Great Job Devteams!

You guys are doing a great job! I really appreciate all the hard work you guys are doing.

The only concerns I have at the moment are seemingly cosmetic.

Additional hairstyles, when I made a character I never felt satisfied with the number of hairstyles to choose from, my friend who made a character first already picked the hair I'd have liked and as a person who always likes to pick differently then my friends(Aside from race) I was sort of disappointed.

Jump, it may sound silly, but I really was hoping for a jump feature. I know Final Fantasy games traditionally never have jump but I find it more immersive especially in places like dungeons where you have to do things like jump across broken stairs or walk back up again. I know this was mentioned as a possible inclusion into the game, and I hope it makes it's way in it really means a lot to me.

Cell made maps, this is another cosmetic thing. I just would like to see future zones maybe made less with cells. One of my favorite things about a previous SE MMORPG was the fact that each zone felt like a hand carved work of art, I could pinpoint the location of practically any screenshot in the game because the landscape was so unique.


Other then those few concerns I really like what you guys are doing, I especially would like to thank the language team or item naming team >:3 I find it utterly refreshing and super interesting the way they find obscure and ancient names for items and armor instead of calling everything an "X of X".

Square Enix games are the determining factor for me purchasing new consoles and upgrading / purchasing PCs. I have tons of love and respect for this prestigious company and will continue to be a loyal and happy customer for years to come.

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I find it utterly refreshing and super interesting the way they find obscure and ancient names for items and armor instead of calling everything an "X of X".

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that instantly reminded me of the weapon names in phantasy star universe haha.

Cubo Simba
Cubo Simbac
Cubo Tuma
Cubo Tumac
Cubo Musrana
Cubo Musranac

they sound like alcoholic drinks XD

I too am enjoying the route the Dev teams taking the game.

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Originally Posted by Cairdeas

I too am enjoying the route the Dev teams taking the game.

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We all know you enjoy it for a single reason.

How to make Midgardzolom a fanboy in one move: Give him man'quotes :p

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Originally Posted by Abriael

We all know you enjoy it for a single reason.

How to make Midgardzolom a fanboy in one move: Give him man'quotes :p

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Please, I was a fanboy before most of the people who are playing were born. I've been one of Square's biggest supporters for the last two decades.

And no, I don't want to play as a Male Miqo'te, I want to play as a Female Roegadyn.

I'd have to see the concept art of a female Roegadyn...

I'd also like to thank the devs for all their hard work. I'm looking forward to having the patch downloaded and installed.

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Originally Posted by Cairdeas

Please, I was a fanboy before most of the people who are playing were born. I've been one of Square's biggest supporters for the last two decades.

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Offtopic: I can hardly wait for FFV and FFVI to reach PSN in western markets. :) Final Fantasy ports are about the only use I have for my PS3 and PSP.

They are doing a good job overall adding to the game and listening to players (with a critical ear). This patch wasn't the big one I was looking forward to, but I have been pleasantly surprised with it so far. Playability seems to have improved a fair bit.

Just jumping in to add my support for the devteam. You guys are doing a great job on so many fronts, including but not limited to your personal responses to feedback threads, involvement in the community, addressing specific concerns, and listening to us. 1.17 was no overhaul, but it's the start in the right direction for battle content. Yes, I like many others are waiting very patiently for auto attack, re-vamped armory system and the job system that Yoshi-P teased us about. But that doesn't take away from the strides 1.17 took.

The new party size is fantastic, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. The new behest timeline is something we've been begging for, for ages. Things like the map legend were unexpected and appreciated, whereas the new identification icons for enemies as well as over-the-head HP bars make everything a lot more efficient. You did a great job on the NMs, and yes the 3~5 minute timers are just fine. You've made it clear you understand something that FFXI struggled with for so long: attrition does not equate to a challenge or even to difficulty. You did a great job on the lore for the NMs and for the companies, to which we're all eagerly awaiting more information on. Furthermore, the new gear shows you're getting creative with gear design without doing things spectacularly flashy, which at this point in the game is perfect.

Lastly, as I'm sure you know, there's an imbalance in those who voice support in the forums and those who voice concerns/angst (it favors the latter). As I'm sure you also know, with any service of any kind, those who are content have less of an incentive to vocalize opinions than those who aren't.

Keep up the good work. We're rooting for you, and a lot of my friends are actually eagerly awaiting paying for this game because that'll mean it's only better than it is now.

