Letter From the Producer IX.

[Jinko]

Yoshida you're awesome

Keep up the great work, can not wait for the release of the encampments and dunegons

Shiyo I think its time for you to strongly consider quitting

[Quisi]

I have a question.. so the whole speculation about redesigning of zones was wrong? The only thing thy will change will be the addition of encampments? If so I'm disappointed (since I can't stand gridania, worst zone ever created in game), obviously it's my fault for falling into a hype train =/

[Corrderio]

I have a question.. so the whole speculation about redesigning of zones was wrong? The only thing thy will change will be the addition of encampments? If so I'm disappointed (since I can't stand gridania, worst zone ever created in game), obviously it's my fault for falling into a hype train =/

This is what I wonder to. Since I really don't want to meet the person that says the zones are fine the way they are.

[yukikaze_yanagi]

Yoshi stated he's planning to do some restyle of zones, but it will take time = alias, nobody said will be in the recent major patch.

[SupaCancerion]

It is not ? Then how come it has done 100% better than games before and after it ? It has been copied to death, but never outdone, you and others might not like the game, or have your difference with how it is developed, but facts are stubborn things, WOW has outperformed, outdone, outplayed, outdeveloped every single MMO in the market year after year, while still catering to almost everybody, the game is the game to beat when it comes to MMO's.

Just because something is in WOW does not mean it can be used by other MMO's in their own particular way, or improved. The wow hate that spawns in this threads just at the mere mention of implementing something that has worked well in wow, and could be adapted and shaped into something with a Final Fantasy touch has to stop, it the end it will hurt this game, and wow will just keep on rolling like it has done for the past years, year by year increasing its subs, breaking records in sales etc etc.

EDIT: I'm sorry for the wall of text, but this is months of thought poured into one post. No one's forcing you to read it all.

I agree. Final Fantasy XIV will NEVER be like WoW, can't everyone understand that? It is so strikingly and obviously different from WoW in presentation, direction and style that it's not even funny. Why are we so worried that it is going to become a "WoW clone?" IT'S NOT. I haven't played WoW but I live with my brother and he played it often for the first year that I lived with him, and I've seen a lot of it. It never appealed to me, just looked silly and like something I couldn't get into. This game, however, I jumped all over, the world, art style, story, screenshots and everything else on the website just looked amazing. I still look at WoW and see absolutely nothing in it that I can compare to this game, shouldn't that say something?

I find it really funny that when this game first came out people were crying foul because it was missing "everything that any MMO should have in it at launch," well now they're adding all that stuff, and we're crying foul again because we think they're copying other MMOs. All I gotta say is wtf?! The devs must think we are all whiny, insane idiots that don't know what we want, and they would be right in thinking so. I feel sorry for them, they ask us what we want, we tell them (polls) and then they start giving it to us, and then we rip them a new hole for it and say they're trying to make it like WoW and accuse them of copying other MMOs. THIS IS WHAT WE WANTED! Right?! They've been being so incredibly awesome by telling us what they're doing with the game and communicating with us about it and asking for feedback which is something SE never does, and we're taking that gift and smashing it on the floor and stomping on it for good measure like whiny little 5 year old brats. Can't we just be happy that they're even adding stuff? Let's not ruin the game by not letting them implement things that are fun and have been proven to work! You can be original while still adhering to a working formula!

Furthermore all you hardcore players out there just need to be patient. Hardcore content will be implemented as soon as they lay the groundwork for the game, they are adding all the casual stuff first because that is what is going to bring back lost players and bring in new players. You have to remember that this game is still a lil broken and isn't really appealing to those that aren't die hard fans. I for one would love for lost players and new players to come into the game (I mean the game is dead outside Thanalan on all servers, it's depressing), and that can't be done without establishing basic groundwork, the stuff that "all MMOs should have at launch" as we all so elequently put it when the game first released. THEN they can start adding all the hardcore stuff and the stuff that sets this game apart from others. Come on guys, the Final Fantasy series has never been known for being one of those uber hard video games that only the best of the best gamers can beat. It has always appealed to all kinds of different gamers, casual and hardcore alike. For instance, in FFVII you can either be content with beating Sephiroth and watching the awesome ending and being done with it, or you can go back to your save game and spend a rediculous amount of time tackling Emerald and Ruby Weapons, breeding a gold chocobo, obtaining Knights of the Round, maxing out all your characters etc. Just have some faith guys, the devs are gonna put hardcore stuff in the game, it's just not gonna come til later. And that sux for the hardcores out there, but it's the reality when it comes to fixing a broken game, it would make absolutely no sense for them to add all the hardcore stuff first. It has to be the groundwork. Good things come to those that wait! Can we seriously, please just be more respectful towards the dev team for their efforts and have a more positive attitude? We don't even know hardly anything about these dungeons or quest hubs besides screenshots and we're already protesting (*ahem* Shiyo). Can we just stop, wait for more news or even the update itself before we start flaming???

[Akira_Tenshi]

Yoshi stated he's planning to do some restyle of zones, but it will take time = alias, nobody said will be in the recent major patch.

Where and when was this said?

[Maxi_Irving]

Yes, I would like to know where he said this as well.

[Misha]

I don't know if this has been stated yet, like 4am and doen't feel like reading all 15 pages haha Anyways if you look at the camp screenies there's a new ui marker beside the 4 in the bottom right hand corner, its using the red X which is a filler tag in UI for things that don't have pics yet. What do you all think this new menu/option is?^^

[Corrderio]

Where and when was this said?

It was never posted on the English forums, but rather someone translated it.

[Petdo]

So... no patch this month