enough to keep coming back to Eorzea :D

Thanks for sharing! Personally, I agree with you about the cool place the developers have made within the game!

Thank you for this! XIV was one of the main things that got me through severe cancer treatment and being housebound for a long recovery. You're not alone!!!

I agree I love this game. I play it way to much. Been playing it since 2.0 Beta and it never gets old. I have a friend who pushed me to try and play this game and although we have since parted ways I thank him immensely for getting me to play.

Thank you so much for your kind words.

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Originally Posted by Illmaeran

Thank you for this! XIV was one of the main things that got me through severe cancer treatment and being housebound for a long recovery. You're not alone!!!

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Thank you for this. I am so sorry you had to go through cancer but I am happy you had something to help you through it.

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Originally Posted by Wanzzo

Hi :)

Nice to read your thread here. I'm commenting to make it more evident and maybe the devs will appear here to answer you.
I really wish the best vibes and happenings to you and your wife! I hope she gets her PC soon and you two enjoy the game playing together.

This game is full of cool stories like yours and it's exciting to hear about them! We have a great community here with amazing people and that's enough to keep coming back to Eorzea :D

Thanks for sharing! Personally, I agree with you about the cool place the developers have made within the game!

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Thank you for your wishes, your words, and helping to see that the devs may eventually see this.

That's awesome you have a nice outlet! Good choice ;). Also good we remind the devs we like the game and are not here for piñata time lol.

A personal aside from a time long ago is just to make sure the outlet doesn't subsume your ability to fix issues outside of it (like still use it to find peace, just don't forget to solve outside issues too lol).

I'm sure the devs would be proud to hear their work brings light :)

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Originally Posted by Shougun

That's awesome you have a nice outlet! Good choice ;).

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Thank you. The time I have spent on here has been wonderful. The thing about becoming severely disabled is you quickly find out who your true friends are, which have been about 1 or 2 irl. So it’s been nice to meet such great people through this and experience eorzea.

So glad to hear you're enjoying the game so much. Good luck on getting the pc for your wife to play. I hope that when it happens that you both have many more years of joy playing and having fun. ^_^

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Originally Posted by Rannie

So glad to hear you're enjoying the game so much. Good luck on getting the pc for your wife to play. I hope that when it happens that you both have many more years of joy playing and having fun. ^_^

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Thank you. Since starting in 2014 we have been hooked. Whenever there is a new patch or expansion with story material we sit together and go through it immediately. We say the stories are better than most movies and a great activity to do together. Can’t wait for her to be able to experience it first hand with her own pc.

I must admit that the game they did create is a nice single player game that casuals can easily pick up and enjoy but to be honest I still miss playing a true Final Fantasy Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game. one that isn't filled with instancing and restrictions and doesn't hold your hand the entire time nor has a overbearing cash shop like this one does. I say this with strain as I know am most likely in the minority still on these forums after all these years but I still prefer the older style and would love to level through it to max again, not as a conjuring black mage like last time but as a monk or archer with the need to acquire enough arrows before a fight. if you'd allow me to go back I'd be ever so appreciative.

so I say keep up the good work.
now I go back to my corner to lurk.

What a wonderful story. I hope it reaches them and I hope you and your wife will be able to play together soon. :)

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Originally Posted by Deveryn

What a wonderful story. I hope it reaches them and I hope you and your wife will be able to play together soon. :)

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Thank you so much. I hope they hear this too. I want the team know know that to some of us, this not just a game. It is an essential part of our lives. Without it, my wife and I would both be trapped in our home, in disabled bodies, unable to experience new things and interact with others. I hope we can figure out a way to afford a pc for her soon.

I hope your message will reach them and wish you the best for you and your wife ! :) I hope she can join you soon.
I made some friends on the game and met the love of my life 6 years ago on Eorzea. Games can mean a lot.

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Originally Posted by ValkyriaCrystalis

I hope your message will reach them and wish you the best for you and your wife ! :) I hope she can join you soon.
I made some friends on the game and met the love of my life 6 years ago on Eorzea. Games can mean a lot.

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Thank you. I appreciate this. I’m happy for you that you met your special someone in eorzea. That’s beautiful.