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Originally Posted by Cairdeas

Please, I was a fanboy before most of the people who are playing were born. I've been one of Square's biggest supporters for the last two decades.

And no, I don't want to play as a Male Miqo'te, I want to play as a Female Roegadyn.

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Two pounds of sense of humor for my friend here please! :D

After some searching Yoshi-P addresses the jumping concern, and he says it exactly how I think of it.... I want it to reduce the feeling of being tied to the ground.... When playing FFXIV I feel like my feet are stitched into the ground....

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Hi everyone, this is Producer/Director Yoshida!

Thanks so much for the lively discussion in regards to jumping.
Since the points that we are currently reviewing in regards to jumping have caused a lot of confusion for the community, I’ll go ahead organize them there.

Jump review:

* One form of emotional expression
* Additional action-related expression during movement
* Able to get over small fences (This is not the main idea)

I believe that jumping as a form of expression, which allows the player to indicate the location of NPCs and also to inform others of meeting locations, will be able to be used in many subtle ways.
However comments such as "Aesthetically, the game will be ruined by everyone jumping around," and "It’s not FINAL FANTASY," and other comments were a bit unexpected, so I decided to add these types of comments into our discussion as well.

Though the idea of jumping was based on wanting to reduce the feeling of being tied to the ground, I will continue to evaluate whether or not this should be implemented by following along with your discussions and comments!

Map Collision Detection Adjustments:

* Being unable to descend ledges where it seems you can easily fall off
* Feeling of strangeness when you can't climb up a hill that looks to be easily climbable

We have received a lot of feedback pointing these things out from numerous players, but the task of relieving stress during character movement is currently being tested by development in the form of map collision detection adjustments.
If you can think about this separately from the jump implementation discussion it would really help a lot.

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http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...tied#post24886

I think the whole team is doing a great job : )
I look foward to every post and patch that comes out, PLease keep up the good work!
I'm sorry there are so many ppl that will never be happy however much you give them : ( i wish they could see beyond their ownselfish wants and look at the bigger pitcure of how you are building this game around what we are all asking for.
Thank you!

I've enjoyed the patch very much so far, the quests make for good reading (the writing is consistently top notch - I'm actually interested, even if I'm then told to beat up some random animal haha) and things are improving bit by bit. I haven't yet partaken in any Behests or NM killing but I've been on all day (around six or seven hours) without making any Skill Points yet have been enjoying myself.

One of the things I'm particulary happy to see is...you no longer float above the ground slightly when you stop running! That must have been one of the collision improvements, and has fixed one of those cosmetic annoyances that drove me somewhat crazy.

I'm looking forward to the future of the game indeed, particularly the changes to Combat and such soonish, as well as looking forward to the continuing story of Eorzea.

I'm starting to see some light at the end of a very, very long tunnle. It's far from perfect but I think the game is heading in the right direction now. Even though the tasks I've been given are forgetable (and waaay too easy), I really appreciate the sudden gloomy atmosphere. Can't wait for companies to come.

Good job, dev team!;)

Now please, let me toggle off my own name and I'm one happy lalafell (along with new hair styles)!

IM REALLY HAPPY WITH THE PATCH MY CAP LOCKS ON AND LOOK LIKE IM YELLING IT

It's really nice to hear that some people are excited while changes are being made. When a lot of people still feel the urge to rant about everything while this game is in the middle of major changes.

Bumping this thread because I want it placed above the "want it all, want it now" threads.

1.17 is the way to go. Looking forward to 1.18!

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Bumping this thread because I want it placed above the "want it all, want it now" threads.

1.17 is the way to go. Looking forward to 1.18!

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grat post and same here

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Bumping this thread because I want it placed above the "want it all, want it now" threads.

1.17 is the way to go. Looking forward to 1.18!

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+1

Wait, I need ten characters to post? Pfft. Clicking "Like!" should bump threads. (Okay, probably not really.)

The dev team did a great job on this patch, credit should be given where due. This thread really does need to be placed at the top so the team doesn't think we're all ungrateful whining children.

1.17 was a GREAT patch, Yoshi-P and XIV team. Keep up the good work, and content patches like this one!

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The dev team did a great job on this patch, credit should be given where due. This thread really does need to be placed at the top so the team doesn't think we're all ungrateful whining children.

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QFT. We need more patches like this, and less trolling in these boards.

I'm here to give SE the support it's team needs to keep on bringing us quality!